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At 21 years, 144 days, @TorresGleyber is the youngest Yankee since at least 1908 to hit a "walk-off" home run.
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.@TheJudge44 is the first Yankees rookie to homer in the postseason since Hideki Matsui in 2003 World Series Game 2 vs. Florida.
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Trade: The Yankees have acquired LHP James Paxton from Seattle in exchange for LHP Justus Sheffield, RHP Erik Swanson and OF Dom Thompson-Williams.
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The Yankees announce they have re-signed LHP @CC_Sabathia to a one-year contract for the 2018 season.
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The Yankees have agreed to terms with RHP Luis Cessa, RHP Chad Green, RHP Jonathan Holder, OF Aaron Judge, RHP Tommy Kahnle, LHP Jordan Montgomery, LHP James Paxton, C Gary Sánchez and 3B Gio Urshela on one-year, non-guaranteed contracts, thus avoiding arbitration.
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Today the @yankees announced that Joe Girardi will not return as manager in 2018.
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The Yankees are the first team in Major League history to hit 60 home runs in a calendar month.
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The Yankees announce that they have named Aaron Boone the 33rd manager in franchise history, signing him to a three-year contract through the 2020 season with a team option for 2021.
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Trade: The Yankees have acquired LHP Zach Britton from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for RHP Dillon Tate, RHP Cody Carroll and LHP Josh Rogers.
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The New York Yankees today announced that they have acquired outfielder Giancarlo Stanton and cash considerations from the Miami Marlins in exchange for second baseman Starlin Castro, minor league right-handed pitcher Jorge Guzman and minor league infielder Jose Devers.
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The Yankees have the Majors' best record (15-7, .682)...have sole possession of 1st place in the AL East for the first time since 8/22/15
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The Yankees have agreed to terms with RHP Dellin Betances, RHP Sonny Gray, SS Didi Gregorius, OF Aaron Hicks, RHP Tommy Kahnle, C Austin Romine, LHP Chasen Shreve and RHP Adam Warren on one-year, non-guaranteed contracts, thus avoiding arbitration.
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The Yankees announced today that they have re-signed INF DJ LeMahieu to a six-year contract extending through the 2026 season.
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The @yankees have acquired RHP Sonny Gray & int'l signing bonus pool money from Oakland for Dustin Fowler, James Kaprielian & Jorge Mateo.
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The Yankees are the first team in Major League history to have five different players record a multi-HR game in the first 14 games of a season (Stanton, Austin, Gregorius, Sánchez, Hicks).
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The New York Yankees today announced that they have come to terms with OF Brett Gardner on a one-year contract for the 2019 season after declining the 2019 club option on his previous contract.
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The Yankees made the following roster moves:
•Added OF Estevan Florial, RHPs Deivi García, Luis Gil, Brooks Kriske, Luis Medina, Nick Nelson & Miguel Yajure to the Major League roster
•Released OF Jacoby Ellsbury
•Designated 1B Greg Bird & LHP Nestor Cortes Jr. for assignment
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Aaron Judge is the youngest player in Major League history to hit 13HR in his team's first 26 games of a season. #Yankees
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.@TheJudge44 sets a new single-season Yankees record with his 33rd HR at home, breaking a tie with Babe Ruth (32HR in 1921).
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The New York Yankees today announced that they have signed two-time All-Star and three-time Gold Glove Award winner LHP Max Fried to an eight-year Major League contract extending through the 2032 season.
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The Yankees have selected SS Anthony Volpe from Delbarton School in Morristown, N.J., with the 30th overall pick in the first round of the 2019 MLB First-Year Player Draft.
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The Yankees announced today that they have signed right-handed pitcher Gerrit Cole to a nine-year contract extending through the 2028 season with a player opt-out following the 2024 season. To make room on the 40-man roster, the Yankees designated RHP Chance Adams for assignment.
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Prior to tonight’s game, the Yankees reinstated OF Aaron Judge (#99) from the 10-day injured list.
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The New York Yankees today announced that they have acquired three-time All-Star and four-time Silver Slugger Award winner OF Juan Soto and two-time Gold Glove winner OF Trent Grishamfrom the San Diego Padres in exchange for RHP Michael King, C Kyle Higashioka, RHP Jhony Brito, RHP Randy Vásquez and RHP Drew Thorpe.
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Following tonight’s game, the Yankees optioned RHP Jonathan Holder to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
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Roster Moves: Following Friday's game, 1B Chris Carter was DFAed. INF Tyler Austin (#26) will be recalled from @swbrailriders.
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Gio Urshela is the first Yankee to record at least 3H in three consecutive games since Alfonso Soriano did so in four straight from 8/13-16/13.
