After his team’s relief corps proved to be a major weakness, New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman gave it a needed overhaul. At the trade deadline, he landed coveted relievers David Bednar, Camilo Doval and Jake Bird.
New York Yankees reliever Fernando Cruz called their bullpen the league’s best. He praised the unit’s depth and said their belief gave the team hope. However, his bold statement came just days before disaster struck.
The New York Yankees' bullpen suffered an embarrassing implosion against the Detroit Tigers in their series opener, and made some unfortunate history with their abysmal seventh inning.
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New York's bullpen imploded in a historic way.
The New York Yankees have a talented bullpen that has not yet lived up to its pedigree. Despite what has been a tumultuous season for the group, reliever Fernando Cruz believes that they are the best unit in the sport.
The New York Yankees are finally adding a major weapon back to the bullpen. According to a post by the team on X, the platform previously known as Twitter, the Pinstripes are ending left-handed pitcher Ryan Yarbrough's rehab stint and reinstating him from the injured list.
Fernando Cruz hasn't missed a beat since the New York Yankees activated him from the IL. Cruz has been so good that if he did have any rust, nobody would have noticed.
The New York Yankees reinstated right-handed reliever Fernando Cruz from the injured list ahead of Tuesday's game against Washington, giving them a key bullpen piece back for the stretch run.
The bullpen has been a strength for the New York Yankees over the past few years, which is why it feels surprising to see that this season, it has been such a weakness.
The New York Yankees' season has been defined by the quality of their opponents, which is especially apparent recently. They won three straight series, all against losing teams, before dropping three out of four to the second-place Boston Red Sox from Thursday through Sunday.
Fernando Cruz is expected back tonight, and his return could be the difference between survival and collapse for the Yankees’ bullpen. Aaron Boone told
The New York Yankees are currently in third place in the American League East. They are a half-game back of the Boston Red Sox for second place and five and a half games back of the Toronto Blue Jays for the division lead.
Ryan Yarbrough and Fernando Cruz are close to returning, and New York Yankees pitching coach Matt Blake knows their comebacks could spark tough bullpen choices.
Fernando Cruz’s road back to the Bronx hit a snag Thursday night in Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Pitching in the same game as Ryan Yarbrough’s rehab start, the right-hander lasted just 1/3 of an inning, allowing two runs on two hits and a walk.
The New York Yankees finally have some good news about their pitching staff after a rough six weeks of rocky starts and blown saves. According to Yankees
The New York Yankees still have multiple holes to fill in their roster before MLB’s July 31 trade deadline. One of those holes is in the bullpen.
The Yankees have been busy with a flurry of roster moves over the past 24 hours. The team placed right-hander Fernando Cruz on the 15-day injured list, picked up veteran
New York manager Aaron Boone revealed injury news postgame.
The Yankees announced Monday that they’ve selected the contract of right-handed reliever Geoff Hartlieb and placed fellow righty Fernando Cruz on the 15-day injured list due to a left oblique strain.
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?
The New York Yankees placed reliever Fernando Cruz on the 15-day injured list Thursday with inflammation in his right shoulder. The move is retroactive to Monday for the 35-year-old right-hander, who has not pitched since last Saturday's 3-2 loss to the New York Mets.
When the Yankees acquired RHP Fernando Cruz from the Reds for Jose Trevino, they knew he was a project reliever after two seasons where he allowed too much damage contact and issued too many free passes.
The rotation will look a bit different than expected as the season kicks off.
Fernando Cruz made his Major League debut just a couple of months after Reds' closer Alexis Diaz made his. The two players got pretty close over the last couple of seasons.
The Yankees and Reds finalized a trade on Friday night that sends catcher Jose Trevino to Cincinnati for reliever Fernando Cruz and non-roster catcher Alex Jackson.
The Cincinnati Reds will look to finish off a successful homestand and add to their season series win over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies when the teams conclude a four-game series with a Thursday matinee.
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