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Randy Arozarena homers and drives in 4 runs, Rays beat Yankees 7-2

May. 11, 2024 22:10 PM EDT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Randy Arozarena homered and drove in four runs, Yandy Díaz hit a leadoff shot, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 7-2 on Saturday. Arozarena put the Rays ahead 4-2 with a three-run homer in the third inning off Nestor Cortes (1-4). The...

Yankees' Cole has third bullpen session. Domínguez is ready to start a minor league rehab assignment

May. 11, 2024 15:26 PM EDT

ST. PETERSBURG Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole threw 29 pitches including breaking balls on Saturday in his third bullpen session since injuring his elbow in spring training. Cole said he threw 13 curveballs and his fastball reached 89 mph in the workout before the...

Clarke Schmidt shuts down Rays, Anthony Rizzo drives in both runs in Yankees' 2-0 win

May. 10, 2024 23:54 PM EDT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Clarke Schmidt allowed five hits in 6 2/3 innings, Anthony Rizzo homered and drove in two runs, and the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-0 on Friday night. Schmidt (4-1) struck out six and walked two as he extended his season-opening run of...

Soto, Judge and Stanton homer in same game with Yankees for 1st time during 9-4 win over Astros

May. 08, 2024 23:26 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Juan Soto homered and drove in five runs, Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton also went deep and the New York Yankees beat the Houston Astros 9-4 on Wednesday night. It was the first time the power trio all connected in the same game for the Yankees, who won their...

Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton hits 119.9 mph home run, hardest-hit ball in majors this season

May. 08, 2024 23:20 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton hit a 119.9 mph home run Wednesday night against the Houston Astros, the hardest-hit ball in the majors this season. In the third inning of New York’s 9-4 victory, Stanton pulled a 1-2 curveball from rookie starter Spencer...

Verdugo powers Yankees to 10-3 blowout against Verlander and Astros

May. 08, 2024 09:01 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Verdugo homered and tied a career high with four RBIs, powering the New York Yankees past Justin Verlander and the skidding Houston Astros 10-3 on Tuesday night. Anthony Volpe and Giancarlo Stanton also went deep off Verlander as the Yankees won their fourth...

Yankees beat Tigers 5-2 behind Soto's 3-run double to finish 3-game sweep with rain-shortened win

May. 05, 2024 18:21 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Juan Soto hit a three-run double that snapped a seventh-inning tie and the New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 5-2 on Sunday to finish a weekend sweep with a rain-shortened win. Aaron Judge homered early for the Yankees off Tarik Skubal, who struck out a...

Yankees slugger Aaron Judge ejected for first time in his career

May. 04, 2024 17:45 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge’s first career ejection happened so quickly that he did not even see it. Judge was ejected for the first time in his career when he briefly argued a called third strike by plate umpire Ryan Blakney in the seventh inning of the Yankees’ 5-3 win over...

Aaron Judge tossed for 1st time, Rizzo hits 3-run homer as Yankees top Tigers 5-3

May. 04, 2024 17:11 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge was ejected for the first time in his career in the seventh inning, Anthony Rizzo hit a three-run homer to cap a four-run third and the New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 5-3 on Saturday. Judge had two hits, including an RBI double to start New...

Yankees ace Gerrit Cole to throw off mound Saturday for first time since elbow injury

May. 03, 2024 19:00 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees ace Gerrit Cole is scheduled to throw off a mound Saturday for the first time since getting injured in spring training. “Whether that's a full bullpen or what exactly that looks like, we'll see,” New York manager Aaron Boone said before Friday night's...