Veteran outfielder and 2013 National League MVP Andrew McCutchen has been traded by the San Francisco Giants to the New York Yankees, reports ESPN’s Buster Olney. The 31-year-old McCutchen, who cleared revocable trade waivers last week, will be traded away for two minor league prospects. This will be the second time in McCutchen’s career thatContinue reading “Reports: Banged up Yankees Acquire Andrew McCutchen”
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No 2018 Home Run Derby for Yankees Phenom Gleyber Torres
New York Yankees rookie phenom Gleyber Torres is on-pace to hit 32 home runs this season and easily runaway with the 2018 American League Rookie of the Year award, but that doesn’t mean he considers himself worthy of partaking in the 2018 Home Run Derby: “I’m not a home-run hitter,” Torres told the New YorkContinue reading “No 2018 Home Run Derby for Yankees Phenom Gleyber Torres”
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VIDEO: Aaron Judge Smacks Go-Ahead Homer in 13th Inning vs. Blue Jays
The New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays were deadlocked at 0-0 in the 13th inning of a pitcher’s duel that featured starters Sonny Gray (Yankees) and Sam Gaviglio (Blue Jays), until Aaron Judge decided to do something about the collective offensive drought. On a 1-2 pitch from Toronto reliever Joe Biagini, Judge redirected aContinue reading “VIDEO: Aaron Judge Smacks Go-Ahead Homer in 13th Inning vs. Blue Jays”
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Free Agent Infielder Neil Walker Lands With Yankees
Neil Walker is returning to New York, but with a different team. Walker has agreed to a one-year deal with the New York Yankees, who had interest in acquiring Walker ahead of the MLB trading deadline last summer. The deal is expected to pay Walker a base salary of $4 million, with the chance toContinue reading “Free Agent Infielder Neil Walker Lands With Yankees”
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Report: Star Shortstop Manny Machado ‘wants to be a Yankee’
If Manny Machado gets his way, he will be on the New York Yankees Opening Day roster in 2019. USA TODAY Sports’ Bob Nightengale lays it all out: Machado has no control of the present, without any no-trade provisions in his contract, but can control where he works in the future, where he’s expected toContinue reading “Report: Star Shortstop Manny Machado ‘wants to be a Yankee’”
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Joe Girardi Tabs Masahiro Tanaka as Yankees’ Opening Day Starter
New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi told reporters earlier on Tuesday that he expects right-handed pitcher Masahiro Tanaka to be his Opening Day starter against the Tampa Bay Rays for 2017. The Yankees didn’t name their Opening Day starter until March 31st last year due to complications about knowing what Tanaka’s availability for Opening DayContinue reading “Joe Girardi Tabs Masahiro Tanaka as Yankees’ Opening Day Starter”
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Aroldis Chapman Says Cubs’ Joe Maddon Overused Him in Playoffs
Last week, Aroldis Chapman agreed to a five-year, $86 million deal with the New York Yankees after spending most of the 2016 MLB season with the team until his July trade to the Chicago Cubs. In Chicago, Chapman helped pitched the Cubs to their first World Series title since 1908, but that doesn’t mean heContinue reading “Aroldis Chapman Says Cubs’ Joe Maddon Overused Him in Playoffs”
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Yankees, Aroldis Chapman Reunite on Five-Year, $86M Contract
Aroldis Chapman is back in the big apple. The 28-year-old Cuban left-hander has reportedly agreed to sign with the New York Yankees on a five-year, $86 million deal, the richest deal for a relief pitcher in MLB history. “I love the organization, they welcomed me with open arms, and that’s why I decided to goContinue reading “Yankees, Aroldis Chapman Reunite on Five-Year, $86M Contract”
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Yankees Ink Matt Holliday to One-Year, $13 Million Contract
The New York Yankees and free agent outfielder Matt Holliday have agreed to a one-year, $13 million contract, according to WFAN’s Sweeny Murti. Holliday is expected to serve mainly as the Yankees designated hitter, as his outfielding skills have declined largely in-part because of his age. Holliday could also see sometime at first base alongsideContinue reading “Yankees Ink Matt Holliday to One-Year, $13 Million Contract”
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Gleyber Torres Will Begin 2017 Season at Double-A Trenton
In 2016, the New York Yankees began their transition towards a youth movement by trading away veteran players and bringing up highly-regarded young prospects from the minors. When the Yankees traded veteran closer Aroldis Chapman to the Chicago Cubs, they received back Gleyber Torres, a 19-year-old shortstop prospect who currently ranks as the team’s secondContinue reading “Gleyber Torres Will Begin 2017 Season at Double-A Trenton”
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