The MLB trade deadline is less than a week away, and teams are typically scurrying around to various Minor League affiliates of the organizations they want to make deals with. In regard to the upcoming trade deadline, teams may seek to flip prospects they’ll have to protect by adding to the 40-man roster instead of …
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Carsten Charles (CC) Sabathia Jr. is only a few days away from immortality, with his Baseball Hall of Fame induction only a little over a week away. The ceremony will be held on July 27, 2025, in Cooperstown, NY, a quiet hamlet a few hours west of Albany, tucked away in the Catskills. Sabathia had …
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This performance drought is starting to feel like 2023 all over again. In June 2023, they played 23 games and went 11-12 (.478); this past June, they played 27 games and went 13-14 (.481). The Yankees are very nearly playing like they did in 2023, the worst season they’d had since the early 90s. The …
The New York Yankees, a franchise synonymous with winning and unparalleled success, are currently navigating a tumultuous period in their 2025 season. What began with high hopes and championship aspirations has slowly devolved into a palpable sense of mid-season melancholy, leaving fans and pundits alike questioning the team’s trajectory. It’s a redundant story that fans have seen the past few years.
Saturday’s Yankees versus Red Sox game came under scrutiny when DJ LeMahieu hit the chalk on the 1st base foul line, but the play was called “foul”. It’s a judgment call, initially. Yankees manager Aaron Boone later argued that that judgment call set a poor standard for the potential of the call getting overturned. After …
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