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The Yankees today announced they have signed LHP J.A. Happ to a two-year contract through the 2020 season with a vesting option for 2021.
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.@Giancarlo818 is the second Yankee since 1908 to collect at least 3XBH and 4RBI on Opening Day, joining Roger Maris (3XBH, 4RBI) on 4/19/60 at Boston. He's the first MLB hitter to do so since Toronto's J.P. Arencibia on 4/1/11 vs. Minnesota.
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.@TheJudge44, @ElGarySanchez and @AaronHicks31 all hit their 40th career home runs in the @Yankees' 4-2 win over the Mets tonight.
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Derek Jeter sends his congratulations to Ichiro Suzuki, who just became the latest member of the 3,000-hits club
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TRADE: The @Yankees have acquired 1B/DH Edwin Encarnación from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for RHP Juan Then and cash considerations.
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.@TorresGleyber was named to his first career All-Star team…is the fourth Yankee to be named to the AL All-Star team at age 21-or-younger, joining Joe DiMaggio (age 21 in 1936), Mickey Mantle (ages 20-21 from 1952-53) and Willie Randolph (age 21 in 1976).
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The New York Yankees today announced that they have re-signed four-time All-Star and 2022 American League Most Valuable Player OF Aaron Judge to a nine-year Major League contract extending through the 2031 season.
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The Yankees announced today that they have re-signed OF Brett Gardner to a one-year contract for the 2020 season, with a club option for 2021. To make room on the 40-man roster, LHP Stephen Tarpley was designated for assignment.
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Roster Move: Prior to tonight’s game, the Yankees recalled OF Clint Frazier (#77) from the Alternate Site.
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Last night the Yankees hit for the "home run cycle" (solo HR, two-run HR, three-run HR, grand slam), their first since 4/23/11 at Baltimore.
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The Yankees have signed two-time Cy Young Award winner RHP Corey Kluber to a one-year contract.
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OF Brett Gardner is slated to make his 11th Opening Day start in the outfield tonight. His 10 Opening Day starts in the outfield are tied for the fourth-most in Yankees history (Mickey Mantle-16, Babe Ruth-13, Bernie Williams-11).
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.@TorresGleyber is the second player in Yankees history to record five multi-HR games in one season prior to turning 23 years old, joining Joe DiMaggio (5x in 1937 at age 22).
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The Yankees have agreed to terms with OF Clint Frazier, RHP Chad Green, OF Aaron Judge, LHP Jordan Montgomery, C Gary Sánchez, INF Gleyber Torres, INF Gio Urshela and INF Luke Voit on one-year, non-guaranteed contracts, thus avoiding arbitration.
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RHP Dellin Betances is the first pitcher in Major League history to record at least 100K as a reliever in five consecutive seasons.
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RHP Masahiro Tanaka has been released from the hospital.
RHP Masahiro Tanaka was hit in the head with a line drive during today’s sim game. He is currently alert, responsive and walking under his own power. He is being sent to NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital for further evaluation and testing.
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.@TorresGleyber leads all Major League hitters with five three-run homers this season.
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Prior to tonight’s game, the Yankees reinstated SS Didi Gregorius from the 10-day disabled list.
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Every player in tonight's @yankees starting lineup (complete batting order and the pitcher) was under 29 yrs. old, marking the Yanks' first such game since 9/26/70 vs. Detroit according to @EliasSports
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DJ LeMahieu, who extended his hitting streak to 10 games tonight, joins Colorado's Charlie Blackmon as the only players this season with three separate hitting streaks of at least 10 games.
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The Yankees have announced that Larry Rothschild will return
for an eighth season as Yankees pitching coach in 2018.
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Prior to tonight’s game, the Yankees returned OF Giancarlo Stanton from rehab and reinstated him from the 10-day injured list.
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Every Yankee is coming up to a Jeter walk-up song in their at-bats tonight #FarewellCaptain
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The @Yankees have added RHP Albert Abreu, RHP Domingo Acevedo, INF Thairo Estrada, RHP Jonathan Loaisiga, OF Billy McKinney and INF Gleyber Torres to the Major League roster.
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With their third HR tonight, the Yankees become the first team in Major League history to hit 19HR in a four-game span (5, 6, 5, 3).
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Roster Move: Prior to tonight’s game, the Yankees returned RF Aaron Judge from rehab and reinstated him from the 10-day injured list.
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The New York Yankees today announced that they have acquired INF/OF Joey Gallo, LHP Joely Rodriguez and cash considerations from the Texas Rangers in exchange for minor league right-handed pitcher Glenn Otto and infielders Ezequiel Duran, Trevor Hauver and Josh Smith.
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.@ElGarySanchez and @TorresGleyber are the first pair of Yankees teammates to homer in the same three games consecutively.
