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Aaron Boone never wavered after naming Gerrit Cole Game 1 starter weeks ago: ‘I feel like he’s throwing the ball incredibly well’

This was the idea when they signed him. Gerrit Cole in Game 1 of the playoffs in front of a packed house at Yankee Stadium. It took until his third season in pinstripes, because of COVID among other things. So the right-handed ace was given the “honor” of pitching the…

Tribune News Service · Oct 10, 2022

Aaron Judge stays at 61 homers as Yankees fall to Orioles, 2-1

NEW YORK — The Yankees locked up the playoffs a while ago. They are locked into the second seed in the American League and the first-round bye that comes with it. They can’t overtake the Astros for home-field advantage in these final seven games. And Aaron Judge is still sitting…

Tribune News Service · Oct 1, 2022

Zack Britton said he’s healthy and wants to help the Yankees win a championship: ‘That’s really the only goal for me at this stage of my career’

Zack Britton said he is ready.

Tribune News Service · Sep 22, 2022

Andrew Benintendi’s two-run homer carries Yankees over Blue Jays, 4-2

NEW YORK — Andrew Benintendi’s first home run as a Yankee could not have come at a better time. The left fielder, who was starting to get booed during the Bombers’ second-half slide, crushed a two-run homer into the second deck of the right-field stands to give the Yankees a…

Tribune News Service · Aug 21, 2022

Yankees thumped by Blue Jays, 9-2, in opener

NEW YORK — The age-old saying in baseball is that momentum lasts only as long as the next day’s starting pitcher. Unfortunately for the Yankees, less than 24 hours after a dramatic, extra-inning walk-off grand slam, Frankie Montas came up short.

Tribune News Service · Aug 19, 2022

Josh Donaldson’s walk-off grand slam in 10th saves the day as Yankees earn improbable win over Rays, 8-7

NEW YORK — Josh Donaldson needed it. Aroldis Chapman and the Yankees needed it more. The struggling veteran infielder hammered a fastball with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Yankees an 8-7 win over the Rays at Yankee Stadium.

Tribune News Service · Aug 18, 2022

Yankees dominate road-weary Mariners 7-2

NEW YORK — This road trip always loomed as difficult long before the 2022 season began and the Astros and Yankees had shown they are the two best teams in the American League. Seven games at two places where the Mariners have struggled to find wins to close out a…

Tribune News Service · Aug 2, 2022

Benintendi Trade Likely Spells the End for Gallo With the Yankees

Aaron Boone all but admitted Gallo’s time with the team was nearly over—hours before they made the deal with the Royals.

Sports Illustrated · Jul 28, 2022

Yankees survive heat, bounce back to beat Orioles 6-0

BALTIMORE -- Nestor Cortes didn’t mind the heat. The Yankees lefty took the mound with a first-pitch temperature of 97 degrees and just went to work. Cortes gave the Bombers six scoreless innings as they rallied from a bad loss in a sweaty slog Saturday night to beat the Orioles…

Tribune News Service · Jul 24, 2022

Yankees drop front end of Astros double-header, 3-2

HOUSTON --- With just two weeks to go before the trade deadline, the Yankees were reminded that despite leading the American League in wins, they are still chasing the Astros. Lefty pinch hitter JJ Matijevic singled in a run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning as…

Tribune News Service · Jul 21, 2022