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TAMPA – Cam Schlittler insisted his back problems were “insignificant,” but the fact he was back on a bullpen mound Tuesday still seemed significant. After the Yankees held him back this past week due to mid-back/left lat inflammation, Schlittler completed a bullpen session that, with a positive recovery, should put him back on track in […]
TAMPA – A year ago, Giancarlo Stanton arrived at spring training with two sore elbows that would postpone his season until mid-June. That double elbow tendonitis, he reiterated Tuesday, “isn’t going anywhere.” But things appear to be in a much more manageable place for the Yankees’ 36-year-old slugger at the moment, clearing the way for […]
TAMPA — Carlos Lagrange stepped onto the mound at Steinbrenner Field Monday afternoon, looked at the batter’s box and thought, “Damn, it’s Aaron Judge.” After a few pitches during live batting practice, Judge hit a 90.3 mph fastball into the seats for a home run. But Lagrange, one of the Yankees’ best pitchers, showed his […]
TAMPA — Aaron Judge was like many frustrated Yankees fans early in the offseason. The only difference is that he likes where they ended up. The judge acknowledged Monday that the start of the winter was “brutal,” waiting for the Yankees to make moves while the rest of the league improved around them. They got […]
TAMPA – Ryan Weathers isn’t exactly in his first camp as a member of the Yankees. The newly acquired southpaw came out and pumped up the heat in his first live batting practice since the start of spring training, regularly hitting 97 and 98 mph with his fastball Sunday afternoon at Steinbrenner Field. These kinds […]
TAMPA — Jason Dominguez heard the speech. A year ago, he arrived at spring training with the starting job in left field that he would lose. On Sunday, he reported to Yankees Camp as the fourth outfielder, with a possible trip to Triple-A in late spring if everyone stays healthy. In the space of 365 […]
TAMPA – Ben Rice is now experiencing what opposing pitchers probably thought about him last season: neck pain. In the first few days of camp, the Yankees slugger has not yet joined his teammates to take the field as he is dealing with a minor neck problem after recently sleeping on it incorrectly, Rice said […]
TAMPA — Last spring, Carlos Lagrange’s only taste of the spotlight came in a showcase for prospects. This spring, the hard-throwing 22-year-old will get a chance to show the Yankees up close and personal why he’s been climbing onto many of those Top 100 prospect lists. Lagrange is a few days into his first big […]
