Home Run Trilogy: Yankees prospect slugs in style on Star Wars night
The force was strong in a standout game for Hans Montero on Saturday night. The Yankees prospect matched his season total in one night with a trio of home runs for Single-A Tampa. Montero swatted a pair of early solo shots against Clearwater left-hander Kevin Warunek (Phillies) in the third
Yankees LHP prospect racks up career-high 13 K's in High-A outing
Allen Facundo just might consider the number 13 lucky after Thursday's start. The Yankees' No. 26 prospect struck out a career-high 13 batters over five innings High-A Hudson Valley’s 7-3 win over Brooklyn at Maimonides Park. Facundo allowed three runs on four hits and two walks en route to his
Yankees' Lagrange fires fastest pitch at Triple-A this season
As the temperature heated up, so did Carlos Lagrange's four-seamer. The Yankees' No. 4 prospect notched the fastest pitch thus far of the Triple-A season -- 103 mph -- in Triple-A Scranton-Wilkes-Barre's 5-3 win over Syracuse on Sunday at PNC Field. Lagrange also registered the next four fastest pitches of
Rodríguez to have another wish fulfilled: A start in Subway Series
NEW YORK – Elmer Rodríguez’s first big league callup saw the young right-hander cross several items off his wish list, including a long-awaited opportunity to pitch under the bright lights at Yankee Stadium. Now he’ll experience a Subway Series. The Yankees’ No. 2 prospect according to MLB Pipeline, Rodríguez was
Yankees' Lagrange unleashes 102.8 mph heater -- the fastest Triple-A pitch of '26
If a Carlos Lagrange fastball was measured as a fever, the batter might have to visit a doctor. The Yankees' No. 2 prospect reached triple digits with his heater 15 times, topping out at 102.8 mph on the hardest-thrown pitch at Triple-A this season. Lagrange's performance overall was equally impressive,
Paths crossed again, Jones and Rice reunite in the bigs
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Jones rips RBI single for 1st career hit with mom on hand for Mother's Day
MILWAUKEE – Throughout Spencer Jones’ first weekend in the bigs, it had been a struggle to erase concerns about his swing-and-miss tendencies. The Yankees’ No. 6 prospect struck out in four of his first six at-bats, including one against Brewers phenom Jacob Misiorowski in his first MLB plate appearance. On
Yanks prospect with unhittable changeup tosses 6 no-hit innings
When the Yankees traded light-hitting infielder Jorbit Vivas to the Nationals this past March, do you remember whom they got in return? It was right-handed pitcher Sean Paul Liñan, and if that name is unfamiliar to you, it's time to brush up.
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Yanks call up 6-foot-7 slugging prospect Spencer Jones
NEW YORK -- The Yankees have dreamed upon this for years: An outfield stocked with towering sluggers Aaron Judge and Spencer Jones, a pair of 6-foot-7 mashers obliterating balls from opposite sides of the plate. That vision will become reality this weekend. The Yankees officially called up Jones, the organization’s
What will slugging prospect Jones bring to the Bronx Bombers?
One of baseball's most polarizing prospects is coming to the big leagues. When Jasson Domínguez entered concussion protocol after slamming into the outfield wall during Thursday's win over the Rangers, the Yankees responded by summoning Spencer Jones from Triple-A. Few players can match Jones' combination of size (6-foot-7, 240 pounds)
Yankees' Jones mashes a 117.4 mph laser AND a grand slam at Triple-A
Spencer Jones’ 6-foot-7, 240-pound frame isn’t just for show. It packs a ton of thump. The Yankees’ No. 6 prospect demonstrated as much on Sunday, scorching a pair of towering homers -- including his second grand slam of the season -- in Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre’s 7-1 victory over Buffalo at PNC
Cousins of Yanks rookie were Kentucky Derby jockeys -- and finished 1-2!
