Latest news with #AaronBoone
Yahoo
2 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Yankees reporter shuts down Paul Goldschmidt second base move
May 25, 2025; Denver, Colorado, USA; New York Yankees first baseman Paul Goldschmidt (48) fields a throw at first for the final out against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images The post Yankees reporter shuts down Paul Goldschmidt second base move appeared first on ClutchPoints. Paul Goldschmidt has played in almost 2,000 games across his 15 years in Major League Baseball. All of them were spent either at first base or as the designated hitter. The newest first baseman on the New York Yankees roster turned heads on Wednesday when a video surfaced of him taking ground balls at second base before New York's game on Wednesday. Yankees fans began talking about the potential position change and how it would impact Jazz Chisholm Jr., DJ LeMahieu, and the rest of Aaron Boone's roster. Advertisement However, MLB Network reporter Bryan Hoch cleared the air about the video he posted on his X account earlier this week. According to him, his original post was a joke and was serious. 'I'm told this got aggregated by a lot of places, including a few that should know better,' Hoch said. 'He's just having fun with a workout. Marcus Stroman also takes grounders at shortstop on occasion. Doesn't mean you'll see him play there.' The reason why the original story got so much attention is because of the roster issues Boone will face when Giancarlo Stanton makes his 2025 season debut. When his team is fully healthy, he will have three players to fit in at first base and DH. Advertisement Goldschmidt has been one of the best hitters in the American League this season. However, Ben Rice is just as good at the plate, and Stanton's power demands a starting spot as well. Someone will have to shift into a bench role if none are willing to change positions. Goldschmidt learning how to play second base could have opened up some doors for Boone to explore. He would ideally replace LeMahieu at second and the veteran could back up him and Chisholm Jr. as needed. With Anthony Volpe out of the Yankees' lineup for Saturday's game against the Boston Red Sox, fans have begun thinking about who could replace him if he misses a longer stretch of games. One thing is for sure; Goldschmidt is not playing anywhere other than first base in the field. Related: Yankees urged to move on from 2-time All-Star reliever Related: Yankees' Aaron Boone provides encouraging Giancarlo Stanton injury update
Reuters
3 hours ago
- Sport
- Reuters
Yankees activate RHP Luke Weaver (hamstring) off IL
June 20 - The New York Yankees reinstated right-hander Luke Weaver from the 15-day injured list Friday in advance of the opener of a three-game home series against the Baltimore Orioles. Weaver, 31, has been out since he strained his left hamstring while warming up to enter a June 1 game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Taking over the closer's role this season, Weaver is 1-1 with eight saves and a 1.05 ERA in 24 appearances this season. In 10 major league seasons with six different clubs, Weaver is 35-46 with a 4.71 ERA in 230 appearances (106 starts). With original closer Devin Williams much improved since Weaver went down, notching four saves since June 3, manager Aaron Boone will be left to sort out bullpen roles. Weaver takes the roster spot of left-hander Jayvien Sandridge, who was optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Thursday. --Field Level Media
New York Times
4 hours ago
- Sport
- New York Times
Yankees' Luke Weaver returns: What it means for Devin Williams and the closer role
NEW YORK — The New York Yankees' closer is back. Or is he? The Yankees activated right-handed reliever Luke Weaver (left hamstring strain) from the injured list before the first game of the series against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium on Friday afternoon. The team cleared room on the roster for Weaver by demoting lefty Jayvien Sandridge late Thursday. Advertisement Weaver threw a simulated game at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday afternoon. Weaver's activation likely means a return to the closer's role for the 31-year-old, though manager Aaron Boone was noncommittal about the possibility Thursday. Devin Williams has pitched well in the role since Weaver went on the IL on June 3, posting a 1.59 ERA in six appearances with four saves. But Weaver had taken over the job when Williams was struggling at the start of the season, and not only would it likely be an unpopular decision if Boone were to supplant Weaver, it would be removing a player who was successful when the team needed him. While Williams endured early-season struggles, Weaver was dominant, posting a 1.05 ERA in 24 games with eight saves. Regardless of where he slots in the late innings, adding Weaver will be big for the Yankees' bullpen as a whole. Righty Fernando Cruz hasn't been as effective since returning from the injured list on June 4, posting a 6.35 ERA in seven appearances. Jonathan Loáisiga has also struggled some, though the Yankees believe he'll be a major piece of their late-game formula this year. Mark Leiter Jr. has had the most appearances for the Yankees with a 3.60 ERA in 35 games. 'I mean, it's Luke Weaver,' Boone said Thursday. 'But just then the trickle-down effect that that has, obviously, on giving you more hammers at the back end of the game, especially, and slotting guys into better slots. Anytime you add someone like Luke, it just makes the entire thing better, on top of what he brings.' Weaver transformed into a big-time reliever for the Yankees last season, pitching to a 2.89 ERA in 62 games after spending the first nine years of his MLB career as a starter. He also had a 1.76 ERA with four saves in 12 games in the playoffs last year. Despite the return of Weaver, the Yankees likely will be looking to add to their relief unit at the trade deadline next month. Yankees relievers have just the 10th-best ERA in the majors this season at 3.49. Their strikeout rate is strong at 9.56 per nine innings — the fifth-best in baseball. But they have issued lots of walks (3.87 per nine innings, the 24th-best mark in the game). Advertisement Adding Luis Gil (lat strain) from the injured list at some point around the All-Star break will likely bolster the Yankees' bullpen in addition to their rotation. It would likely mean bumping lefty Ryan Yarbrough from the starting rotation, though he's been good as a starter with a 3.83 ERA in eight starts. Yarbrough has lots of relief experience (136 appearances vs. 76 starts), and the Yankees added him just before Opening Day with the thought he would remain in their bullpen.
