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Orioles outright former top Yankees prospect

He held his spot on Baltimore’s 40-man roster throughout the spring but had an uphill path to the regular-season roster.

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Ex-Player Prods Yankees to Trade for This All-Star Arm Now

That didn’t take long. Six innings into the New York Yankees' first game of the season, expert analysts were already suggesting roster moves to improve the injury-riddled team.

MLB News / New York Yankees on SI / March 27

Six Key Takeaways From Yankees Opening Day Victory Over Milwaukee Brewers

The New York Yankees are set to contend for another title heading into the 2025 season. It's never wise to overanalyze one game in baseball, but this contest requires important context that won't show up in the box score.

MLB News / Field Level Media / March 27

Yankees start with power display, hold off Brewers in opener

Carlos Rodon pitched effectively into the sixth inning and was backed by two early homers as the host New York Yankees hung on for a 4-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers in the season opener for both teams on Thursday.

Devin Williams News / Fastball on SI / March 27

New York Yankees Fans Boo All-Star Closer Devin Williams in Team Debut

Devin Williams gave New York Yankees fans a bit of a scare on Thursday, apparently failing to make a great first impression in the Bronx. The right-handed reliever got the ball in the top of the ninth inning with the Yankees holding a 4-1 lead over his former team, the Milwaukee Brewers, on Opening Day.

Giancarlo Stanton News / MLB on ClutchPoints / March 27

Giancarlo Stanton’s replacement earns fire All-Star prediction

The New York Yankees suffered an alarming number of injuries this spring. And while the pitching staff bore the brunt of the damage, position players did not escape unscathed.

New York Yankees News / Legends On Deck / March 27

The Yankees Ring in Opening Day with a Big Win

Opening Day started with a bang. Mere moments after a bearded Carlos Rodon set down the Brewers 1-2-3, Austin Wells stepped up to the plate in the bottom of the Yankee first.

MLB News / New York Yankees on SI / March 27

New York Radio Host and Yankees Fan Claps Back at Obnoxious Mets Fans

The New York Yankees have dominated New York's baseball scene for decades, but that might be starting to change. Despite making the World Series last year, the Yankees feel like the second team in NYC right now behind the New York Mets.

New York Yankees News / Athlon Sports / March 27

Yankees Catcher Goes First, Goes Deep, and Goes into History on Opening Day

When Austin Wells makes history, well, he really doubles down and makes history. . In his very first plate appearance of the 2025 season, Wells launched a leadoff home run to right field.

Joe Buck News / Larry Brown Sports / March 27

Joe Buck had very fitting call for Yankees’ leadoff home run

Joe Buck had a very fitting home run call when he returned to the MLB booth for Thursday’s Opening Day game between the Milwaukee Brewers and New York Yankees.

New York Yankees News / New York Yankees on SI / March 27

Watch: Yankees Catcher Hits Historic Home Run in Team's First At-Bat of Season

The 2025 regular season is off to a smashing start for the New York Yankees. In the first inning of their Opening Day showdown against the Milwaukee Brewers, starting pitcher Carlos Rodon struck out the first batter he faced -- star outfielder Jackson Chourio -- with a wicked 0-2 slider on his way to a one-two-three inning.

New York Yankees News / Athlon Sports / March 27

Aaron Judge Fights Back Tears as Yankees Honor Miller Gardner

Before the first pitch of the 2025 season was even thrown, Yankees captain Aaron Judge was near tears. Moments before Thursday’s opener against the Milwaukee

New York Yankees News / Yardbarker / March 27

Watch: Yankees' Austin Wells makes history with leadoff Opening Day HR

Watch: Yankees' Austin Wells makes stunning history with leadoff Opening Day HR

The Yankees began the 2025 regular season with a bang.

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Yankees place eight players on IL

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New York Yankees News / Athlon Sports / March 27

Alex Rodriguez Weighs In on Yankees’ Injury Concerns

When it comes to hard times in the Bronx, Alex Rodriguez is an expert. The controversial former Yankees third baseman was one of the greatest baseball players of the modern era only to ruin his legacy with multiple damning allegations that he used performance enhancing drugs.

New York Yankees News / Yardbarker Quizzes

The '2024 MLB RBI leaders' quiz

How many of the MLB players to knock in 90 or more runs in 2024 can you name in five minutes?

Pablo Reyes News / MLB Trade Rumors / March 27

Yankees select Pablo Reyes

The Yankees announced that they have selected infielder/outfielder Pablo Reyes to their 40-man roster. Chris Kirschner of The Athletic previously relayed that Reyes had a locker at Yankee Stadium.

New York Yankees News / New York Yankees on SI / March 27

Why Yankees Failing to Win World Series Would Spell Disaster for Franchise

The New York Yankees are in a pivotal moment for their franchise, as they have focused all their resources on building for the current window of time. If things pan out, they will be able to snag a World Series title for the first time since 2009, or potentially even a few more.

New York Yankees News / The Spun / March 27

Alex Rodriguez Praying For His Former New York Yankees Teammate

Just like countless baseball fans around the country, Alex Rodriguez is keeping former New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner in his thoughts. Gardner's son Miller passed away last Friday at the young age of 14.

New York Yankees News / MLB on ClutchPoints / March 27

Yankees’ 2 most surprising Opening Day roster decisions

The New York Yankees may have a difficult time repeating as American League champions in 2025. Not only did Juan Soto leave in MLB free agency, but Gerrit Cole is expected to miss the season due to Tommy John surgery.

New York Yankees News / Empire Sports Media / March 27

The Yankees begin new chapter in 2025 with a big question looming over them

The 2025 Yankees aren’t the best team in the Aaron Judge era. In fact, this is their worst-projected win total from either PECOTA or FanGraphs since 2017, when the two-time AL MVP was nothing more than a giant question.

New York Yankees News / New York Yankees on SI / March 27

Best and Worst-Case Scenarios for the Yankees During the 2025 MLB Season

The New York Yankees are probably happy to put their nightmare spring behind them. After entering camp with major optimism following a winter that revamped their roster coming off their World Series appearance, they were dealt bad news after bad news when it came to the health of multiple star players.

New York Yankees News / FirstSportz / March 27

'Do not have them making the playoffs,' MLB insider drops BOLD take regarding Yankees following recent injuries to star players

The New York Yankees received a major blow a few weeks ago when ace pitcher Gerrit Cole got injured during Spring Training. With him missing the entire 2025 season due to the Tommy John surgery and other star players being injured, an MLB insider dropped a bold claim and stated that the Yankees could not make the playoffs this year.

New York Yankees News / MLB Trade Rumors / March 26

Yankees place eight players on IL

The Yankees announced eight injured list placements on Wednesday afternoon.

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Giancarlo Stanton News / Field Level Media / March 26

Giancarlo Stanton one of eight Yankees placed on IL

The New York Yankees formally placed designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton on the 10-day injured list Wednesday as he continues to deal with tendinitis in both elbows.