6:14 PM EDT, Thu March 28, 2024
Pinstripe Alley 2 hours ago
NYY @ HOU: Nestor Cortes vs. Framber Valdez

NYY @ HOU: Nestor Cortes vs. Framber Valdez

Photo by Bob Levey/ Chapter 1 of 162 begins now. We’ve made it, friends. Opening Day has arrived. The Yankees begin the season deep in the heart of Texas, taking on their most hated rivals of the last decade in the Houston Astros. A popular pick to once again win the AL West, the Astros do enter play with a little more vulnerability than in previous seasons, especially in their pitching rotation. They will be tapping their best for today, however, with Framber Valdez getting the ball in his third straight Opening Day start. As long as his body holds up, he’ll be one...
Pinstripe Alley 4 hours ago
The Legend of Nasty Nestor

The Legend of Nasty Nestor

Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports Sing, Muse, of the Yankees’ Opening Day starter. The left arm of a man I sing — a hero brought home by Fate, Destined to become the first to leave the back fields of Tampa And tab the rubber in the trashbangers’ shores. Smitten of injuries he was in his arm and hamstring, On account of the savage memory of the baseball gods. Many losses he bore too, while he took the mound, Began the season, and set out to bring the hunk of metal back to the Bronx. Tell me, Muse, how it all began — how did the mustached southpaw, The master of...
Pinstripe Alley 4 hours ago
Podument Park Ep. 25: Opening Day!

Podument Park Ep. 25: Opening Day!

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via The baseball season is about to begin and Juan Soto is still really a Yankee. Let’s draft reasons for excitement! We made it! Opening Day is finally here and the awfulness of 2023 is officially behind us all. This is the one true day of the year that all baseball fans should be optimistic, because the clock has reset for everyone. The Yankees have spent the long winter talking about how they felt embarrassed last year and they’ve promised to do better. Now it’s time to see if their actions will speak louder than their words....
Pinstripe Alley 6 hours ago
Presenting the 2024 Yankees Roster Season Preview

Presenting the 2024 Yankees Roster Season Preview

Dan Brink Will this be the year for Aaron Judge and company? Maybe it was the unusual postseason that did not feature the Yankees at all. Maybe it’s the sheer excitement of Juan Soto being a Yankee. Maybe it’s just the pure, baseball-loving genes that reemerge near the outset of every spring training, no matter how irritating the previous year ended. But boy, am I ready for Yankees baseball. So with that, we are starting our 2024 season preview series even earlier than normal. We’re just ready to write about the guys who will almost definitely be on the Opening...
Pinstripe Alley 6 hours ago
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...