Gerrit Cole is progressing well in his rehab with the New York Yankees, incorporating breaking pitches and increasing velocity during bullpen sessions. [ more ]
Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole is progressing in his recovery and may return in June, ownership potential changes, Juan Soto extension speculation. [ more ]
VOTE: Who should the Yankees promote to their starting rotation?
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across Major League Baseball.Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in New York Yankees fans and fans across the country.Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.The Yankees are back home this week, and starting pitching (and Aaron Judge's status) is understandably front of mind.
New York Yankees vs. New York Mets: Series Preview
Neither New York team is in the position they'd like to be at this point in the year, with the Yankees third and Mets fourth in their respective divisions.While it looked for a couple weeks like we might get a neo-1998 home run chase between Aaron Judge and Pete Alonso, both players now find themselves on the IL.
As the 2023 regular season continues, here are three things we'll be keeping an eye on around the baseball world throughout the day today: 1. 2023 Subway Series begins: The annual clash between New York's AL and NL teams begins today as the Yankees head to Citi Field to face the Mets.It's been a difficult season for both teams so far.
Baseball Prospectus | Daniel R. Epstein (subscription required): Anthony Volpe's season started off on a promising enough note; however, the rookie shortstop is going through some growing pains of late.He leads the team by a substantial margin with 77 strikeouts and is last among qualified hitters with a 68 DRC+ (BP's version of wRC+).
A Subway Series Rich on Pitching but Missing Its Sluggers
The latest edition of the Subway Series was already looking a little lackluster: The Mets (31-35) are not having nearly as good a season as the Yankees (38-29).But then the series experienced a huge power outage: Aaron Judge (toe) and Pete Alonso (wrist), who are leading their respective leagues in home runs, will both miss the series with injuries.
Yankees' weekend visit is about rivalry, but also these Red Sox' identity
Red Sox COMMENTARYThese sorts of weekends are the ones that get the conversation flowing.When Red Sox manager Alex Cora yanked Kiké Hernández from the starting shortstop slot earlier in the week, he offered the sort of disorganized quote befitting a team still trying to prove itself something more than mediocre.
A Series of Mistakes Is (Mostly) Forgotten With a Walk-Off Win
When a struggling team scores a thrilling victory especially in a packed ballpark against a crosstown rival before a day off the question just has to be asked: How big was this win?It's an irresistible question, even though let's be honest it's mostly meaningless.If the Mets had lost to the Yankees again on Wednesday night, they would not have given up on the season.
Given a choice between a bedraggled, ill-mannered win and a jut-jawed, morally inviolate loss, you take the win every time.And the historical record will show that the Mets beat the Yankees Wednesday night, prevailing 4-3 in walkoff fashion in the 10th at Citi Field.But if you were watching, you know that "win" is stretching it.
Yankees 3, Mets 4: Bullpen can't hold lead, lose on extra innings walk-off
In a game featuring a starting pitching matchup of Gerrit Cole and Justin Verlander, we got a pretty impressive pitching battle.Through the first six innings, Cole and Verlander were very good, putting up similar lines.Cole allowed one run on four hits in six innings, as he struck out eight batters.
New York Yankees vs. New York Mets: Gerrit Cole vs. Justin Verlander
Not everything went ideally for the Yankees last night, but the important thing is that they came away with a win.A couple slumping hitters came up with some big hits as the Yankees rallied from an early deficit to beat the Mets.Now tonight, they'll go for a sweep of the mini two-game Subway Series.
The Yankees didn't come through Tuesday's big win over the Mets without concern.Worry has to be mounting about Luis Severino, who got lit up again and put the Yankees in a big hole.But the offense showed signs of life, with Anthony Volpe and DJ LeMahieu at least hinting that they could be pulling out of slumps.
Aaron Judge is Yankees' only AL starter in first All-Star voting update
It might only be June 12th, but the 93rd edition of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game is less than a month away.MLB is currently in the voting stage of determining starters, and Phase 1 began at the end of May.Now with close to two weeks of votes in, the league has released its first update on the leaders at each position.
Yankees 3, White Sox 0: Brilliance from Randy Vasquez helps avoid sweep
After a harrowing starting pitching experience in the first game of the doubleheader, the Yankees needed rookie Randy Vásquez to step up in a big way.The 24-year-old righty rose to the task, pitching 5.2 scoreless innings in just his second big league start.Ron Marinaccio was nails coming out of the bullpen while home runs from Gleyber Torres and Billy McKinney proved just enough to secure the 3-0 victory and avoid a sweep at the hands of the White Sox.
