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Published: May 8, 2025 02:19
Yankees come back with a great 10-inning 4-3 win to take the Padres series
Trent Grisham tying 2RHR off Adam in the 8th
Devin Williams K's Tatis/Machado/Bogaerts in the 10th
J.C. Escarra walk-off sac fly off Estrada
I credit the Knicks!
Enjoy the off…
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Published: May 8, 2025 01:25
Luke Weaver just gave up the go-ahead run in the 8th inning and the crowd goes nuts because the Knicks just won in Boston again lol
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Published: May 8, 2025 01:05
Cody Bellinger's HR breaks up Dylan Cease's no-hitter with 1 out in the 7th!
Still 7 pitchers with one in back-to-back years
Warren Spahn 1960-61
Sandy Koufax (4) 1962-65
Steve Busby 1973-74
Nolan Ryan (3) 1973-75
Ryan again! 1990-91
Homer Bailey 2012-13…
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Published: May 7, 2025 22:16
Yankees pitching as they finish the homestand
Probably no Cruz or Hill off back-to-backs and 3-out-of-4
Still in pretty good shape and you have your ace starting
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Published: May 7, 2025 22:15
Yankees/Padres Lineups!
Fried on the mound as Yanks go for series win (1.01 ERA, NYY 7-0 in his starts)
Since 2022, Judge only 12 pts behind Arraez with all that power
Judge .313/.438/.682, 1.120 OPS (210 OPS+)
Arraez .325/.368/.426, .794 OPS (120 OPS+)…
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Published: May 7, 2025 20:06
Yankees 5+ RBI Inning Since 1961
4/11/1987 Don Mattingly (T7 a KC)
4/18/2005 Tino Martinez (B2 v TB)
9/12/2006 Bobby Abreu (B1 v TB) (6)
10/4/2009 Alex Rodriguez (T6 a TB (7)
5/6/2025 Austin Wells (B7 v SD)
A-Rod’s was awesome: needed 2 HR/7 RBI in game…
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Published: May 7, 2025 14:29
No bums here
12+ HR, 56+ Hits, 1.275+ OPS Through 36 Team Games
1932 Jimmie Foxx PHA 15 | 58 | 1.390
1956 Mickey Mantle NYY 17 | 58 | 1.390
1958 Willie Mays SF 13 | 60 | 1.289
1959 Hank Aaron MLN 13 | 67 | 1.314
2025 Aaron Judge NYY …
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Published: May 7, 2025 02:04
Great left-on-left at bats by the Yankees in the 7th inning comeback
Wells tying 1B, Grisham go-ahead BB, Rice 2-run 2B,
Bellinger RBI 1B, Wells 1st career grand slam
Plus 2 hits for Dominguez batting righty vs LHP
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Published: May 7, 2025 01:43
Incredible Yankees rally in the bottom of the 7th
10 runs, their most in an inning since they scored 11 in the top of the 2nd on July 28, 2015 at Texas
Chris Capuano gave up 5 runs in the 1st, then they scored 11, Diego Moreno pitched 5.1 hitless innings…
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Published: May 7, 2025 01:32
Hate to do it like this, but old friend Magic Wandy Peralta gives it up in a huge 7th inning for the Yankees
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Published: May 6, 2025 23:23
Welcome back to the Bronx, Michael King
NL Ranks Since 2024
(150+ IP for Rate Stats)
Wins 17 (T-4th)
ERA 2.80 (5th)
WAR 5.3 (5th)
BAA .215 (7th)
SLG .335 (4th)
K% 28.0 (8th)
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Published: May 6, 2025 21:58
Yankees pitching going into tonight's game against the Padres
Carrasco DFA'd and (Little) Yerry De Los Santos is back up from Triple-A
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Published: May 6, 2025 21:53
Yankees/Padres Lineups!
SD finally put theirs out, must've been waiting on Jackson Merrill, who's back after missing 24 games with a right hamstring strain. Michael King is back in the Bronx, and the Yankees stacked 7 lefties/switch-hitters against him.
