A-Rod Gets First Start At Third Base Since 2013
Alex Rodriguez went into Monday night batting .300. He finished at .250 after going 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in the Yankees' win over the O's.
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Alex Rodriguez went into Monday night batting .300. He finished at .250 after going 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in the Yankees' win over the O's.
"My godfather means the world to me," Bonds told USA TODAY Sports. "I love him to a T. But when Alex hits No. 660, I'll be happy for him. Willie will be happy for him."
Baltimore could again find itself in a slugfest Monday night should the Yankees replicate the offensive outburst they showcased their last time out.
New York (1-4) was limited to five hits in an 8-4 loss Saturday after going 14 for 67 in a 6-5, 19-inning loss in Friday's opener.
They might be the butt of jokes, but pitchers can succeed despite their extra large cabooses and midsections.
Sure, it's only been three games, but there's no denying the fact that the Yankees look very much like their mediocre-at-best selves from last season.
Sitting in the first row behind home plate at Yankee Stadium on Thursday night, Jimmy Fallon was spooked by a foul ball off the bat of Jacoby Ellsbury in the seventh inning.
Girardi needed something to give his team a boost, and he got it with the Betances-to-Miller progression. Now he should go back to the book. The one that will tell him to let Betances do his job in the ninth.
Coming off right knee surgery in July and making his first start since last May, the big lefty threw his fastball 88-90 mph but had good downward tilt on his slider.
Alex Rodriguez tossed his bat aside and rounded the bases without any fanfare, though the drive invigorated a small crowd on a cold night at Yankee Stadium.
Even though CC Sabathia appears to be healthy he has very few convinced he will be his old self this season.
The Bronx Bombers are about to bomb, for the third straight season. No tweet or Twitter troll can change that truth.
Chase Headley hit a tiebreaking single that deflected off the wrist of reliever Brett Cecil, and the New York Yankees rallied for three runs in the eighth inning to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 Wednesday night.
Joe Torre's presence at Yankee Stadium on Monday was both comforting and haunting. A corporeal bridge to the good times and great teams, Torre also reminds us how far the Yankees have fallen.
Derek Jeter, the iconic Yankees shortstop who retired after the 2014 season, didn't throw out the ceremonial first pitch at Yankee Stadium on Monday because he was unavailable, Newsday reported.
"I'm not going to make excuses," Yankees pitching coach Larry Rothschild said. "He's capable of pitching better than today, and he will."
Back from an unprecedented season-long drug suspension, Alex Rodriguez received a loud ovation and, for a designated hitter, a rare shout-out from the Bleacher Creatures.
Edwin Encarnacion hit a two-run homer off Masahiro Tanaka, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 6-1 Monday in Alex Rodriguez's return to the major leagues.
With a lot going on Tuesday morning, Boomer and Craig were in their comfort zone while occupying the Allstate Studio.
Alex Rodriguez received a loud ovation and walked in the first plate appearance of his return to the major leagues following a season-long drug suspension.
Under the guidance of the Department of Homeland Security, Major League Baseball has stepped up screenings at all 30 stadiums.
Hopes are high as the Yankees begin their 2015 season against Toronto in the Bronx.
"I'm just saying for every starter they have, we have the same guy who has done it before, been in World Series and won World Series games. That's why I don't think it's a battle."
The bullpen is the Yankees' biggest strength. It's also the team's biggest question mark -- at least it is for me.
Derek Jeter is history, Alex Rodriguez is back and a new era started for the Yankees on Monday with Masahiro Tanaka's first pitch against the Blue Jays.
