Encarnacion To Join Yankees On Monday, Become Primary DH
Yankees manager Aaron Boone plans to use AL home run leader Edwin Encarnacion as his team's primary designated hitter after the 36-year-old slugger joins the team in New York on Monday.
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Yankees manager Aaron Boone plans to use AL home run leader Edwin Encarnacion as his team's primary designated hitter after the 36-year-old slugger joins the team in New York on Monday.
A Babe Ruth road jersey became the most expensive piece of sports memorabilia ever sold at an auction Saturday.
The Yankees have been battling the Rays for the division lead for much of the season, and it looks as if help is on the way — in the form of another feared slugger for their potent lineup.
The move may leave many fans scratching their heads in the short term, as the Yankees are set to add both Stanton and Judge to their potent lineup as early as Tuesday.
Aside from Chad Green's last game as an opener, New York has not gotten a quality start from their starter since J.A. Happ's outing on June 6.
J.A. Happ appeared to be well on his way to his fourth straight win before running into trouble in the fifth. The left-hander yielded five hits and walked four in five innings.
The first baseman/designated hitter had three hits in the Yankees' 12-5 victory over the Mets on Tuesday but did not play in the second half of the doubleheader.
The offensive reinforcements are coming. The help on the mound? It's hard to say.
Alonso hit a three-run homer in the first inning off an ineffective James Paxton, J.D. Davis and Carlos Gómez also went deep.
Gio Urshela and Luke Voit homered off Zack Wheeler in a five-run fourth inning, and the New York Yankees tied their season high with 15 hits in a 12-5 rout of the Mets.
The scheduled Subway Series opener between the New York Mets and New York Yankees was postponed because of rain.
The Yankees headed home to a Subway Series matchup against the Mets with a win in the series against Cleveland after blowing a 5-0 lead in the sixth and a 6-5 advantage in the ninth.
Germán became the 19th Yankees player on the IL this season, one shy of last year's total for the entire season.
Rookie Oscar Mercado hit a two-run homer off CC Sabathia to break a fifth-inning tie and the Cleveland Indians defeated the New York Yankees on Saturday.
The New York Yankees placed right-hander Masahiro Tanaka on the paternity leave list. But it will be a short stay, with his next start on Monday against the Mets.
Gregorius got two hits playing for the first time since Game 4 of last year's AL Division series against Boston when he injured his elbow making a throw.
DJ LeMahieu is now batting a major league-best .491 (26-for-53) with runners in scoring position. He's nine for his last 16 in such situations.
If Dallas Keuchel wants to pitch for the Yankees, he may have to settle for a contract for just the remainder of the season.
Judge, out since April 21 because of a strained left oblique, is working out at the team's minor league complex in Tampa, Florida.
New York has lost the first two games of a three-game set, ending a streak of nine consecutive series wins. New York has not won 10 series in a row since 1954.
A rare off night by the offense left the New York Yankees back-to-back losers for the first time in more than a month.
While many had expected Yankees general manager Brian Cashman to upgrade his rotation by the July 31 trade deadline, he reportedly is moving toward doing so right now.
Many baseball fans in the Tri-state area dream of growing up and playing for the Yankees. On Monday, that dream came true for New Jersey teen Anthony Volpe.
David Price finally won at Yankee Stadium for the first time with the Boston Red Sox, backed by early homers from J.D. Martinez and Xander Bogaerts in an 8-5 victory over New York on Sunday night.
Gary Sánchez hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the fifth inning, Aroldis Chapman escaped trouble in the ninth and the New York Yankees bullpen held tight again to beat the Boston Red Sox 5-3 Saturday night.
