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Suit up, show out: Judge, Yanks take care of business in home opener

Captain's early HR powers New York (6-1) to one of best starts in franchise history
April 3, 2026

NEW YORK -- “Suits tomorrow.” That was the late-night directive from Aaron Judge, sent via text to teammates ahead of Friday’s home opener at Yankee Stadium -- crisp shirts, pressed slacks, shoes shined to a gleam.

HOW did Cody Bellinger make this catch?! He isn't sure, either

@ByJasonFoster
April 3, 2026

There's a longstanding baseball-ism that says you'd rather be lucky than good. Cody Bellinger is good, but he wasn't afraid to give Lady Luck her due credit after he made a crazy catch in the Yankees' 8-2 win over the Marlins on Friday in their home opener. With nobody out

10 nasty new pitches worth watching this year

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Spring Training is always a testing ground for new pitches. It seems like every pitcher is trying something new with their arsenal. The regular season is another story. New pitch experiments from the spring evaporate as quickly as they came -- see Garrett Crochet and his new splitter, for example,

Rodón ramps up throwing with rehab in view -- but no running, please 

Latest on Cole's 'encouraging' recovery; Volpe takes live at-bats for first time
April 3, 2026

NEW YORK -- Carlos Rodón has learned one thing from the tightness he’s currently experiencing on the outside of his right hamstring -- he’s probably not going to lace up his spikes as a pinch-runner anytime soon. “I’m off the list. Being a 33-year-old running in a straight line, that’s

High-five for Lombard! Yanks' No. 1 prospect erupts offensively in season debut

April 3, 2026

George Lombard Jr. walked up to the door that opens to a new Minor League season ... and smashed through it with the force of a sonic boom. MLB's No. 29 prospect homered leading off the bottom of the first inning, but that was only an appetizer for the 20-year-old,

Watch FREE tonight as top prospect Lombard Jr. digs in at Double-A

@brendan_samson
April 3, 2026

All season long, baseball fans can watch Minor League Baseball games for free on the Bally Sports Live app or at BallySports.com. Fans may also purchase an MLB+ subscription, which includes access to MiLB games live and on demand, live MLB audio for all 30 teams, MLB Network, and MLB

Latest Yankees injuries and transactions

April 3, 2026

This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Yankees injury news and transactions.

Jack Hughes and Aerin Frankel bring Olympic gold flair to Yankees' first pitch

April 3, 2026

NEW YORK -- The gold medals made it from Milan to the Bronx. Fresh off leading Team USA to Olympic glory, Aerin Frankel and Jack Hughes continued their celebrations by trading ice for the Yankee Stadium mound, delivering ceremonial first pitches ahead of the Yankees’ home opener against the Marlins

Here's where Yankees' Top 30 prospects are projected to begin 2026 season

April 2, 2026

With the Minor League season opening this week, here's where the Yankees' Top 30 Prospects are projected to start:

  1. George Lombard Jr. (MLB No. 30), INF -- Somerset (Double-A)
  2. Carlos Lagrange (MLB No. 76), RHP -- Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Triple-A)
  3. Elmer Rodríguez (MLB No. 79), RHP -- Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Triple-A)

Bednar loves NY, except for this one thing

April 2, 2026

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Yankees Mag: Judge raised his game even higher in '25

En route to a third AL MVP Award, Aaron Judge raised his remarkable game even higher in 2025
April 3, 2026

The Yankees’ season was hanging by a thread. After dropping the first two games of the 2025 American League Division Series in Toronto, they trailed the Blue Jays again in Game 3 at Yankee Stadium. Down by three runs in the bottom of the fourth, the home team mounted its

Schlittler deals another scoreless start as Yankees seal 5-1 road trip

April 2, 2026

SEATTLE -- Cam Schlittler pitched what was celebrated as “the game of his life” in the American League Wild Card Series last October, announcing his presence on the postseason stage with a gritty performance that sent the Red Sox home. That designation may have been premature. The more Schlittler pitches

Yankees at forefront of ABS system: 'We’re aggressive with it'

April 1, 2026

SEATTLE – The batting helmet José Caballero tapped to initiate Major League Baseball’s first Automated Ball-Strike Challenge has been authenticated, set to be displayed at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. Beyond its historic value, Caballero’s helmet may be notable for another reason. That artifact from Opening

Here are the most stacked MiLB affiliates -- one for each organization

April 2, 2026

With games kicking off on Thursday at both levels of A ball as well as Double-A, and Triple-A entering its second week of play, the 2026 Minor League season is now fully underway. That means we can finally see all of our favorite prospects performing on the field. We know

Double-A club boasts one of the greatest Minor League promotions of the season

April 2, 2026

The 2026 Minor League Baseball season has begun, which means its time for a six-month onslaught of theme nights, giveaway items and celebrity appearances. It's time for promotions, in other words, the lifeblood of the industry. Whatever it takes to get butts in seats.

  • Get tickets to a Minor

12 pitchers who impressed in their 2026 debuts

@bmags94
April 1, 2026

The season has just begun, but several pitchers put themselves on the radar with electric debuts. Whether they are young hurlers that might be taking a step forward, veteran pitchers looking for bounceback seasons or unheralded pitchers potentially flashing a new upside, we had plenty of pitchers with impressive first

Here's every team's 2026 Draft bonus pool and all pick values

April 1, 2026

The White Sox have the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 Draft, which comes with an assigned value of $11,350,600, the largest since the bonus-pool era began in 2012. Yet it's the Pirates who possess the largest overall pool at $19,130,700, another record. MLB informed the teams of the

Bronx Bites: Yanks unveil stacked new food options for home games

April 1, 2026

NEW YORK -- When fans pour into Yankee Stadium for the team’s home opener on Friday afternoon against the Marlins, they carry hope that this will be the year the franchise wins its 28th World Series title. But in the concourses, a culinary competition is heating up where they are

Led by Fried, stingy Yanks make history not seen in 80+ years

April 1, 2026

SEATTLE -- Max Fried had plenty to block out before his Opening Night start, a made-for-streaming production with yellow cabs and San Francisco cable cars parked beyond the dugouts, plus fireworks that left a haze over the ballpark. This time, there were no distractions -- just pitching. And that suited

Rodón's recovery hits snag due to hamstring tightness

March 31, 2026

SEATTLE -- Carlos Rodón's relatively smooth recovery from offseason elbow surgery has hit a snag. Rodón experienced right hamstring tightness on Tuesday while going through his workout program, manager Aaron Boone said before the Yankees’ game against the Mariners at T-Mobile Park.

Here's 1 must-visit Minor League spot from every farm system for 2026

March 31, 2026

Which Minor League ballparks are worth visiting? The answer, of course, is "all of them." Minor League Baseball's 120 teams operate out of a wide variety of locales, within a wide variety of locations, and all of them offer their own unique charms. And every year, there are different reasons

Bullpen touched for first time as Yankees fall in Seattle

March 31, 2026

SEATTLE -- For nearly four games, the Yankees’ bullpen had been untouchable. It took just a few pitches in the ninth inning Monday for that run to end, sending the club to its first defeat of the season. Cal Raleigh lined a run-scoring, walk-off single facing Paul Blackburn in a