PHOENIX -- Cans of beer were emptied over Aaron Judge’s head as the Yankees' captain stood in the center of the visiting clubhouse at Target Field last week, surrounded by joyous teammates celebrating the club’s entry into the postseason. Judge squinted, his eyes burning, and warned his teammates: “I’m going

PHOENIX – This one won’t hurt for the next 25 years, but it might sting for the next eight games. On an evening when the D-backs turned back the clock to honor a World Series celebration that took place on this same diamond, it became the setting for another Yankees

PHOENIX – On the list of Aaron Judge’s preferred activities, fielding questions about an ongoing injury issue probably ranks beneath an emergency trip to the dentist. The Yankees’ captain expressed frustration with his return to the 10-day injured list on Saturday. And while he remained vague about the severity of

PHOENIX -- Aaron Judge is back on the injured list, meaning the Yankees must navigate the end of the regular season without their captain -- and potentially part of the playoffs. Judge was placed on the 10-day injured list with a right calf strain on Saturday (retroactive to Thursday), the

PHOENIX -- Gerrit Cole had never surrendered seven home runs over a two-start span before his most recent outings, and with the playoffs around the corner, there was concern that the Yankees’ right-hander might have hit a wall. Most of that came from outside the clubhouse. Yankees manager Aaron Boone

PHOENIX -- Cam Schlittler sported a significant bruise on his right hamstring as he moved through the visiting clubhouse at Chase Field on Friday afternoon. It was a souvenir from his most recent start, which ended after the Mets’ Bo Bichette connected on a 111.5 mph comebacker. That ball dented

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NEW YORK – Mention the American League Cy Young Award to Cam Schlittler, and the conversation usually doesn’t last long. The Yankees right-hander prefers to remain focused on what he needs to do every five days, especially as his team closes in on securing a postseason berth. After firing another

NEW YORK – Clarke Schmidt arrived at Yankee Stadium on Sunday morning with his bags packed for the club’s charter flight to Minneapolis, the clearest indication yet that the right-hander has cleared the final hurdle of his rehab from Tommy John surgery. “This has been a long journey,” Schmidt said.

NEW YORK -- From Gerrit Cole’s vantage point, the problem seems easy to identify. Over his last two starts, opponents are seeing the ball too well against him, allowing them to square their swings to belt drives that have carried over the outfield walls. Anyone could likely decipher that from

NEW YORK – Everywhere the Yankees looked, the weight of Sept. 11 could be felt, from the first responder caps on their locker shelves to the memorial wreath that Aaron Boone, Aaron Judge and Gerrit Cole carried into Monument Park during the early afternoon hours. Then came a stirring ceremony

NEW YORK – Derek Jeter remembers wondering if they should play at all. In the days after Sept. 11, 2001, baseball felt inconsequential amid the fear and grief that gripped New York. Yet as the wounded city grappled with an altered skyline and a new reality, the Yankees came to

NEW YORK – Jasson Domínguez was optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre late on Thursday, shortly after the outfielder committed an error late in the Yankees’ 10-3 victory over the Rockies. Domínguez flubbed a backhanded pickup of Adael Amador’s eighth-inning single to right field off Luis Gil, allowing Zac Veen to score

NEW YORK – Max Fried sat near the dugout railing on Thursday at Yankee Stadium, a thousand-yard stare across his face. Most of the lefty’s stat line looked sharp: a run, a hit, seven strikeouts. But it was only the fourth inning, and already he had thrown his last pitch

NEW YORK – Anthony Volpe received no promises when he packed his bags in early August, uncertain when – or if – he might walk into Yankee Stadium again. Spending the better part of a month with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, there was only one thing to do: Get to work. “There

NEW YORK -- Aaron Boone had been to the site of the World Trade Center before, standing near the intersection of Liberty and Greenwich Streets to gaze into the deep reflecting pools, which sit atop the site of the former Twin Towers and offer a sense of their enormous scale.

NEW YORK – Jazz Chisholm Jr. was placed on the 10-day injured list on Thursday after imaging revealed a sprained right thumb, putting the Yankees infielder’s availability in question for the remainder of the regular season. Chisholm sustained the injury sliding into second base during the eighth inning of Tuesday

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NEW YORK – Early in his big league career, George Lombard Jr. has provided glimpses that illustrate why the Yankees are banking on him as their shortstop of the future. Now he has etched his name alongside one of the greats of the franchise’s storied past. Lombard became the youngest

NEW YORK -- The Yankees had no game scheduled for Monday, but Yankee Stadium still hosted one of its most important events in months: Aaron Judge swinging a bat, facing live pitching for the first time since late May. That was nothing compared to the celebratory atmosphere that should accompany

SAN DIEGO -- There are fewer than three weeks remaining in the regular season, which means every game carries heightened importance for the Yankees’ playoff destiny. Each Cam Schlittler start also contains a compelling side quest: to solidify his standing for the American League’s Cy Young Award.

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SAN DIEGO – Gerrit Cole had lived this particular nightmare before. It was a little more than four years ago – June 9, 2022, to be exact – when the Yankees ace found himself in an immediate hole, stunned after surrendering home runs to the first three Twins he faced.

SAN DIEGO – Nearly every time the Yankees’ order has rolled around since their arrival, Ben Rice has been busy covering the 90 feet between home plate and first base, reminding at least one observer of another left-handed hitter whose excellence earned statues in this town. “I told him, he’s

SAN DIEGO -- Trent Grisham landed on the injured list for the second time this season after reinjuring his right hamstring early in the Yankees’ 3-2, 10-inning loss to the Padres on Friday evening. The club on Saturday placed Grisham on the 10-day IL with a hamstring strain and recalled