Girardi Won't Return To Yankees Next Season, Says Team Didn't Want Him Back
The manager won't return to the team next season, he confirmed Thursday. Girardi's four-year, $16 million contract is set to expire at the end of the month.
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The manager won't return to the team next season, he confirmed Thursday. Girardi's four-year, $16 million contract is set to expire at the end of the month.
Herb Raybourn, the Yankees scout who signed Mariano Rivera for a $2,500 bonus in 1990, died Saturday at his home in Bradenton, Florida, according to his family. Raybourn was 82.
As the Houston Astros celebrated their Game 7 victory over the New York Yankees in last week's ALCS, a subtle but significant parallel struck me.
So, with his four-year, $16 million contract expiring at the end of this month, the baseball world is watching. Will Girardi return? Does he want to? Does the club want him to?
Yankees fans are no doubt disappointed after their team fell one game short of the World Series. But when the pain subsides, they should feel nothing but optimism about the future, WFAN's Mike Francesa said.
The 2018 baseball season will arrive quicker than Aaron Judge can strike out on a breaking pitch around the knees. So, if the Yankees have any lingering disappointment in their runner-up finish in the ALCS, they'd best get over it fast.
When was the last time you looked forward to a Yankees spring training more than you will 2018?
A riveting October run fell one win short of the Yankees' first trip to the World Series since 2009.
Charlie Morton and Lance McCullers combined on a three-hitter, Jose Altuve and Evan Gattis homered and the Houston Astros reached the World Series, blanking the New York Yankees 4-0 Saturday night in Game 7 of the AL Championship Series.
Unfortunately for them, New York's surprising post-season run ultimately came to a close with a 4-0 loss.
So the magical run hit a roadblock, at least for one night. That's what happens when a super-human pitcher does his thing.
Justin Verlander stayed perfect with the Houston Astros when they couldn't afford anything else.
Excitement is building among Yankees fans who are hoping the Bronx Bombers will be making a trip to the world series.
There's no doubt the Yankees' starting pitchers are exceeding expectations in the postseason, but manager Joe Girardi made a case Friday for why people shouldn't be floored by what they're doing.
As the Yankees get ready to face the Astros in Houston in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series, fans are doing whatever it takes to make sure their team wins.
