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Yankees Mag: The Show That Never Ends

Anything goes in Bananaland, as the Savannah Bananas demonstrated during three zany games at George M. Steinbrenner Field
April 22, 2024

“We may have to,” Jesse Cole says, tying a bow on a 30-minute conversation before he goes back to whatever reality looks like in the brain center of the Savannah Bananas. “I may have given you a good final piece of your story, by the way, right there: We may

Yankees Magazine: ‘Relentless’

After making history in 1998, the '99 Yankees proved there would be no resting on their laurels
April 15, 2024

The cheers continued for a solid two minutes, with 33,620 fans at Fenway Park standing in rare salute to a Yankee. Joe Torre had arrived in Boston earlier that day --May 18, 1999 -- having decided it was time to return as Yankees manager after being diagnosed with prostate cancer

Yankees Magazine: From the Ground Up

A foundation rooted in footwork and durability led shortstop Anthony Volpe to an award-winning rookie season of historic proportions
April 11, 2024

Whether he knew it or not, Anthony Volpe’s pursuit of the 2023 Rawlings American League Gold Glove Award began when he was an elementary school shortstop. Ironically, the journey that concluded at The Plaza Hotel actually began very close, maybe even across the street, from the ballroom where he received

Yankees Magazine: Closer’s Mentality

Before joining the Yankees, Clay Holmes was never given the opportunity to fill a role that suits him perfectly
April 8, 2024

For all the breezy, laid-back vibes of Spring Training, when the scents of grilled meats and sunscreen waft across the Yankees’ complex at George M. Steinbrenner Field every March, it can be a stressful time for manager Aaron Boone. There are dozens of Major and Minor League players to keep

Yankees Magazine: The Comforts of Home

Pitchers beware -- the Yankees have a new superstar, and he might be in the perfect spot, in more ways than one
April 5, 2024

It was the first full day of a new baseball year, and Aaron Boone’s brain was straddling two eras. Asked to suggest a comparison for the sensational slugger who would make his home in the top third of the 2024 Yankees’ lineup, the manager, who played in the Majors from

Yankees Magazine: Back On Course

Bolstered by the addition of one of the game’s best hitters, the 2024 Yankees set sail for a return to October glory
April 4, 2024

Can’t happen again. Just not us. Unacceptable. While most teams would view a 31st consecutive winning season as a reason to celebrate, the Yankees’ 82-80 campaign in 2023 was acknowledged by everyone throughout the organization as anything but. A fourth-place finish in the American League East meant no trip to

Yankees Magazine: Family Vacation

Being a Yankee means joining a one-of-a-kind brotherhood that lasts a lifetime
March 18, 2024

Oswaldo Cabrera is, by nature, a happy fellow, always smiling, always demonstrating genuine glee and good cheer. He has such a disarming “aww shucks” energy that it almost made his 2022 breakout somehow even more inconceivable. Where did this kid come from, and how is he doing this? Even as

Yankees Magazine: Ultimate validation for Yankees ace

Gerrit Cole’s unyielding commitment to improvement resulted in a long-awaited Cy Young Award -- and the Yankees’ ace has no intention of slowing down
March 11, 2024

Gerrit Cole understands just how difficult it is to win a Cy Young Award. He certainly appreciates how much it means to everyone around him: his teammates, his manager, the Yankees' front office and, of course, his family. When Cole took the stage at the annual New York Baseball Writers’

Yankees Magazine: Immeasurable Impact

By naming Aaron Judge the 2023 Roberto Clemente Award winner, MLB recognized that Judge’s extraordinary contributions go even deeper than his homers
March 1, 2024

Perhaps Aaron Judge should not have been surprised to learn that he had been named the recipient of Major League Baseball’s most prestigious individual honor, the 2023 Roberto Clemente Award. Bestowed annually since 1971, when Willie Mays was named winner of the inaugural “Commissioner’s Award,” the Clemente Award recognizes the

Yankees Magazine: Roster Shuffle

Juan Soto highlights a talented crop of Yankees newcomers
February 26, 2024

His heart rate was back to normal. The adrenaline that had been pumping through his body hours earlier had dissipated, and he could finally take a breath and reflect on what he had just done. But Gerrit Cole couldn’t fully relax -- not yet. It was Oct. 27, 2019, Game

Yankees Mag: Just like old times

A quarter-century later, the 1998 Yankees revisit one of the greatest seasons in baseball history
October 17, 2023

With 27 World Series championship teams to choose from, Yankees fans can have a spirited debate over which one was the crème de la crème. Nearly a century after winning 110 games and sweeping Pittsburgh in the World Series, the 1927 “Murderers’ Row” team remains synonymous with dominance, while the

Yankees Mag: Historic Rematch

100 years after playing in the first football game at Yankee Stadium, Syracuse and Pittsburgh return to the Bronx this fall
October 11, 2023

On a cool spring morning in May, University of Pittsburgh head football coach Pat Narduzzi had just finished a recruiting meeting in the Steel City. After he walked the prospective collegiate player to the front door of the state-of-the-art training facility that the Panthers share with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Narduzzi