Yahoo
8 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Yankees Fans Send Clear Aaron Boone Message After Latest Ugly Loss
Yankees Fans Send Clear Aaron Boone Message After Latest Ugly Loss originally appeared on Athlon Sports. For once, New York Yankees fans are standing by manager Aaron Boone as the going gets tough. Tuesday's 4-0 loss to the Los Angeles Angels marked the Yankees' third straight shutout, the club's longest drought since September 2016. Aaron Judge and the Yankees' offense haven't scored in 29 consecutive innings, and their first-place lead is down to 2 1/2 games. Advertisement Social media users typically blame Boone in times like this, and yes, a segment of the fandom is angry with the Yankees' veteran skipper. However, others continue defending Boone, arguing that the Yankees' embarrassing slump isn't his fault. 'To blame Boone is idiotic,' one X/Twitter user wrote. 'He juggled the lineup ... but it still didn't work.' Added another: 'It isn't Aaron Boone who hasn't scored a run in [29] consecutive innings.' New York Yankees manager Aaron BooneJason Parkhurst-Imagn Images The Yankees haven't led since last Thursday's 1-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals. Angels pitchers notched 22 strikeouts over the series' first 21 innings, with catcher Austin Wells going down on strikes four times in that span. Advertisement Yankees captain Aaron Judge is 2-for-20 with 13 strikeouts in his last six games. Veteran first baseman Paul Goldschmidt is only 9-for-53 in June, and center fielder Cody Bellinger only has five hits and an RBI in his most recent 33 at-bats. 'When the entire lineup doesn't hit. It's absurd to blame the manager,' WFAN (NY) radio host Chris McMonigle commented. In a separate response, McMonigle told an X user, 'When the lineup is shut down like this. You know it's not on him. Not EVERY blunder is his fault. Not EVERY time a reliever gives up runs. He's not perfect. But they sure do win a lot.' New York Yankees outfielder Aaron JudgeDavid Butler II-Imagn Images To be clear, not every Yankees fan is letting Boone off the hook. A quick X/Twitter search reveals a significant number of fans wanting the Yankees to change managers amid the five-game losing streak. Advertisement It's nonetheless surprising that a decent portion of the fanbase has Boone's back, and we'll see if he—and, by extension, the Yankees—reward their faith. 'This goes beyond Aaron Boone,' read one post. 'These are PROFESSIONAL HIGH PAID baseball players on the field who aren't being held accountable. Doesn't fall on the manager!!' Related: Carlos Rodón's Wife Responds to Hateful Comments After Yankees-Red Sox Related: Luis Gil Turns Heads With Announcement Before Angels-Yankees Game This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 18, 2025, where it first appeared.
New York Post
a day ago
- Sport
- New York Post
Yankees can't let a bad week turn into an all-too-familiar fate
Access the Yankees beat like never before Don't miss Greg Joyce's text messages from The Bronx and beyond — he's giving Sports+ subscribers the inside buzz on the Yankees. Sign Up Now The Yankees won a game Thursday afternoon and they really needed to do that. They needed to end their longest losing streak (six games) since a nine-gamer in August 2023 that wiped them from playoff contention. They needed to avert being swept in a four-game series against the Angels for the first time ever in the teams' 44th set of at least four games. Yankees 7, Angels 3 felt bigger than a June 19 victory and it was not only because it was their first win in a week. It was about how they played the last week, which is to say how much it resembled the bad baseball that nipped at them all last season and then crescendoed in a World Series loss, notably a fundamental nightmare of a fifth inning in the eliminating Game 5. Advertisement 'It was just a bad week,' Aaron Boone said in a one-on-one moment after the game. 'We're much more equipped, especially athletically [to be a fundamentally sound team].' Maybe it was just a week. But it was about at this time last year that the Yankees got flimsier with the details, as if it was too mentally and physically exhausting to do the A, B, C's of the game correctly over and over rather than just count on Aaron Judge and Juan Soto and a bad American League to camouflage their inability to be consistently sound.
