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Bichette is 1-for-14 with eight strikeouts, but then again he also has only played three games.

Local West Haven author and sports media personality Dominic Konareski appeared on WTNH News 8’s Good Morning Connecticut show on Thursday, March 26th. 

Rule 5 success stories are uncommon, especially with the high-pressure clubs which the New York Yankees fall perfectly into. Cade Winquest made the Yankees’ Opening Day roster and will get his first taste of the bigs. Winquest is 25-years-old and has been playing professional baseball since the 2023 season, but has never pitched higher than Double-AA ball. Originally drafted in 2022 out of college as the Cardinals’ eighth-round choice, Winquest would stay with St. Louis until

Craig Kimbrel is far away from his former self when he dominated for Boston. Struggling in recent years, Kimbrel signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets this offseason. The veteran righty, whose 440 career saves rank second-most among active pitchers, came to New York knowing he had to show up in spring training to make the opening day 26-man roster. Kimbrel’s velocity is still down from his superstar days, but overall he seems satisfied with how he’s done.  “My

Gerrit Cole is set to make his first game appearance since Tommy John surgery. On Wednesday, March 17th, Cole will take the mound and start against the Boston Red Sox as spring training continues to wrap up. Cole will pitch just the first inning, but his return does not mean he is quite ready to be back in New York’s starting five. The Yankees expect Cole can return to the rotation as soon as the start of June, which may be one of the most important storylines this season for

Optioning down Spencer Jones came as a surprise by pinstripe loyalists, as the expectation all fans, both casual and diehard had, was that Jones would be on New York’s opening day roster. Jones was drilling the balls literally out of the Steinbrenner Field into the parking lot. At the time of the roster move, Spencer Jones was hitting a .333 with half his hits being home runs upon the reassignment to minor league camp. Following Jones’ reassignment was another top Yankees pos

Team USA might very well be eliminated come later on this Wednesday night.  For one member of the team…the head coach…thought his team already advanced prior to last night's embarrassing loss. Team USA head coach Mark DeRosa said that the Americans already had their quarterfinal spot in the World Baseball Classic. He was and still is wrong. Team USA does not have a secured spot in the final eight. DeRosa said prior to Tuesday’s game vs Italy while on MLB Network, “It’s weird.

With the World Baseball Classic firing on all cylinders with pool play, it is partially thanks to West Haven that one particular coach gets to be at one of the biggest heights. Dave Righetti is 67-years-old and is serving as an assistant pitching coach for Team Italy in the WBC. Righetti took the Italian job due to his Italian heritage despite being born in San Jose, California. Righetti’s grandfather was from Liguria, Italy and emigrated in 1907. The WBC doesn’t require the

Kerry Wood may very well be one of the greatest New York Yankees relievers of all-time for hurlers who have pitched in 30 or less innings. Despite Wood’s short-term excellence, he is forgotten in the pinstripe world. Acquired on July 31st of 2010, by New York in a trade with Cleveland that saw Yanks’ Andrew Shive, Matt Cusick and cash go over to the Indians, would end up allowing Kerry Wood to pitch in the Bronx.  Wood, who was a 13-year vet at the time, immediately excelled

Why is it that for about a decade now at this point that the New York Yankees love getting former power hitters past their prime? Joey Gallo, Josh Donaldson and Jay Bruce are some solid examples to this argument. On Wednesday night, the New York Yankees signed 34-year-old Randal Grichuk to a minor league contract. Grichuk was a Yankee killer when with the Blue Jays, but his Canada days have been long gone. Overall, in 35 games at Yankee Stadium Grichuk carries a .278 average

With spring training getting in full swing I figured to highlight a former Yankee who was acquired before the preseason activities began and would be later bullied into retirement basically by Yankee fans. On February 13th, 2021, the New York Yankees signed the lefty-bat of Jay Bruce to a minor league deal. The 33-year-old Bruce would be 34 in the upcoming April, but at this point of his career he has shown to be on a career decline. The goal of adding Bruce was to add a left

