After Thursday’s loss to the Houston Astros, the New York Yankees optioned Ron Marinaccio to Triple-A, leaving many to question the decision. However, the following morning, the team announced the return of Nick Burdi, a hard-throwing reliever, after he completed a rehab assignment in the minors.
Today, we’ll take a look at some short-season league prospects. It’s hard to fathom that we’re already talking about complex ball, but here we are. Last year, the FCL Yankees dominated the league and cruised into the championship, where they were upset by the FCL Braves.
A strikeout-happy arm returns to the fold. One of the Yankees’ better finds in spring training 2024 was a 31-year-old righty reliever who had only 15.1 career MLB innings to his name, and just three since the start of 2021: Nick Burdi.
A mid-game ambush from the Kansas City was the deciding factor as took one from the Yanks. Despite what all of you surely think, we are not perfect. Last week, we mistakenly marked May 3rd as an offday for the 1999 Yankees, when they in fact very much played a game that day.
The New York Yankees have been off to a fine start in 2024. Sitting comfortably in second place in the American League with a 25-14 record, the Yankees
The Yankees boast one of the best bullpens in baseball, not because of overspending on elite pitchers but thanks to pitching coach Matt Blake’s talent for finding value where others don’t.
The Yankees are cautiously managing top outfield prospect Jasson Dominguez’s recovery from Tommy John surgery. Despite their careful approach, Dominguez is progressing rapidly and could start a rehab assignment in about two weeks, according to Aaron Boone.
The Yankees secured two wins out of three against the Houston Astros before traveling south to face the Tampa Bay Rays. While the offense performed well and pitching remained steady, the Yankees made a surprising move on Thursday night by optioning one of their in-form bullpen arms back to Triple-A.
Three Yankees offseason acquisitions have yielded huge returns so far this season. Going forward, the projection these players bring will pay dividends in the team’s pursuit of a pennant.
Last year the Yankees used their fourth-round pick on infielder Roc Riggio, a left-handed bat with a smaller frame but some serious game power. He has
Recapping the Yankees’ minor league affiliates’ results from May 9th. Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders: W, 14-12 vs. Rochester Red Wings CF Greg Allen 2-5, BB, 2 K 3B Caleb Durbin 2-6, RBI, K, CS, throwing error 1B T.J.
Jones making adjustments to maximize his power; Cole has advice for Paul Skenes ahead of his MLB debut; Stanton’s blast the hardest hit ball of 2024; Verdugo putting a clamp down on left field.
New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge is back at it again. For the second night in a row, the former American League Most Valuable Player punished a ball and sent it to space, as he hit a monster 473-foot home run in the bottom of the eighth inning in New York’s series finale Thursday night at home versus the Houston Astros.
Homers by Anthony Volpe and Aaron Judge and a gutty performance by Marcus Stroman are not enough as the Yankees fall short The Yankees were unable to avail themselves of a tantalizing opportunity to record a season series sweep of the Astros on Thursday, losing 4-3 to their biggest nemesis of the past decade.
Paul O'Neill was not only a huge part of the New York Yankees dynasty in the 1990s, he was also one of the many professional baseball players to make an appearance on the hit TV show Seinfeld.
Arguably the biggest move made during the 2024 MLB offseason was the New York Yankees acquiring outfielder Juan Soto from the San Diego Padres. There was some risk involved, as New York was surrendering a lot of pitching depth to get the deal done.
Statcast was introduced in 2015 as a high-speed, high-accuracy automated tool developed to analyze player movements and athletic abilities. They track anything a baseball fan can think of, including the hardest-hit home runs.
The New York Yankees’ blockbuster offseason acquisition of Juan Soto is going according to plan. Brought in to elevate the Yankees’ lineup and give them another top-10 hitter alongside Aaron Judge, Soto has raked to begin his life in pinstripes.
The 25-13 Yankees began Thursday tied with the Baltimore Orioles atop the AL East standings.
Yankees closer Clay Holmes has presented extremely well so far in the most vulnerable role out of the bullpen. The ninth inning , with a three-run lead or less, brings a great deal of pressure. It takes a special mindset, skillset, and courage to endure the role of a major league closer. We’ve seen the greats before us make it look simple.
The New York Yankees have a wealth of players who can smash the seams off of a baseball, and on Wednesday evening vs. the Houston Astros, one of them hit the hardest ball of the season.
With a dominant 10-3 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night, the New York Yankees improved to 5-0 on the season against the Houston Astros. The New York Yankees swept the Astros on the road in a four-game set in late March and won the first game of their three-game set on Tuesday.
The New York Yankees got a fantastic update on their future superstar center fielder. In a press conference on Tuesday, Yankees manager Aaron Boone confirmed that the team's prized prospect, Jasson Dominguez, should begin a rehab assignment in the middle of the month.
One of the New York Yankees' future stars may be on his way back to the Bronx. Highly-touted infielder Oswald Peraza is set to begin a rehab assignment with the Single-A Tampa Tarpons on Tuesday.
The New York Yankees are currently 23-13 and stand as one of MLB's best teams. Not everyone on the roster is having the same level of success, though. As Bleacher Report's Joel Reuter looked around the league for each team's most notable slumps, he landed on a former All-Star in New York.
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