The scene is Jacobs Field in Cleveland, Ohio on Saturday, October 10, 1998. Cleveland’s beloved then-Indians lead the series 2-1 over the strong, slugging New York Yankees. A win tonight would be a near-coup, what with New York having won 114 regular season games. Plus, Cleveland has the momentum after battering so-called “big game pitcher” Andy Pettitte in a 6-1 win in Game … [Read more...] about Luis Gil could be El Duque 2.0 in Yankees-Guardians Game 4
VIDEO: Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton go back-to-back in Game 3
The New York Yankees trailed the Cleveland Guardians 3-1 for most of Game 3 of the ALCS. That changed with two outs and a man on in the eighth inning. Cleveland star closer Emmanuel Clase entered the game after Hunter Gaddis walked Juan Soto. Judge fouled the first pitch away, swung right through the next one, and then answered. Well, 356 feet and 109.9 mph later, the game was … [Read more...] about VIDEO: Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton go back-to-back in Game 3
Is Gleyber Torres playing his way into a new Yankees contract?
New York Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres is in a dream position ahead of his impending free agency. The two-time All-Star continued swinging a hot bat with three hits against Cleveland in Game 2 of the ALCS. Torres is now batting .292 with a .933 OPS in the 2024 playoffs, quite the feat considering he only has one home run and three RBI. That’s on par for him, having hit … [Read more...] about Is Gleyber Torres playing his way into a new Yankees contract?
WATCH: Aaron Judge finally clubs a postseason home run
It took until the Yankees’ sixth postseason game, but Aaron Judge finally did it. Facing hard-throwing Cleveland righty Hunter Gaddis in the seventh inning, Judge launched a deep drive to center field. Lane Thomas’ leaping attempt proved futile as the ball bounced off of Monument Park’s netting. All Rise for Our Captain pic.twitter.com/ZUZLldNegK — New York Yankees (@Yankees) … [Read more...] about WATCH: Aaron Judge finally clubs a postseason home run
WATCH: Yankees’ Giancarlo Stanton murders home run in ALCS Game 1
The New York Yankees have had all the momentum in Game 1 of the ALCS versus the Cleveland Guardians. In the bottom of the 7th inning with New York up 4-1, Giancarlo Stanton again dominated in playoff mode. The former MVP launched lefty Erik Sabrowski’s fastball 439 feet into the visitor’s bullpen. Exit velocity was measured at 114.3 mph. Stan by me. … [Read more...] about WATCH: Yankees’ Giancarlo Stanton murders home run in ALCS Game 1