20:09 ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close to Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. NEW YORK — As the race for the postseason heats up, so do the heat in baseball’s toughest division. The Yankees took a 4-2 win over AL East rival Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon, but not before tensions flared …
NEW YORK — Eight years ago, Paul O’Neill was thanked by the New York Yankees for his contributions to their dynasty with a plaque in Monument Park. On Sunday, the Yankees retired his number 21, making him the 23rd player or manager in franchise history to be honored in such a way. The ceremony was …
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Gerrit Cole did another big inning. It wasn’t the nightmare of six runs two weeks ago, or the five-run frame from the start. But it was enough to send the faltering Yankees to a 5-2 loss against the Blue Jays at the Stadium on Saturday. Cole was booed when he left the mound in the …
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So much for the momentum. If the Yankees’ dramatic extra-inning win over the Rays on Wednesday was any spark, another tough pitching performance by Frankie Montas promptly poured cold water over it on Thursday. Montas was tagged for six runs in six innings — including a five-run second inning — when the Yankees fell flat …
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Even without what batting coach Dillon Lawson describes as “three of our top five hitters,” it was still shocking to see the Yankees’ lineup knocked out in back-to-back games this week, and for the third and fourth time. over a 10-day span. Lawson admits there’s “no doubt” that the American League’s leaders in points scored …
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