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New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone shared an injury update on Aaron Judge on Friday. Judge is recovering from a rib injury. The outfielder is trending in the right direction and he may not even need a rehab assignment. “Aaron Judge is continuing baseball activities and may take on-field BP with the Yankees in San […] The post Yankees’ Aaron Boone shares important Aaron Judge injury update appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Not great timing for the Tampa Bay Rays. Heading down the stretch, hoping to hold off the NY Yankees for first place in the AL East Division, the Rays will be without their No. 2 starter Shane McClanahan for a while. BREAKING: #Rays Shane McClanahan has left forearm tightness and is headed to the 15-day IL. — Ryan Bass (@Ry_Bass) September 4, 2026 The left-hander, making an excellent comeback this season after missing two years due to Tommy John surgery and a subsequent nerve procedu...
We’ve been treated to Chris Sale going up against some of the best pitchers in baseball lately. August alone saw him battle against Gerrit Cole of the Yankees, Jacob Misiorowski of the Brewers and Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Dodgers. That run continues Friday night as the Braves ace faces off against Phillies ace Cristopher Sánchez in […]
As roster rumors continue to swirl, the Los Angeles Dodgers are generating buzz following a report linking them to a pair of catchers for next season. The defending World Champion Los Angeles Dodgers are already setting their sights on next season as they look to bolster their roster with elite talent. Two New York Yankees catchers have reportedly emerged as potential targets for L.A. According to MLB insider Pat Ragazzo, the Dodgers are monitoring JC Escarra and Ali Sanchez to upgrade ...
Good afternoon everyone, it’s time to dive back into the mailbag and answer some of your questions. Remember to send in your questions for our weekly call by e-mail to pinstripealleyblog [at] gmail [dot] com. qmerkel asks: Does the injury to George Lombard Jr. make him eligible for rookie of the year next season? If not […]
MLB announced the 2027 Spring Training schedule for all 30 teams on Friday.
The Yankees would get a major boost to the big league club.
The reasons to be pessimistic about the schedule we’re about to discuss playing out as intended are plain to see, due to the owners already planning on locking out the players when the collective bargaining agreement expires on December 1st. But taking the harder path of optimism, let’s hope it will all be OK for […]
Clarke Schmidt is not coming back to rescue the rotation. The Yankees have been clear about that. He is building […]
A pet peeve of mine about the way the Yankees construct a roster is when they hand a job to a top prospect without making him earn it. That is, when the team ignores a position of weakness and relies on a hotshot young prospect seizing the job with relatively little competition. A recent example […]
The Yankees and Angels treated us to a true pitchers’ duel Wednesday night. Reid Detmers held the Yankees to a run on six hits and no walks with eight strikeouts in seven innings while Cam Schlittler went a step better with eight innings of one-run ball on two hits, no walks, and nine strikeouts. While […]
The Yankees need a win in San Diego on Friday. More than that, they need Max Fried to make the […]
Longevity in sports can be a double-edged sword. On one side, the longer something lasts, the more opportunities there are for positive memories, greatness, or the achievement of goals. The other side of the longevity sword allows for more failures and burnt bridges. For Doyle Alexander, his 19 seasons across the majors resulted in both. […]
With a mostly successful series against the Angels behind them, the Yankees had the benefit of a day off on Thursday, before heading down the coast to San Diego. As the American League playoff picture remains clustered, New York was able to make up some free ground in the division, while several other playoff hopefuls […]
The San Diego Padres dropped two of three games to the Pittsburgh Pirates before going on the road to face the Tampa Bay Rays and the Cleveland Guardians. They return to Petco Park battered and bruised after a 1-5 road trip to host the New York Yankees and the Washington Nationals. Despite the struggles the […]
While it started in infuriating fashion, the Yankees did end up beginning their west coast road trip with a series victory over the Angels. Sealing that victory took another annoying win in the finale on Wednesday, but a win’s a win. Now, the Yankees will head a little further south down the California coast. Starting […]
It appears all but confirmed that Glen Powell will play Yankees icon Lou Gehrig in a new movie that will team him up again with Hit Man director Richard Linklater. Speaking to PIX11 News, Powell confirmed that he will play Gehrig in a new movie, and he appears to be “excited” about the project. “The […] The post Glen Powell ‘excited’ as he breaks silence on rumored movie about Yankees icon Lou Gehrig appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders: W, 4-3 vs. Lehigh Valley IronPigs LF Jarred Kelenic 0-4, 1 K2B Anthony Volpe 3-4, 1 HR, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 CS — a .904 OPS in 33 games, doing his part to keep his name on the tableRF Jasson Domínguez 0-4C J.C. Escarra 1-4, 1 K3B Max Schuemann […]
New York was inactive on Thursday as they traveled down from Anaheim to San Diego, and they were rewarded with a half-game gained in the standings after Tampa Bay got shutout by Texas. There’s now just a three-game gap between the Yankees and Rays for first place in the AL East and that coveted first-round […]
New York Post | Greg Joyce: George Lombard Jr. exited a game against the Red Sox last Saturday with a knee injury, and a fan base held its collective breath. Well, Lombard appears to have escaped serious injury, and now it sounds like he could return to the lineup as early as today. “I don’t […]
Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s future after the 2026 MLB season remains up in the air and the New York Mets could snag the New York Yankees' infielder in free agency. The New York Mets signing players with a New York Yankees background is nothing new in MLB . According to a report, infielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. , whose future is in question, could be the latest to join that list when he becomes an unrestricted free agent after the 2026 season. “Chisholm Jr. will likely need to sign a one-year prove ...
The Tampa Bay Rays sit 83-56 and hold a 3.5-game lead on the New York Yankees with 23 games left. Fourteen of those games are on the road. First place still belongs to Tampa Bay after Wednesday’s 10-4 home loss to the Mets. The standing is real. The wins that built it will not travel. […] The post Fatal flaw that will doom Rays’ chances of winning AL East appeared first on ClutchPoints .
New York Yankees and AL Cy Young contender ace Cam Schlittler just joined Bob Gibson in a small club ahead of the postseason.
The Rays win-loss record sits at 83-56 after Wednesday’s loss to the Mets, with the team holding a 3.5-game lead over the Yankees in the AL East and maintaining the best record in the American League. With 23 games left, the magic number for a postseason berth is 9, but that could hit zero as […]
As the New York Yankees continue to fortify their roster for the stretch run, manager Aaron Boone highlighted the steady progress of catcher Austin Wells, who is fast approaching peak form. Austin Wells was among the most scrutinized New York Yankees during the first half of the season, drawing criticism over his slumping numbers and questions about his role in New York’s postseason push. Now, with a larger body of work under his belt, manager Aaron Boone is voicing strong praise for the cat...