12:32 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” NEW YORK — The empty blue seats started to grow in numbers during the sixth inning, by which time it had become abundantly clear that the first two games of the American … Read more
CLEVELAND — The New York Yankees signed Gerrit Cole for games like this. With the Yankees’ 99-win season on the brink, Cole spun seven sparkling innings, propelling New York to a 4-2 win over the upstart Cleveland Guardians on Sunday as the Bombers knotted the American League Division Series at two games apiece. Starting for … Read more
NEW YORK — Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole could have melted down. In the third inning of Game 1 of the American League Division Series on Tuesday, Cole gave up a solo home run to Guardians outfielder Steven Kwan — who hit six in the regular season — before loading the bases by hitting shortstop Amed … Read more
9:57 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. NEW YORK — New York Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole and manager Aaron Boone were both ejected from Friday night’s 5-4 win over the Boston Red Sox for arguing with plate umpire Brian Knight about a called ball that preceded … Read more
8:09 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. NEW YORK — As the race for the postseason continues to heat up, so have the tempers in the toughest division in baseball. The Yankees clawed out a 4-2 win over the AL East rival Blue Jays on Sunday … Read more
NEW YORK — When injured outfielder Harrison Bader walked into the Yankees’ clubhouse for the first time on Aug. 3, he couldn’t help but wonder what his new teammates were thinking. “I’m sure everybody in here was like, ‘We just traded for this guy in a boot?’” said Bader, who despite dealing with plantar fasciitis … Read more