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Ex-Yankees influenced Hal Steinbrenner's Aaron Boone call
Despite a rough season in 2023, he still had the support of the clubhouse, including the Yankees’ top leaders in Aaron Judge and Gerrit Cole.
Hal Steinbrenner sounds tone deaf
He really waited more than a month since a season he would later describe as “awful” and in which the Yankees “accomplished nothing” to deliver this?
Yankees channel 2009 World Series winners in ALDS hype show
The New York Yankees gave the Bronx faithful their fair share of pomp and circumstance before game 1 of the ALDS.
Yankees season preview podcast: Are they team to beat in AL?
Real baseball that counts is just a few days away. The Yankees open their season in the Bronx on Thursday against the Blue Jays. They will have just over 10,000...
'Kidding me?' Ex-Yankee can't believe he's on the Hall of Fame ballot
Nick Swisher is on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot for the first time. And the first thing the former Yankees outfielder did was take to Twitter to share his...
Simmering hate for 'fake' Nick Swisher preceded Yankees trade
Former White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen revealed just how much he disliked retired slugger Nick Swisher, whom he managed in Chicago in 2008. “I hate Nick Swisher with my heart,”...
The Yankees are bringing back A-Rod (kind of)
CLEARWATER, Fla. — The Yankees announced on Sunday morning that Alex Rodriguez and Nick Swisher will be special advisers in 2018. Guess which one attracted more attention? “These are exciting...
Viewers miss good game while ESPN clutters TV with graphics
Two weeks ago, even before the Patriots’ stunning comeback, FOX’s Super Bowl telecast appeared odd — unusually good because we were provided the largest, clearest, most uncluttered view of an...
Nick Swisher goes out with a bang
Nick Swisher dropped the mic on the game of baseball Friday, announcing his retirement in a personal essay penned to the Players' Tribune. The former Yankees spark plug, whose first season...
What a difference a year makes: Sabathia Yankees' No. 2 starter
TAMPA — CC Sabathia, who will throw off a mound Wednesday for the first time since Sept. 29, said he is fully confident his right knee will be up to...
Nick Swisher is back with Yankees — in a different role
SAN FRANCISCO — Nick Swisher didn’t make it back to the majors with the Yankees this season, but that isn’t stopping him from spending the week with their instructional league...
Nick Swisher's newborn halts Yankees hope -- and career?
Former major league outfielder Nick Swisher says he is stepping away from the game to spend time with his wife and two daughters. In a series of posts to his...
Ike Davis is next up on Yankees' 1st base merry-go-round
There is room for Ike Davis and Lucas Duda in New York after all — just not with the Mets. The Yankees and Davis have agreed Sunday to a major...
How Rob Refsnyder arose from the curse of Yankees' 1st base
Mark Teixeira still hasn’t begun baseball activities as he attempts to avoid surgery to repair torn cartilage in his right knee. Chris Parmelee is out for at least a month...
13 players the Yankees have called up instead of Nick Swisher
It's been 57 days since the Yankees signed Nick Swisher to a minor league deal. The Yankees have called up 13 different players a total of 17 times during those 57...
Yankees just can't stay healthy as Chris Parmelee goes down
Chris Parmelee waited a decade for a night like Wednesday, for a moment that so many players he knows will never experience. After Thursday night, his moment will have to...
Mark Teixeira goes down as Yankees' fears becoming reality
BALTIMORE — Already without Brian McCann, the Yankees lost Mark Teixeira to a knee injury Friday night. “For whatever reason, [his right knee] locked up,” Joe Girardi said of the...
Nick Swisher isn't an option to replace Dustin Ackley
TORONTO — Dustin Ackley will undergo shoulder surgery to repair a torn right labrum and is done for the season. The backup first baseman/outfielder suffered the injury diving into first...
Yankees choosing rushing Teixeira back over Nick Swisher
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Mark Teixeira may not be completely over the neck spasms that hampered him last week, but with the possibility of Dustin Ackley landing on the DL,...
Nick Swisher pushes for Yankees chance after 'slap in the face'
Atlanta seems out as a vacation spot for Nick Swisher. The veteran certainly prefers The Bronx. Swisher called his spring release from the Braves a "slap in the face" because it...