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Team News Diamondbacks’ Carroll to play for Team USA in 2026 World Baseball Classic “Couldn’t be more excited. It’s going to be awesome,” Carroll said. Carroll joins MLB stars Cal Raleigh (Mariners), American League MVP Aaron Judge (Yankees), pitcher Paul Skenes (Pirates), Bobby Witt Jr. (Royals) and Pete Crow-Armstrong (Cubs) suiting up for the U.S. […]
From AZ Snake Pit | 21 days ago | 2 reads
The Yankee rotation, when fully healthy, has the potential to be on the very shortlist for the best in Major League Baseball. Gerrit Cole, Max Fried, Carlos Rodón, Clarke Schmidt, and Cam Schlittler is a very strong top five, not even mentioning that you then have Luis Gil, who was just AL Rookie of the […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 21 days ago | 1 read
There was some uncertainty, but after a year-long battle with Cal Raleigh, Aaron Judge was named the American League’s Most Valuable Player last night. It’s Judge’s third such award in the last four seasons, cementing this stretch among the very finest runs ever authored by a player in MLB history. Over in the NL, Shohei […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 21 days ago | 1 read
ESPN | Jorge Castillo: Yankees superstar right fielder Aaron Judge edged out challenger Cal Raleigh to notch his third career American League MVP, his second straight season winning the award (and third campaign in four years). He joins Yogi Berra, Joe DiMaggio, and Mickey Mantle as the only Yankees players to win three career MVPs […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 21 days ago | 1 read
Aaron Judge is your 2025 American League MVP. He narrowly beat out the Mariners’ all-world catcher Cal Raleigh to win the award for the third time in his career and the third time in the last four seasons, the others coming in 2022 and 2024. In winning his third MVP, he joined the illustrious group […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 22 days ago | 3 reads
Welp, it was another great day for the big spenders, as the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees went home with some more hardware. MLB superstar Shohei Ohtani took home his third consecutive MVP award, including his second with the Dodgers, on Thursday night. On the AL side, Aaron Judge took home his […]
From Brew Crew Ball | 22 days ago | 3 reads
Despite a historic season that will set the standard for catchers for years to come, the Mariners’ Cal Raleigh fell short of the AL MVP award for 2025, which went to the Yankees’ Aaron Judge, who earned 17 first-place votes to Raleigh’s 13. Despite being an outcome many Mariners fans were prepared for as soon […]
From Lookout Landing | 22 days ago | 2 reads
The Yankee rotation faces a little more downside than I think we’d all like. Gerrit Cole is 35 and coming off Tommy John surgery, Carlos Rodón will likely start the season on the IL alongside Cole, Luis Gil never quite looked right coming off his own injury, and Will Warren was fine if unimpressive. That […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 22 days ago | 1 read
One of the better stories coming out of spring, J.C. Escarra was impossible to ignore at camp for the Yankees in 2025. He was a wonderful feel-good story, but the 30-year-old rookie also served as an adequate backup catcher for much of the ‘25 season. Although he occupies a spot that will never garner much […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 22 days ago | 2 reads
Third base has been an uncertainty at best for the Yankees for the better part of this decade. Heading into the 2026 season, that still rings mostly true. Although the Yankees do have a solid third baseman in place, improvements can always be made one way or another. A potential significant one in this department […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 22 days ago | 2 reads
The last ember of the 2025 season that’s relevant to the Yankees has been the MVP race, and it ends tonight. MLB will announce their league MVPs, and Aaron Judge is expected to place no lower than second in his race against Cal Raleigh and José Ramírez for this year’s honors. The reigning MVP can […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 22 days ago | 1 read
NorthJersey.com | Pete Caldera: Attending the GM meeting virtually, Brian Cashman spoke on Wednesday about some of the 2025 Yankees currently out on the market. While he’s obviously not going to publicly play too many of his cards, he spoke highly of both Cody Bellinger and Trent Grisham, saying in both cases that he would […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 22 days ago | 1 read
The 2025 MLB season is officially over, and now, instead of the regular season, it’s award season. Gold Gloves and Silver Sluggers have been handed out, and the voting pool has selected the rookies and managers of the year. But there’s still plenty to come, and the Yankees continue to be involved. The Cy Young […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 23 days ago | 2 reads
