Yankees Sweep Giants, But Lose LeMahieu, Urshela To Injury
The New York Yankees keep on getting hurt — and winning.
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The New York Yankees keep on getting hurt — and winning.
Gary Sánchez hit his first career grand slam in a five-run fifth inning for his first hit since coming off the injured list
Despite having a major league-high 13 players on the injured list, the Yankees have won seven of their last eight games and nine of their last 11.
Tommy La Stella and Kole Calhoun hit two-run home runs in the fifth inning, David Fletcher drove in a career-high five and the Angels beat the Yankees 11-5 Thursday night to avoid a four-game sweep.
On Thursday, they sent Clint Frazier to the injured list with a sprained left ankle. The 24-year-old outfielder is the 15th player the Bombers have put on the list since the season started.
New York is still without Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and Troy Tulowitzki, all among a revolving dozen players on its injured list. The Yankees shrugged it all off and rallied to win at Angel Stadium for a franchise-record sixth straight time.
Expect CC Sabathia to be extremely pumped up on Wednesday night.
Yankees slugger Luke Voit showed last season what an unproven player can gain when injuries create opportunities for playing time.
Gio Urshela singled home Gleyber Torres in the 14th with his second extra-inning RBI of the night, and the Yankees persevered for their fourth consecutive win, 4-3 over the Los Angeles Angels on Monday.
Gio Gonzalez was released Monday from his minor league contract with the New York Yankees.
The New York Yankees have become the first professional sports team to hire an environmental adviser to monitor the sustainability of their stadium.
Austin Romine drove in the winning run in the 10th inning with his third RBI single, and the New York Yankees overcame a bullpen collapse that followed another scoreless start by James Paxton to beat the Kansas City Royals 7-6 Sunday.
Aaron Judge won't be back with the New York Yankees anytime soon, a further blow to an injury-decimated team with a mediocre record 3 1/2 weeks into the season.
All-Star slugger Aaron Judge hurt his left oblique while taking a swing and likely was headed to the injured list
Judge was seen visibly angry and frustrated once reaching first base, appearing to know that the injury was fairly significant.