The New York Mets have signed right-hander Bryce Conley to a minor league deal.  The 31-year-old was originally drafted in 2017 by the Oakland Athletics in the 22nd round. Making it as far as Triple-AAA numerous times, Conley has appeared in 160 minor league games with 76 games being starts. Overall, the hurler has a 21-33 record and has pitched to the tune of a 4.53 ERA in 491 innings. The 31-year-old righty worked mainly as a starter last season, recording 118.2 innings bet

The New York Mets have more former Yankees on their roster amongst all levels compared to every other team that are not the Yankees themselves. Sunday saw the Mets add Ben Rortvedt off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers. Rortvedt is graded as an above average catcher in terms of blocking and framing pitches, but he has a below average arm when trying to throw out base runners. Rortvedt will be the team’s third-string catcher behind Francisco Alvarez and highly-regarded defe

West Haven, Connecticut native Gianni Gambardella has officially entered his senior season at the University of Maine as one of the Black Bears’ most experienced hurlers and a hopeful prospect in the upcoming 2026 Major League Baseball Draft.    Standing at a towering 6-foot-2, Gambardella has developed into a key contributor for the Black Bears' pitching staff.    Graduating as part of the 2022 Class at West Haven High School, Gambardella was already committed to UMaine afte

*Disclaimer: The New York Sports Show has no political affiliation, this article is New York Yankees related.  Everyone has their own opinions surrounding 45th & 47th President of the United States Donald Trump, along with the New York Yankees. You either love them or have a deep hatred, frankly there isn’t really any middle man in 2026. What if I told you though that Trump could have ran for president and possibly won it a lot earlier, like several decades earlier. All becau

Jose Siri had the worst statistical season in New York Mets franchise history for a position player since Billy Hamilton’s 2020 season with the Mets. Billy Hamilton, who was one of the fastest players in the league at the time of him being in New York, appeared in 17 games for the New York Mets. In those 17, Hamilton had 22 at-bats and recorded just a single hit to bat .045, which is the worst in franchise history for a position player. Hamilton’s OPS was a mere .129, but som

In an era where extravagant world-class minor league stadiums were nonexistent, there were still modest expectations that the New York Yankees had when they moved their Double-AA farm team from Manchester, New Hampshire, to West Haven, Connecticut. Former Yankees GM Lee MacPhail said that “A lot of work needs to be done around here,” when he referred to then 25-year-old ballpark that was Quigley Stadium. The city of West Haven, which took ownership of the stadium in 1951, rel

A pitching strom is coming to the Bronx in 2026. On January 13th, the Miami Marlins traded Ryan Weathers to the New York Yankees in exchange for four prospects. The trade to New York marks the third team that Weathers will be on in the majors. Ryan Weathers is the son of former Yankee pitcher David Weathers, who was part of the 1996 World Series winning team.  After being acquired by the Yankees, many fans took to X to discuss his high school stats. Even though Weathers is 26

The New York Mets have desperately tried to fill the gap on the pitching rubber left by Jacob deGrom, and it hasn’t worked whatsoever. Obviously at this point in time, deGrom is entering his age 37 season and likely will end his career in Texas so a reunion is out of the question. The most hype a Mets pitcher has gotten since deGrom was Jonah Tong, who was clearly rushed to the majors and as of now is a flop with a 7.71 ERA. Tong, who is just 22-years-old, has time to develop

In early November, the New York Yankees parted ways with international scouting director Donny Rowland. The split ended Rowland’s 15-year tenure in the role and overall over 20-years with the Yankees organization.  The Yankees have suffered fallout since Rowland’s departure, although it will be unclear if any negative or positive affect will occur in the near future. Highly ranked Dominican shortstop Wandy Asigen cut ties with the Yankees shortly after Rowland’s departure.  A