Book reveals how close Yankees were to moving out of Bronx, George Steinbrenner losing ownership bid
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! George Steinbrenner, for better or worse, stepped in as the face of the New York Yankees franchise when he led a group with E. Michael Burke and others to buy the franchise from CBS in 1973. It would be the launching pad to return the Yankees […]
Yankees shortstop José Caballero makes MLB history, becomes first player to use Automated Ball-Strike System
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New York Yankees shortstop José Caballero made MLB history Wednesday: He became the first player to use the Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS). During the fourth inning of the Yankees’ 7-0 Opening Day win over the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park, Caballero challenged home plate umpire […]
Giants win first ever ABS challenge in MLB history
[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO — Baseball’s new reality has arrived. Blink, and you’d miss it. The Giants came out on the winning side of the first Automated Balls and Strikes (ABS) challenged pitch in MLB history. Giants starter Logan Webb dotted the upper outside corner to the first Yankee to bat in the top of the […]
Luis Gil left in limbo after Yankees reveal early rotation plans: ‘Working through’ it
[ad_1] TAMPA — Luis Gil’s dominant final start of the spring was still not enough to lock up a spot in the Yankees four-man rotation to begin the season. Now the question is whether he will open the year in the bullpen or the minors until the Yankees need a fifth starter in early April. […]
Yankees’ Luis Gil closes out spring training with impressive start
[ad_1] TAMPA — As far as spring training games go, Friday was an important one for Luis Gil, given some of the questions lingering around him this camp. The Yankees right-hander came out and answered them emphatically. Gil looked more dominant than he has all spring, mowing down the Orioles across five shutout innings in […]
It’s easy to see upside in ‘dynamic’ Yankees pitching staff — even with key questions lingering
[ad_1] NORTH PORT, Fla. — Tim Naehring has lived through the highs of Gerrit Cole and the lows of Kei Igawa. CC Sabathia fronting a championship and the hype, hope and quick fizzle that was Deivi Garcia. In 19 seasons with the Yankees, 11 as vice president of baseball operations, Naehring has helped form many […]
Mets’ Luke Weaver pushes back on his perceived 2025 regression while relentlessly working on key pitch
[ad_1] PORT ST. LUCIE — Luke Weaver is less than thrilled by the perception that his 2025 performance was a regression from his 2024 breakout, when he received accolades for his work in the Yankees bullpen. On the surface, his surge in ERA from 2.89 to 3.62 tells that story. But Weaver, who arrived to […]
Yankees’ Trent Grisham gets key hit after slow start to spring training
[ad_1] Observations from Yankees spring training Friday: Single file Trent Grisham had been quiet at the plate through his first six games, but delivered a two-run single to get the scoring going in Friday’s 3-0 win over the Rays. Trent Grisham belts a two-run single in the second inning of the Yankees’ 3-0 spring training […]
Cam Schlittler delivers 99 mph heat in standout Yankees spring debut: ‘It’s nasty’
[ad_1] TAMPA — The last, but perhaps most anticipated, piece of the Yankees’ projected Opening Day rotation has finally joined the fold. Cam Schlittler, slowed earlier in camp by mid-back/left lat inflammation, made his spring debut Friday night, throwing 2 ¹/₃ scoreless innings against the Rays at Steinbrenner Field. As long as he continues to […]
Yankees prospect George Lombard Jr. has huge day against Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet
[ad_1] FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Yankees have a new secret weapon against Garrett Crochet. In the Grapefruit League, at least. George Lombard Jr. took the Red Sox ace deep to lead off Wednesday’s exhibition, then drilled a single off him in his second at-bat for two of the three hits Crochet allowed. “It’s always […]