VIDEO: Juan Soto slugs towering game-tying solo home run
Star outfielder Juan Soto continued to show how perfect a fit he’ll be on the New York Yankees with another spring training home run. Facing Tigers righty Matt Manning on Sunday, Soto clubbed a solo...
View ArticleESNY’s MLB Preview 2024: The Los Angeles’ Angels eternal purgatory
We’ve known for years that at some point, the wheels would finally fall off the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. And on Dec. 11, months after a 73 win season, it finally happened. Two-time MVP and...
View ArticleESNY’s MLB Preview 2024: Colorado Rockies don’t get that they don’t get it
Three years ago, Ken Rosenthal and Nick Groke wrote in The Athletic how multiple issues had the Colorado Rockies racing towards the bottom. Three years later, nothing has changed. The Rockies’ defining...
View ArticleESNY’s 2024 MLB Preview: Oakland A’s can only roll Snake Eyes
With a whopping 112 losses in 2023 and a similar number a near certainty in ’24, it’s a bad time to be associated with the Oakland A’s. It’s been the same song and dance for over 20 years. Moneyball...
View ArticleESNY’s MLB Preview 2024: The Milwaukee Brewers’ failure to launch
Stick the Milwaukee Brewers organization next to your garden variety mom-and-pop business, and it’d be hard to tell the difference. Such has been the story of the Brew Crew ever since Mark Attanasio...
View ArticleESNY’s MLB Preview 2024: Minnesota Twins are AL Central catbird
The AL Central is easily the weakest division in baseball, and the Minnesota Twins can look forward to ruling it for the foreseeable future. Not only did they clinch the division last year with, brace...
View ArticleESNY’s MLB Preview 2024: The curious case of the Cleveland Guardians
The Cleveland Guardians just don’t make sense, and perhaps it took coming in third place in the AL Central last year for them to see it. The team finished dead last in home runs, 27th in runs scored,...
View ArticleESNY’s MLB Preview 2024: The fun, fiery, and ferocious Cincinnati Reds
In case this is your first time reading, I really like the Cincinnati Reds. No, like, I really like the Cincinnati Reds. I might even like their manager David Bell more. His team, despite stagnant and...
View ArticleYankees SS Oswald Peraza out 6-8 weeks with shoulder strain
Yankees manager Aaron Boone announced Saturday morning that infielder Oswald Peraza will shut down for six to eight weeks with a strained shoulder. Oswald Peraza won't throw for the next six to eight...
View ArticleVIDEO: Juan Soto launches 447-foot go-ahead 3-run homer
Juan Soto’s spectacular spring with the New York Yankees continued at Steinbrenner Field on Sunday. Facing Atlanta Braves righty Patrick Halligan, the Yankees’ new star outfielder blasted a 91 mph...
View ArticleESNY’s MLB Preview 2024: Detroit Tigers ready to pounce again
Two years ago, the Detroit Tigers were a hot mess. Organizational infrastructure was barely out of the 1970s and the team seemed more the demure Daniel Tiger than the sinister Shere Khan. Enter new...
View ArticleBREAKING: Yankees RHP Gerrit Cole to receive MRI on pitching elbow
The Yankees are holding their breath as staff ace and reigning Cy Young winner Gerrit Cole is set to have an MRI on his pitching elbow. Several sources reported the development as the fans panicked on...
View ArticleESNY’s MLB Preview 2024: Chicago White Sox finally have clean slate
A 101-loss season later, the Chicago White Sox can finally wipe the slate clean. Chaos no longer reigns now that executives Rick Hahn and Kenny Williams’ toxic office culture forced both out the door....
View ArticleESNY’s MLB Preview 2024: Chicago Cubs within reach of their next dynasty
Remember when the Chicago Cubs let World Series-winning manager Joe Maddon go, hired David Ross to oversee an inevitable rebuild, and then surprised everyone by looking like an actual NL Central...
View ArticleESNY’s MLB Preview 2024: The next coronation of the Kansas City Royals
The Kansas City Royals are, in their own weird way, unlike any of their Central Division counterparts across both leagues. Don’t get me wrong, they still check most of the boxes. Kansas City...
View ArticleYankees RHP Gerrit Cole to miss 1-2 months with sore elbow
The New York Yankees can breathe a sigh of relief about pitching staff ace and reigning AL Cy Young winner Gerrit Cole. The New York Post reports that after several consultations and an MRI, Cole’s...
