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Following the season, Smith would elect to be a free agent, but after not being picked up by a team he would then announce his retirement come March 24th, 2025.

Gasper, who was drafted 817th overall by New York in 2018, was in the Yankees' farm system until late 2023.

It’s time for West Coast baseball as the New York Yankees begin a road trip out west starting tonight against the Angels. New York faces Los Angeles for a 3-game set, before facing the Padres for a 3-game series as well. The road trip closes off the month of August and will go until September 6th. Photo by Evan Bernstein/Getty Images New York goes into sunny California with a 78-59 record, -4.5 games back on Tampa Bay. The Yankees were able to extend their gap to third place

On July 16th, 2024, David McKay would announce his retirement from professional baseball entirely, and would transition into working as a realtor.

New York City is synonymous with taxis. Those yellow Ford Crown Victoria cabs have taken the streets of all five boroughs for decades. For one New York Yankee player, shuttling people around was his job as he pressured his dream.

After spending two months on the IL shelf, Max Fried is returning to the Yankees starting five. It was announced that Fried will take the mound for game 2 of a Bronx doubleheader against the Pirates.

Bird has a 5.93 ERA across 30.1 innings and a WHIP of 1.549 that has given him a -0.4 pWAR

Despite his breakout rookie campaign that has earned him consecutive NL Rookie of the Month honors

64 players make the game in total, with there being 32 players per-league. Each team has 20 position players and 12 pitchers. Despite there being 32 players on each team, there are always some notables who just miss the cut and shock their fanbase.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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