If there’s one thing that all Yankees fans wanted after flaming out against the Boston Red Sox in the 2021 Wild Card Game at Fenway Park, it was a big name free agent to heal the wound. But in unsurprising fashion, those big names came and went, seemingly without much of an effort from the […]
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Yankees Acquire Donaldson, Kiner-Falefa & Rortvedt from the Twins
I was just settling in to watch episode 2 of Winning Time on HBO when Yankees Twitter exploded. Gary Sanchez goes to Twins — Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) March 14, 2022 What!? Gary’s gone!? No way! For whom!? Within minutes, Jeff Passan swooped in with the necessary details: Catcher Ben Rortvedt is headed to the […]
Who’s on First? Why I want Matt Olson in Pinstripes
The New York Yankees have a long and storied history of stellar first base play. The names read off like a list of Cooperstown residents and would-be occupants: Gehrig, Mattingly, Martinez, Skowron, Teixeira and Giambi. Is Matt Olson next on this list? Let’s talk about it. The Bird Was the Word Greg Bird was supposed […]