A Rare Matchup of Aces Adds Extra Buzz' to Subway Series
Nearly eight years ago, the Pittsburgh Pirates began a three-game series on the road against the Detroit Tigers with a 5-4 win in 14 innings.Aside from being the longest game ever played at Comerica Park, at 5 hours 30 minutes, that extra-inning slog is also the only game to feature a starting pitching matchup between Gerrit Cole and Justin Verlander.
New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox: Domingo German vs. Tanner Houck
Scheduling made it so that the Yankees and Red Sox wouldn't meet until the second week of June, but they hit the ground running last night.The Red Sox won a 3-2 squeaker to open the weekend series, albeit with some ninth inning nail-biting on Kenley Jansen's part.The pitch clock brought a refreshing pace to a matchup that invariably turned into a slog in years past.
New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox: Series preview
After a messy, complicated series with the White Sox, the Yankees take on the red variety this weekend, welcoming Boston to Yankee Stadium for the first time this year.Entering this series the Red Sox are one game under .500,last place in the AL, and although the offense has been above average, their record has been dragged down by a truly poor pitching staff.
Nestor Cortes' Dig Could Fuel Fire In Red Sox-Yankees Rivalry
"I can't speak to the hatred 15, 20 years ago, but I would say there's not much of that now," Gerrit Cole, who is scheduled to pitch Friday, told FOX Sports."We want to beat them just as badly as we want to beat Baltimore.And even though it is more unique in the sense of the history, I'm not sure how much we carry that baggage with us."
The White Sox learned from their previous Tigers series by sweeping Detroit this past weekend.The Yankees are also winning, and sit well better than .500.What will this series look like?Emily Nyman of the Breaking Balls Podcast joins me for a preview of the White Sox road trip to Yankee Stadium.The American League East is a wild place, where every team is better than .500
'Well executed but better swing': What Rafael Devers, Gerrit Cole said after the Red Sox star took the Yankees ace deep again
Red Sox Devers hit his seventh home run off Cole in his career on Friday.Rafael Devers had another big hit against Gerrit Cole in the Red Sox' 3-2 win over the Yankees on Friday.The 26-year-old star hit a 405-foot home run to left center off the Yankees' ace 90 mph changeup in the sixth inning to give the Red Sox a 2-0 lead at the time.
Yankees 2, Red Sox 3: Nail-biter in the ninth leads to nothing
The Yankees knew that they had some dicey weeks ahead once they learned of Aaron Judge's toe injury.It's hard to replace the defending MVP in a lineup that revolves around him.Often, it feels like something is just missing to these Yankees rallies.That was the case on Friday, as New York scratched out nine hits but only ended up plating a pair of runs (one on a solo homer).
Red Sox Weekend Warmup: Can Adam Duvall's Return Spark Boston In Bronx?
Likewise, the Red Sox's odds to win the American League went from +2500 to +5500 in a two-week stretch, while their odds to lock down the division went from +4000 to +10000.Obviously, this represents another opportunity to buy low on the Red Sox.But given their recent performance, and the performances of the teams in front of them in the standings, placing any futures wager on Boston would require you to swallow hard.
Where Ex-Red Sox Nathan Eovaldi Ranked In Early Cy Young Poll
Nathan Eovaldi has been lights out so far for the Texas Rangers, and he's already beginning to receive some well-deserved credit.Eovaldi, who spent the last four seasons with the Boston Red Sox, has compiled an impressive debut campaign with the Rangers, going 8-2 with a 2.24 ERA through 12 starts made.
Eons ago, in December of 2022, things felt a heck of a lot different than they do now in regard to the Yankees.This is particularly the case when it comes to the starting rotation.As a point of reference, just before the end of the year, I even wrote an article titled " The Yankees starting rotation feels more secure than ever."
Gerrit Cole was unlikely to go the entire season without surrendering a home run.That does not make the recent surge in balls leaving the park against him any less alarming.If it weren't for Aaron Judge's historic home run chase last season, the dominant storyline of the campaign would've regarded Cole's propensity for giving up home runs.