His numbers have been hurt by playing more against righthanded pitching than expected. Before the season, the Yankees expected him to platoon with Ben Rice, but injuries to Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton have forced him into a full-time role. He’s still crushing lefties (1.064 OPS) but his numbers against righties are not great (.597 OPS).

After their streak ended last Wednesday versus Baltimore, I was curious how they’d play against Toronto over the weekend. Would they lose momentum and fall back to their old ways? Or would they see the loss as a bump in the road and not a big deal?

Even as Cody Bellinger savored one of the most memorable evenings of his career, having been named the Most Valuable Player of this year’s All-Star Game at Citizens Bank Park, the Yankees slugger practically heard a clock ticking.

A few months ago, this would’ve been hyped up as a World Series preview. Two of the best teams in baseball meeting in the first series after. The Yankees. The Dodgers. In The Bronx. That still might be the case,

Perhaps the biggest series in Major League Baseball is set to take place at Yankee Stadium this weekend when the surging Tampa Bay Rays are set to come into the Bronx with a 4.5-game lead in the American League East. As good as the Yankees have played this ...

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The New York Yankees called on Will Warren to serve as an emergency closer, and the experience was all too familiar.