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Published: May 6, 2025 03:24
Devin Williams career games with 3+ earned runs
2019-24 (incl postseason)
4x out of 244 games
2025
4x out of 14 games
Incredibly, his 10.03 ERA is still lower than Marcus Stroman’s 11.57
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Published: May 6, 2025 02:28
Disastrous way to end this streak at 13 games for Luke Weaver
Yankees Longest Streaks of 1+ IP, 0 R to Begin Season
14 Mariano Rivera 2008
13 Luke Weaver 2025
11 Joba Chamberlain 2007
11 Aroldis Chapman 2021
10 Mariano Rivera 1998
10 Andrew Miller…
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Published: May 6, 2025 02:07
Was pretty cool to get spoiled on the Knicks winning in OT by hearing the crowd go nuts...a "Let's Go Knicks" chant broke out at The Stadium
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Published: May 6, 2025 00:23
Trent Grisham hits another home run, 2-0 Yankees
Grisham with Yankees
2024 9 HR in 76 G / 209 PA
2025 9 HR in 29 G / 93 PA
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Published: May 5, 2025 23:23
Fernando Tatis Jr.
5-Tool MLB Percentile Ranks (Statcast)
Expected BA .322 (95th Percentile)
Avg Exit Velo 94.3 (96th)
Sprint Speed 28.8 (91st)
Outs Above Avg 4 (96th)
Arm Strength 95.7 (99th)
(Only Player in Top 10 Percent in…
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Published: May 5, 2025 19:27
Yankees pitching heading into the Padres series
'Pen in pretty decent shape considering some recent bad and/or short starts. Getting another good outing from RodĂłn is key (3 straight great ones with a 0.95 ERA, all wins)
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Published: May 5, 2025 19:24
Yankees/Padres Lineups!
Should be a fun series. Rodón (.154) & Pivetta (.169) are MLB's 1-2 in BAA. Volpe's back after Saturday's shoulder scare. Peraza in for Cabrera with Pivetta being more of a reverse-splits guy (could also explain Dominguez on the…
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Published: May 4, 2025 21:13
Yankees couldn't climb out of the big hole and lose 7-5 to make it back-to-back series losses. Padres come to town tomorrow
Pitching Matchups for Padres Series
Mon 7:05 Rodon / RHP Nick Pivetta (YES)
Tue 7:05 Schmidt / RHP Michael King (YES)
Wed 7:05…
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Published: May 4, 2025 20:13
Cody Bellinger hits his 200th career home run
382nd player to reach the milestone (Bellinger got there in fewer games than 277 of them), 30th to do it with the Yankees (list from STATS Perform's great home run database)
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Published: May 4, 2025 17:22
2:05 first pitch in the Bronx!
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Published: May 4, 2025 16:35
Yankees pitching going into today's rubber game
Short in the bullpen as Ryan Yarbrough had to pitch 4 innings as a starter yesterday. Probably no Hamilton, Cruz or Leiter:
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Published: May 4, 2025 16:33
Yankees/Rays Lineups!
Cross your fingers that we can get this game in
Game at 1:30 on YES, BP/Pre on now!
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Published: May 3, 2025 18:56
2 more zeroes for Fernando Cruz
1.45 ERA, 18.2 IP, 9 H, 3 ER, 6 BB, 28 K
AL-leading 6th game with 1.1+ IP and 0 runs
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Published: May 3, 2025 18:24
Ian Hamilton works around a walk and a single with 3 strikeouts to post a scoreless 5th inning
The guys mentioned on the broadcast that the Yankees bullpen has been great without lighting up the radar gun, well:
Yankees Bullpen
91.5 Avg Fastball MPH…
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Published: May 3, 2025 17:24
Judge's MLB-leading 6th first-inning home run this season
The 71 first-inning HR for his career are the most in the majors since his 2016 debut season
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Published: May 3, 2025 15:22
Yankees pitching is a little short today with Yarbrough pressed into starting, but at least they're pretty well rested
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Published: May 3, 2025 15:19
Yankees/Rays Lineups!
