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Boston Red Sox's Hirokazu Sawamura, of Japan, delivers a pitch during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Friday, June 4, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Rivalry renewed: Red Sox stop slide in Bronx, beat Yanks 5-2

By Ronald Blum Jun. 04, 2021 11:19 PM EDT

New York Yankees second baseman Rougned Odor reacts after turning a double play over Chicago White Sox's Jose Abreu during the second inning of a baseball game on Saturday, May 22, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Cole give Yanks best starters' stretch since 1932, 7-0 win

By Larry Fleisher May. 22, 2021 04:35 PM EDT

Judge in lineup after missing 2 games with side soreness

Apr. 10, 2021 12:41 PM EDT
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Yankees slugger Aaron Judge is back in New York’s lineup after missing two games with soreness in his left side. ...

New York Yankees starting pitcher Jameson Taillon smiles after giving the ball to manager Aaron Boone, left, during the fifth inning of the team's baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Wednesday, April 7, 2021, at Yankee Stadium in New York. Taillon made his first start in the majors since May 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Santander hoses Urshela for last out, O's beat Yanks in 11

By Jake Seiner Apr. 07, 2021 10:48 PM EDT

Toronto Blue Jays Teoscar Hernandez reacts as he pops up during batting practice in a workout, Wednesday, March 31, 2021, at Yankee Stadium in New York. The Blue Jays face the New York Yankees on opening day Thursday in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Cole looks forward to family and fans at Yankee Stadium

By Ronald Blum Mar. 31, 2021 08:21 PM EDT

New York Yankees' Jay Bruce waits on deck during the during the second inning of a spring training exhibition baseball game against the Detroit Tigers at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Fla., Tuesday, March 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Yanks' Voit needs knee surgery, giving chance for Jay Bruce

By Mark Didtler Mar. 27, 2021 01:23 PM EDT

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Eduardo Rodríguez (57) works against the Minnesota Twins in the second inning of a spring training baseball game, Thursday, March 11, 2021, in Fort Myers, Fla.. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Red Sox lefty Rodriguez scratched for opener with 'dead arm'

By The Associated Press Mar. 26, 2021 08:13 PM EDT

San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr., center, leaves the field following an injury in the third inning of a spring training baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds Tuesday, March 23, 2021, in Peoria, Ariz. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Padres star Tatis feels better, expected back in lineup soon

By The Associated Press Mar. 24, 2021 07:51 PM EDT

Fans walk past cactuses at Surprise Stadium before a spring training baseball game between the Colorado Rockies and the Kansas City Royals, Sunday, March 21, 2021, in Surprise, Ariz. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Scherzer faces deGrom in spring game, rematch on opening day

By The Associated Press Mar. 21, 2021 07:49 PM EDT

New York Yankees' Gary Sanchez hits a home run during the third inning of a spring baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Monday, March 1, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Gary Sánchez impressing Yankees after miserable 2020

Mar. 07, 2021 05:03 PM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2020, file photo, Philadelphia Phillies' Jay Bruce bats during a spring training baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays in Clearwater, Fla. Bruce agreed this month to a minor league contract with the New York Yankees that would pay a $1.35 million salary while in the major leagues and $150,000 while in the minors. If he’s not added to the 40-man roster by March 25, he would have the right to opt out. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
Bruce makes it to Yankees, 3 1/2 years later than he thought

By Ronald Blum Feb. 26, 2021 07:19 PM EST

Still without Gardner, Yankees ready for spring training

By Ronald Blum Feb. 17, 2021 05:00 PM EST
NEW YORK (AP) — The Yankees start spring training this week without Brett Gardner for the first time since 2006, and manager Aaron Boone isn’t certain whether...

Jay Bruce agrees to minor league contract with Yankees

Feb. 13, 2021 01:26 PM EST
NEW YORK (AP) — Outfielder Jay Bruce agreed Saturday to a minor league contract with the New York Yankees and will try to win a job at big league spring...

FILE - Houston Astros' George Springer reacts after a 3-2 win against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the last regular season home baseball game, in Houston, in this Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020, file photo. Springer hit two home runs during the game. Spring is a free agent. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke, File)
AL East teams at the start of spring training

By The Associated Press Feb. 11, 2021 12:37 PM EST

FILE - Cincinnati Reds' Trevor Bauer throws in the third inning during a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in Cincinnati, in this Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, file photo. Bauer is a free agent. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster, File)
Bauer, LeMahieu, Springer top list of available free agents

By Noah Trister Dec. 04, 2020 04:00 PM EST

FILE - In this Aug. 3, 2020, file photo, New York Yankees relief pitcher Zack Britton winds up during the ninth inning of the team's baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Yankee Stadium in New York. The Yankees plan to plan to exercise two option years on Britton worth $27 million and to decline options on outfielder Brett Gardner and pitcher J.A. Happ. The decisions were disclosed by a person familiar with the team’s decisions who spoke on the condition of anonymity Thursday, Oct. 29, because they had not been announced. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)
Yanks exercise Britton option, decline Gardner and Happ

By Ronald Blum Oct. 29, 2020 08:21 PM EDT

Dozen MLB players have options turned down, go free

Oct. 28, 2020 09:31 PM EDT
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — What figures to be a down and perhaps brutal market for baseball free agents in the offseason following the pandemic began Wednesday...

New York Yankees' DJ LeMahieu (26) hits a RBI single in the fourth inning of Game 1 of an American League wild-card baseball series against the Cleveland Indians, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer)
No debate: Judge, Yankees pound Bieber, Indians in opener

By Tom Withers Sep. 29, 2020 10:51 PM EDT

New York Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole delivers a pitch during the fourth inning of the first baseball game of a doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles, Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Cole throws 2-hitter, Yankees beat O's 6-0 in DH opener

By Jake Seiner Sep. 11, 2020 06:51 PM EDT

New York Mets' Pete Alonso, center, and teammates celebrate after Alonso hit a two-run home run during the 10th inning of the team's baseball game against the New York Yankees, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Alonso HR in 10th lifts Mets over Yanks after Seaver tribute

By Jerry Beach Sep. 03, 2020 08:34 PM EDT