Yankees Game Postponed Following Multiple Positive COVID Tests
The Yankees series opener against the Boston Red Sox was postponed Thursday afternoon due to positive COVID-19 tests within the organization.
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The Yankees series opener against the Boston Red Sox was postponed Thursday afternoon due to positive COVID-19 tests within the organization.
The Yankees wasted an 8-4 advantage in an 11-8 defeat to the Los Angeles Angels on June 30, making this the first season the Yankees twice lost games when leading by four runs entering the ninth.
Aaron Judge hit a solo homer and Gerrit Cole did the rest for his fifth career complete game and third shutout.
Making a spot start, Cortes permitted two hits in 4 2/3 innings, striking out two and walking two and lowering his ERA to 1.05.
New York was held to one hit for the first time since Sept. 25, 2019, vs. Tampa Bay and dropped to 3-8 when going for a series sweep this year, including 1-5 on the road.
Judge capped New York's early offensive outburst against Seattle All-Star Yusei Kikuchi with his 20th home run of the season, and the Yankees held on for a 5-4 win over the Mariners on Wednesday night.
The Yankees seemed to release nearly a week worth of frustration with an early offensive outburst against the Mariners and one-time New York prospect Justus Sheffield.
There are 263 players in the Baseball Hall of Fame, but only 30 have been featured on a U.S. Postal Service stamp. Yogi Berra recently joined the exclusive group and CBS2 visited his museum on Monday.
He came to New York with great fanfare in 2009 and immediately became a World Series champion, but CC Sabathia was hiding a secret.
Gio Urshela hit a three-run homer and the New York Yankees saved a little face by beating the Mets 4-2 Sunday night to avoid a Subway Series sweep.
All of their "Let's go Mets!" chants got minimal pushback at this Subway Series opener, what with many Yankees fans sensing this season has already gone off the rails.
The first game of the Subway Series was scheduled for Friday night, but it was postponed due to inclement weather.
Businesses surrounding the stadium rely on the team to be successful.
Steinbrenner spoke with reporters Thursday, the morning after the 11-8 defeat in which New York scored seven runs in the first inning.
Jared Walsh hit a tying grand slam off Aroldis Chapman in a seven-run ninth inning, and the Angels stunned the Yankees 11-8 in a rainy game that finished after 1 a.m.
