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New York Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres hits a home run for the third game in a row (AP Photo). • Gleyber Torres homered for the third consecutive game Wednesday, giving him five long balls over the past five contests and an impressive .323/.385/.613 line on the season. Torres is on pace to record 78 RBI despite not debuting until April 22 and batting mostly ninth, a spot he’ll likely permanently move out of soon. Continue to Article

May 24, 2018 2:44:am EST

The Bronx Bombers are slugging homers at a record pace, and that still wasn't enough to beat last-place Texas. Jurickson Profar had a bases-clearing double that put the Rangers ahead to stay in a wild 12-10 win Wednesday night, when New York hit four more homers to match a big league record with 21 long balls in a five-game stretch. ''If you look at the guys that are in our lineup, we can hit,'' said Yankees starter CC Sabathia, who allowed seven runs in 4 1/3 innings and squandered all of an early 4-0 lead. Continue to Article

May 24, 2018 12:01:am EST

Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres was born on December 13, 1996. In a clash of generations, the 21-year-old Torres and Colon squared off on Monday as the Yankees visited the Rangers. Torres won the battle twice, drilling a two-run home run off of Colon in the second inning and a solo shot off of Colon in the fourth. Continue to Article

May 21, 2018 10:19:pm EST

St. Louis Cardinals rookie right-hander Jordan Hicks hit 105 mph on the radar gun twice Sunday, becoming the first pitcher to throw multiple pitches at that speed in the same game in the past 10 seasons. Current New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman is the only other pitcher to hit 105 mph on the radar gun during that time frame, the only span in which verifiable pitch-speed data has been kept, according to ESPN Stats & Information. Hicks threw the two pitches to Philadelphia Phillies center fielder Odubel Herrera. Continue to Article

May 20, 2018 6:06:pm EST

Retired slugger Mark Teixeira said Thursday that he was "not surprised" to see former teammate Robinson Cano suspended 80 games for violating MLB's joint drug agreement. The two played together on the New York Yankees, where Teixeira said Cano was close with PED users such as Alex Rodriguez and Melky Cabrera. Teixeira offered his comments on "The Michael Kay Show" on ESPN New York's radio station. Continue to Article

May 17, 2018 11:51:pm EST