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Whom Yankees should choose for final roster spot: Sherman
Among the many challenging items facing evaluators this season is determining what to extract from last year’s 60-game season. A little. A lot. Nothing. Yet, for the Yankees, one of...
Yankees impressed with this version of Matt Harvey
SARASOTA, Fla. — The Yankees got their first glimpse of Matt Harvey’s latest comeback attempt Saturday night. If the former Met keeps pitching the way he did against the Yankees,...
Veteran making it hard for Yankees to keep him off roster
SARASOTA, Fla. — Jay Bruce has an opt-out looming on March 25. But the Yankees outfielder/first baseman turned in another effort Saturday night toward not having to make much of...
Breaking down roster questions Yankees still face
TAMPA — The Yankees were off Thursday and they have two weeks left before they open the season in The Bronx against the Blue Jays. They still have a lot...
Yankees outfielder blasts bullet home run in big day
LAKELAND, Fla. — Clint Frazier had just four hits and one homer entering Tuesday’s game, but head a big game on Tuesday. Frazier hit a rocket to lead off the...
Veteran using his glove to show he 'fits' with Yankees
Observations for the Yankees' 4-2 spring training game win over the Phillies on Monday. Quick Exit Giancarlo Stanton had the three hardest-hit balls in the Yankees’ 4-2 win over the...
Jay Bruce's resurgence puts one Yankee in pressure spot
The 2021 Yankees plan to utilize a Machine, a Kraken, two behemoth sluggers and, if you listen to Brett Gardner’s teammates, a height-challenged geezer. Should they make room for a...
Yankees star has injury scare in tag-up play
TAMPA — Luke Voit provided a brief scare in the top of the third of the Yankees' 6-1 win over the Phillies at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Fla. After being...
Ex-Met's surge giving Yankees something to think about
LAKELAND, Fla. — Jay Bruce’s attempt to make the Yankees’ roster got another boost when he hit an opposite-field homer in the top of the second in the Bombers' 6-5...
Young Yankees pitcher makes big statement
LAKELAND, Fla. — Deivi Garcia looked sharp in three shutout innings Tuesday in the Yankees’ 6-5 loss to the Tigers at Joker Marchant Stadium. The right-hander struck out five and...
Pitcher's promising camp among Yankees' biggest spring developments
TAMPA — While most Yankees had the day off Monday, Corey Kluber was on the mound at the team’s Player Development Complex, where he threw a three-inning simulated game to...
Veteran homers as push to make Yankees is heating up
BRADENTON, Fla. — Jay Bruce arrived at Yankees camp on a minor league deal, believing he could contribute as long as he stayed healthy. The veteran outfielder and first baseman...
Yankees first baseman looks for bounce-back season
TAMPA — Mike Ford is aware of the players the Yankees brought into camp on minor league deals, including established veterans such as Jay Bruce and Derek Dietrich — both...
'Really good' Gerrit Cole changes tone on new baseballs
TAMPA — After expressing concern about getting a feel for the new baseballs MLB is using this season, Gerrit Cole said there wasn’t much difference from what he’s accustomed to...
Yankees will start getting answers to pressing issues
TAMPA — On a beautiful Saturday morning at the Yankees’ player-development complex, Aroldis Chapman threw live batting practice to teammates on Billy Martin Field (Field 1. Get it?) as Zack...
Veteran slugger not worried about long Yankees odds
TAMPA — Alongside Aaron Judge in batting practice on Friday at Steinbrenner Field was a veteran slugger whose status with the Yankees is less clear. Jay Bruce is in camp...
Clint Frazier's time has come with Brett Gardner’s Yankees future in doubt
Aaron Boone said Clint Frazier is expected to be the Yankees’ starting left fielder this season. With Brett Gardner still a free agent, Frazier will get the chance to be...
Yankees sign former All-Star
Jay Bruce is finally a Yankee. The lefty-swinging Bruce signed a minor league deal with the Yankees, a source confirmed Saturday, and he could provide a much-needed left-handed bat to...
Jay Bruce is sounding a lot like a Mets killer
Jay Bruce cracked a smile as the New York reporters walked his way. The former Met knew what was coming after another big performance against his old team in the...
Brodie Van Wagenen's big Mets victory
They try to cheapen this with baseballs that sure look juiced, with strike zones that sure seem to be shrinking. They try to make home runs less and less special...