26 h. ago Judge hits 3 of Yankees’ 9 homers as New York goes deep on first 3 pitches

NEW YORK — Aaron Judge combined with Paul Goldschmidt and Cody Bellinger to go deep on the first three pitches from Nestor Cortes, then hit two more homers as the New York Yankees set a team record with nine home runs in a 20-7 rout of the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday. Judge hit a solo […]

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3 d. ago New York Yankees star rips baseball, saying it is a ‘white sport’

'Nobody would ever cut up my cleats or throw my things away if I were white'

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4 d. ago World Series champion L.A. Dodgers say they’ll visit Trump at White House

The Los Angeles Dodgers say they have accepted President Donald Trump’s invitation to the White House to celebrate their World Series title. The Dodgers confirmed in a social media post on Tuesday night that “in keeping with long-standing baseball tradition,” Trump invited them and they accepted. The team said the visit will happen on April […]

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8 d. ago Carlos Carrasco lands major league contract with Yankees following strong showing in spring training

TAMPA, Fla. — Carlos Carrasco’s impressive spring performance has earned the veteran right-hander a major league contract with New York and a spot in the Yankees’ rotation. The Yankees announced on Saturday they had signed Carrasco to a one-year contract. Carrasco, 38, signed a minor league deal with the Yankees on Feb. 5 and could […]

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2 w. 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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2 w. 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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3 w. 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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