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Bryan Hoch
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Rhymes w/ Coke. I cover the #Yankees for MLB. Dad to Penny, Maddie & Josie. Once drove to Iowa. My wife danced w/ Springsteen. “62” now in paperback!
📍: Bronx, NY 10451
April 15, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Giancarlo Stanton is with the team in New York and continues to hit off the high-velocity Trajekt machine. Stanton is also "starting to move around more outside," Aaron Boone said.
April 13, 2025 at 4:06 PM
It's expected to be cloudy and in the 50s for game time at Yankee Stadium. Aaron Boone said "it'll probably feel like Maui out there, considering the five days we just experienced."
April 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Marcus Stroman (left knee inflammation) had a cortisone shot yesterday. "We're hoping it's not long," Aaron Boone said.
April 13, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Probable starters for the Yankees/Royals series:

4/14: RHP Carlos Carrasco (1-1, 7.71) vs. RHP Seth Lugo (1-1, 3.24)
4/15: LHP Max Fried (2-0, 1.56) vs. RHP Michael Wacha (0-2, 4.20)
4/16: RHP Clarke Schmidt (5-5, 2.85 in 2024) vs. LHP Kris Bubic (2-1, 0.96)
April 13, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The Yankees may not have a "smack you in the face leadoff hitter," as Aaron Boone said. But they have Austin Wells:

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Wells' historic leadoff HR -- 1st for catcher on Opening Day! -- ignites Yanks
NEW YORK – Austin Wells said he never thought of himself as a leadoff hitter; the heart of the lineup had always felt like more of a natural fit, going back to his days in Little League. In fact, when...
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March 28, 2025 at 1:21 PM
#OpeningDay lineups - almost game time!
March 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Reposted by Bryan Hoch
Jackson Chourio will lead off for the second straight Opening Day when the Brewers meet Carlos Rodón and the Yankees in the Bronx tomorrow afternoon. The first meeting of these clubs in an opener since '79.

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March 26, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Carlos Carrasco says he has “found everything I need” to turn back the clock: www.mlb.com/news/carlos-...
Carrasco inches closer to Yanks rotation spot with strong outing vs. Braves
TAMPA, Fla. -- After each of his last two Grapefruit League starts, Carlos Carrasco has said he has “found everything that I need.” The veteran right-hander was talking about his pitch mix, but he eas...
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March 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Will Warren starts tonight in Sarasota, looking to put the finishing touches on a stellar spring: www.mlb.com/news/will-wa...
Warren ready to seize his chance in Yankees' rotation
This story was excerpted from Bryan Hoch’s Yankees Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.
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March 20, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Yankees GM Brian Cashman: Yanks need pitching, but 'very little is available' www.mlb.com/news/brian-c...
Cashman: Yanks need pitching, but 'very little is available'
TAMPA, Fla. – Brian Cashman acknowledges that the Yankees’ pitching depth has been tested this spring, and the general manager said Tuesday he expects it will be “difficult” to replenish those reserve...
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March 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The Yankees faced uncertainty with Gerrit Cole last spring, too. Luis Gil was an excellent fill-in. Who could answer the call this time?

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Yankees' pitching depth being tested early
TAMPA, Fla. – It was around this time last spring that Gerrit Cole stood on a curb at Los Angeles International Airport, nervously scrolling on his phone as he waited for a green light in more ways th...
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March 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Remembering Art Schallock, who was called up when Mickey Mantle was sent to the Minors and roomed with Yogi Berra: www.mlb.com/news/art-sch...
Art Schallock, oldest living AL/NL player and 3-time World Series champ, dies at 100
Art Schallock, the oldest living former AL/NL player and a World War II veteran whose debut with the Yankees sent Mickey Mantle to the Minors, has died. He was 100 years old. A 5-foot-9 left-hander, S...
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March 9, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Gerrit Cole said he is “concerned” about what the imaging on his right elbow will show. He expects to know more in the next couple of days. “I’m hoping for the best.”
March 8, 2025 at 1:52 PM
There is another significant injury concern in Yankees camp, as Gerrit Cole is scheduled to undergo an MRI on his right elbow:

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Cole undergoing diagnostic tests on throwing elbow (report)
TAMPA, Fla. -- There is another significant injury concern in Yankees camp, as ace right-hander Gerrit Cole is undergoing diagnostic tests on his pitching elbow, according to MLB Network’s Jon Paul Mo...
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March 8, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Giancarlo Stanton is expected to return to Yankees camp soon, but it's anyone's guess when he'll be back in the batter's box:

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Stanton (elbows) set to rejoin Yanks camp, surgery viewed as 'last resort'
TAMPA, Fla. -- Giancarlo Stanton received a second round of platelet-rich plasma injections in his ailing elbows on Thursday and is expected to re-join Yankees camp this weekend, according to general ...
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March 6, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Jazz Chisholm Jr. boasted the Yankees will have the league’s best double play combo. Anthony Volpe has quiet confidence it can happen.

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Opposites attract up the middle as Chisholm, Volpe gel quickly
TAMPA, Fla. -- There was still dew on the George M. Steinbrenner Field grass, a sleepy Tuesday morning, and Jazz Chisholm Jr. delivered the wake-up call. It was the Yankees’ annual photo day, when pin...
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March 5, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Max Fried "checked all the boxes" in his Yankees debut, George Lombard Jr. homered again, and Dom Smith is stating his case to be on the Opening Day roster:

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Fried checks 'all the boxes' in debut, including face time with Clemens
TAMPA, Fla. -- It won’t be remembered as his Yankees debut, but Max Fried said he felt “a little kick of adrenaline” as he made the long walk from the right-field bullpen to the mound on Monday evenin...
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March 4, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Yankees RHP Luis Gil (right lat strain) will be shut down from throwing for at least six weeks: www.mlb.com/yankees/news...
Gil (right lat strain) shut down for at least six weeks
TAMPA, Fla.-- The Yankees’ rotation depth will be tested early in the regular season, as reigning American League Rookie of the Year Luis Gil was diagnosed with a high-grade right lat strain and will ...
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March 3, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Yankees infield prospect George Lombard Jr. is making the most of his opportunity in big league camp:

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Lombard displaying all-around game in spring camp
This story was excerpted from Bryan Hoch's Yankees Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.
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March 3, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The Yankees announced that Giancarlo Stanton is still in New York attending to a personal matter. He received PRP injections in both elbows and will begin the season on the injured list. The team expects him to return to Tampa this coming week.
March 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
The Yankees have reassigned RHP Sean Boyle, OF Brennen Davis, RHP Chase Hampton, RHP Cristian Hernández, LHP Jayvien Sandridge and RHP Kevin Stevens to minor league camp.
March 1, 2025 at 3:10 PM