Ballgame over, Tampa Bay wins. 6-4 is your final at Tropicana Field.
The Yankees struck out 17 times tonight. They struck out 17 times last night. 34 is a club two-game record.
The Yankees have struck out 31 times in the last two games, setting a new franchise record for consecutive games. Previous high was 30, last done Sept. 14-15, 2025.
Asked if he considers José Caballero his starting shortstop, Aaron Boone said it's still a "day by day" call.
Boone reiterated initial lineups have had Caballero at SS more than he's actually played there lately, a result of injuries/illness, and that his "his versatility is so valuable." #Yankees
Yankees 1B with 25+ HR prior to All-Star break
1997 Tino Martinez 28
2003 Jason Giambi 26
2006 Jason Giambi 27
2011 Mark Teixeira 25
2026 Ben Rice 25 and counting
“They want to say that there’s fucking regression because I have one bad outing, so it was personal to go out there and have a dominant start and put this team in the right position.” - Cam Schlittler on rebounding from his rough start against DET. #Yankees
The final 2 years of Landry Shamet's 4-year deal with Knicks are partially guaranteed, league source tells @TheAthletic. In Year 3, $1.6M of his $6.2M salary is guaranteed. In Year 4, $1.7M of his $6.6M salary is GTD. He has a player option in Year 4, as @IanBegley reported.
Adam Ottavino mentioned on the broadcast that the Yankees aren't playing inspiring baseball and he's right.
They deserve every ounce of the boos they get at the Stadium. You can fill out a bingo card with the slop they put out this afternoon.
-Can't hit.
-Jazz gets picked off.
-Anthony Volpe error.
-Camilo Doval implosions.
There was a of talk about the Yankees being more aggressive to start the year. Brian Cashman said it wasn't true and he was right. It all just feels the same, and you can't blame the loss of Aaron Judge for some of the sloppy baseball they've played.
Austin Wells has now surpassed 200 plate appearances this season
His .483 OPS is the worst among players with 200+ PAs. Next closest is Luis Rengifo's .534 OPS. He was released by Milwaukee June 23rd
Wells' .153 batting average is also the worst. Cal Raleigh is closest at .161
The problem with losing Judge and Stanton for all this time is that your No. 5 hitter turns into your No. 3 hitter, and your No. 7 hitter turns into your No. 5 hitter. And none of them are Judge and Stanton, and you didn't sign Bellinger to be your No. 1 offensive option.
Doval has certainly been a disaster, but his defense has not helped him at all this season. He came into today's game with a -4 team fielding run value, tied for the 17th-worst among all pitchers.