View ArticleESNY’s MLB Preview 2024: Are St. Louis Cardinals’ wings clipped?
In 2024, the St. Louis Cardinals looked like something we don’t see often from the storied franchise: A bad team. Granted, this wasn’t the anticipated game script. Out with future Hall of Fame catcher...
View ArticleYankees announce LHP Nestor Cortes will start Opening Day
The Yankees have announced that crafty lefty and fan favorite Nestor Cortes will start on Opening Day in Houston on March 28. Cortes takes the place of staff ace and reigning Cy Young winner Gerrit...
View ArticleESNY’s MLB Preview 2024: How high can the young Baltimore Orioles soar?
Last year was supposed to be a test-the-waters-with-the-youth season for the Baltimore Orioles. Instead, the Birds won 101 games and the AL East, securing their first playoff berth since 2016. The...
View ArticleDJ LeMahieu may miss Yankees’ Opening Day with bruised foot
The New York Yankees could be without a key piece of their lineup to start the season, all because of a poorly timed injury. Manager Aaron Boone reported Monday that infielder DJ LeMahieu has a “pretty...
View ArticleESNY’s MLB Preview 2024: Atlanta Braves courageously running it back
You have to admire how the Atlanta Braves do business, especially with the players they developed themselves. They pick the players they like, they pay the players they like, and then pat them on the...
View ArticleESNY’s MLB Preview 2024: Philadelphia Phillies are inches from finish line
The Philadelphia Phillies did not have the loud and bombastic offseason for which president Dave Dombrowski is known. Looking back on the last couple of years, they didn’t need to. It was a relatively...
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ICYMI: Giancarlo Stanton has 3-home run night vs Pittsburgh (VIDEO)
Spring training games are meaningless, but don’t tell that to Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton. The former MVP desperately needs a bounceback season and had himself quite a tuneup against the...
View ArticleMets, J.D. Martinez agree on one-year, $12 million deal
The New York Mets and veteran slugger J.D. Martinez have agreed on a one-year, $12 million contract per the Post’s Jon Heyman. Breaking: JD Martinez to Mets. $12M — Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) March 22,...
View ArticleESNY’s MLB Preview 2024: Toronto Blue Jays, Take 3
“What we did last year was a trailer,” said Toronto Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. during spring training in 2022. “Now, you guys are going to see the movie.” Two years later, that movie is stuck...
View ArticleESNY’s MLB Preview 2024: Tampa Bay Rays prepare for long road ahead
A gross overachievement out of the gate later, the Tampa Bay Rays should revert more to the mean in 2024. Starting 13-0 was grossly unprecedented for this shoestring budget squad, as was being 30-9 on...
View ArticleESNY’s MLB Preview 2024: Miami Marlins swimming towards postseason waters
In a recent interview on The Pivot Podcast, Miami Marlins outfielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. shared details of a formerly toxic clubhouse culture which saw rookies bullied and, in Chisholm’s case personal...
View ArticleESNY’s MLB Preview 2024: Where do Washington Nationals go from here?
It’s easy to forget the Washington Nationals won a World Series five years ago, let alone against the then-defending champion Houston Astros. The deafening clank of Howie Kendrick’s go-ahead and...
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Yankees 3B DJ LeMahieu to start season on IL with bruised foot
New York Yankees third baseman DJ LeMahieu is still not fully recovered from his bruised right foot and will start the season on the injured list, per general manager Brian Cashman. Brian Cashman said...
View ArticleESNY’s MLB Preview 2024: Boston Red Sox prepare for long rebuild
The Boston Red Sox might be the best last-place team in Major League Baseball, and it’s hard to imagine that changing anytime soon. Last season was something of an anomaly in Beantown, as the Sawx...
View ArticleESNY’s MLB Preview 2024: Introducing the latest new-look New York Mets
A year after winning 101 games, the New York Mets crashed back down to Earth faster than a wayward Toyota on the Grand Central Parkway. The once popular Buck Showalter was shown the door, a new manager...
View ArticleESNY’s MLB Preview 2024: The resurrection of the New York Yankees
It’s rare that the New York Yankees, not to mention their devoted fans, enter the offseason saltier than the Second Avenue Deli’s menu. Or sadder than a Bryant Park ice rink breakup. Or like the G...
