May 23 in Yankee History

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  • Rookie Luis Gil was dominant again in a 5-0 win over Seattle in the Stadium on May 23, 2024. He surrendered just one hit and two walks with eight strike outs into the seventh inning. Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge home runs in the second and third frames respectively were plenty, but the team tacked on a three spot in the seventh. Continue reading →

    • May 22 in Yankee History

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  • Carlos Rodon was masterful, as he would have to be, in a 1-0 shutout of the Rangers in Yankee stadium on May 22, 2025. Allowing just two hits and striking out eight in six innings, he bested one-time Yankee and Yankee killer Nate Eovaldi on a long ball from an unlikely source, second baseman Jorbit Vivas, in the fifth inning. Continue reading →

    • May 21 in Yankee History

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  • It’s probably clueless to refer to a post about the May 21, 2021, 2-1 Yankee victory over the White Sox “Gleyber Day,” in light of what transpired in the ninth inning, but Gleyber Torres did drive in both runs, with a seventh-inning home run, and the third of three consecutive singles in the bottom of the ninth. It may have been Jordan Montgomery‘s best start, as he struck out 11 while allowing four hits over seven innings, but Nick Madrigal‘s eighth-inning rbi single off Jonathan Loiasiga cost him the win. The final was almost anticlimactic and felt preordained, once the Yanks finished off the top of the ninth behind Aroldis Chapman with a 5-4-3 triple play off the bat of Andrew Vaughn. Continue reading →

    • May 20 in Yankee History

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  • Young righthander Will Warren dominated the visiting Texas Rangers in a 5-2 win on May 20, 2025. Striking out 10 in six innings, his stake in a shutout disappeared when Ian Hamilton surrendered two runs in the top of the ninth; Luke Weaver had to come on and post the last out. Continue reading →

    • May 19 in Yankee History

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  • This is a baseball history column, and more specifically one focused on Yankee history. But being a Yankee is about excelling, so I need to start the May 19 installment with an acknowledgement of the record-smashing Belmont Stakes run by the thoroughbred Secretariat on this day in 1973, some 40 years ago. It was an astounding performance. Continue reading →

    • A Bear Poked

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    Lakeland, Fla., February 24, 2024; Yankees 22, Tigers 10 — The 2023 Yankees barely posted a .500 record, garnered a fourth place finish, and missed the playoffs altogether. A not pretty season to be sure, but it was uglier than that. In both August and September 2023, this team suffered losses in nine different games in which they failed to score as many as three runs. Continue reading →

    Fun, After the Sun

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    Tampa, Fla., March 6, 2023; Yankees 9, Pittsburgh 2 — There are a couple of things that need to be said about this Spring Training game. First, although many (assuming there are many?) reading this cannot presently appreciate it, the pleasure we experienced tonight is one you’ve all enjoyed, though we got to do it on March 6. It was a perfect baseball night, high 70s under a largely cloudless sky, as a full moon arose over the center field wall. Your day is coming, friends, but we were privileged to an early sight. Continue reading →