The New York Yankees appear inclined to trust George Lombard Jr. as their starting shortstop in the 2027 season. Despite the rookie’s inconsistent first taste of Major League Baseball, insider Joel Sherman believes the 21-year-old has shown enough promise to become a long-term solution for New York.
After another season ended without a World Series Championship, the New York Yankees have several important decisions to make as they prepare for the offseason.
The Yankees are leaning toward issuing a qualifying offer to closer David Bednar, reports Jon Heyman of The New York Post. Heyman writes that the Yanks are less likely to issue the QO to Jazz Chisholm Jr.
Giancarlo Stanton’s ninth season in New York might just end up being his last.
How many of the league leaders in Ks for both the American and National League since the year 2000 can you name in five minutes?
The 2026 MLB season was full of great performances, breakout stars, and incredible feats. These are the 25 things we learned along the way.
Aaron Judge, the New York Yankees’ captain, never stepped into the box in October, and Max Fried, the Yankees’ left-hander, watched his 80th pitch leave the park for a go-ahead homer.
The New York Yankees’ 2026 season ended abruptly when the Tampa Bay Rays completed a three-game sweep in the American League Division Series. After falling 1-0 and 5-2 on the road, the Yankees lost Game 3 at Yankee Stadium by a 4-3 score, with a contested fan-interference ruling on an Anthony Volpe drive contributing to the final outcome.
Aaron Judge may be the captain of the New York Yankees, but that does not mean his bosses love everything he says or does.
Ben Rice delivered a breakout offensive season for the New York Yankees in 2026, but his defense at first base ranked among the worst in baseball and presents a clear challenge as the club builds its roster for next year.
With the 2027 free-agent class being historically weak, the Yankees are all but guaranteed to explore the trade market this winter. The Bronx Bombers have a large pool of in-house talent to take advantage of, and these are three names sure to be involved in plenty of trade talk over the coming months.
The 2026 MLB season was historic in many ways. These 25 records were broken during the season.
With free agency less than a month away, New York Yankees fans are wondering what the team will do at third base in 2027. Third base was not great this season for manager Aaron Boone, as Ryan McMahon struggled throughout the 162-game marathon at the plate and on defense.
The Yankees have a lot of uncertainty at multiple positions heading into the offseason, but there’s one potential newcomer to the league who could solve third base.
Before he had a chance to grow up and become affectionately known as “Babe Ruth’s Legs,” Samuel Byrd was known to his family as Dewey. While growing up in Birmingham, Alabama, Byrd excelled at basketball and baseball for Simpson High School.
Although several fans may have a contrasting opinion, former Yankees skipper Joe Girardi gave Aaron Boone praise for his managerial duties throughout the season.
While the New York Yankees have plenty of positions to upgrade during the winter, first base/designated hitter is not one of them. In fact, the Bronx Bombers have an outright logjam at those positions.
It took only one pitch for the Milwaukee Brewers to get on the scoreboard on Wednesday night when Jackson Chourio crushed a game-opening solo shot. They wouldn't score again until six innings later.
The New York Yankees’ $330 million roster crashed out in the ALDS again, and A-Rod says the problem isn’t the manager or GM. While calls for Aaron Boone and Brian Cashman to take the blame continue to grow, Alex Rodriguez believes the real problem lies somewhere else: the roster itself.
There were plenty of bright spots from the regular season, and one of them was certainly left fielder Cody Bellinger.
The Yankees are already planning their 2027 strategy after an early exit this year, and it seems they have made an odd decision. Joel Sherman reported yesterday that the Yankees expect to stick with Austin Wells as their starting catcher in 2027, a choice that has bewildered fans.
With the New York Yankees now in the offseason after losing in the ALDS to the Tampa Bay Rays, the team will have some decisions to make in the winter.
It’s been 17 years since the New York Yankees won their 27th World Series title. During that timeframe, the Yankees have only returned to the Fall Classic once, falling in five games to the Los Angeles Dodgers two Octobers ago.
O'Neill thinks the Yankees could benefit from Boone shifting his approach toward one taken by a Yankees managerial legend.
The New York Yankees entered the postseason hoping to end their 17-year championship drought, but their October campaign ended in disappointment. Tampa Bay completed a 3-0 ALDS sweep at Yankee Stadium, leaving questions about what went wrong.
Yankees fans loudly booed Chisholm after he popped out to first base while pinch-hitting for Jose Caballero in the bottom of the seventh inning.
Judge sent a strong message to Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner and to team senior vice president/general manager Brian Cashman regarding the offseason.
Frustrated Yankees fans chanted for owner Hal Steinbrenner to fire Boone after the Rays earned a 4-3 win in the Bronx on Wednesday.
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