Heading into the final day before the trade deadline this season, the 2025 Yankees had a lot of question marks, but none loomed larger than the bullpen, both for 2025 and beyond. And so, Brian Cashman had himself a busy day at the deadline, pulling in David Bednar from the Pittsburgh Pirates, Jake Bird from […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 23 days ago | 2 reads
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across Major League Baseball. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Yankees fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Early November tends to be the biggest lull on the MLB calendar, as folks are […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 23 days ago | 2 reads
So if the Cubs aren’t going to re-sign Kyle Tucker — and I do not believe they will — then how about a reunion with Cody Bellinger? Bellinger had a very good 2025 with the Yankees, batting .272/.334/.480 with 29 home runs in 152 games. That was worth 5.1 bWAR. Yes, it was skewed a […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | 23 days ago | 2 reads
Free agency is officially open and this winter features a deep crop of quality if not-quite-ace tier starting pitchers. You’ve got ground ball savant Framber Valdez, strikeout artist Dylan Cease, and soft contact extraordinaire Ranger Suárez headlining the class. There’s decent depth behind that trio including future Hall of Famers Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer, […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 23 days ago | 3 reads
Homer Bush turns 53 today. Bush came to us from the Yankees, along with David Wells and Graeme Lloyd, for Roger Clemens. Clemens wanted out of Toronto after winning two Cy Youngs in a row for a poor Blue Jays team (we finished 5th in 1997, then moved up to third in 1998 (we finished […]
From Bluebird Banter | 23 days ago | 3 reads
Award week keeps moving, as we enter the back half and the biggest named awards coming tonight and tomorrow: the Cy Young and MVP announcements. The Yankees have some down-ballot votes likely coming for Max Fried, but he didn’t wind up finishing inside the top three for the AL field so his name won’t be […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 23 days ago | 2 reads
NY Post | Greg Joyce: Yankees GM Brian Cashman has been attending the annual general managers meetings this week virtually due to “something non-baseball related,” per a Yankees spokesman. They also relayed that Cashman is continuing to carry out his functions despite not being onsite, while several front office members — including assistant GM Mike […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 23 days ago | 2 reads
El Marciano officially landed for the first time in Houston, Texas, in September, 2023. Famously, the then-20-year-old took future Hall of Famer Justin Verlander yard for his first career home run. After years of hype… Yankee fans thought Domínguez was a cross between Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, and Mike Trout when the club signed him […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 24 days ago | 1 read
The fifth week of the Arizona Fall League is now in the books, as we’ve reached the All-Star Game in the southwest! As a reminder, the Yankees’ representatives this year for the Mesa Solar Sox (12-14) are Bryce Cunningham, Cade Smith, Brady Kirtner, Coby Morales, Hueston Morrill, Manuel Palencia, Adam Stone, and Enmanuel Tejeda. Here’s how they […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 24 days ago | 2 reads
It was a charmed first season in pinstripes for Cody Bellinger. Acquired from the Cubs last offseason for Cody Poteet in what amounted to a salary dump, the nine-year veteran had much to prove in his walk year. After taking home Rookie of the Year honors in his first season and MVP in his third, […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 24 days ago | 2 reads
Not too much transactional news has broken this week (the story re: Emmanuel Clase and Luis L. Ortiz is in a whole different bucket), with just a couple of very small pieces crossing the wire. In one of the first trades of the offseason, the Rays sent outfielder Kameron Misner, a former first-round pick, to […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 24 days ago | 4 reads
The Athletic | Ken Rosenthal, Will Sammon, Katie Woo, & Patrick Mooney ($): Kyle Tucker doesn’t have quite the allure of Juan Soto, Shohei Ohtani or Aaron Judge, but he’s the top free agent in this year’s class and will land himself a healthy contract. Just who ends up signing him is an open question, […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 24 days ago | 2 reads