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The Yankees will not flip-flop a home series with the Rays, as it remains unknown whether Tampa Bay will be able to host New York next week with Hurricane Irma on the horizon. The Yankees and Rays are scheduled to play a three-game series at Tropicana Field starting on Monday, the same day Hurricane Irma is expected to make landfall in Florida. The two teams also could play a double-header on Tuesday or Wednesday in Tampa Bay—what the series will look like and where it will take place is very much up in the air. Continue to Article

September 07, 2017 2:58:pm EST

No one knows what Hurricane Irma might bring to Florida in general or to the Tampa Bay area specifically, but the Rays and Yankees are trying to figure out a plan for next week’s series, which is scheduled to kick off Monday when Irma is supposed to be in Florida. The Yankees and Rays are scheduled to play in The Bronx from September 26-28, but just as the Rangers were unwilling to make a flip-flop work in the wake of Harvey, it sounds like the Yankees are equally unwilling. Continue to Article

September 07, 2017 2:36:pm EST

Chris Carelli, SNY.TV Facebook | Twitter | About Me | Archives Yankees second baseman Starlin Castro has one thing on his mind when he steps to the plate - grip it and rip it. Castro isn't looking to draw walks, rather he's there to lace base hits, which he can accumulate in batches. Castro's return to the Yankees after a second stint on the disabled list has been enough to provide a certain boost to the club's offense, which was scuffling without him in the lineup. Castro is hitting .372 with five doubles, a home run and nine RBIs in 45 plate appearances in 11 games since his return. Castro's current slash line - .313/.352/.479 - would all be career-high marks. Castro has 18 doubles, 13 home Continue to Article

September 07, 2017 2:30:pm EST

HURRICANE IRMA MAKES LANDFALL IN BARBUDA Here’s what you need to know about the Category 5 storm that the National Hurricane Center called “potentially catastrophic.” And these stunning videos from space show Irma’s true strength. AS TRUMP KILLS DACA, DREAMERS WORRY FOR THEIR FAMILIES “When Karla Pérez handed over a stack of paperwork including her home address, photographs and her fingerprints to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services five years ago to apply for DACA, she was still living at home with her parents. Continue to Article

September 06, 2017 7:53:am EST

BOSTON — Dustin Pedroia was amusing but unconvincing Wednesday afternoon when addressed sign-stealing allegations involving him and his team. “I don't have anything to say about anything,” Pedroia said at Fenway Park, as his interview ended. “We're here to play baseball games. We've got a 3 1/2 game lead in our division. Other than that, nobody gives a [expletive]. We're trying to win baseball games." The Red Sox second baseman did, however, have some things to say before that point, including that he was unaware of the rules for the use of electronic devices. “I don't really know what the rule book says on that,” Pedroia said. “I know we have iPads in the dugout. So I'm not sure what the — I Continue to Article

September 06, 2017 12:21:am EST