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Anthony Volpe is back in the majors. For some Yankee fans it is a nightmare, as for others it gives hope that a once-top prospect could revive his career. Volpe’s time back in the Bronx may be limited, the whole reason as to his call-up was due to Jose Caballero being placed on the 10-day IL. Caballero was playing great before fracturing his right middle finger. The 2025 trade deadline acquisition posted a 1.7 WAR in 41 games with a .259 batting average with 13 stolen bases t

In a 2002 interview Cox said, “That team had the talent of a Triple-AAA ball club.” Cox also stated “It was an excellent minor league team with few weaknesses.”

During the first inning of the Yankees-Rangers game today, New York Yankees outfielder Jasson Dominguez would be removed after a scary hit with the Yankee Stadium outfield wall.

Irad Ortiz Jr., was the jockey of the betting favorite Renegade, who came in with 4-1 odds. The brothers would finish 1-2.

For the first time in franchise history, which spans back all the way to 1903, the Yankees will have alternate jerseys.

West Haven Yankees minor league baseball only saw one no-hitter in the decade-long affiliate tenure. The no-hit feat came at the right-handed flamethrower of Gil Patterson, on June 28th, 1976.

This is the first time in history that both the Yankees and Mets have lost five straight games at the same time.

Ryan McMahon has gotten off to possibly the slowest start a player can have after recording multiple hits. McMahon has appeared in all nine games for New York, and is 2-for-23 with a -0.4 WAR. McMahon’s two hits in 23 at-bats translates to a .087 average, where he also has k’d in nearly half of his at-bats (11 strikeouts) to begin his 2026 campaign. Since being a Yankee at the 2025 trade deadline, McMahon’s offense has been so sluggish to where he is hitting below the Mendoza

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