NEW YORK — All good things must come to an end. Remarkably, the Yankees had been playing their best baseball of the season without three of their best players entering Friday, beginning their 10-game homestand with five wins in seven games. Not only did their hot streak come to an abrupt end, they lost yet another […]
Day: May 13, 2016
Yankees place Luis Severino on 15-day DL with right triceps strain
NEW YORK — After allowing a career-high seven runs on seven hits, four walks and a hit by pitch through 2 2/3 innings, it seemed as if things couldn’t get worse for Luis Severino. Then, he was examined at the hill and escorted off the field by trainer Steve Donahue with soreness in the back of […]
Weekend Series Preview: Yankees-White Sox
White Sox general manager Rick Hahn’s second attempt at retooling his roster has proven much more successful than his disastrous efforts the previous winter. Chicago appears to be a legitimate contender in the AL Central, with a healthy five game lead in the division after the first 35 games played. Their pitching has been the […]
Inside the return of Chase Headley
On Sept. 27, 2015, the world was supposed to end. A rare blood moon appeared in the sky, causing many to theorize that an asteroid was hurling toward Earth at a rate that would wipe out life as we know it. This total lunar eclipse was supposed to be the fulfillment of a prophecy. Well, the blood moon […]
Gary Sanchez called up to join Yankees
It’s been a long road for Gary Sanchez. His earliest entry in the BP annals dates all the way back to 2011, when he was ranked the 29th best prospect in the game. Between then and now, Sanchez fell in and out of favor many times over. The right-handed power never wavered, but concerns about […]