Yanks go for a series win with Yarbrough starting (Schmidt pushed back to Tuesday). Judge .430 AVG is NYY's 2nd-highest through 32 games to Paul O'Neill's .473 in 1994 (min 90 PA). Goldschmidt HR in B2B games with last night's…
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Published: May 3, 2025 15:00
From Meredith over on the other site: “Schmidt said he’s had some extra soreness in his left side after last start. He’s been throwing all week. He expected to start today but Yankees opted to give him a few extra days. Schmidt said he expects to start…
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Published: May 3, 2025 14:49
Ryan Yarbrough mostly good in long relief (4 of his 7 R came in 1 game, 1.98 ERA in last 6)
Statcast Percentile Ranks
Avg Exit Velo
85.1 (95th) (MLB avg 89.3 MPH)
Barrel %
2.4 (96th) (Avg 8.6%)
Hard-Hit %
26.2 (95th) (Avg 40.6%)
Rays vs LHP
.187 AVG &…
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Published: May 3, 2025 14:07
Clarke Schmidt scratched for the Yankees
Ryan Yarbrough will start today
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Published: May 3, 2025 01:36
Team Win in First 7 Starts with Yankees
Russ Ford 1910 (First 8)
Nick Cullop 1916 (First 9)
Vic Raschi 1946-47
Whitey Ford 1950 & 1953 (First 22)
Joe Cowley 1984 (First 11)
Richard Dotson 1988
Max Fried 2025
* ties won't end a losing streak, but Cullop…
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Published: May 3, 2025 01:34
6+ Wins, Sub-1.50 ERA
Thru 1st 7 Starts with Team Since 1950
Fernando Valenzuela 1981 LAD (7 | 0.29)
Bill Swift 1992 SF (6 | 1.29)
Randy Johnson 1998 HOU (6 | 1.17)
Jered Weaver 2006 LAA (7 | 1.15)
Roy Halladay 2010 PHI (6 | 1.45)
Justin Verlander 2017-18…
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Published: May 3, 2025 01:32
Max Fried's 1.01 ERA is the lowest by a Yankee through their first 7 starts with the team (earned runs official since 1913)
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Published: May 3, 2025 01:23
After Fried's gem, Devin Williams came in up 3-0 in the 8th for his first higher-leverage spot in his third game since getting bumped out of the closer role
Groundout, soft lineout, strikeout 1-2-3
3 straight scoreless appearances for him
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Published: May 3, 2025 01:21
Max Fried 7 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 6 K
27.2 IP, 0 ER in 4 starts after a Yankees loss
ERA down to 1.01 for the season
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Published: May 3, 2025 00:36
Paul Goldschmidt breaks the deadlock with a 3-run homer in the bottom of the 5th, now hitting .600 this year against lefties (18-for-30)
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Published: May 3, 2025 00:15
That's how @sethrothman.bsky.social does it!
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Published: May 2, 2025 23:32
Max Fried picks off Jose Caballero
32nd career pickoff, the most in MLB since his 2017 debut season
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Published: May 2, 2025 21:00
Yankees/Mets Player of the Month Buddies
Sept 1985 Don Mattingly & Gary Carter
Apr 2007 Alex Rodriguez & Jose Reyes
Sept/Oct 2022 Aaron Judge & Eduardo Escobar
Mar/Apr 2025 Aaron Judge & Pete Alonso
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Published: May 2, 2025 20:56
Yankees Win AL Player & Pitcher of the Month Awards Together
Aug 1985 Don Mattingly & Dave Righetti
May 1998 Bernie Williams & Hideki Irabu
May 2024 Aaron Judge & Luis Gil
Mar/Apr 2025 Aaron Judge & Max Fried
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Published: May 2, 2025 20:55
Max Fried won an award, too
AL Pitcher of the Month in 1st Month with Yankees
Tommy John April 1979
Jimmy Key April 1993
Kevin Brown Mar/Apr 2004 (2 out of 3 ain't bad)
Max Fried Mar/Apr 2025
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Published: May 2, 2025 20:51
Shocker! Aaron Judge wins American League Player of the Month for March/April, his 10th career win
MLB Most Player of the Month Awards
13 Barry Bonds
10 Aaron Judge
10 Alex Rodriguez
8 Frank Thomas
(NL Since 1958; AL Since 1974)
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Published: May 2, 2025 20:22
Yankees pitching as they start the Rays series
Fried in 3 starts after a Yankees loss
20.2 IP, 0 ER, 6.89 IP/GS, won each game (including his April 20 no-hit bid in Tampa against these Rays)
Bullpen in good shape behind him with the off day and…
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Published: May 2, 2025 20:16
Yankees/Rays Lineups!
