A bleary-eyed Brian Cashman sat in a windowless conference room deep within a San Diego luxury hotel, confessing he had not slept the night before. It was the 2022 Winter Meetings, and even the most seasoned Yankees officials feared that Aaron Judge might be about to hand in his pinstripes.

The Rule 5 Draft serves as the official conclusion of the Winter Meetings, a final chance for baseball’s decision-makers to gather in one room and take a swing at unprotected talent before heading home.

NEW YORK -- For more than six decades, the Mets and Yankees have coexisted fewer than 10 miles apart across the East and Harlem Rivers. Because of it, they’ve shared plenty of experiences, from the now-defunct Mayor’s Trophy Games to the 2000 Subway Series and other Interleague matchups. They also

Attempting to pick the Top 10 moments in Yankees history guarantees disagreement and debate. Ask 10 fans at the corner of 161st Street and River Avenue, and it’s a near-certainty that you’ll walk away with 10 different lists. That said, this one is mine. After covering the Yankees for nearly

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar. Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Oct. 6. 1) Freddy Garcia (1976) A two-time All-Star with the Mariners and later a World Series champion with

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar. Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Oct. 3.

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar. Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Oct. 2. 1) Maury Wills (1932) The speedster made seven All-Star teams. Only four other players in baseball history

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar. Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Oct. 1.

After meeting in the 2024 World Series, the Yankees and Dodgers have kept up their winning ways in ’25. The Bronx Bombers clinched their 33rd consecutive winning season, the second-longest streak in MLB history (six behind a different Yankees streak for the top spot). The Dodgers, meanwhile, posted a winning

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar. Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Sept. 26. 1) Bobby Shantz (1925) The 1952 American League Most Valuable Player after winning 24 games for Philadelphia

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar. Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Sept. 25:

The Subway Series always provides some must-see moments. Both teams are well above .500 entering this weekend's series at Citi Field, but regardless of where the Mets and Yankees are in the standings, their yearly showdowns rank among the MLB season's most intriguing Interleague matchups -- and the Subway Series

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar. Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for May 9.

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

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar. Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Jan. 3.

When the Yankees want to bring a player back, they do not often let one of their own leave in free agency. Call it the powerful pull of the pinstripes -- and of course, being a big-market, big-budget team doesn't hurt, either. Just how powerful that pull is, though, was

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar. Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Oct. 4.

Derek Jeter and Thurman Munson have easily been the Yankees’ top first-round selections since the MLB Draft was instituted in 1965, each sharing turns as captains on their way to multiple championships and eventual enshrinement in Yankee Stadium’s Monument Park.

A version of this story originally ran in January 2020.

Throughout baseball history, there have been many legendary streaks that defined endurance and consistency in the game. From June 1, 1925, to April 30, 1939, Lou Gehrig played in 2,130 straight games before taking himself out of the lineup. Fifty-six years later, Cal Ripken Jr. surpassed what was once thought

Hall of Famer Babe Ruth was born in Baltimore on Feb. 6, 1895. Coincidentally, the Babe's birthday falls just one day after that of Hank Aaron, the man who would eventually pass him on the all-time home run list. From his jaw-dropping numbers at the plate to his postseason pitching

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar. Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Dec. 26:

Dating to the birth of their first dynasty roughly a century ago, the Yankees have enjoyed a storied history of improving their club via trades. In the years since the team traded for the greatest player in history, superstars have called the Bronx home while developing into legends, and previously

Note: This article was originally published on Jan. 28, 2020.

Yankees fans frequently discuss the idea of a player "earning their pinstripes," the moment when a new face becomes accepted as part of the family. Whether they are making their mark as rookies, acquired via trade or imported as a free agent, it is a status every player hopes to