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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 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

*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

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

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

As seen in TDA Baseball . See the original article here. I originally came across Pat Venditte in MLB The Show 19 franchise mode when I signed him in free agency. I had no clue of Venditte’s unique ability and when I had him appear in his first game, my former 15-year-old self was flabbergasted that he was throwing from both sides of the mound. I thought the game was glitched or something, but little did I know that looking up Venditte and learning about his switch-pitching m

What really is a perfect Yankees 2025 offseason? Does it include re-signing Cody Bellinger? Or how about acquiring a Paul Skenes or even a Skubal? For me it is forming a new Baby Bombers team.  I have been debating on if this topic should be discussed in article or video form, for now it will remain in at least article form here on the NYSS website. Anyone who has been following the New York Sports Show knows just how big I am on letting the youth play and develop properly. A

Sonny Gray was a bigger flop in New York than most failed players to sport pinstripes. Ask any Yankee fan who watched him play in the Bronx who their top five worst Yankees are and good chance Sonny Gray will be a top three. Gray was hated in New York, and it turns out he hated being in New York himself.  Since Gray’s trade to the Boston Red Sox, the 36-year-old has bashed the Yankees. Gray recently stated to the Boston Globe  that he never wanted to go to New York in the fir

Thanksgiving is around the corner as we get ready to gather with our family and even some friends to feast and gain another pound or two…or three or four. No matter what you’re eating this Thanksgiving, there will be talking points and with that it is important to keep the conversations civil and non-controversal. Right? WRONG. With that said, here are five very risky and controversial talking topics to bring up this turkey day. The 2025 New York Yankees Collapse  What’s wors

George Lombard Jr., is a top prospect in the New York Yankees organization. He has such hype and heavy media coverage around him you can comfortably argue the fact he is a household name at only 20-years-old. Lombard won’t be of drinking age till mid season of 2026, but the main question is where will he be drinking that victory champagne? New York has loaded minor league teams from Single-A to Triple, with Lombard listed as their No.1 prospect. The shortstop finished 2025 wi

One of the first moves this offseason for the Mets has them once again looking at players from their cross-state rivals. The New York Mets have signed Jose Rojas to a minor league contract with an expected invite to spring training. Rojas, 32, is coming off of a 2025 season where he belted 32 home runs and dominated Triple-AAA SWB for the Yankees. A .287 batting average with an OPS that nearly hit 1.000 on the season gave Rojas one of the best campaigns of his professional ba

The New York Yankees have had a flurry of pitchers make one-off appearances over the years. The Cuban right-hander of Chi Chi Gonzalez is no exception. In 2022 Gonzalez, whose real name is Alexander Rios Gonzalez, signed a minor league deal with New York after being released by the Tigers in late August of 2022. Gonzalez would spend roughly a month in Triple-AAA SWB before getting called-up to the majors on October 2nd. This late-season roster move gave Chi Chi major league s

Wearing the pinstripes that is the New York Yankees uniform is something that is taken with pride and honor when a player buttons up the historic jersey. When it comes to notable Yankees you think of Jeter, Ruth, Mantle and A-Rod as a few of many. There have been many players that were expected to become big when they arrived in New York, as a product of the Yank’s farm system. Some did become what they were expected to be like Aaron Judge and Gleyber Torres. Then you have a

The Yankees will be faced with multiple contract scenarios this offseason surrounding several of their everyday players. This Yankees offseason will be one of the biggest in recent years when it comes to being faced with their lineup and bullpen. New York has 11 total contracts that expire after the 2025 season between UFA’s and players that carry a ‘26 option The biggest question features the Yankees outfield, which is crowded so far this season with Judge-Bellinger-Domingue

You could say that some of, if not all the players on this list are considered ‘forgotten’ when it comes to their Yankees career....

As seen in the West Haven Voice September 18th, 2025, edition. See the original article here. Home runs in bulk and long distance were...

Oh, Buffalo. Thank you for FINALLY settling the multi-decade long debate as to if you Bills are a legitimate New York franchise. The...