View ArticlePete Rose: New book tackles controversial star’s life & lasting legacy
“It’s very easy to think about Pete Rose’s story as a baseball story,” says three-time New York Times best-selling author Keith O’Brien. “It’s far more interesting to think of Pete Rose’s story as a...
View ArticleVIDEO: Oswaldo Cabrera ties game with Yankees’ first homer of 2024
The Yankees trailed 4-0 early in their Opening Day matchup with the rival Houston Astros, and still refused to blink. Super utility man Oswaldo Cabrera tied the game with a long solo home run off of...
View ArticleJuan Soto as advertised, carries Yankees in 5-4 Opening Day win at Houston
The New York Yankees traded for Juan Soto so he could add some life to the lineup. He rewarded his new team by carrying them in a remarkable comeback win on Opening Day in Houston. The Yankees trailed...
View ArticleBoth the Yankees and Mets had crazy starts to 2024 season
The New York Yankees were in Houston to start their season while the crosstown rival New York Mets hosted the Brewers in Flushing. It was an epic weekend for both teams, and yet for completely opposite...
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At long last, Yankees SS Anthony Volpe has arrived as advertised
The headline is admittedly misleading because, in all honesty, Anthony Volpe had a pretty okay rookie season in 2023. He took home a Gold Glove at shortstop, an incredibly hard task, and finished eight...
View ArticleBREAKING: Knicks PF Julius Randle has shoulder surgery, out for the season
The New York Knicks were dealt a devastating blow courtesy of ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Star power forward Julius Randle, in the midst of another great season, will have surgery on his dislocated...
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WATCH: Giancarlo Stanton launches grand slam into second deck
Giancarlo Stanton’s short hot streak continued Sunday afternoon against the Toronto Blue Jays. Facing righty Bowden Francis, Stanton destroyed a 2-2 fastball into the second deck in left field for a...
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Juan Soto blasts first Yankee Stadium home run (Video)
Juan Soto electrified an already rambunctious Yankee Stadium crowd on Monday night when he launched his first home run in the Bronx. Facing Miami Marlins lefty Jesus Luzardo, Soto’s three-run homer was...
View ArticleIt’s finally happened, the Yankees have an Aaron Judge problem
The New York Yankees are 10-3 to start the year, and they’ve barely needed team captain and former MVP Aaron Judge! No, seriously. Amid the Bronx Bombers’ hot start, Aaron Judge has been a near...
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WATCH: Aaron Judge clobbers 469-foot home run in Cleveland
Aaron Judge looked like his old self when he smashed a three-run home run against the Guardians on Sunday. Facing lefty Logan Allen, Judge hit a hanging sweeper into the deepest part of the left field...
View ArticleThe Anthony Rizzo fielding woes are likely about to get worse
The New York Yankees are in first place, and fairly comfortably! The Bronx Bombers are 12-4, the best team in baseball, and hold a 2.5 game lead over second-place Baltimore in the AL East. And yet, on...
View ArticleBREAKING: New York Yankees radio voice John Sterling retires
The New York Yankees are about to lose a voice almost as notable as the legendary “Voice of God” Bob Sheppard. Longtime radio play-by-play man John Sterling is retiring, effective immediately, at the...
View ArticleNew York Knicks vs. Philadelphia 76ers: Playoff preview, analysis, prediction
This New York Knicks-Philadephia 76ers playoff matchup isn’t your typical rivalry series. Even with Philly backup center Paul Reed’s adorable attempts at trash talk and calling the Knicks “the easier...
View ArticleHow the Yankees’ hot start could pay dividends later on in season
It is a beautiful April 22 in Yankees Universe, fresh off winning a weekend series with the rival Tampa Bay Rays. New York sits atop the AL East at 15-7, a half-game ahead of the suddenly-scary-looking...
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Juan Soto giving all the signs that he wants to stay a New York Yankee
Juan Soto has been exactly as advertised and New York Yankees fans couldn’t be happier about it. If current trends hold and he signs a megadeal to stay in pinstripes, the collective faint may cause...
View ArticleIs Nestor Cortes pitching his way into a bullpen job?
The young 2024 season has been a mixed bag for New York Yankees lefty Nestor Cortes. The Hialeah Kid has a respectable 3.50 ERA through six starts along with a 3.67 FIP. This means he’s pitching about...
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