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A big bopper powered the New York Yankees to victory in their most anticipated home opener in years — Didi Gregorius, not Giancarlo Stanton or Aaron Judge. Gregorius hit a pair of three-run homers and had a career-high eight RBIs, helping New York overcame five strikeouts by Stanton in his first game in pinstripes. Continue to Article

April 03, 2018 10:45:pm EST

Didi Gregorius hit a pair of three-run home runs and set a career high with eight RBIs as the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 11-4 Tuesday in manager Aaron Boone's home debut at Yankee Stadium. Gregorius recorded his second career multi-homer performance in a game played in a misting rain. The game-time temperature of 40 was the second lowest in 10 home openers at the new Yankee Stadium. Continue to Article

April 03, 2018 9:21:pm EST

Didi Gregorius hit a pair of three-run homers and drove in a career-high eight RBIs, and the New York Yankees overcame five strikeouts by Giancarlo Stanton in his first game in pinstripes to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 11-4 on Tuesday in Aaron Boone's chilly first home opener as manager. Starting his fourth season as Derek Jeter's successor as the Yankees shortstop, Gregorius had four hits and walked, setting a major league record for RBIs by a player in a home opener. He also set a Yankees record for RBIs by a shortstop. He doubled and scored in the second, and his first homer put the Yankees ahead 4-1 in the third against Chris Archer. After New York's bullpen wasted a three-run lead for the second Continue to Article

April 03, 2018 8:00:pm EST

Jacoby Ellsbury's recovery from a right oblique injury has hit a snag. The New York Yankees outfielder suffered a hip injury during his rehab and won't be activated from the disabled list on Thursday when eligible. "He's kind of been shut down here for a couple days," Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters on Tuesday. Continue to Article

April 03, 2018 3:48:pm EST

The average age of a major league player on opening day dropped to 28.91 years from 29.13 at the start of last season. The Philadelphia Phillies are the youngest team at 26.92, according to the commissioner's office. Other teams with young averages are Cincinnati (27.49), Miami (27.85), Pittsburgh (27.97), St. Louis (28.02) and the New York Yankees (28.04). Toronto is the oldest team, averaging 31.01. Others averaging over 30 are the Los Angeles Angels (30.32), Seattle (30.17), San Francisco (30.15) and Cleveland 30.08). The MLB average was 29.17 in 2015 and 29.04 in 2016. More AP baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball Continue to Article

April 02, 2018 1:49:pm EST