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Jeff Middleton

Yankees officially activate Stanton, DFA Reyes

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The big slugger is back, with Pablo Reyes designated for assignment.

As the month of June passed the midway point, the New York Yankees and their fans received some excellent news on the injury front: Giancarlo Stanton is returning against the Los Angeles Angels.

After a rehab assignment with Double-A Somerset, Stanton is officially back in the lineup after missing the first 70 games of the 2025 season due to “tennis elbow,” or epicondylitis. The elbow...

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Yankees to reinstate five-time All-Star for season debut

It seems fair to wonder what sort of production he can provide at this point in his career.

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Yankees reinstating slugger Giancarlo Stanton

New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton is expected to make his season debut Monday night after beginning the season on the injured list. The club is expected to reinstate Stanton from the 60-day IL ahead of Monday's game against the Los Angeles Angels.

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Estevão Maximo

What went wrong in the two Yankees/Red Sox series

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The Yankees struggled in a pair of series against their biggest rivals.

The best team in the American League lost five of six against its biggest rival. This is the type of stuff that could serve as a springboard for the turnaround of a Red Sox team that’s struggling to get things going this year (or, well, at least it was, until they went ahead and traded Rafael Devers to the Giants).

Without worrying too much about Boston side of things, let’s try and...

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John Griffin

2000 Diary, June 16: A second loss to Chicago

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The Yankees dropped their second in a row to the American League’s best team.

For two-plus seasons, the New York Yankees had been the top dogs in the American League; even in the midst of their slumps, their status as the team to beat remained unchallenged. Two months into the 2000 season, however, showed that the situation had changed somewhat. When the Chicago White Sox entered action on June 15th, they not only boasted the best record in baseball, they were...

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Jake Devin

Rivalry Roundup: Another walk-off in Houston

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Recapping how the Yankees’ top AL opponents fared on June 15th.

It was a miserable weekend for the Yankees in Boston, as New York’s dropped five straight to their archrivals. The only possible positive came from the Red Sox promptly trading away their best hitter after the sweep was complete. Perhaps that’s a good time to distract oneself by looking at how the rest of the Yankees’ rivals have done. The Yankees have a nice AL East lead, but it’s far...

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Jeremy Nielsen

Yankees vs. Angels: Series Preview

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The Halos (with Mike Trout in tow this time) pay a visit to the Bronx.

The Yankees are reeling bit after being swept at the hands of the Red Sox this weekend. They would appear to have an easier target lined up for them as they return home in search of a rebound. After all, the Yankees swept the Angels in a three-game set in Anaheim as part of a largely fruitful West Coast trip. This is not to say the Angels were a pushover though—two of those three...

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Jake Devin

Yankees trivia: Your in-5 daily game, Monday edition

Think you can figure out which Yankees player we’re talking about? You’ll get five clues to figure him out.

We’re back for another day of the Pinstripe Alley in-5 daily trivia game. If you missed any of this week’s games, you will find a link below. Game instructions are at the bottom if you’re new to the game! Feel free to share your results in the comments and feedback in this Google Form.

Today’s Pinstripe Alley in-5 game

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Jake Devin

Yankees prospects: Davis shows off power, Lombard shows off wheels

Recapping the Yankees’ minor league affiliates’ results from June 15th.

Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders: W, 8-6 vs. Syracuse Mets

C Jesus Rodriguez 1-4, K
2B Jorbit Vivas 2-3, RBI, BB, K, SB, CS — keeps on keepin’ on with an .887 OPS with Scranton
CF Everson Pereira 0-3, RBI, K, SF, throwing error
DH T.J. Rumfield 1-3, RBI, BB
LF Brennan Davis 1-4, HR, 3 RBI — absolute shot off Blade Tidwell
3B CJ Alexander 1-3, BB, K, SB
LF Bryan De La Cruz 1-4, 2 K
1B Jose Rojas 1-4,...

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Jake Devin

Today on Pinstripe Alley - 6/16/25

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Putting a rough weekend in the past.

An ugly, weird weekend in Boston is at last over, the Yankees return home licking their wounds. As awful as the series with the Red Sox, the Bombers did at least sweep the Royals prior, so they come back to the Bronx with a 3-3 road trip. The news of the day, though, doesn’t involve the Yankees: the baseball world is still shaking from the stunning move that sent Rafael Devers to the Giants.

