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Yankees History: An unfortunate Opening Day game from 1964

Yankees History: An unfortunate Opening Day game from 1964

Photo by Adam Hunger/ Your ace going 11 innings and still taking a loss is a brutal one. Opening Day games are not worth more or less than other regular season ones in the standings. Yet, they often feel way more important than, say, a random June 8th game. For one, this is the first impression we get of a team after months of no baseball. While the Yankees this year are an exception to the rule, we’ll usually see a team’s best pitcher take the mound, and their best lineup back him up. Everyone starts with a 0-0 record. It’s exciting. The flip side of that is that...
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Yanks pitching caught between a rock and a hard place

Yanks pitching caught between a rock and a hard place

Photo by Cooper Neill/MLB Photos via The Yankees opted out of the pitching market this offseason, and it could come back to haunt them. On Tuesday night, the news came out that Jordan Montgomery would be signing with the Arizona Diamondbacks, joining them on a surely-disappointing (for him) one-year, $25 million deal with a vesting option based on his number of 2023 starts. With that, this offseason’s solid and long drawn out pitching market closes, save for a few supplementary players still out there. The Yankees, who will be without reigning American League Cy...
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Yankees 2024 Season Preview: Jon Berti

Yankees 2024 Season Preview: Jon Berti

Photo by Jim McIsaac/ The Yankees needed some help in the infield and they got a useful, versatile player in Berti. The Yankees were about to enter the season with a mess of a third base/utility situation. You can say that even after trading for Jon Berti on Wednesday, it’s still less than ideal, but one thing is certain: the former Marlins player does a lot to help the Yanks fill a glaring hole on their roster. Yesterday, New York sent its 28th-ranked prospect, John Cruz to the Marlins and catcher Ben Rortvedt to the Rays to get Berti on a three-team trade (Tampa...
Pinstripe Alley 5 hours ago
Keys for Nestor Cortes against the Astros

Keys for Nestor Cortes against the Astros

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/ How to navigate the gauntlet of Houston’s Opening Day lineup. As recently as three weeks ago, the Yankees were among the minority of clubs around the league in having their Opening Day starter sorted. Reigning AL Cy Young winner Gerrit Cole looked set to defend his crown a year after reestablishing the mantle as the best pitcher in the league. But then we learned the team’s ace would miss the first 10-12 weeks of the season with elbow inflammation, and all of a sudden the team’s plans for the starting rotation were...
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Today on Pinstripe Alley - 3/28/24

Today on Pinstripe Alley - 3/28/24

Photo by Bob Levey/ Let the games begin! Opening Day is here at last! We are READY for it. I’m not even afraid to use the all-caps. It’s merited! Today on the site, Peter will preview Nestor Cortes’ Opening Day start by strategizing how the southpaw can attack the Astros’ lineup, and Andrés will preview recent trade acquisition Jon Berti’s 2024 season. Sam will then opine about the Yankees’ unwillingness to add top-tier starting pitching despite Gerrit Cole’s absence, and Matt will remember the time 60 years ago when Whitey Ford started Opening Day as the...