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Yankees starter RHP Sonny Gray had his stuff working on Saturday as he secured his eighth win of the season against the Mariners.  Gray was locating his fastball from the start, and it would only set up his breaking pitches as well as a sinker that caught the Mariners' hitters from time to time.  The only blunder that he had was a solo homerun to Carlos Ruiz in the top of the third inning. However, once Gray got the lead back thanks to a Jacoby Ellsbury three-run homer, it was lights out from there.  Gray would finish his day allowing just three hits for one earned run while striking out nine and walking two in seven innings.  Though he is 2-3 in his last five starts, Gray owns a 2.78 ERA over Continue to Article

August 27, 2017 9:20:am EST

There were plenty of times when the New York Yankees wondered when Greg Bird would play again. "We weren't sure about him," manager Joe Girardi admitted. Bird's time finally came Saturday, when he reached base three times in his long-awaited return to the lineup and helped the Yankees beat the Seattle Mariners 6-3. Continue to Article

August 26, 2017 6:10:pm EST

After receivng a four-game suspension for his role in the Tigers-Yankees brawl Thursday, Yankees C Gary Sanchez is learning from his mistakes.  Sanchez reacted like the rest of the players that afternoon, but he received a suspension as he threw multiple punches as teammates tried to hold him back. The incident is something he will try to stay out of if it happens in the future.  "I'm a young ballplayer," Sanchez told ESPN's Andrew Marchand. "I've been in the league about a year and a half, stuff like that is stuff you learn from. If something like that is to happen in the future, maybe I'll react differently. It is part of the process, part of the journey." Sanchez is known as a passionate player, Continue to Article

August 26, 2017 12:00:pm EST

Aaron Hicks chose A-A Ron for his Players Weekend nickname, a reference to a classic Key & Peele sketch that is a favorite to many a millennial. He’s not the only one to choose that as his nickname for the next few days, Aaron Altherr also went with that on the back of his jersey. But he is the only one thankful for the introduction of this nickname into the pop culture lexicon. According to the New York Post, he used to have a terrible nickname (which he won’t disclose. “My nickname growing up, I don’t like being called it. As soon as that skit came out, I was instantly called that. Teammates, fans. When I go up to the plate, everybody’s saying, ‘Let’s go, A-A Ron!’ I thought it would be kind Continue to Article

August 25, 2017 7:38:pm EST

DETROIT -- Tigers star Miguel Cabrera and Yankees backup catcher Austin Romine fought at home plate, leading both dugouts to clear in a melee at Comerica Park during the sixth inning Thursday. The fight was part of a crazy day of punches and hit batters exchanged between the sides. Cabrera and Romine were ejected, but they were not alone. In separate incidents, Yankees manager Joe Girardi and reliever Tommy Kahnle were ejected in the sixth inning, New York bench coach Rob Thomson and reliever Dellin Betances were ejected in the seventh, and Tigers manager Brad Ausmus and reliever Alex Wilson were ejected in the eighth. In his postgame interview, Girardi criticized the umpires, led by crew chief Continue to Article

August 25, 2017 6:22:pm EST