Aroldis Chapman

Sports 05/20/19, 22:16

Gary Sánchez hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning to cap a New York rally fueled by Baltimore gaffes, and the Yankees pulled out a 10-7 victory Monday night.Gleyber Torres homered twice for the Yankees, who trailed 6-1 after four innings and 7-3 after six.At that point, the Orioles ...

Sports 05/20/19, 22:02

Gary Sánchez hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning to cap a New York rally fueled by Baltimore gaffes, and the Yankees pulled out a 10-7 victory Monday night.Gleyber Torres homered twice for the Yankees, who trailed 6-1 after four innings and 7-3 after six.At that point, the Orioles ...

Baseball 05/15/19, 16:28

Gleyber Torres hit two of the Yankees' four home runs, and New York beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-3 Wednesday in the first game of a doubleheader.Gary Sánchez and Cameron Maybin also homered for the Yankees, who rank near the middle of the pack power-wise this season after slugging a record ...

Baseball 05/10/19, 21:37

Domingo German became the majors' first seven-game winner, Gio Urshela got a key hit set up by a pair of odd bounces and the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on Friday night.The injury-filled Yankees pulled within a half-game of the AL East-leading Rays in the first ...

Sports 04/02/19, 20:46

Dustin Peterson laced a tiebreaking double off Aroldis Chapman in the ninth inning for his first major league hit, and the Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees 3-1 on a nippy Tuesday night.Jordy Mercer added an RBI single for insurance, and the Tigers got another strong start from Jordan ...

Baseball 02/28/19, 15:29

New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman says he has recovered from the left knee tendinitis that bothered him during much of last season.Chapman threw 21 pitches during a four-batter simulated game appearance on Thursday, his 31st birthday. The left-hander struck out three, including Giancarlo Stanton, and induced Gary Sanchez to ...

Sports 01/17/19, 14:16

A person familiar with the negotiations says reliever Adam Ottavino and the New York Yankees have agreed to a $27 million, three-year contract.The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Thursday because the deal was subject to a successful physical.Ottavino is a 33-year-old New Yorker who went ...

Sports 01/05/19, 21:43

Zach Britton is staying with the New York Yankees, agreeing to a $39 million, three-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.The person spoke on condition of anonymity Saturday night because the agreement was subject to a successful physical. Britton has the right to terminate his ...

Sports 10/09/18, 01:14

Austin Romine never expected to replace Aroldis Chapman as the Yankees' closer.A backup catcher, Romine was leaning on the dugout railing and watching New York get blown out by Boston in Game 3 of the AL Division Series when bench coach Josh Bard walked up to him in the eighth ...

Sports 09/19/18, 22:59

Luke Voit hit two homers off David Price, Miguel Andujar popped another one barely into the right-field seats and the New York Yankees stalled Boston's division-clinching celebration by beating the Red Sox 10-1 on Wednesday night.Luis Severino (18-8) pitched seven innings of one-run ball, and the Yankees had no need ...

Sports 09/17/18, 16:49

NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees slugger Aaron Judge had 11 at-bats in a simulated game and New York closer Aroldis Chapman threw 22 pitches, perhaps the last steps before both are cleared to return to full action.