Category: News
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2026 may be the beginning of the end of baseball
The Yankees’ front office has been noticeably quiet on the free agent market recently. This inactivity, which I’ve covered extensively, likely stems from a strategic plan based on anticipated developments in the upcoming Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) discussions. Major League Baseball is reportedly planning a significant reduction in the size of the Minor Leagues, with…
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A day to celebrate Spanish language media
BRONX, NY – The Yankees held their third annual Hispanic Heritage Media Day ahead of Wednesday’s game versus the Tigers, where they honored and celebrated the many outlets and various media that cover the Yankees in some fashion. I was privileged to have been a part of this on behalf of “Con Las Bases Llenas”,…
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When it rains, it pours
The Yankees have had a “rollercoaster week,” hitting 14 home runs in Tampa but then struggling offensively and defensively at home against the Red Sox, committing seven errors in four games. Inconsistent performance, especially from seasoned players like Jazz Chisholm Jr. (14 errors) and Anthony Volpe (16 errors), raises concerns as fans grow impatient with…
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First look at some of the Yankees’ 2025 draftees
I was fortunate to have been able to get a brief first look in the first half of a doubleheader in Tampa recently at some of the kids drafted by the Yankees in the 2025 MLB Draft. This isn’t the full class, of course; pitchers won’t make their professional debut until the 2026 season at…
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The Trade Deadline and the Rule 5 Draft: A Match Made In (Playoff) Heaven?
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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Legendary Yankees starter CC Sabathia on his Baseball Hall of Fame induction
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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MLB Testing New Rules In The Florida State League
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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Coleman: “It’s nice to be back”
I had the opportunity to catch up on Yankees right-handed pitching prospect Carson Coleman earlier today after a brief appearance in Tampa, FL on rehab. To catch things up, Coleman was signed as a free agent during the pandemic in June 2020, and didn’t debut until May 5, 2021 with Low-A Tampa. He spent the…
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Herring named to MiLB prospect team of the week; Tarpons turning things around
It was announced earlier today that LHP Griffin Herring and OF Tyler Wilson were both named (in a sweep!) the Florida State League Pitcher and Player of the Week, respectively. It’s rare to see a prospect perform the same or better in the pros compared to his collegiate career, but that’s exactly what Tarpons LHP…
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Tarpons Notebook – First Series at “The Tank”
The Low-A Tampa Tarpons opened the 2025 season at home in their new digs, dubbed “The Tank”, versus Detroit’s Low-A affiliate, the Lakeland Flying Tigers. The Tarpons and the associated employees of the team have had a lot to adjust to since they also didn’t have a lot of time to work with given the…