Yankees' Wild-Card Lineup: Ellsbury At DH Over Headley, Holliday
Jacoby Ellsbury will be the designated hitter for the New York Yankees in the AL wild-card game, with manager Joe Girardi keeping Chase Headley and Matt Holliday on the bench.
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Jacoby Ellsbury will be the designated hitter for the New York Yankees in the AL wild-card game, with manager Joe Girardi keeping Chase Headley and Matt Holliday on the bench.
October baseball in the Bronx isn't what it used to be. But perhaps things are about to return to normal.
Twins star Joe Mauer remembers well all those October losses to the Yankees. So too, surely, do Minnesota's fans. Around the rest of the Twins clubhouse, though, it may as well be ancient history.
It's the hit at Yankee Stadium that brought tears to the eyes of many who saw it, including the players on the field.
Didi Gregorius is not interested in reflecting on his best season yet. Because, after all, there's still work to be done.
After a jaw-dropping 52-homer rookie season, it's Judge's turn to show what he can do in October.
The Yankees know full well that anything can happen in a wild card round, even at home.
The team said in a statement that they're consulting with experts and the league to "analyze and determine the best and most appropriate type of material, color and installation methods."
The Toronto Blue Jays edged the playoff-bound New York Yankees in their regular-season finale Sunday.
New York needed two wins and two losses by Boston to force a tiebreaker Monday at Yankee Stadium. Instead, the Yankees will host Minnesota in the wild-card game Tuesday.
Pitching on six days' rest, Tanaka had a sharp slider and splitter, dominating a team that battered him for eight runs and three homers at Toronto on Sept. 22.
Sonny Gray said he didn't notice what was posted on the out-of-town scoreboard at Yankee Stadium, but his manager did.
While many first responders from the Tri-State Area traveled to Puerto Rico to help following Hurricane Maria, others here at home are stepping up to the plate, too.
Luis Severino cruised through his final postseason tuneup and Starlin Castro, Greg Bird and Aaron Hicks all homered during a four-run sixth inning, lifting the New York Yankees over the Tampa Bay Rays.
Ultimately, it's the slump and those 204 strikeouts he has as of Wednesday that could sink him.
Sanchez and Rays catcher Wilson Ramos said the fan had been yelling in Spanish: "Outside! Outside!"
Hicks robbed Wilson Ramos of a first-inning grand slam in the outfielder's return from the disabled list.
The Westchester County man caught the historic ball, but it wound up being more of a retrieval.
Judge has been special, leading the world north of Miami in round-trippers. In a season of alleged rebuild, Judge jammed the accelerator and shifted to reload gear.
The Yankees' Todd Frazier said the condition of the young girl injured by his foul ball last week has improved and she could be leaving a hospital soon.
If you know anything about Jerry Recco, you know he is passionate. So with that said, on Tuesday morning his passion led to another informative and entertaining sports update for public consumption.
Aaron Judge has broken Mark McGwire's major league record for home runs by a rookie, going deep twice on Monday to raise his total to 50.
Unless the Giants plan to turn things around in a huge way and the Jets prove their win over the Dolphins is more than a blip on their radar for the top draft pick, the Yankees have become New York's best bet for a happy autumn.
Aaron Judge homered twice, increasing his AL-leading total to 48, but the Yankees still lost the Toronto Blue Jays Sunday.
The New York Yankees returned to the playoffs after a one-year absence, clinching no worse the a wild card with a 5-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday behind Greg Bird's three-run homer.