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Aaron Judge is the first rookie in Major League history to hit 50 home runs in a season.
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.@TorresGleyber has hit 13HR vs. Baltimore this season, surpassing Chicago-NL’s Sammy Sosa (12HR in 1998 vs. Milwaukee) for the most by any player vs. a single opponent in one season in the divisional era (since 1969).
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.@TheJudge44 hit his 60th career home run, a new MLB record for fastest to 60HR (197 games), surpassing Mark McGwire (202 games).
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Yankees advance to LCS for MLB-best 16th time & overcome 0-2 deficit in ALDS for 2nd time ('01 vs. OAK)
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Prior to tonight’s game, the Yankees returned from rehab and reinstated INF Luke Voit (#59) from the 10-day injured list.
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.@T1721Austin and @TheJudge44 have become the first teammates in @MLB history to each homer in their first career ABs in the same game.
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Prior to tonight’s game, the @Yankees reinstated OF Aaron Judge from the 10-day disabled list.
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Luke Voit hits his 10th HR as a Yankee, making the Yankees the first team in Major League history to have 12 players hit at least 10HR in the same season.
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TRADE: The Yankees have acquired OF Andrew McCutchen along with cash considerations from the San Francisco Giants in exchange for INF Abiatal Avelino and RHP Juan De Paula.
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.@James_Paxton is the first Yankee and 11th pitcher all-time to strike out at least 12 batters and allow zero runs in consecutive appearances.
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.@ElGarySanchez is the first player in Major League history to record nine multi-HR games in his first 196 career games.
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Congrats to @TheJudge44, who is the 4th Yankee to win a HR Derby, joining Robinson Canó (2011), Jason Giambi (2002) & Tino Martinez (1997)
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The New York Yankees today announced that they have acquired INF Anthony Rizzo and cash considerations from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for minor league right-handed pitcher Alexander Vizcaíno and outfielder Kevin Alcántara.
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Today the @Yankees returned from rehab and reinstated C Gary Sánchez from the 10-day disabled list and optioned C Kyle Higashioka to @swbrailriders.
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With back-to-back home runs by DJ LeMahieu and Aaron Judge to begin the game, the Yankees extend their home run streak to 28 consecutive games, setting a new Major League record. This breaks the previous mark set by the Texas Rangers from 8/11-9/9/02.
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.@Urshela10 collected his first career "walk-off" hit in tonight's win vs. Tampa Bay. He leads the Majors in 2019 with three game-tying or go-ahead hits in the ninth inning or later.
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UPDATE: LHP CC Sabathia underwent a scheduled follow-up stress test earlier today. He has now been cleared to begin working out, which will include baseball activities.
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Manager Aaron Boone announced today that RHP Luis Severino will start for the Yankees on Opening Day, March 29 at Toronto.
Yankees Opening Rotation:
Luis Severino
Masahiro Tanaka
CC Sabathia
Sonny Gray
Jordan Montgomery
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Prior to tonight’s game, the @Yankees reinstated OF Giancarlo Stanton (#27) from the 10-day injured list.
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.@DRob30 tossed 3.1 innings tonight, just the 2nd time in his career he threw more than 2.0IP (2.2IP on 9/11/17 against TB at Citi Field).
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At 22 years, 242 days, @TorresGleyber is the youngest player in AL history to record eight career multi-HR games. He is the fourth-youngest in Major League history to do so: NYG's Mel Ott (21y, 182d), BSN/MLN’s Eddie Mathews (22y, 182d) and ATL's Andruw Jones (22y, 84d).
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Today the @yankees signed OF Clint Frazier to a MLB contract and selected him to the 25-man roster from @swbrailriders. He will wear #30.
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1B Greg Bird has elected free agency in lieu of accepting an outright assignment to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
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Earlier today, the Yankees transferred the rehab assignment for OF Giancarlo Stanton from Single-A Tampa to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Additionally, OF Aaron Judge will begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre tonight.
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.@TorresGleyber has now hit six three-run home runs this season, two more than any other Major League player.
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New York Yankees Announce 2019 ALCS Roster. Additionally, the Yankees have reinstated OF Aaron Hicks from the 60-day injured list and designated RHP David Hale for assignment.
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The New York Yankees today announced that they have signed seven-time All-Star, four-time Gold Glove Award winner and the 2022 National League Most Valuable Player INF Paul Goldschmidt to a one-year Major League contract.
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The Yankees went 17-2 (.895) against Baltimore this season, their most wins vs. a single opponent since going 17-5 vs. the Kansas City A’s in 1959. They finished with 61HR vs. Baltimore, setting a Major League record for HRs against a single opponent.
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Jacoby Ellsbury's first career grand slam is also his 100th career home run. #yankees
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