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Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton could return to team Monday in Philadelphia

Jul. 26, 2024 19:17 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton could be activated for Monday's series opener at Philadelphia. Stanton hasn't played since straining his left hamstring while running the bases on June 22. “He’s still going through it his weekend,” New York...

Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton could be ready for games late next week

Jul. 20, 2024 16:35 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton likely will be ready for game action late next week, though the team hasn't determined whether he will go on a minor league injury rehabilitation assignment. Stanton strained his left hamstring while running the bases on June 22 and...

Carlos Santana homers to break 6th-inning tie, the Twins beat the Giants 4-2

Jul. 13, 2024 23:10 PM EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Carlos Santana homered to break a sixth-inning tie — a shot down the left-field line that survived a review to give him home runs in all 30 current major league ballparks — and the Minnesota Twins beat the San Francisco Giants 4-2 on Saturday night. The...

J.D. Davis costing Yankees prorated share of minimum, with Oakland paying New York $927,000

Jun. 25, 2024 23:26 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — J.D. Davis will cost the New York Yankees just $389,892 for the rest of this season, a prorated share of the $740,000 major league minimum. New York acquired the infielder from Oakland on Sunday for minor league infielder Jordan Groshans as New York sought...

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...