NEW YORK – Cam Schlittler has never hidden his affinity for "Star Wars." With Players’ Weekend inviting Major League Baseball to flash personality, the young Yankees right-hander couldn’t choose: His cleats honored both the Light Side and the Dark Side. Then, he went out and showed why the Force is

NEW YORK -- Thousands of fans angled for position outside Yankee Stadium’s gates on Friday afternoon, their hands outstretched in search of one of the season’s more coveted pinstriped giveaways: a Cody Bellinger bobblehead. The real thing should be back in the Bronx soon. Bellinger played his second Minor League

NEW YORK -- Ryan McMahon became the latest player to land on the Yankees’ crowded injured list on Friday, when the infielder was diagnosed with a Grade 2 sprain of his left thumb. The injury stems from a slide into second base during Wednesday’s 5-3 victory over the Orioles at

BALTIMORE -- Gerrit Cole’s baseball career is built around five-day intervals -- pitch, recover, prepare and repeat. It’s a schedule that has always worked for the Yankees ace, but through the Gerrit and Amy Cole Foundation, he and his wife are thinking much farther into the future. The Coles recently

BALTIMORE -- Cody Bellinger appears to be on track to return toward the shorter end of a timeline initially provided in late July, when he was diagnosed with a Grade 2 strain of his left hamstring. The Yankees outfielder wishes it could’ve been sooner.

BALTIMORE -- Every pitcher wants to get ahead in the count. Gerrit Cole has never done it more than he did on Thursday. Cole threw 22 of 23 first-pitch strikes (95.7 percent) over six strong innings, striking out eight to lead the Yankees to their fourth consecutive victory, a 6-1

BALTIMORE -- Aaron Judge is moving closer to reclaiming his spot in the Yankees’ lineup. The Yankees’ captain has resumed hitting off a tee, according to manager Aaron Boone, who said Judge has done so for the last two days at Yankee Stadium.

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BALTIMORE – Brent Headrick stood near the back of the mound, hands on his hips, as all of Camden Yards waited for a verdict. Pete Alonso had gone into full Carlton Fisk mode, hopping down the first-base line, expecting his towering seventh-inning drive to light up the scoreboard as a

BALTIMORE – The most stressful situation of Carlos Rodón’s return to the Yankees rotation came in the second inning on Tuesday, followed by what manager Aaron Boone would opine might have been the team’s best challenge of the season. With the bases loaded, Rodón froze Jackson Holliday looking at a

BALTIMORE – Trent Grisham would be the first to admit his season hasn’t measured up to expectations. The Yankees outfielder also knows it’s not too late to change the story. Grisham continued his recent offensive surge on Tuesday night, homering and driving in three runs in the Yankees’ 3-1 victory

BALTIMORE – The Yankees have spent most of the summer waiting on their offense, confident that one of baseball’s best rotations would be waiting at the other end. They’re still hopeful that will be the case, even after placing Max Fried on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with a recurrence

BALTIMORE – No summer is complete without a refreshing dip. For Aaron Judge, it represents an important step toward getting back in the Yankees' lineup. Judge has been performing “swing-related stuff in the pool” at Yankee Stadium over the last couple of days, according to manager Aaron Boone, who said

Tommy John, a reliable stalwart of big league rotations who won 288 games over three decades while seeing his name become synonymous with a medical procedure that has saved the careers of countless other pitchers, has died. He was 83. A four-time All-Star left-hander with the second-most wins of any

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NEW YORK – The past several days served as a showcase for the Yankees’ player development pipeline, with George Lombard Jr., Spencer Jones and Ben Rice all contributing to victories over the Braves. Sunday was Cam Schlittler’s turn to shine, but the support came too late.

NEW YORK – It had been more than a month since Carlos Rodón's most recent appearance in a game situation, and the Yankees left-hander seemed as curious as anyone to find out what it would look like. Rodón allowed three runs and three hits over 2 2/3 innings, including a

NEW YORK – Tommy John, whose Major League pitching career was extended by a revolutionary elbow procedure that now carries his name, penned an emotional statement addressing the Yankees and their fans ahead of Saturday’s Old-Timers’ Day festivities at Yankee Stadium. “I want to thank the Yankees organization and the

NEW YORK – On an afternoon dedicated to celebrating the Yankees’ past, Gerrit Cole offered another reminder of what has made him one of the league’s finest pitchers for more than a decade. Under that same spotlight, two of his rookie teammates offered a glimpse of their potential. Cole struck

NEW YORK – There were World Series champions, Hall of Famers and Monument Park inductees ringing the Yankee Stadium infield on Saturday afternoon. For the Yankees, Old-Timers’ Day has always served as a bridge between generations. This time, it also brought family together. The afternoon gave Cody and Clay Bellinger

NEW YORK – If there is a silver lining to the scuffles that have most of the Yankees’ lineup grinding bat handles into sawdust, it’s that they are becoming intimately familiar with the pressure of playing in low-scoring games – exactly the kinds of conditions under which championship teams must

NEW YORK – Mitch Garver embraced a new idea during an offseason eight years ago, adopting a one-knee-down catching style that had yet to become widely adopted at the Major League level. That came at the urging of Tanner Swanson, then a catching coordinator with the Twins. Now it is

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NEW YORK -- If you came to the Bronx on Wednesday evening solely to catch a glimpse of George Lombard Jr., you didn’t leave disappointed. Following a memorable Major League debut that included a home run, the 21-year-old continued to impress, robbing a hit with a deft defensive play and

NEW YORK – Aaron Judge reached a significant milestone as he works to rejoin the Yankees lineup. The three-time American League MVP has been cleared to participate in light activities, including outdoor running and upper-body resistance training. Judge worked out on the field at Yankee Stadium prior to Wednesday’s game