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The Yankees are stirring the pot with a mix of minor league signings and injury updates, but the buzz around Gerrit Cole’s promising return is the real headline. As the team gears up for Spring Training, questions linger about the future of their pitching staff and how it all fits together.
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Yankees, Rafael Montero Agree To Minor League Deal
The Yankees are adding veteran reliever Rafael Montero on a minor league contract with an invite to Spring Training, as first reported by Héctor Gómez. The deal comes with a $1.8MM base salary and $500K roster bonus if the ISE Baseball client makes the MLB club. Montero divided the 2025 season between a trio of clubs.…
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Yankees Injury Notes: Cole, Rodon, Schlittler
The Yankees have received a handful of positive reports regarding their injured starting pitchers, most notably for ace Gerrit Cole. The 35-year-old missed all of 2025 while recovering from Tommy John surgery he underwent in March. Cole is scheduled to face hitters “in a couple weeks,” manager Aaron Boone told reporters, including Greg Joyce of…
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How does 'The Martian' fit into Yankees' plans for 2026?
Domínguez fighting for spot on Opening Day roster heading into camp
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'He looked like Gerrit Cole': Ace features classic windup in promising session
TAMPA, Fla. -- Gerrit Cole raised both hands over his head, going into a full windup as he rocked and fired from a George M. Steinbrenner Field bullpen mound during Spring Training on Friday afternoon.
The resulting motion was classic and deliberate, one the Yankees right-hander says he is considering
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Yankees Birthday of the Day: Dámaso Marte
For nearly 20 years, the Yankees had an ace in the hole who gave them an advantage over every other team in the league, boasting the nearest the game has ever known to a true shutdown closer. Of paramount importance, therefore, was establishing a bridge between the team’s starters and Mariano Rivera, who lay in […]
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Yankees fans overwhelmingly disapprove of Brian Cashman’s offseason decisions
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across Major League Baseball. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Yankees fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Following a snow-filled winter, we’re starting to feel that baseball buzz back in the air. […]
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