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As the Yankees gear up for the 2026 season, Anthony Volpe is on the road to recovery, and Aaron Judge is adjusting to new challenges that could redefine the game for him. Meanwhile, the team’s decision to rely on Ryan McMahon as a backup shortstop raises both eyebrows and hopes.
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Volpe starting to feel like himself again after serious shoulder injury
TAMPA, Fla. -- Anthony Volpe woke up in a New York hospital bed in late October, groggy as the anesthesia faded, when he learned how significant the damage to his left shoulder had been.
“I was excited when they showed me how cleaned up and fixed everything was,” Volpe said.
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How Judge, all 6-foot-7 of him, plans to maximize new ABS challenge system
TAMPA, Fla. – Aaron Judge didn’t hesitate.
Rung up on a third strike during a live batting practice at-bat on Wednesday at George M. Steinbrenner Field, the Yankees captain tapped his helmet to initiate an ABS challenge, a new weapon he might’ve welcomed countless times in recent seasons.
Seconds later,
Pinstripe Alley
Bruce Meyer named interim director of the MLB Players Association
The MLB Players Association has a new interim executive director in Bruce Meyer. According to a report from ESPN’s Jeff Passan, Meyer was voted in unanimously by the 72 players on the executive board as the replacement for Tony Clark, who had been in charge since 2013 and was the first former player to take […]
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50 Most Notable Yankees Free Agent Signings in 50 Years: Carlos Rodón
As this series grows closer and closer to its end, we come upon contracts that can’t be assessed on the whole, because they are still underway. Over the last handful of offseasons, the Yankees have put a particular emphasis on left-handed starting pitching, as much of their resources of flowed in that direction of late. […]
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Yankees show faith in highly random backup shortstop option while Anthony Volpe heals
Yankees plan to use Ryan McMahon as backup shortstop option for Anthony Volpe.
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Yankees fans have slight reason to be concerned after Ryan Weathers' impressive showing
Ryan Weathers is lighting up radar guns in New York Yankees' spring training, but we're reminded of a disastrous spring when another hurler came in trying to blow everyone away.
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