The Arizona Diamondbacks and the St. Louis Cardinals have agreed to a trade involving the All-Star first baseman Paul Goldschmidt. Goldschmidt will be a Cardinal and the Diamondbacks are receiving catcher Carson Kelly, right-handed pitcher Luke Weaver, and infielder Andy Young. The Diamondbacks are going into a rebuild with some of their top players Patrick […]
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Yankees advance to the ALDS to face the Red Sox
Just like old times. The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox will face off in the playoffs for the first time in fourteen years. Last night the Yankees took down the Oakland A’s 7-2, to extend the Yankees’ home playoff win-streak to seven games. After much debate, the Yankees ended up going with Luis […]
Yankees Lose Series Finale in Philadelphia, 3-0
The New York Yankees lost the final game of a 3-game set in Philadelphia on Wednesday, June 27th. The Yankees lost to the Phillies, 3-0. The Yankees won each of the first two games rather handily, but the team was clearly not trying to win Wednesday’s game. Luis Cessa started for the Yankees in an […]
Yankees Clobber Jays to Complete Sweep
The New York Yankees won the first two games of a three game series against the Toronto Blue Jays and were going for the sweep Sunday afternoon. The Yankees had JA Happ making his first start against his former team since being traded to New York ahead of the trade deadline. Happ has been decidedly […]
Yanks Slug Past Jays, 11-6
The New York Yankees took the second game of a three-game set with the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday, clinching at least a series win with a final score of 11-6. Luis Severino was on the hill for the Bombers, looking to retake ace-shape after a seven start skid. He did just that in the […]
Yankees Beat Blue Jays in Rain-Shortened Game
The New York Yankees opened up a three-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium on Friday, taking the game 7-5 in a game shortened by the weather. It looked like it was going to be a lot more bad stuff, like we have seen the last couple of games, when starter Lance […]
Yankees Look Ugly, Lose Series to Tampa Bay
The New York Yankees dropped their series finale against the Tampa Bay Rays, 3-1, in a Thursday afternoon snooze fest. Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka got hit around a little bit in the top of the first inning, ultimately allowing two runs on doubles by Joey Wendle and Tommy Pham. The Pham double was a […]
Yankees Take Series Opener Over Tampa Bay, 4-1
The New York Yankees opened up a three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday, taking the game by the score of 4-1. The Yankees opened up the scoring early. Giancarlo Stanton hit a first inning double and later scored on a single by Aaron Hicks. HICKS JUST KEEPS ON HITTING, AS #YANKEES TAKE […]
Yankees Drop Makeup Game vs. Mets
The New York Yankees and New York Mets squared off Monday in the conclusion to the 2018 Subway Series. Monday was a makeup for a July rainout at Yankee Stadium that the Yankees had sandwiched in between sets against the Texas Rangers and Tampa Bay Rays. The Yanks had Luis Severino on the hill, who […]
Giancarlo Stanton is Nursing a Leg Injury and How That Impacts the Lineup
28-year-old outfielder Giancarlo Stanton is having yet another standout season in his first year in the Bronx. Stanton was traded to the New York Yankees from the Miami Marlins in the offseason, and he had a very bad start to the season, however, he has worked his way back up to having numbers right around […]
Yankees Take 3 of 4 From Texas Rangers
The New York Yankees played a four-game series over the weekend with the Texas Rangers. They did their job, taking three of four in the series. After winning the first game, the Yanks split the middle two, so they had to win Sunday’s series finale to avoid mild embarrassment. Sunday’s contest went about as well as […]
Bold Predictions for the Remainder of the 2018 MLB Season
We are in the dog days of the MLB season, but to spice things up, it’s time to start looking at the playoff and awards races. And it’s time to get bold. People love predictions and making ones that don’t seem likely are always fun to read because they are fresh and unexpected. Obviously, there needs […]