The sports world can be a small world. And sometimes, that world even has family connections that run from Yankee Stadium to Churchill Downs. Like millions of others around the world, Yankees rookie pitcher Elmer Rodríguez watched Saturday's Kentucky Derby with great interest. But for Rodríguez, there were also lots
To Triple-A pitchers' dismay, Yanks' Jones still in Minors ... and now leading in RBIs
Spencer Jones is close. He knows it. The Yankees know it. The fans know it. The question is: will there be room for him? New York's No. 6 prospect kept up his hot-hitting ways with a homer and three hits during Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre's doubleheader split against Buffalo on Friday at
'His uniform doesn't fit the same as it used to': Changes to body, stance have Lombard on doorstep of Bronx
The Yankees organization believed that the glove of George Lombard Jr. was big league-ready last year, it was just his bat -- and baserunning -- that needed to catch up to it. That gap appears to be vanishing by the day, and the organization has taken notice as the top-ranked
Touted 22-year-old Rodríguez gets wacky 1st K, shows poise in debut
ARLINGTON – After completing the last of his warmup tosses on Wednesday afternoon, Elmer Rodríguez stole a moment near the back of the Globe Life Field mound, honoring the journey as a thousand thoughts raced through his mind. “This was something I’ve been dreaming of my whole life,” Rodríguez said
Pause the game, you're getting the call: Yanks No. 3 prospect Rodríguez set for MLB debut
ARLINGTON -- Elmer Rodríguez was already on a mission when the call came -- just not the kind he’d been chasing his whole life. The young Yankees pitcher was in a Pennsylvania hotel room late on Monday evening, deep into Call of Duty: Warzone, when the front desk buzzed up.
Yankees No. 6 prospect Jones goes deep twice in first multi-homer game of 2026
It took a short while to begin 2026, but Spencer Jones is now back to crushing the ball in a way few others can. The Yankees’ No. 6 prospect hammered two home runs for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday night, his first multi-homer outing of the young season, in a 9-6
Yanks promoting No. 1 prospect Lombard to Triple-A (source)
ARLINGTON -- The Yankees believe George Lombard Jr. is built for New York, forecasting his ascent as an elite defender who will continue to fill out physically and improve his consistency at the plate. The organization’s top prospect now stands one level away from the Bronx. Ranked as the No.
What to expect from Yankees righty Rodríguez in big league debut
With the way he has been pitching over the last two years in the Yankees system, it only felt like a matter of time until Elmer Rodríguez got his chance in the Major League rotation. As it turns out, that chance is coming this week. The Yankees are calling up
What should the Yankees do with Spencer Jones?
The Yankees already have one 6-foot-7 outfielder who was a buzzy college product with big power and surprising athleticism. Is there room for another? The comparisons to Aaron Judge started as soon as the Yankees selected Spencer Jones out of Vanderbilt with the 25th pick in the 2022 MLB Draft.
Just 3 MLB pitchers since '15 have done what this Yanks prospect has twice -- this month!
There was big-time pitching all across Yankees Universe on Thursday night. Cam Schlittler threw a gem at Fenway Park to help the Bronx Bombers sweep the Red Sox. Gerrit Cole made his second rehab outing of 2026 for High-A Hudson Valley. But nobody threw the ball like Carlos Lagrange, who
Yankees No. 3 prospect Rodríguez using wide arsenal to succeed at Triple-A
Elmer Rodríguez is being rather stingy on the mound at Triple-A, and the kicker is he's using a wide assortment of pitches to do so. The Yankees' No. 3 prospect, who has allowed just three earned runs over 21 1/3 innings this season, turned in another solid start Wednesday for
Lombard Jr. (.382 AVG, 1.162 OPS) continues to dominate Double-A hurlers
The near-daily dose of George Lombard Jr. dominance of Double-A pitching was served in the eighth inning Tuesday night as the Yankees’ No. 1 prospect rocketed a solo homer in Somerset's 8-5 loss to Richmond at CarMax Park. Lombard’s homer was his second in as many games, marking the second
Yankees top prospect Lombard Jr. gets the best of an MLB rehabber
George Lombard Jr. and two-time Cy Young award runner-up Zack Wheeler faced off for the second time in five days on Sunday afternoon. MLB’s No. 22 prospect fared even better against rehabbing Phillies right hander this time, launching a 104.8 mph exit velocity home run to dead-center field in Somerset’s
Yankees No. 3 prospect sports a 1.15 ERA following another dominant Triple-A start
What appeared to be nothing more than a rare intradivision trade between heated rivals might actually have turned into something much more. Elmer Rodríguez is making sure of that. The Yankees' No. 3 prospect extended his nearly spotless start to the campaign by striking out six over 5 2/3 scoreless