Author: Jesse Lippin-Foster

The calendar has turned to 2018 and with a new year comes new expectations. Last year, the New York Yankees season was deemed a “rebuilding” year. The 2017 Yankees shattered those expectations, falling one win short of the World Series. 2018 has a much different feel. Aaron Judge is no longer a rookie. Luis Severino […]

The Yankees are off to a formidable 15-8 start and have their young nucleus, namely Aaron Judge and Luis Severino, to thank for it. It is always fun to research and discover new facts and statistics. Though we’re just five months left in the season and they might not mean the world, here are some interesting […]

Ah, the old-age debate of whether Adam Warren should be a starter or reliever. It feels as though this dispute has been exhausted over the past few seasons, but here we are in 2017 still talking about it. Joe Girardi announced at the end of spring training that Warren would be coming out of the […]

Baseball is back! Those three words are music to my ears. With the start of the season just underway, I thought I would take a look at what you should watch for during the first half of the season. Check out the important series, milestones and giveaways that you should be aware of.   April 10: […]

The New York Yankees have rebuilt their farm system, making them an intriguing team to watch during spring training. Fans have flocked to George Steinbrenner Field and to their televisions to catch a glimpse of Gary Sanchez, Aaron Judge, Gleyber Torres and Clint Frazier, but have overlooked one Kyle Higashioka. The catcher was selected in the […]

Tyler Austin will be sidelined at least six weeks with a broken navicular bone in his right foot, according to multiple reports. Austin suffered the injury after fouling a ball off of his foot. It was not a guarantee, but Austin looked primed to make the Opening Day roster for the first time in his […]

The Yankees have agreed to terms with 1B/DH Chris Carter on one-year contract worth $3 million dollars, according to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale. The #Yankees have agreed to a one-year, $3 million contract with Chris Carter, pending a physical. — Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) February 7, 2017 Carter somewhat quietly led the National League with 41 home […]

Heading into spring training, most people are assuming that Greg Bird will be the New York Yankees starting first baseman come Opening Day…except for one person: Tyler Austin. Tyler Austin said he's not going into ST expecting to be sent back down to minors. "I'm going in there to be the everyday first baseman." — Shane […]

Didi Gregorius has decided to take part in the 2017 World Baseball Classic, according to Jon Morosi. Xander Bogaerts, Andrelton Simmons, Jonathan Schoop, Didi Gregorius and Jurickson Profar all expected to play for Dutch WBC team. @MLB — Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) January 23, 2017 As Morosi noted, Gregorius is not the only player that has […]

Masahiro Tanaka will not pitch for Japan in the 2017 World Baseball Classic, he told reporters in Japan on Monday. Tanaka had previously pitched in each of the three previous WBCs, helping lead Japan to two championships, but all three of those appearances occurred before Tanaka came stateside. His choice to forego participating in the WBC […]