Herb Raybourn, Ex-Yankees Scout Who Discovered Mariano Rivera, Dies
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.
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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.
After taking a 3-2 lead in the American League Championship Series over the Astros with a three-game sweep in the Bronx, the Yankees clearly had momentum as they went back to Minute Maid Park.
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.
Just the smell when you walk in to Riesterer's Bakery in West Hempstead will make you hungry. The Long Island business is busy baking up a storm with Yankees cookies, cakes, and more.
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.
Had this magical train ride stopped at the wild-card game, how Brian Cashman viewed CC Sabathia and Masahiro Tanaka during the regular season probably wouldn't have changed a bit.
Time to stop calling them Baby Bombers and call them by their given name -- Yankees. This is not a team on the rise anymore. This team has arrived.
If you've been watching the Yankees games, you've seen a lot of thumbs down from the fans and the players. CBS2's Cindy Hsu introduced us Thursday to the man who started it all.
Yankee fever is spreading across the city but apparently Mayor Bill de Blasio is immune.
The Astros' three-day trip to New York turned a confident team into a frustrated one, WFAN's Mike Francesa said Thursday, a day after the Yankees took a 3-2 lead in the ALCS.
With the crack of Gary Sanchez's bat, the Yankees defeated the Astros Wednesday, a 5-0 victory in Game 5 for a 3-2 lead in the American League Championship Series.
But between the blossoming bats, stellar pitching, and native ambiance that clearly fuels the Yanks and strikes fear in foes, the Yankees find themselves nine solid innings from a most unlikely trip to the World Series.
The Yankees took all three games at home to seize control of the ALCS, while the Dodgers lost their first playoff game last night.
Excitement boiled over Wednesday night as the Yankees took Game 5 of the ALCS and found themselves one win away from a spot in the World Series.
