Yankees’ Aaron Judge beats Angels’ Shohei Ohtani for American League MVP

FILE PHOTO: Oct 19, 2022; Houston, Texas, USA; New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge (99) reacts after striking out against the Houston Astros during the eighth inning in game one of the ALCS for the 2022 MLB Playoffs at Minute Maid Park. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports Yankees slugger Aaron Judge, who belted … Read more

MLB odds: Lines on Trea Turner’s next team, from Phillies to Yankees

The Los Angeles Dodgers won a franchise record 111 games in the 2022 regular season, and star shortstop Trea Turner was a big reason why. Turner finished the regular season with 194 hits, second in Major League Baseball only to his Dodgers teammate Freddie Freeman. While hitting second between Freeman and fellow superstar Mookie Betts … Read more

Yankees’ Aaron Judge bests Shohei Ohtani for AL MVP

Aaron Judge‘s historic season has earned him the biggest individual honor possible.  The New York Yankees slugger was named the American League MVP on Thursday, winning the award after hitting a league-breaking 62 home runs in 2022. He beat out Los Angeles Angels two-way phenom Shohei Ohtani, who won the award last season. Judge received … Read more

Yankees offseason primer: Aaron Judge is the top priority. Who could join him?

The center of the Yankees‘ offseason concerns can be summed up in one number and two words: 62 home runs.  The Yankees need to do whatever it takes to re-sign free agent outfielder Aaron Judge, who declined the team’s contract extension offered this spring that would have guaranteed him $213.5 million over seven years. Judge … Read more

The Yankees deserved this loss to the Astros

Aaron JudgePhoto: Getty Images “New York Yankees” and “inferiority complex” are two combinations of words that have probably never met in a sentence for over 100 years or so. This is the New York Yankees, the absolute biggest symbol of American exceptionalism, even when it’s a sport that no other place plays. They’re the Yankees, … Read more

Aaron Judge, Aaron Boone face uncertain futures with Yankees

Aaron Judge’s future is uncertain. It remains to be seen whether Aaron Boone’s is, too. Judge’s career in pinstripes might have ended when he made the final out in Sunday night’s 6-5 loss to the Houston Astros, who completed a four-game AL Championship Series sweep as the Yankees unraveled with yet another defensive meltdown. “Getting … Read more

Astros sweep Yankees to set up Phillies World Series showdown

The Houston Astros celebrate defeating the New York Yankees in game four of the American League Championship Series to advance to the World Series at Yankee Stadium on October 23, 2022 in the Bronx borough of New York City. Jamie Squire/Getty Images/AFP Bryce Harper’s game-winning home run on Sunday powered the Philadelphia Phillies into the … Read more