Yanks open a homestand with Fried on the mound (1.19 ERA, NYY 6-0 in his starts). Judge 5th player with .425+ AVG & 10+ HR thru April (Tony Perez, Larry Walker, Barry Bonds, Cody Bellinger). Vivas MLB debut with Jazz on the shelf.
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Published: May 2, 2025 20:10
Boone says it looks like 4-to-6 weeks for Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s oblique strain, to be expected considering the usual timeline
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Published: May 2, 2025 19:56
I love when they point the pitching machine straight up and fire the baseballs sky high so catchers can work on popups. Yankees have their guys working on that right now, including Ben Rice.
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Published: May 2, 2025 15:06
Here is the list of MLB players to hit 64+ home runs with a 1.268+ OPS in any 162-game span (thanks @baseball-reference.com and @stathead.com!)
Babe Ruth
Barry Bonds
Aaron Judge
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Published: May 2, 2025 15:04
Bringing this back because now it's 162 games since his preposterous tear began on April 27 last year
Aaron Judge 162 Games Since 4/27/2024 (All 1st in MLB)
HR 64
AVG .369
OBP .494
SLG .774
OPS 1.268
RBI 163
R 142
XBH 103
WAR 14.3…
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Published: May 2, 2025 14:21
Jorbit Vivas up again from Triple-A and might finally make his MLB debut this time...up for 3 days in Baltimore last July and again in Cleveland last week but never got into a game
26 games this year at AAA
.319 AVG, 2 HR, 15 RBI, .862 OPS, 6.9 K%
MiLB…
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Published: May 2, 2025 14:19
Jazz Chisholm Jr. to the IL with a right oblique strain...low batting average, but an above-average OPS with a good power/speed combo and great defense
Jazz in 30 games this season
AVG .181
OPS .714
HR 7
SB 6
DRS +3 (T-1st by AL 2B, Gimenez)…
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Published: May 2, 2025 13:25
I was wondering why the MLB walk rate was up to 9.0% (from 8.2% last year). Something to monitor as this would be the league’s highest BB% in a full season since 2000. Strikeouts have ticked down so far from 22.6 K% to 22.0, which would be the lowest rate…
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Published: May 2, 2025 02:36
youtu.be/PSCdq1s5ekI
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Published: May 1, 2025 18:03
May 1: the day I change the link on my bookmarks bar from last year's stats to this year's stats https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/2025.shtml
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Published: May 1, 2025 01:03
Gus Triandos caught Hoyt Wilhelm's no-hitter (9/20/1958 BAL vs NYY) & his HR in the 7th off Bobby Shantz was the only run
1 of 2 no-hitters with the catcher driving in the only run(s) with a HR
Also Bob Feller 79 years ago today! 4/30/1946 CLE at NYY,…
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Published: May 1, 2025 00:22
A Very Special Name That Yankee
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Published: May 1, 2025 00:01
Paulie Homers
Goldschmidt's 1st HR since the March 29 home run bonanza
Snaps a 28-game homerless streak (and he still hit .368)
MLB Active OPS Leaders vs LHP (min 750 PA)
1.052 Aaron Judge
1.019 Paul Goldschmidt
.968 Trevor Story
.964 Yordan Alvarez…
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Published: April 30, 2025 22:50
Aaron Judge vs Orioles since 2017 (104 G)
.327/.463/.763, 47 HR, 100 RBI, 105 R
(Per 162 Gm Pace: 73 HR, 156 RBI, 164 R)
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Published: April 30, 2025 22:34
Forgot to get this in last night pregame, then Grisham cranked a homer to RF
Statcast has "Pull AIR %" (pulled fly balls/line drives/popups divided by total batted balls)
Grisham Pull AIR Pct (MLB avg 17.7%)
2024 20.0
2025 26.4
MLB averages when…