Rookie Paul Skenes finishes 11-3 with 1.96 ERA, retires 6 straight batters in Yankee Stadium debut

NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Skenes knew his time on the mound at Yankee Stadium was going to be brief, so he savored all 23 pitches, especially encounters with New York stars Juan Soto and Aaron Judge that resulted in strikeouts. “It's cool,” Skenes said after ending an impressive...

Rizzo's postseason status uncertain after fracturing fingers when hit by Borucki pitch

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo is uncertain for the postseason after fracturing the fourth and fifth fingers of his right hand when hit by a pitch from Pittsburgh's Ryan Borucki in the seventh inning of Saturday’s 9-4 loss to the Pirates. Yankees...

Reynolds homers twice, Pirates beat Yankees 4-2, delay NY from clinching ALCS home-field advantage

NEW YORK (AP) — Bryan Reynolds homered twice, including a tiebreaking two-run drive in the eighth inning that lifted the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Yankees 4-2 on Friday night and delayed New York from clinching home-field advantage throughout the American League playoffs. Jazz...

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...

MLB's postseason is rapidly approaching with NL playoff race shaping up for tight finish

The Major League Baseball playoffs are approaching and a Shohei Ohtani vs. Aaron Judge matchup in the World Series looms as an enticing October possibility. While the rooting interests of baseball fans vary widely, there's little doubt MLB and television executives are drooling over...

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...

The New York Yankees clinch the AL East title with a 10-1 win over Baltimore Orioles

Shorter games, more running, more action. Two years in, MLB's rule changes have provided a jolt

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Two years ago, it looked as if Major League Baseball was having an existential crisis. To many inside the game, it certainly felt like one as a sport built on its timelessness careened toward a future hellbent on speeding things up. Pitch clocks. Defensive shift...

Faster-paced MLB games being embraced by fans and players, no longer 'too much of a time commitment'

CHICAGO (AP) — On a cloudy, breezy day in September, Tate Conrad and his son, Miles, settled into their seats behind the home dugout at Wrigley Field. The New York Yankees — Tate Conrad's favorite team from when he was growing up in New York — were in town to play the Chicago Cubs. ...