All eyes will be on San Francisco on Wednesday, when the Yankees and Giants will inaugurate the 2026 regular season with their highly anticipated clash at Oracle Park as part of MLB Opening Night. And with a new season comes a new way to watch baseball, as this will be

For more than a century, the Yankees have been more than a baseball team. The sport’s most storied franchise is a pop culture touchstone, a versatile backdrop that serves as both a symbol of excellence and a punchline across television, movies and more. So as the Yankees prepare to break

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TAMPA, Fla. -- The Yankees raved that Luis Gil turned back the clock with five dominant innings against the Orioles on Friday evening, but it wasn’t enough to secure his place in the rotation -- at least, for now. Yankees manager Aaron Boone said his club is likely to begin

TAMPA, Fla. -- Carlos Lagrange will get a taste of the big league life on Sunday afternoon when he boards the Yankees’ charter flight, having been named the club’s scheduled starter for Monday’s exhibition against the Cubs in Mesa, Ariz. From there, Lagrange and several of his teammates will travel

TAMPA, Fla. – The most valuable advice Kyle Carr received all spring came from an unexpected source. Midway through a bullpen session at George M. Steinbrenner Field, Gerrit Cole spotted something in the left-hander’s delivery and offered a suggestion on how to refine his curveball grip.

TAMPA, Fla. -- Hall of Famer Fred McGriff had a good laugh when he was reminded of his popular Tom Emanski commercials before serving as the Braves’ manager in a Spring Breakout game against the Yankees on Saturday night at George M. Steinbrenner Field. When McGriff got to the plate

Finally, we can see the finish line. Which is, of course, the starting line. Spring Training has nearly come to an end, and Opening Day is so close we can almost see the bunting. (The decorations, not the small-ball strategy.) There hasn’t been a ton of drama in what figures

TAMPA, Fla. -- Randal Grichuk didn’t fret about a late February arrival to Yankees camp, saying that he sensed there would be a path toward claiming an Opening Day roster spot. That belief paid off on Saturday, as manager Aaron Boone informed the 34-year-old that he has made the club,

TAMPA, Fla. – An airtight Yankees outfield left no room for Jasson Domínguez to begin the season on the Opening Day roster, a scenario that the switch-hitting outfielder said he understood when he reported to camp. That decision was made before Friday night’s 3-1 Grapefruit League victory over the Orioles,

TAMPA, Fla. – Luis Gil returned to the drawing board to rescue his sluggish spring. The Yankees right-hander might have turned the clock back, too. “That was 2024 Luis Gil right there,” manager Aaron Boone said after the Yankees’ 3-1 Grapefruit League victory over the Orioles on Friday night at

TAMPA, Fla. – There was still some anger in Aaron Judge’s stride as he walked through the familiar hallways of George M. Steinbrenner Field, replaying Team USA’s loss to Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic. “You’re still thinking about the last couple of games. You’re mad about that,” Judge said.

The first pitch of the 2026 MLB season will come at Oracle Park, where the Giants and Yankees are set to face off on MLB Opening Night on Wednesday. The clash will be exclusively streamed on Netflix, marking the first time a live MLB game will be carried by the

TAMPA, Fla. -- There was no ceremonial reveal when Max Fried learned he would be making his first Opening Day start as a member of the Yankees -- just a pitcher and his manager in a windowless office, huddled over a calendar. “It was just going through my schedule, like,

TAMPA, Fla. -- No one turned more heads in Yankees camp than Carlos Lagrange, a flame-throwing right-hander whose triple-digit fastball and knee-buckling secondary pitches drew attention from even the club’s most experienced veterans. Lagrange’s performance sparked internal debate, too, as officials wrestled with having the club’s top pitching prospect break

TAMPA, Fla. – Cam Schlittler and Carlos Rodón were mid-conversation with a couple of visitors early on Wednesday morning when Gerrit Cole approached, his game face already applied as he changed into a hooded sweatshirt and shorts. “Hey Gerrit. You excited?” Schlittler said. “Big day.”

TAMPA, Fla. – Carlos Lagrange didn’t wait for the interpreter to finish. Asked if he believed his spring performance proves that he’s ready for the big leagues, the Yankees’ top pitching prospect nodded and said: “Yeah.”

TAMPA, Fla. – The count ran full on Aaron Judge in the sixth inning Tuesday, the potential tying run at the plate as Team USA tried to wrestle back momentum from Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic final. Surrounded by friends and family on a couch some 285 miles from

TAMPA, Fla. – George Lombard Jr.'s time as a big leaguer is still on the horizon, but flashes of his immense potential were on full display during Grapefruit League play prior to his reassignment to Minor League camp. MLB's No. 32 prospect collected three extra-base hits, six walks and six

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TAMPA, Fla. – Luis Gil’s 12th pitch sailed over the wall in left-center field, tagged by Spencer Torkelson for a three-run homer. The rest of his Grapefruit League start against the Tigers didn’t look – or sound – much better. Tagged for seven loud runs in the Yankees’ 12-1 Grapefruit

No Major League franchise boasts a richer and more storied history than the Yankees. Appropriately, the 22 numbers that have been removed from circulation to honor 23 of their finest players and managers stand as the most in Major League Baseball. Lou Gehrig's No. 4 was the first retired number

LAKELAND, Fla. – Seeing Justin Verlander wearing a Tigers uniform again feels a bit like time travel: a full-circle experience not just for a pitcher who has already secured his place among the best of his generation, but also for the fans who cheered him along the way. On Thursday,

LAKELAND, Fla. -- George Lombard Jr. continued to impress in his second big league camp, particularly on defense, where the Yankees’ top prospect contributed dazzling plays at three different infield spots. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman has said the club believes Lombard -- baseball’s No. 32 overall prospect according to

TAMPA, Fla. – There are fewer than two weeks remaining before the Yankees will assemble on the first-base line at Oracle Park in San Francisco, set to begin the 2026 Major League season on Opening Night against the Giants. Most of the roster calls seem decided at this stage –