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Anthony Volpe appeared to save the New York Yankees’ season with a game-tying home run against the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 3 of the 2026 American League Division Series. Instead, replay review turned the blast into an RBI double because a fan reached over the Yankee Stadium wall and interfered with the ball. The … Read more
Cam Schlittler has rapidly gone from promising New York Yankees prospect to one of baseball’s most dominant starting pitchers — and his growing postseason résumé is making him especially dangerous in October. Schlittler overwhelmed the Boston Red Sox in Game 1 of the 2026 American League Wild Card Series, pitching 6⅓ scoreless innings with 10 … Read more
Yes. New York Yankees rookie George Lombard Jr.’s spectacular jumping maneuver around Tampa Bay Rays catcher Liam Hicks was legal under Major League Baseball’s baserunning rules. During the Yankees’ 6-4 comeback victory over Tampa Bay on September 24, 2026, Lombard appeared certain to be tagged out at home after a pitch bounced to the backstop … Read more
Ben Rice has joined one of the most exclusive power-hitting groups in New York Yankees history — and set a particularly unusual franchise mark in the process. Rice hit his 40th and 41st home runs of the 2026 season against the Tampa Bay Rays on September 23, becoming only the second player ever drafted by … Read more
Aaron Judge will not play in the New York Yankees’ American League Wild Card Series against the Boston Red Sox. The Yankees officially left their captain off the 26-man roster for the best-of-three series on September 29, ending Judge’s aggressive attempt to return less than two weeks after suffering a moderate strain of the soleus … Read more