Mark Leiter Jr. was supposed to be a difference-maker. He was supposed to strengthen the Yankees bullpen in the late innings. He was supposed to create a stronger bridge to closer Clay Holmes. Mark Leiter has not pitched well as a Yankee, with an astronomical 6.35 ERA. Rafael Suanes-USA TODAY…
Aaron Judge traded The Bronx for Queens on his night off. Instead of bashing homers for the Yankees, the Yankees slugger visited the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center along with wife Samantha Bracksieck, Bombers teammate Anthony Rizzo, and his wife Emily for a night at the U.S. Open…
Even before Aaron Judge hit his 50th homer of 2022 exactly two years ago, there was a buzz around the Yankees and the slugger in the midst of a historic season. That he got to the milestone in Anaheim provided an even larger stage, coming in a game against Shohei…
WASHINGTON — As brutal as the last two months have been for Alex Verdugo, Monday offered a reminder of the player the Yankees believe he can be — and need him to be down the stretch if he is going to keep starting in left field. The highlight was making…
PHOENIX — Brandon Nimmo, where are you? The difficulty of rallying to secure a postseason berth will be great enough for the Mets with a productive Nimmo. But if the Mets keep receiving the version of Nimmo that has been the norm since the All-Star break, it might be time…
WASHINGTON — Aaron Judge made up a new rule Monday night: If he does not hit a home run, his opponents do not get to either — at least on his watch. The Nationals did the impossible and kept Judge in the park, so the Yankees center fielder returned the…
CHICAGO — Andy Ibáñez homered and had three RBIs as the Detroit Tigers sent the Chicago White Sox to their 100th loss with a 9-4 victory on Sunday. Andrew Vaughn doubled, homered and had two RBIs for the White Sox (31-100), who need to go 12-19 to avoid tying the…
SAN DIEGO — Paul Blackburn’s hand was sore, but all things considered the Mets right-hander felt good about his situation on Saturday. A CT scan performed on the hand was negative, confirming the team’s initial diagnosis of a contusion after Blackburn was struck by a line drive a night earlier…
SAN DIEGO — Danny Young was Plan C at best in lefty relief when the Mets season began. But he is proving to be indispensable beyond the club’s dearth of other options. The season started with Brooks Raley as a talented lefty linchpin in the bullpen with free-agent addition Jake…
A new shipment arrived from Franklin on Saturday, and Alex Verdugo quickly unwrapped a new pair of batting gloves. “They feel the same,” Verdugo said before the game against the Rockies in The Bronx. “I’m kind of surprised — same color combo, nothing different.” What is different, according to Franklin,…
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