A-Rod Ties Mays With 660, Yankees Edge Red Sox 3-2
Alex Rodriguez tied Willie Mays for fourth place in major league history with his 660th home run, breaking an 8th-inning tie with a pinch-hit shot that sent the New York Yankees to a 3-2 win.
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Alex Rodriguez tied Willie Mays for fourth place in major league history with his 660th home run, breaking an 8th-inning tie with a pinch-hit shot that sent the New York Yankees to a 3-2 win.
If there's a chance Sabathia can turn it around, it has to start on Friday night against a dangerous Red Sox lineup in their ballpark.
The phrase that must have reverberated through Alderson and Cashman's heads this week sounds like the same one heard outside any casino in Vegas: "You win some, you lose some."
James Loney hit a go-ahead infield single in the 13th inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays outlasted the New York Yankees 3-2 Wednesday to avoid a three-game sweep.
Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka is going to be out at least a month because of tendinitis in his right wrist and a mild right forearm strain.
On this episode of Robert Wulh's Ipso Facto podcast, contentious former pitcher Roger Clemens talks about his career highlights, the steroids scandal and his unapologetically aggressive style of pitching.
The Masahiro Tanaka story continues to unfold, with uncertainty and caution the prevailing themes.
The revelation that ace Masahiro Tanaka will be out at least a month because of a mild forearm strain and right wrist tendinitis overshadowed the New York Yankees' 4-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.
It's a big deal because it's Willie Mays. And because it's Alex Rodriguez. And because it's never been done before. Not like this, anyway.
When Yankees fans give Didi Gregorius a shout out, it is not necessarily positive. Gregorius hears it after making an out or committing an error: not his name, but his predecessor's.
Brian McCann hit a tiebreaking home run and Adam Warren pitched effectively into the sixth inning as the New York Yankees ended the Tampa Bay Rays' five-game winning streak, 4-1 on Monday night.
New York Yankees right-hander Ivan Nova has thrown a simulated game and says he could pitch in an extended spring training game on Saturday.
De Blasio was taken aback by how well Brewers fans treated their city's mayor at the ballpark. He's not used to that in the Big Apple.
During his surprisingly powerful start to this season, the Yankees have virtually ignored the disgraced slugger's pursuit of Willie Mays.
The Bombers responded and the Amazin's came back with a haymaker. But the knockout punch went to NY (AL) -- er, the Yankees.
After a sensational start, the Mets made four errors Sunday night and reverted back to the shoddy brand of baseball that's led to six straight losing seasons.
Alex Rodriguez hit his 659th home run to move within one of Willie Mays for fourth place on the career list, and the New York Yankees took advantage of one mistake after another by the New York Mets.
After getting back in the win column on the latest "Harvey Day," the Mets will look for Jonathon Niese to continue the best stretch of his career Sunday night against the New York Yankees in the finale of this Subway Series.
Mustaches in various stages of growth have been sprouting on the upper lips of an increasing number of players during the team's recent run of wins in seven of nine games.
Matt Harvey finished one out shy of a complete game, earning his first win against the team he rooted for growing up and leading the New York Mets to an 8-2 victory Saturday over the crosstown rival Yankees.
Michael Pineda used a biting slider while pitching impressively into the eighth inning to help the New York Yankees end the crosstown rival Mets' 11-game winning streak.
The Mets are the talk of the town. But the Yankees could steal the back pages by denying the Amazin's their franchise-record 12th straight win Friday night.
You may not always agree with Mike Francesa, but the baritone bard of New York City sports is spot-on about one thing: the Subway Series was planned by a blind man.
The annual Mets-Yankees showdown has had its share of memorable moments. These are the best of the best.
The stage is now set for a fascinating scene Friday night, when the crosstown Mets bring the majors' best record and a team record-tying 11-game winning streak to Yankee Stadium.
