The Boston Red Sox swept the New York Yankees over the weekend, only to make a move one would expect from the opposite result. Mere hours after Boston’s 2-0 win over the Yankees on Sunday, star third baseman/first baseman/DH/whatever management needs from him a given week Rafael Devers was traded to the San Francisco Giants. The Red Sox got pitchers Jordan Hicks and Kyle … [Read more...] about Longtime Yankees nemesis Rafael Devers traded to Giants
Following sweep in Boston, Yankees must right ship now
Everyone knew the New York Yankees were going to lose some games this year. Even the best go through bad stretches, it’s baseball. It happens. What no one could have expected, however, was the Yankees being swept by the Red Sox at Fenway Park over the weekend, thus losing five of the first six games of a 13-game season series. This was also the exact opposite of the previous … [Read more...] about Following sweep in Boston, Yankees must right ship now
NY Yankees at Boston Red Sox: Hunter Dobbins revisited
A clutch ninth inning home run from Aaron Judge and a tight extra innings loss later, the New York Yankees need to channel some anger headed into Saturday night’s game. They’ll once again face Hunter Dobbins, the Red Sox rookie who would apparently retire if the Yankees were the only team offering him a deal. Now add the controversy over his father’s alleged time in the Yankees … [Read more...] about NY Yankees at Boston Red Sox: Hunter Dobbins revisited
NY Yankees at Boston Red Sox: Redemption Weekend
The New York Yankees lost two of three to the Red Sox last weekend, and answered with a subsequent three-game sweep of the Kansas City Royals. The Bronx Bombers earned it too, having eked out a tight 1-0 victory to complete the sweep Wednesday. It’s now out of the frying pan and into the fire, on the Yankees’ end. They get the Red Sox again this weekend, and the opening … [Read more...] about NY Yankees at Boston Red Sox: Redemption Weekend
NY Yankees at KC Royals: Bronx Bombers seek clean season sweep of KC
The New York Yankees might have allowed three runs in the ninth inning, but still held on for a 6-3 win over the Royals on Wednesday. Aaron Judge hit his 25th home run of the season while Clarke Schmidt tossed six shutout innings with seven strikeouts. On Thursday, the Bronx Bombers go for the sweep after completely outmatching Kansas City from start to finish. Rookie righty … [Read more...] about NY Yankees at KC Royals: Bronx Bombers seek clean season sweep of KC