3 d. ago New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole to have Tommy John surgery on Tuesday

TAMPA, Fla. — Yankees ace Gerrit Cole will have season-ending Tommy John surgery on his right elbow on Tuesday. The Yankees said the 34-year-old right-hander was examined Monday by Dr. Neal ElAttrache at the Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute in Los Angeles. ElAttrache, the Dodgers’ head team physician, will operate. Cole experienced discomfort following his second spring […]

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4 d. ago Exiled from the Trop, the Rays might have MLB’s best home clubhouse at Yankees’ spring training site

TAMPA. Fla.  — “Extreme Makeover: Baseball Edition” is about to premiere. When Tampa Bay players leave Steinbrenner Field following the New York Yankees’ spring training home finale on March 23, their staff will launch a 120-hour transformation of the ballpark for the Rays’ season in exile from storm-damaged Tropicana Field. By the time the Rays […]

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5 d. ago Yankees ace Gerrit Cole concerned about right elbow soreness

TAMPA, Fla. — New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole had imaging on his right elbow, and he expects to know more about the situation in the next couple of days. Cole, 34, was tagged for six runs and five hits in 2 2/3 innings during a spring training start against Minnesota on Thursday. He told […]

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2 w. ago Yankees will play Sinatra’s ’New York, New York’ only after home wins, returning to original custom

The Yankees will play Frank Sinatra’s version of the Theme From New York, New York only after home wins instead of all games in the Bronx, going back to the original custom set by owner George Steinbrenner in 1980. The Yankees said players and staff were tired of hearing a celebratory song following defeats. After Sunday’s […]

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3 w. ago New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge says baby daughter will motivate him ’to stay on top of my game’

TAMPA, Fla. — Aaron Judge feels extra motivation to play well — for his baby daughter. Judge’s wife, Samantha Bracksieck, gave birth to Nora Rose Judge on Jan. 27. “Having the chance to have her grow up and watch me do what I love, if there’s any way I can inspire her through playing this […]

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3 w. ago New York Yankees’ Giancarlo Stanton hasn’t swung back in 3 or 4 weeks and is unsure of whether he can play in opener

New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton hasn’t swung a bat in three or four weeks and isn’t sure whether he will be ready for opening day because of painful tendinitis in both elbows. Speaking Monday before the team’s first full-squad workout, the five-time All-Star revealed he played in pain for much of last season as […]

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3 w. ago New York Yankees’ Giancarlo Stanton hasn’t swung bat in 3 or 4 weeks and is unsure of whether he can play in opener

New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton hasn’t swung a bat in three or four weeks and isn’t sure whether he will be ready for opening day because of painful tendinitis in both elbows. Speaking Monday before the team’s first full-squad workout, the five-time All-Star revealed he played in pain for much of last season as […]

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