Pinstripe Alley Mar 24, 2023
NYY vs. BAL: Yoendrys Gómez vs. Kyle Gibson
Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via DJ LeMahieu leads a split Yankees team against the O’s and their newest starter. With the World Baseball Classic wrapping up, spring training games are the only thing that stand between us and the long-awaited regular season. As everyone makes some final tweaks to prepare for real games, the Yankees send a split-squad to Sarasota to take on the division rival Orioles, who are at or near full strength. The Yanks send one of their top 10 prospects (depending on who you ask), Yoendrys Gómez, to the mound Friday evening against...
Pinstripe Alley Mar 14, 2023
Yankees 2023 Season Preview: DJ LeMahieu
Photo by J. Conrad Williams, Jr./Newsday RM via DJ LeMahieu will play an important role for the 2023 Yankees, but time will tell exactly what that role is. Since first signing with the Yankees in 2019, DJ LeMahieu has been one of the most important players on the team. His defensive versatility — he has played 141 games at first base, 236 games at second base, and 149 games at third base across four seasons in pinstripes — allowed the team to keep players fresh and put out the best possible lineup when guys were injured. His ability to get on base at the top of the...
Pinstripe Alley Mar 6, 2023
Yankees 9, Pirates 2: Another blowout over the Bucs
Photo by Julio Aguilar/ The Bombers rode a six-run second to another easy victory over the Pirates. Fans at George M. Steinbrenner Field were treated to an Opening Day-esque batting order on Monday night, with DJ LeMahieu, Aaron Judge, and Anthony Rizzo leading off the first. Several of the spring training competitions were also on display with Domingo Germán on the mound, top prospect Anthony Volpe at short, and Aaron Hicks, Rafael Ortega, and Willie Calhoun manning the outfield. The bats certainly did not disappoint, as a six-run second inning barrage catapulting the...
Pinstripe Alley Mar 3, 2023
NYY vs. DET: Gerrit Cole vs Michael Lorenzen
Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports Gerrit Cole’s first spring start comes against Detroit. The Detroit Tigers come to George Steinbrenner Field in Tampa to face the New York Yankees in a Friday night matchup that unfortunately won’t be televised. Gerrit Cole will make his spring debut as he begins to tune up for the season. The lineup set to face Tigers starter Michael Lorenzen has a top four that is as good a bet as any to be the primary one at the top of the Yankees’ order come Opening Day, with DJ LeMahieu leading off, getting in some work at third, followed by Aaron...
