Aaron Boone is convinced batting leadoff has nothing to do with Anthony Volpe’s recent struggles. “Zero is the role [it has] I think,” the Yankees’ manager said before his team won the opener of a three-game series against the surprising Tigers, 2-1, in The Bronx on Friday night. Volpe, the second-year shortstop who got off … Read more
Rogers Communications and the NHL have reached an exclusive agreement with Amazon’s Prime Video to carry Monday regular-season games in Canada for the next two seasons. Rogers and the league said in a joint statement Thursday that “Prime Monday Night Hockey” will stream all national regular season Monday night NHL games in English for the … Read more
MILWAUKEE — Jasson Dominguez has been out of sight since the Yankees left spring training, but the promising young outfielder is making progress back in Tampa, Fla. Seven months removed from UCL reconstruction surgery — for which the Yankees gave an anticipated recovery process of nine to 10 months — Dominguez could be playing in … Read more
Entering play Friday, there were 277 players in the majors who had averaged at least 2.1 plate appearances per game. Statistically and essentially, Austin Wells ranked 277th in luck. One-half of the Yankees’ catching tandem entered play with an .097 batting average and an expected batting average — a calculation that takes into account how … Read more
NEW YORK — Juan Soto stood at home plate silently and looked upwards toward Yankee Stadium’s right field second deck. Chaos surrounded Soto but he was still, only for a brief second. He slammed his bat on the ground, pounded his chest and screamed toward the Yankees dugout after belting a three-run home run in … Read more
In his 15th season, Giancarlo Stanton did what he failed to do in his previous 1,545 games: Homer against the Marlins. The Yankees’ designated hitter smacked a sixth-inning solo shot against Miami’s Bryan Hoeing into the right-field seats, making it 30 teams he has victimized with home runs. “It’s pretty cool,” Stanton said after the … Read more
Noteworthy items from the Yankees’ Grapefruit League action on Thursday. Wells & good Austin Wells continued to swing a hot bat late in camp, going 2-for-2 with a double, walk and an RBI. It was also notable that he caught Nestor Cortes in his final start before Opening Day, though with the Astros starting a … Read more
TAMPA — There was another familiar sight from the old days at Steinbrenner Field on Friday, as Joe Torre was back at Yankees camp, in a full Yankees uniform for the first time since he departed as manager following the 2007 season. Torre arrived at the request of Aaron Boone, who called him recently while … Read more
For most of the nearly half century of major league free agency, the New York teams have avoided each other on that financial battlefield. They tussled early on Dave Winfield. The Mets lost that one and in much of Wilpon ownership seemed to lack the ferocity for the fight. They might dip in late to … Read more
With spring training in full swing, Jim Bowden answered 20 questions from subscribers on a variety of topics including his take on the Cody Bellinger deal, what he’s hearing about the remaining top free agents, and some early thoughts on the 2024 season. Note: Questions have been edited for clarity and length. This was a … Read more