You can check out Josh’s...

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Matt Ferenchick

NYY news: They dealt Devers?

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Red Sox trade Rafael Devers; what loss, grief, and Father’s Day means to Tim Hill; reflecting on Aaron Judge’s struggles over the weekend.

MLB Trade Rumors | Nick Deeds: Sunday night brought some news that, while not exactly Yankee news, certainly affects the Yankees. The Red Sox dropped a bombshell, trading Rafael Devers to the Giants. Just earlier that day, Devers had helped the Red Sox sweep the Yankees, but he’s now headed to San Francisco for Jordan...

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Reviewing the Yankees Top Draft Picks of 2024 as July Approaches

June baseball is in full swing and the New York Yankees remain atop the American League East. As we approach July, the scouting season gets hotter, as Major League Baseball’s amateur draft is around the corner.

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Joshua Diemert

Rafael Devers is gone?

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A Bomber-based reflection on arguably the greatest Yankee killer of the era changing coasts.

That’s one way to deal with your nemesis.

A couple of hours after yet another Rafael Devers home run helped the Red Sox beat the Yankees, Boston has reportedly traded their embattled, homegrown star to the West Coast, with Devers heading to San Francisco in exchange for a package including Jordan Hicks and Kyle Harrison.

It’s been a long and strange two months for...

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John Griffin

Yankees Social Media: YES, Dellin

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Old friend Dellin Betances joined the YES Network studio this week.

It’s Sunday once more, and you know what that means — it’s time for our weekly social media roundup! With the local basketball season in the rearview mirror and football still months away, we are officially in that time of year ruled by baseball: the summer (even if the solstice isn’t for another handful of days). What have the Yankees been up to this week when they’ve been off...

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Could one concerning trend derail Yankees' championship aspirations?

On paper, the New York Yankees are one of the best MLB teams in 2025. But could one trend prevent them from reaching the ultimate goal.

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Joshua Diemert

Yankees 0, Red Sox 2: Bad times in Beantown

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A bad series in Boston ends in the worst way.

This is one of those games where I really need to stretch my editors’ directive of minimum word count, because the less said about this weekend the better. The Yankees capped off their worst series of the year with a major stinker, going down with a whimper against the Red Sox and tying a franchise record for offensive futility. In getting swept today, they were shut out for just the third time this year, on the...

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Kevin Winterhalt

2000 Diary, June 15: Knoblauch’s yips strike thrice in loss

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Chuck Knoblauch committed three throwing errors prior to leaving early in a 12-3 Yankees loss to Chicago.

Chuck Knoblauch won the American League Rookie of the Year award in 1991. He was a four-time All Star who received down-ballot MVP votes in three separate seasons. He captured two Silver Sluggers and a Gold Glove (the latter fairly recently in ‘97). He won four World Series titles. His three-year peak from 1995-97 saw him...

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Peter Brody

Rivalry Roundup: Astros rookie Smith walks off Twins

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Recapping how the Yankees’ top AL opponents fared on June 14th.

The Yankees picked an awful time to falter to divisional opposition, dropping two series to the Red Sox in the span of a week. The offense’s late fight back wasn’t in time to erase the early deficit, the 4-3 loss meaning they can at best avoid being swept by their rivals. Practically the entire Junior Circuit was in play yesterday afternoon, so let’s recap the relevant results.

Cincinnati Reds...

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Joshua Diemert

New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox: Max Fried vs. Brayan Bello

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The Yankees will once again turn to their stopper in a salvage game

This has been a very stupid series.

The Yankees haven’t exactly shown up against their premiere rival on back-to-back weekends, and while the lead in the AL East has shrunk from 5 games to 4.5, the play on the field hasn’t inspired much. Just like Monday night in Kansas City, Max Fried will be tasked with stopping the skid on Sunday afternoon.

You already know everything about Fried. If the season...

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Matt Ferenchick

Yankees History: The most unexpected hero

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After spending eight years out of the big leagues, one Yankee backup catcher put in a performance out of nowhere.

If you take a list of every Yankees player who ever stepped to the plate, restricted it to just the guys who had more than 100 plate appearances, and then sorted it starting with the worst OPS+, you’ll find a lot of pitchers to start. That makes sense, as even before the DH came into existence—rendering it...

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