Yankees acquire OF Slater in trade with White Sox
The Yankees acquired outfielder Austin Slater from the White Sox for right-hander Gage Ziehl (New York's No. 18 prospect per MLB Pipeline) on Wednesday morning.
Volpe's bat delivers for Yanks, but two more errors raise alarm
NEW YORK – It should have been a banner night for Anthony Volpe, who helped fuel his team’s victory with a go-ahead hit, an aggressive steal of third that generated another run and a long homer that dented an advertising board behind the home bullpen. Yet Volpe’s fielding woes continued
Schlittler flashes high-octane stuff in up-and-down performance
NEW YORK – Cam Schlittler is rumored to be near the top of several wish lists as the Yankees engage in discussions ahead of Thursday’s Trade Deadline. Early in the right-hander’s big league career, it has been easy to see why. With triple-digit heat that has already registered the hardest
No. 6 prospect twirls six scoreless innings at Double-A
The final days of July baseball kicked off with plenty of action around the Minor League landscape. Walker Jenkins (NYY), JJ Wetherholt (STL) and Jhostynxon Garcia (BOS) came through with big-time performances to power a deep Top 100 prospect contingent. On the mound, Hurston Waldrep (ATL) wrapped up a sterling
Dončić touts baseball skills at Yankee Stadium ... well, sorta
Luka Dončić is one of the elite players in the NBA. But here's something you might not have known about the Lakers superstar: He's a big baseball guy. He said as much when he joined Michael Kay and David Cone in the YES Network booth at Yankee Stadium as the
Latest Yankees injuries and transactions
This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Yankees injury news and transactions.
Latest MVP poll: AL race tightens; Ohtani continues to lap NL field
The Yankees' Aaron Judge and the Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani continue to lead their respective league in MLB.com's latest Most Valuable Player poll. Each superstar was at the top of the past two polls as well. But is change afoot?
MLB.TV has you covered with our Trade Deadline Free Preview
Your favorite players might be on the move, but all you have to do is sit back and watch all the action from your TV, tablet or phone. From Tuesday through Thursday, out-of-market fans can watch every game for free during MLB.TV's Trade Deadline Free Preview. No credit card is
CC's HOF induction a celebration of the people who shaped him
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- CC Sabathia might be a first-ballot Hall of Famer. But that doesn’t mean he didn’t get here without a wait. First, there was the family car trouble -- hilariously chronicled on social media -- that delayed Sabathia’s arrival to this village that serves as baseball’s mecca. “It
Yankees trade Carrasco to Braves for cash
KANSAS CITY -- The Braves are sellers. But their injury-depleted starting rotation has forced them to spend the past couple days buying from the clearance rack. The Braves acquired Carlos Carrasco from the Yankees in exchange for cash or a player to be named later on Monday. This move was
Ichiro headlines HOF ceremony with poignancy and humor
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- There he was, in the flesh, at the Otesaga Resort Hotel on the eve of his induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame: Ichiro Suzuki himself. So strong is Ichiro’s aura that even two of the game’s all-time greats -- Mike Schmidt and Carlton Fisk --
McMahon impresses new team, steps up big in Yanks' win
NEW YORK -- The Yankees played their second straight game without Aaron Judge on Sunday afternoon at Yankee Stadium and first with him on the injured list because of a right elbow flexor strain. With Judge out of action for at least two weeks, the Yankees need the rest of
Busy Yanks add versatile Amed Rosario in deal with Nationals
NEW YORK -- For the second straight day, the Yankees struck a deal for a veteran infielder ahead of the July 31 Trade Deadline, reaching an agreement with the Nationals to acquire Amed Rosario, the clubs announced on Saturday. Rosario was added to the active roster before Sunday's series finale
Judge placed on IL with elbow flexor strain, has no tear in UCL
NEW YORK -- Yankees captain Aaron Judge is dealing with a flexor strain in his right elbow that has landed him on the 10-day injured list, manager Aaron Boone said after Saturday afternoon's 9-4 loss to the Phillies at Yankee Stadium. Judge's UCL is intact, but he is expected to
No. 27 prospect shows off power out of leadoff spot at Triple-A
With the Trade Deadline looming later this week, prospects around Minor League Baseball are playing under as much of a microscope as they will all year. Who will switch organizations by week's end as part of a deadline deal? Now's the time prospects can make an impression without even knowing
Bad news extends onto field as Yanks get outslugged again
NEW YORK – It was a bad day all around for the Yankees on Saturday afternoon. First, they found that their leader, Aaron Judge, would miss his second game of the season with a flexor strain in his right elbow that will send him to the injured list. There was
McMahon fulfills 'every kid's dream' in donning pinstripes for first time
NEW YORK – It was Friday afternoon in Baltimore when third baseman Ryan McMahon found out that the Rockies had traded him to the Yankees. At first, he felt weird about the situation, because he had been with the Rockies' organization for close to 13 years. Then he took a
Bullpen roughed up by Phillies in Yankees' rocky homecoming
NEW YORK – It hasn’t been easy for the Yankees since the All-Star break. They split the first six games, and they left Toronto on Wednesday with a bad taste in their mouths because they didn’t gain any ground on the first-place Blue Jays in the American League East race.
Yanks upgrade at hot corner, acquire McMahon from Rockies
NEW YORK -- The Yankees may have found their starting third baseman for the next 2 1/2 years, acquiring lefty-hitting third baseman Ryan McMahon in a trade with the Rockies for pitching prospects Griffin Herring and Josh Grosz. A National League All-Star last season, the 30-year-old McMahon has started a
Sloppy defense caps frustrating series loss for Yanks
TORONTO -- There were plenty of defensive lowlights to choose from, but the most enduring snapshot of Wednesday’s display at Rogers Centre might be Cody Bellinger standing in right field -- arms outstretched, squinting into a dusky sky, unable to find a ball that dropped behind him and sparked the
Judge remains No. 1, but a big shakeup in latest Hitter Power Rankings
With the unofficial second half of the season underway and the stretch run around the corner, our Hitter Power Rankings have seen quite a shakeup since our last edition. While the slugger at the top retains his perch, the rest of the list looks quite different as new names appear
Red-hot No. 4 prospect Jones clubs first career trifecta at Triple-A
Spencer Jones has been at the center of trade rumors for the New York Yankees of late, but the organization's No. 4 prospect is making a strong case that his only move should be to the Bronx. The 2022 first-round selection (No. 25 overall) has been on an absolute tear
Each team's new names, big moves on NEW Top 30 Prospects lists
We are in this kind of strange in-between limbo land when it comes to prospect rankings. It’s after the Draft but before the signing deadline (July 28), and we’ve historically not done any updates to our lists until after all the draftees are signed. But at the same time, we’ve