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Yankees ace Gerrit Cole is pleased with progress after 2-inning simulated game
TAMPA,Fla, (AP) — New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole is pleased with his comeback progression from a right elbow injury after throwing two, 15-pitch innings in a simulated game on Saturday. Cole faced minor league hitters on Derek Jeter Field in front of his family and a large...
Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner credits clubhouse technology for improved health, fast start
NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner credits new clubhouse technology with helping New York get off to an AL-best 33-17 start, is pleased Juan Soto has bonded with teammates and fans, and is confident his club can return to the playoffs after a one-year absence. “Our...
Yankees ace Gerrit Cole faces hitters for the first time since spring training
NEW YORK (AP) — Gerrit Cole walked onto the Yankee Stadium mound in full pinstriped uniform as New York teammates filled the dugout to watch their ace throw 20 pitches of batting practice. “I feel pretty good, and the stuff looked pretty good," he said. "I had some fun. It's all...
Soto's 2 homers, Gil's 14 strikeouts lead Yankees over White Sox 6-1 for 6-game winning streak
NEW YORK (AP) — Juan Soto had his first multihomer game with the Yankees, Luis Gil struck out a career-high 14 and New York beat the Chicago White Sox 6-1 on Saturday to extend its winning streak to a season-high six games. Giancarlo Stanton and Jose Trevino also went deep for New...
Yankees injuries: DJ LeMahieu nears rehab assignment, Gerrit Cole throws another bullpen
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Injured New York Yankees players DJ LeMahieu and Gerrit Cole are headed back to New York after spending time rehabbing at the team’s complex in Tampa, Florida, with LeMahieu likely to start a rehab assignment later this week. LeMahieu took live at-bats and...
Yankees' Cole has third bullpen session. Domínguez is ready to start a minor league rehab assignment
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...
Yankees ace Gerrit Cole throws 15 fastballs in first bullpen session since injuring elbow
NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees ace Gerrit Cole threw 15 fastballs in a bullpen session Saturday, marking his first time off the mound since getting injured in spring training. After making some tosses at various distances in the outfield, Cole said he averaged 89 mph in a session that was...
Yankees ace Gerrit Cole to throw off mound Saturday for first time since elbow injury
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...
Yankees pitcher Luis Gil gets 2nd big league win, 993 days after beating Orioles in debut
NEW YORK (AP) — On the 993rd day after Luis Gil won his major league debut, he got win No. 2. Now 25 and nearly two years after Tommy John surgery, the right-hander struck out a career-high nine over 5 2/3 innings Sunday in the New York Yankees' 5-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays....
Pitching injuries are forcing some less familiar names into important roles early in the season
“Next man up” is a phrase you hear a lot in football, but maybe it's time to apply it to starting pitching in the major leagues. Baseball has been overrun lately by injuries to star pitchers that are forcing teams to make contingency plans they'd have loved to avoid. Here are a...
