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First baseman J.D. Davis acquired by Yankees from Oakland for minor league infielder Jordan Groshans

Jun. 23, 2024 17:08 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — J.D. Davis was acquired by the Yankees from the Oakland Athletics along with cash on Sunday for minor league infielder Jordan Groshans as New York sought reinforcement after first baseman Anthony Rizzo broke a forearm and Giancarlo Stanton strained a hamstring. ...

Yanks' Stanton expects to miss 4 weeks with strained hamstring, 8th time on injured list in 6 years

Jun. 23, 2024 17:05 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton expects to miss about four weeks because of a strained left hamstring that caused him to go on the injured list for the eighth time in six seasons. A 34-year-old former MVP, Stanton left Saturday night’s 8-3 win over Atlanta and...

Judge hits 28th home run, Stanton hurts hamstring as Yankees beat Braves 8-3

Jun. 22, 2024 23:33 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge hit his major league-leading 28th home run and the New York Yankees stopped a three-game losing streak with an 8-3 win over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday night as Giancarlo Stanton hurt his left hamstring. Judge had three RBIs for a major league-high...

Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton leave game with left hamstring tightness

Jun. 22, 2024 23:29 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton left Saturday night’s 8-3 win over the Atlanta Braves because of left hamstring tightness and is scheduled to undergo imaging Sunday to determine the severity of the injury. Stanton doubled off the center-field wall in...

Orioles hold off Yankees 7-6 in 10 innings after Gerrit Cole makes his season debut for New York

Jun. 20, 2024 01:21 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Cedric Mullins hit a tiebreaking single in the 10th inning and scored on a throwing error to help the Baltimore Orioles hold off the New York Yankees 7-6 in a wild finish Wednesday night. After dropping the series opener Tuesday in a matchup between the American...

Rickwood Field, Willie Mays' first pro park and monument of opportunity and oppression, welcomes MLB

Jun. 19, 2024 14:30 PM EDT

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Gerald Watkins watched Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and other New York Yankees wade through stalks of corn onto an Iowa field in 2021, near the filming site for the 1989 baseball movie “Field of Dreams.” Watkins thought about Rickwood Field, the...

Yankees beat Orioles 4-2 as Judge appears to escape significant injury when hit on hand by pitch

Jun. 19, 2024 00:15 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge was hit on the left hand by a pitch during the New York Yankees’ 4-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night, but it appears he escaped serious injury in a series opener between the American League’s winningest teams. Judge was struck by a...

Orioles third baseman Jordan Westburg hurts hip, leaves after collision with Yankees' Juan Soto

Jun. 19, 2024 00:06 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Baltimore Orioles third baseman Jordan Westburg left Tuesday night's 4-2 loss to the New York Yankees in the middle of the second inning with left hip discomfort after colliding with Juan Soto. New York had two on with two outs in the first inning when Giancarlo...

Alex Verdugo slugs 2-run HR, drives in 4 runs in return to Fenway as Yankees beat Red Sox 8-1

Jun. 15, 2024 00:08 AM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — Alex Verdugo had a two-run homer and four RBIs in his return to Fenway Park, and Luis Gil struck out six as the MLB-leading New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 8-1 on Friday night. Verdugo spent four seasons with the Red Sox before being traded to New York in...

Stanton, Trevino and Verdugo homer as Yankees beat Royals 11-5 for 12th win in 15 games

Jun. 13, 2024 00:21 AM EDT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jose Trevino capped a six-run first inning with a three-run homer, Gleyber Torres added a three-run drive in the seventh and the New York Yankees romped over the Kansas City Royals 11-5 Wednesday night for their third straight win in the four-game series. ...