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Witt prepares for Royals to take on New York at Yankee Stadium by watching Jeter videos
NEW YORK (AP) — Happy to be on track for an AL Division Series matchup against the Yankees, Bobby Witt Jr. streamed YouTube on the train ride from Baltimore to New York to watch some Derek Jeter highlights of postseasons past. “Just being able to see it,” Witt recalled Friday,...
Yankees GM Brian Cashman: `We only have a great shot if we play our best baseball'
NEW YORK (AP) — Brian Cashman appreciates World Series titles are expected from the New York Yankees, not just hoped for. New York hasn't even reached the Fall Classic since winning its 27th championship in 2009, the franchise's longest drought since the gap between 1978 and 1996....
Carlos Rodón to start Game 2 of AL Division Series for Yankees against Royals
NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Rodón will start Game 2 of the AL Division Series for the New York Yankees against Kansas City. AL Cy Young Award winner Gerrit Cole will start Saturday's opener and is lined up to pitch Game 4 of the best-of-five series on Oct. 10. Rodón would be on track...
Luke Weaver becomes Yankees closer after getting cut by Reds and Mariners
NEW YORK (AP) — Luke Weaver walked onto the Wrigley Field mound last month for his big league closing debut and was far from stoic. “I couldn’t see straight. I was blacked out for the most part. I was pure adrenaline,” the New York Yankees pitcher said. “Heightened vision...
Carlos Rodón rebounds to 16-9 record in second season with Yankees after going 3-8 in 2023
NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Rodón walked off the mound frustrated, but without the confrontation that marred his 2023 finale. He wasted a two-run lead when he gave up consecutive sixth-inning home runs to Nick Gonzales and Bryan Reynolds in the New York Yankees' 4-2 loss Friday night...
Yankees wrap up AL East with 10-1 win over Orioles, with Judge hitting 58th homer
NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge hit his major league-leading 58th home run, going deep for the fifth straight game to help the New York Yankees wrap up their second AL East title in three years with a 10-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday night. Giancarlo Stanton had four...
Yankees win AL East title with 10-1 victory over Orioles behind Judge, Stanton and Cole
NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge, spritz from white and gold bottles of Luc Belaire Rare Luxe sparkling wine dripping down his 6-foot-7 frame, appreciated the moment. “Nothing is ever guaranteed,” the New York Yankees captain said. Judge hit his major league-leading...
Yankees slugger Juan Soto hits pinch-hit RBI double after being scratched from the lineup
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Juan Soto walked up to manager Aaron Boone in the middle of the game and told him the banged-up left knee that kept him out of the lineup was feeling good enough for the slugger to give the New York Yankees one at-bat if a key moment came. It did in the 10th...
Gerrit Cole and Juan Soto lead the Yankees past the Athletics 4-2 in 10 innings
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Gerrit Cole tuned up for the postseason by holding the Athletics to one run in nine innings and Juan Soto came off the bench to hit an RBI double in the 10th, giving the New York Yankees a 4-2 win on Friday night in the opener of the final scheduled homestand ever in...
Yankees manager Aaron Boone says Cole's intentional walk to Devers was a miscommunication
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone says he did not communicate effectively when ace Gerrit Cole intentionally walked Boston's Rafael Devers with one out and no one on base in the fourth inning. “I’m not going to go back and litigate everything that was done...
