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ST. PETERSBURG – Cam Schlittler steadied his outing after a loud beginning on Sunday, but the right-hander didn’t have much time to enjoy it – not with Drew Rasmussen making swift work of the Yankees’ lineup. Schlittler struck out eight Rays at Tropicana Field, permitting three runs on seven hits

ST. PETERSBURG – When Aaron Judge surveys the Yankees’ lineup, he sees each spot occupied by someone trying to be a hero. It’s an admirable quality, but it also might not necessarily be what they need right now. The Yankees absorbed their fifth consecutive defeat on Sunday, a 5-4 loss

ST. PETERSBURG – José Caballero unloaded several games’ worth of frustration with emphatic celebrations on the basepaths late on Saturday, having delivered a pair of big hits to jolt the Yankees’ stalled lineup. It still wasn’t enough.

ST. PETERSBURG – It had been 638 days since the Yankees last set foot inside Tropicana Field, having played the role of good neighbors by yielding the keys to their spring ballpark in Tampa as the Rays repaired hurricane damage, including a complete roof replacement. Surveying a brighter but familiar

ST. PETERSBURG – Cade Winquest received the call every player dreams about, informing him that he’d made a big league Opening Day roster. He walked into Oracle Park in San Francisco on Opening Night, flashing his credentials at the gate as a bona fide big leaguer. Then he waited. And

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NEW YORK – Both the clock and the scoreboard announced it was getting late as Jazz Chisholm Jr. stood in the batter’s box on Sunday, a soggy afternoon having flipped to evening right around when the Yankees’ bullpen faltered, spoiling their chances of completing a sweep. And yet Chisholm said

NEW YORK – The Yankees have spent the season’s first week highlighting aggressiveness and athleticism as their defining traits. On Saturday, they added a new one to the list: resilience. Giancarlo Stanton caught the Marlins napping on the basepaths, then delivered a tiebreaking two-run single as the Yankees rallied for

NEW YORK – Luis Gil's return to the rotation is tentatively lined up to coincide with the Yankees’ first game back at Tropicana Field, as manager Aaron Boone, before New York's game against the Marlins on Saturday night, on unveiled the club’s rotation plans for the coming week. Gil is

NEW YORK -- “Suits tomorrow.” That was the late-night directive from Aaron Judge, sent via text to teammates ahead of Friday’s home opener at Yankee Stadium -- crisp shirts, pressed slacks, shoes shined to a gleam.

NEW YORK -- The gold medals made it from Milan to the Bronx. Fresh off leading Team USA to Olympic glory, Aerin Frankel and Jack Hughes continued their celebrations by trading ice for the Yankee Stadium mound, delivering ceremonial first pitches ahead of the Yankees’ home opener against the Marlins

NEW YORK -- Carlos Rodón has learned one thing from the tightness he’s currently experiencing on the outside of his right hamstring -- he’s probably not going to lace up his spikes as a pinch-runner anytime soon. “I’m off the list. Being a 33-year-old running in a straight line, that’s

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SEATTLE -- Cam Schlittler pitched what was celebrated as “the game of his life” in the American League Wild Card Series last October, announcing his presence on the postseason stage with a gritty performance that sent the Red Sox home. That designation may have been premature. The more Schlittler pitches

SEATTLE – The batting helmet José Caballero tapped to initiate Major League Baseball’s first Automated Ball-Strike Challenge has been authenticated, set to be displayed at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. Beyond its historic value, Caballero’s helmet may be notable for another reason. That artifact from Opening

SEATTLE -- Max Fried had plenty to block out before his Opening Night start, a made-for-streaming production with yellow cabs and San Francisco cable cars parked beyond the dugouts, plus fireworks that left a haze over the ballpark. This time, there were no distractions -- just pitching. And that suited

SEATTLE -- Carlos Rodón's relatively smooth recovery from offseason elbow surgery has hit a snag. Rodón experienced right hamstring tightness on Tuesday while going through his workout program, manager Aaron Boone said before the Yankees’ game against the Mariners at T-Mobile Park.

SEATTLE -- For nearly four games, the Yankees’ bullpen had been untouchable. It took just a few pitches in the ninth inning Monday for that run to end, sending the club to its first defeat of the season. Cal Raleigh lined a run-scoring, walk-off single facing Paul Blackburn in a

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SAN FRANCISCO – Aaron Judge has hit balls that have landed in upper decks, across concourses and out of ballparks entirely. As the Yankees completed a season-opening sweep on Saturday, the captain found a new target: an ambulance. Judge’s second home run in as many games helped to power a

SAN FRANCISCO – Aaron Judge may be among the most prominent beneficiaries of the new Automatic Ball-Strike (ABS) system, given the frequency with which the Yankees’ captain has been rung up on called strikes over the past several years. Judge tapped his helmet for the first time in a Major

SAN FRANCISCO -- About a month ago, as Cam Schlittler moved past a minor setback that delayed his buildup, it was suggested to manager Aaron Boone that he might use the team’s early off-days to gradually build the young right-hander’s stamina. Seated on the dugout bench at the Yankees’ spring

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SAN FRANCISCO – The Yankees heard all winter that they were “running it back,” as though that constituted a flaw. They prefer to view it as a strength. Cast in a starring role for Major League Baseball’s opener on Netflix Wednesday, the Yankees looked every bit ready for prime time.