NEW YORK -- Twenty-seven summers ago, the Yankees invited their top Draft selection for a guided tour of Yankee Stadium, a place that they hoped the lanky high school shortstop would one day call home. Derek Jeter could not have known that those would be fondly recalled as the first

The Yankees have signed seven of their 2019 MLB Draft picks, including their Competitive Balance Round A pick TJ Sikkema, a source told MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand on Friday. New York took Sikkema, a left-hander from the University of Missuori, with the 38th overall pick they received as compensation from the

More than 1,200 players were selected in this week’s MLB Draft, 41 of them by the Yankees. While many experts lauded New York for its selections in the first 10 rounds, Damon Oppenheimer knows all too well that the success of this Draft won’t truly be known for quite a

As the Yankees pondered what to do with their 20th-round selection on Day 3 of the MLB Draft, Damon Oppenheimer felt the time was right to take his shot. The Yankees selected Jack Leiter, a right-handed pitcher from Delbarton School in Morristown, N.J., a hurler ranked No. 33 by MLB

The Yankees went back to college Tuesday. One day after making high school shortstop Anthony Volpe its No. 1 pick, New York selected eight college players on Tuesday in Rounds 3-10, including six pitchers. • Draft Tracker Through the first two days of the Draft, the Yankees have taken 11

TORONTO -- The celebration was already underway at Anthony Volpe's home in northern New Jersey on Monday evening, when the telephone rang with an unknown number. The caller identified himself, then offered his congratulations to the Yankees' first-round selection. "It was neat," said manager Aaron Boone, the mystery caller. "You

NEW YORK -- The Yankees did not have to venture far from Yankee Stadium to find their first selection in the 2019 MLB Draft, selecting high school shortstop Anthony Volpe from Delbarton School in Morristown, N.J. with the 30th overall pick. New York also selected left-hander T.J. Sikkema from the

NEW YORK -- To understand the importance of the MLB Draft, look no further than the three boxed-in rows of Yankee Stadium's Section 104, where fans don black robes and hoist foam gavels each night. The Yankees hit a grand slam when they made Fresno State University center fielder Aaron

SAN FRANCISCO -- It has been fewer than five months since Yankees general manager Brian Cashman pointed to what he believed to be a well-stocked stable on the 40-man roster, explaining why the team had little interest in adding to a group of six outfielders they were carrying at the

Last season was a banner year for prospects in the American League East. Could 2019 prove even better? Highly-regarded blue-chippers emerged across the board to make an impact in 2018, from Gleyber Torres and Miguel Andujar making runs at the AL Rookie of the Year Award in New York, Lourdes

BALTIMORE -- Thairo Estrada arrived at Camden Yards on Thursday to view a big league uniform hanging in his assigned locker. For a few terrifying moments, the Yankees infield prospect could not have known if a day like this was going to be possible. Shot in the right hip during

The Yankees will call up infielder Thairo Estrada, the club's 19th-ranked prospect per MLB Pipeline, to replace the injured Troy Tulowitzki on the active roster, a source tells MLB.com's Mark Feinsand. The club has not officially announced the callup. Tulowitzki exited the Yankees' 2-1 loss to the Tigers after three

With the 2019 Minor League Baseball season getting underway, here's a look at where the Yankees' Top 30 prospects are starting the year. We also identify the prospect who just missed the Top 30 list, a player who didn't make the big league Opening Day roster but should make an

TAMPA, Fla. -- If young pitchers who can throw hard are your thing, then you should really head to Yankees Minor League camp. It’s still too early to know exactly what they’ll become, but there’s some serious arm strength brewing at the lower levels of the system here. There’s a

TAMPA, Fla. -- Yankees top prospect Estevan Florial will be sidelined for the beginning of his Minor League season, having sustained a non-displaced right wrist fracture during New York's 17-7 Grapefruit League victory over the Blue Jays on Saturday at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Florial, who is rated as the

CLEARWATER, Fla. – Estevan Florial rounded the bases on Thursday afternoon after slugging a jaw-dropping three-run homer onto the berm beyond Spectrum Field's left-center-field wall. In the visiting dugout, Yankees manager Aaron Boone nudged the Hall of Famer next to him. "'Wow. There is a short list of people who

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – Jonathan Loaisiga made his first Spring Training start of 2019 a breeze. Manager Aaron Boone even referred to it as “ho-hum.”

NEW YORK -- Sonny Gray is receiving the change of scenery he coveted, shipped to the Reds on Monday afternoon as part of a three-way trade that resulted in the Yankees' acquisition of outfield prospect Josh Stowers from the Mariners.Thirteen weeks after general manager Brian Cashman candidly said he was

PEORIA, Ariz. -- Estevan Florial was 1-for-23 entering Monday's Arizona Fall League Game between the Glendale Desert Dogs and the Peoria Javelinas.MLB Pipeline's No. 2 Yankees prospect and No. 45 overall went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored in a 6-2 win for Glendale -- an effort which

BOSTON -- Yankees manager Aaron Boone slipped through Fenway Park's visiting clubhouse and disappeared into his office with a plate of food for some solitude, his mind set and focused on one thing -- tomorrow."I'm a broken record," Boone said. "Tomorrow is always really important."But with the Yanks at risk

NEW YORK -- Just one day after acquiring $1 million in international bonus pool money from the Cardinals along with first baseman Luke Voit in exchange for Chasen Shreve and Giovanny Gallegos, the Yankees continued to prepare for the international market.New York traded Minor League left-hander Caleb Frare to the

At this time of year, when buyers are competing to bolster their rosters for the stretch run and sellers are looking to next season and beyond, arguably nothing is more important than the prospects contenders have -- and are willing -- to trade.While much attention is paid to the top

NEW YORK -- Domingo Acevedo's excitement from getting his first callup to the Majors was short-lived, as the Yankees optioned the right-hander back to Double-A Trenton after Saturday's 7-6 win over the Mets.The Yankees' No. 7 prospect, according to MLB Pipeline, temporarily took the roster spot of right-hander Domingo German,

NEW YORK -- After making his first four Major League starts in the absence of an injured Masahiro Tanaka, Jonathan Loaisiga was optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre following the Yankees' 5-3, 11-inning loss to the Braves on Monday night.The right-hander threw 92 pitches in just four innings, allowing three runs on

NEW YORK -- Pitching for the Yankees was a childhood dream for Luis Severino, who once counted a cap that bore the interlocking "NY" among his prized possessions. He would take great care to keep the cap pristine, envisioning himself wearing one like it on the mound at Yankee Stadium.•