Yankees Magazine: Jasson Domínguez, a space odyssey

Tumultuous season ended on a down note, but 'The Martian' is still on course for greatness
October 9, 2023

When a ballplayer is so talented that the nickname “El Marciano” (“The Martian”) is bestowed before he has even touched a professional field, there are going to be a lot of high hopes. Given the nickname during his time on the Dominican Republic baseball circuit, Jasson Domínguez has had eyes

Yankees Mag: Quick Hit

Anthony Volpe made quite an impact in his first big league season
October 6, 2023

Opening Day was a dream for Anthony Volpe, whose smile shined bright as the sun on that late March afternoon, but the rest of 2023 was a lesson in the roller-coaster life of a Major Leaguer. One of the best shortstops in the game all year, Volpe thrilled on the

Yankees Mag: Bauers’ Hour

A bright spot in the 2023 Yankees’ lineup, Jake Bauers has been a revelation
September 18, 2023

If you didn’t predict the emergence of Jake Bauers this season, don’t feel bad -- you’re far from alone. As the 27-year-old slugger freely admits, everything that has happened in 2023 has been something of a surprise, even to him. Or if you prefer, you can take it from Yankees

Yankees Mag: Great Expectations

Years spent in the spotlight have prepared Yankees ace Gerrit Cole to be more than just a pitcher
September 14, 2023

Gerrit Cole is used to it by now. Watchful eyes have been trained upon him since high school. Coaches, teammates, opponents, scouts, fans … not a baseball season goes by in which Cole’s performances aren’t dissected and analyzed from top to bottom by hordes of onlookers. As a former No.

Yankees Mag: Peach of a Guy

Ron Blomberg made history 50 years ago as baseball’s first DH, but his true legacy is in his treatment of others
September 11, 2023

It’s easy to get caught up in the scenery on the street that leads up to Ron Blomberg’s home in Roswell, Georgia. Beautiful houses line both sides of the road, just about all of them sitting behind plush green yards. The large hemlock trees that line the pavement are even

Yankees Mag: Thorpedo

September 8, 2023

The components of a pitching prospect’s scouting report are pretty straight-forward: What do they throw, how well and how hard? Those three factors go into determining a prospect’s overall grade and where he ranks among his peers. For the Yankees’ No. 5 overall (and No. 2 pitching) prospect, Drew Thorpe,

Yankees Mag: Believe

Clarke Schmidt never doubted for a second that he could be a dependable difference-maker in the Yankees’ rotation
September 6, 2023

Clarke Schmidt sat in the Yankees’ dugout, weighing the good and the bad. It was the type of early April afternoon that gives the barest hints of an impending summer, a day when 50-something degrees feels optimistically forward-thinking. Two days earlier, Schmidt -- who pitched mostly out of the bullpen

Yankees Mag: Coming ’Round the Mountain

Steadily ascending the Minor League coaching ranks, RailRiders manager Shelley Duncan keeps one eye on the peak
August 21, 2023

On a picturesque June night in northeastern Pennsylvania, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders are getting ready to take the field for a game against the Buffalo Bisons at PNC Field. The sun is out, and the scattered clouds fill the blue sky above Montage Mountain. From the third-base dugout, the view not

Yankees Mag: Roy’s Reflections

A stalwart in pinstripes for 15 years, former outfielder Roy White conjures memories from his playing days
August 17, 2023

Roy White was a steady presence on Yankees teams during an era when the franchise was not at its best, part of the group that helped it return to greatness. For 15 seasons, beginning in September 1965, White was known for playing hard and providing consistency at the plate and

Yankees Mag: A Little Bit of Everything

After he lost his primary role, Isiah Kiner-Falefa responded by taking on about 15 others
August 7, 2023

There’s something magical about watching masters at work. You can settle into your seat and tremble through the excitement as the drama dawns, thrilled to watch the best in the world on the biggest stage. The emotions will mount to a crescendo as the hours pass, before the familiar notes

Yankees Mag: Lethal Weapon 2

Like Mariano Rivera before him, Clay Holmes has one pitch in his arsenal that most hurlers would kill for
August 3, 2023

It was early afternoon at Yankee Stadium, hours before the sidewalk on 161st Street would be congested with foot traffic. The fans would soon be pouring through the turnstiles, music from the public address system would blast away during batting practice. First pitch was just around the corner, another day

Yankees Mag: Next Level

Will Warren keeps setting -- and achieving -- lofty goals
July 20, 2023

Throughout all of sports, and especially in Minor League Baseball, players are taught never to look too far ahead. But when Will Warren planned out exactly when he wanted to reach each level of the Yankees’ farm system, the pitcher wasn’t getting ahead of himself; he was setting goals --

Yankees Mag: Surreal

For native New Yorker Harrison Bader, putting on the pinstripes feels like a dream
July 14, 2023

On a cold December morning, still a little before 8 a.m., Harrison Bader drives up to Slave to the Grind, an old-school coffee shop in Bronxville, New York. He gets a parking spot in front of the busy establishment and then walks into the small building filled with the aroma