Erik Boland

"In three years, if not sooner, he'll be a Gold Glove there. He's just too athletic, too talented," an American League talent evaluator said.

Cody Bellinger and Gerrit Cole reacted to George Lombard Jr.'s defensive play on Tuesday this way: "We just gave each other the eye, like 'that's a ridiculous play.' "

Alonso says he holds no grudges against the Mets and is appreciative of his time with the franchise.

Aaron Boone said about Max Fried on Tuesday: "The hope would be that he gets back on the mound in these next several days."

After making a costly error in the ninth that allowed the Blue Jays to tie the score, Ben Rice hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the 10th.

We have been led to believe that Aaron Judge played catch and might be back in a month . . . maybe.

Trent Grisham's homer gave the Yankees a 1-0 lead in the top of the sixth (just before Aaron Boone was ejected), but two throwing errors in the bottom of the inning gave the Blue Jays the lead for good.

A rule that helped the Red Sox last Monday and the Yankees in 1989 is one that most fans aren't familiar with no matter how well they know baseball.

Cam Schlittler's terrific outing on Sunday was latest example

The Tigers bench coach and his wife watched George Jr. make his Yankees debut and Jacob make his pro debut — and watched both of them hit home runs — on the exact same night.

The hope is that Luis Garcia Jr., who leads the National League in slugging percentage, can add some juice to a Yankees lineup that has struggled without Aaron Judge.

After a rough stretch, Will Warren allowed four hits and no walks in 6 2/3 innings in the Yankees' 2-0 victory over the Cubs on Friday.

The Yankees scored two runs in the final 23 innings against the White Sox and suffered two frustrating losses in extra innings.

Offensive needs and the black hole at shortstop makes a strong baseball argument for Lindor from the Yankees' perspective.

Bellinger will miss at least the next 4-6 weeks with a Grade 2 hamstring strain, making him the latest big bat to miss extended time.

A righthanded-hitting catcher and a standout reliever or two would be very helpful.

The second baseman, who has had a subpar season, homered in his last at-bat Sunday night, and his first two at-bats Monday.

The good news? "The pain is subsiding somewhat over the last couple of weeks, and changing from that sharp [pain] to more of that dull [discomfort]," Aaron Boone said.

The Yankees begin a stretch of seven straight series against teams with records of .500 or better.

Brian Cashman said Aaron Judge will have his fractured rib re-imaged during next week's All-Star break. "I don't think we're anticipating it's going to come back clean,'' he said.

The Yankees struck out 17 times for the second straight night. The 34 strikeouts are the most in a two-game stretch in club history.

Rice will try to join Tino Martinez (1997), Jason Giambi (2002), Robinson Cano (2011) and Aaron Judge (2017) as Yankees who have won the Derby.

Cam Schlittler's gem was the force behind the victory as he threw eight brilliant innings and resembled the pitcher who spent the first half of the season as the class of the American League.

The Yankees were held hitless for at least four innings in the last three games of Boston's four-game sweep. They allowed six unearned runs Thursday and two more Sunday.

"No one wants to be told that their bosses don't think they're good enough," Yankees bench coach Brad Ausmus told Newsday.

Schlittler, at the moment a runaway favorite to win the AL CY Young Award, wasn't his sharpest Thursday night at Fenway Park.

The ace is rumored to be on the trading block, but the Yankees already have one of the best starting pitching staffs in baseball.

"I was annoyed by it, I addressed it, and let's move on from it," Aaron Boone said of Jazz Chisholm sucking on a lollipop in the field during Monday's game.

Said Ryan McMahon, the Yankees' best golfer: "We're sickos that love playing one of the hardest sports out there, and I think that's [golf] No. 1 or No. 2."

Jazz Chisholm Jr. had to leave Thursday night's game in the fourth inning when his own foul ball hit him in the groin . . . but in his first at-bat Friday night, he drove a pitch into the second deck in rightfield.

The Yankees proved they can win by committee. Aaron Boone noted that the entire roster contributed to the series win in "meaningful ways."

With stronger starting pitching and better lineup depth this season, Yankees should remain in AL mix for now.

Cole grinded through 5 1⁄3 innings in which he allowed four runs and six hits, three of those home runs, in a 5-4 Yankees loss.

Judge was out of the lineup Tuesday with a bone bruise in his right shoulder, and was to be evaluated by the team doctor.

Aaron Boone says they're both going to play and that Anthony Volpe is going to work out at second, but he's never played an MLB game there.

"I'm most looking forward to competing at the highest stage," said Gerrit Cole, whose last MLB start came in Game 5 of the 2024 World Series.

Max Fried, who exited Wednesday's start after three innings and 61 pitches, will undergo imaging on his throwing elbow on Thursday.

Jose Caballero was placed on the IL with a finger fracture, but Aaron Boone said he expects Caballero will be the starter when he returns.

He took a no-hitter, nine strikeouts and a 2-0 lead into the seventh inning against the Orioles before it all came apart.

After being swept by the Brewers, the 26-15 Yankees are 1-8 against winning teams.

Cam Schlittler was hit in the left calf by a batted ball in the 1st inning. He refused to leave the game and pitched six scoreless innings.

Carlos Rodon rejoins a starting rotation that he says has been ''impeccable.''

The tough-call portion of the regular season officially commences with Jose Caballero and Volpe.

Jasson Dominguez was hit by a pitch on the left elbow in the fourth inning of Wednesday's game against the Rangers and was forced to exit.

Rodriguez, a 22-year-old righthander, is slated to make his big-league debut Wednesday afternoon in Texas.

For now, it's enough that he's back and, more significant, how he put himself in position to be back.

The 36-year-old DH is sidelined with calf tightness, the severity of which isn't yet clear.

Both starters should be back within a month and are pitching in rehab assignments right now.

The righthander allowed two runs (one earned) and four hits in eight innings to improve to 3-1 with a 1.77 ERA.

Hal Steinbrenner should green-light this request by players to wear occasionally wear alternate jerseys on the road.