[ad_1] Welcome back to Top of the Order, where every Tuesday and Friday I’ll be starting your baseball day with some news, notes, and thoughts about the game we love. No division race is tighter than the AL East, with the Yankees leading the Orioles by just 1.5 games ahead of their three-game matchup that…
[ad_1] (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images) In MLB, when an injured player is deemed healthy to play in games, he is allotted a specific number of rehab days to give him time to get back to full speed. Once that time passes, the team will need to make a roster move to include the…
[ad_1] The New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers entered the 2024 MLB season as two of the favorites to win the World Series, and not much has changed in that regard over the first 2+ months. Both have commanding and growing leads in their respective divisions, and are still at the top of the…
[ad_1] (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images) New York Yankees star outfielder Juan Soto started Thursday’s game. The game against the Minnesota Twins experienced a one-hour rain delay. Once the squads were ready to play, Soto wasn’t on the field and was substituted. Yankees fans were definitely surprised by manager Aaron Boone’s decision: the game…
[ad_1] (Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images) New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole finally made his first rehab start this week, on Tuesday, as he tries to complete a comeback from right elbow inflammation suffered in spring training. He started for Double-A Somerset that day and didn’t allow any runs or walks in 3.1 innings, striking…
[ad_1] (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) The New York Yankees hit the jackpot with Aaron Judge. When they drafted him in 2013, they expected him to develop, but probably not to this extent. He is now, easily, a top-two hitter in the game and a true star in MLB’s biggest market. Not only that, but…
[ad_1] (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images) The New York Yankees are a juggernaut. They are, as of Tuesday, the best team in MLB together with the Philadelphia Phillies, with a 42-19 record. Their offense is potent and their pitching has been phenomenal, particularly the rotation. There are a couple of issues on the…
[ad_1] (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images) The New York Yankees have been enjoying some really impressive performances by their offense in recent games. Aaron Judge is officially back from his early-season slump, Juan Soto never really stopped hitting, and Giancarlo Stanton is also hitting blasts left and right. Early-season star Anthony Volpe is catching fire…
[ad_1] (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) The New York Yankees are on a tear and have now moved into a tie with the Baltimore Orioles atop the AL East after winning four in a row behind a stretch of strong performances on the mound. Another subplot of this early season so far is that the…
[ad_1] (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) The New York Yankees had a perfect opportunity to make a statement this week, playing on the road against the Baltimore Orioles. Instead, the O’s were the ones making the statement. The Yanks lost three out of four games and Baltimore is now the top squad in the AL…
