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Throughout the past few seasons, the New York Yankees have been excellent at turning average to mediocre relievers into elite bullpen arms. The latest product of their pitching lab?

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Aaron Judge Among Leaders For Most All-Star Starts In New York Yankees History

With 27 World Series titles, it takes quite the accomplishment to be mentioned among the best players in New York Yankees history. But Aaron Judge, a strong contender for his third MVP award, climbed higher on a Yankee leaderboard on Thursday.

New York Yankees News / MLB on ClutchPoints / June 26

Aaron Judge nominated, facing stiff ESPY competition

Aaron Judge made MLB history with an unreal start to the 2025 season that displayed an unparalleled mix of power and batting average. The New York Yankees’ All-Star right fielder is following up last year’s MVP Award-winning season with another remarkable campaign.

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New York Yankees News / Fastball on SI / June 26

New York Yankees to Give Away Incredible 'Seinfeld' Bobblehead This August

On August 21, the New York Yankees will undoubtedly give away one of the best bobbleheads of the season when they send 18,000 fans home with an incredible Seinfeld-themed bobblehead.

Devin Williams News / Athlon Sports / June 26

Yankees’ Devin Williams Declares He’s a One-Inning Guy

“Look, he’s here as kind of a one-inning guy,” Yankees Manager Aaron Boone said about closer Devin Williams on Wednesday. “That’s what he’s done the last couple years.” (Quotes reported by Greg Joyce of The NY Post).

Cam Schlittler News / New York Yankees on SI / June 26

Yankees Pitching Prospect Steals Show in Triple-A

New York Yankees pitching prospect Cam Schlittler delivered a career-best performance for Tripe-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders last night, notching nine strikeouts and six shoutout innings.

Jazz Chisholm News / New York Yankees on SI / June 26

Yankees Infielder Gets Revenge After Ejection

New York Yankees third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. was ejected from the Pinstripes' game against the Cincinnati Reds the other night, but exacted his revenge in short order.

New York Yankees News / Athlon Sports / June 26

Is This Yankees Prospect Too Talented to Trade or Too Risky to Keep?

Spencer Jones was easy for Yankees fans to fall for in the spring of 2024. With his 6-foot-7 frame, loud contact, and athleticism, he drew instant comparisons to Aaron Judge.

MLB News / New York Yankees on SI / June 26

Yankees Star Nominated For 2025 ESPY Award

Nominations for the 2025 ESPY Awards came out Thursday, and New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge is in the running for Best MLB Player. Joining him

New York Yankees News / Athlon Sports / June 26

Yankees Prospects Who Could Be Traded Before the Deadline

Next week begins the silly season in baseball. With the MLB trade deadline looming at the end of the month, every lineup decision and dugout handshake or hug will be evaluated for hidden meanings.

Clarke Schmidt News / New York Yankees on SI / June 26

Yankees Pitcher Explains Recent Dominance

Clarke Schmidt will look to keep the good times rolling this weekend when he takes the mound against the Athletics. The Yankees right-hander dominated the Baltimore Orioles in his last start, throwing seven innings of no-hit ball.

New York Yankees News / New York Yankees on SI / June 26

Insider Warns Yankees Fans About Trade Deadline

The MLB trade deadline could be much ado about nothing for the New York Yankees. That's according to The Athletic's Chris Kirschner. July 31 is the last day for teams to upgrade their rosters for the stretch run.

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Max Fried News / Fastball on SI / June 26

New York Yankees' Max Fried Continues History-Making Run in Win Over Reds

New York Yankees ace Max Fried continued the stellar start to his Yankees' career on Wednesday, tossing seven brilliant innings in a 7-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park.

New York Yankees News / New York Yankees on SI / June 26

Yankees Have Serious Extra Innings Problem

The New York Yankees choked in extra innings once again in their recent game against the Cincinnati Reds. Despite an early lead against Reds pitcher Chase Burns in his major league debut and and impressive performance by LHP Carlos Rodón, New York lost in the 11th inning, with a final score of 5-4.

Jazz Chisholm News / Athlon Sports / June 26

Jazz Chisholm Had Words for Ex-Yankees Teammate on Wednesday

Jazz Chisholm is currently playing his first full season for the New York Yankees after being traded from the Miami Marlins during last year’s trade deadline.

MLB News / New York Yankees on SI / June 26

Yankees Could Land Diamondbacks' Top Trade Candidate

The New York Yankees need to get a new third baseman, and soon. The solution to the Pinstripes' infield woes could be coming from down south. ESPN writers Kiley McDaniel and Jeff Passan ranked the top 50 trade candidates, as well as which teams they'd be a fit for, ahead of the 2025 MLB Trade Deadline on July 31.

Jazz Chisholm News / Athlon Sports / June 26

Jazz Chisholm Jr. Answers After Being Burned by Former Teammate

Jazz Chisholm Jr. didn’t need words to make his point Wednesday night. His bat did the talking. One night after his controversial ejection in the ninth inning, Chisholm launched a two-run homer in the third inning, launching the Yankees to a 7–1 win over the Reds at Great American Ball Park.

New York Yankees News / Athlon Sports / June 26

Max Fried Builds All-Star Case as Aaron Boone Weighs Starter Options

New York Yankees left-hander Max Fried became the first pitcher in baseball to reach 10 wins this season. And with the All-Star Game headed to Atlanta—where Fried came up through the Braves system—you don’t have to squint too hard to see where this is going.

New York Yankees News / MLB on ClutchPoints / June 25

3 sneaky trades Yankees must make to boost World Series chances

The New York Yankees are still at the top of the American League East, but their lead is slim. Both New York and the Tampa Bay Rays won their games on Wednesday, but the trajectory of each is different.

Max Fried News / Field Level Media / June 25

Max Fried on cruise control as Yanks deny Reds sweep

Max Fried allowed one unearned run over seven innings to help the New York Yankees salvage the finale of a three-game series against the host Cincinnati Reds, 7-1, on Wednesday night.

New York Yankees News / Larry Brown Sports / June 25

Aaron Boone blames ex-Yankee for Jazz Chisholm's ejection

Aaron Boone thinks that a former New York Yankees player had a role in Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s ejection on Tuesday night. Chisholm was ejected from the Yankees’ 5-4 extra-innings loss to the Cincinnati Reds.

New York Yankees News / Yardbarker / June 25

Yankees must clean up this issue to be a serious contender

Coming off yet another extra-inning loss in away territory, the Yankees find themselves in a familiar position.

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New York Yankees News / Just Baseball / June 24

New York Yankees Feature Two Prospects on Just Baseball’s Top 100

There is no hiding the fact that the New York Yankees do not have the strongest farm system in baseball. Still, they definitely have some potential in their system, headlined by two of Just Baseball’s Top 100 Prospects.

New York Yankees News / Yardbarker / June 23

The double-headed monster at DH for the Yankees

The Yankees (45-32) are slowly getting back to full health. RHP Luis Gil started his throwing program, while infielder DJ LeMahieu and DH Giancarlo Stanton have already made their returns to the field.

Yankees should have let Clarke Schmidt go for no-hitter

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Chisholm Jr.: Yankees watched this former star's speech to snap out of skid

Yankees' Jazz Chisholm Jr. reveals team watched this former star's speech to snap out of skid

After losing seven of their past nine games entering Sunday's home matchup against the Baltimore Orioles, the New York Yankees sought inspiration from one of the team's former stars to end the slide.

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