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New York Post
4 days ago
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- New York Post
Why Aaron Boone didn't bench Jorbit Vivas as Yankees' familiar baserunning woes resurface
Access the Yankees beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees. Try it free ATLANTA — Coming into the season, one of the Yankees' points of emphasis was becoming a better baserunning team. Technically, they have done that by virtue of not ranking dead last — as they did last season — in the publicly available baserunning metrics. But too often, especially of late during an 12-19 skid, the Yankees have been hurt by fundamental mistakes on the bases, with Friday night serving as the latest example. Jorbit Vivas committed the most recent crime, slowing down on his way to third base while trying to tag up on a fly ball to right field, only for Ronald Acuña Jr. to throw him out. It turned into an inning-ending double play instead of Aaron Judge coming to the plate as the tying run in a game the Yankees trailed 3-0. Manager Aaron Boone said after the game that it was a play that 'just can't happen,' but it was another costly miscue for a team that hasn't played very crisp baseball over the past six weeks. 'I think you got a handful of really good base runners and you have a couple guys that it's a struggle for,' Boone said. 'So you got to lean into it and work. 'Sometimes, playing here, the noise, you get a little tight. You got to strike that balance. That's the last thing I want us to be is fearful running the bases or tight.' Boone said because the Yankees have a high-scoring offense — they entered Sunday scoring 5.27 runs per game, good for third highest in the majors — they 'tend to be more safe' on the bases. 3 Yankees third baseman Jorbit Vivas (90) is tagged out at third base during the third inning against the Braves on July 18, 2025. Getty Images 3 Yankees third baseman Jorbit Vivas reacts after being tagged out at third base during the third inning against the Braves on July 18, 2025. Getty Images But he said that was 'the big problem' for them last year, playing it 'too safe all the time' and not trying to take extra bases often enough. 'A lot of that is our personnel last year,' Boone said. 'We are a much more athletic group capable of getting extra bases. But we go on a losing streak and you make a mistake on the bases, that's going to get highlighted. I think throughout the year, there's been a lot of really good out there as well. We got to continue to play aggressive, but also play smart and not be afraid. 'Once you're out there, you got to be instinctive. Sometimes when you've lost some games and maybe you've made a mistake that's lent itself to the game, you get a little reluctant. I felt like even there were a couple situations [Friday] where we were a little reluctant on the bases. You don't want that either.' CHECK OUT THE LATEST MLB STANDINGS AND YANKEES STATS Entering Saturday, the Yankees ranked 24th in the majors with a minus-4.3 BsR — FanGraphs' baserunning metric that evaluates stolen bases, caught stealings, taking extra bases and being thrown out on the bases. Last year, the Yankees were last in the majors with a minus-17.1 BsR. By Baseball Savant's Baserunning Runs metric — measuring the value of steals and taking extra bases — the Yankees were tied for 17th with minus-one. Last year, they again ranked last with minus-16. 3 Yankees third baseman Jorbit Vivas (90) is tagged out at third base during the third inning against the Braves on July 18, 2025. Dale Zanine-Imagn Images The Yankees' 21 outs on the bases were tied for the fourth fewest in the majors, but that figure does not include pickoffs or caught stealings. So it would not include, say, Ben Rice getting picked off of third base with Judge at the plate in Detroit in April; Jasson Domínguez forgetting how many strikes there were and getting picked off between second and third in Boston in June; Rice getting picked off of second base the next day; or Austin Wells taking off too early as the trail runner on a 3-2 pitch, resulting in the third out of an inning against the Angels later that week. Boone has rarely benched players for baserunning miscues, and said he did not consider doing so with Vivas on Friday. 'That's not a case of somebody dogging it down the line,' Boone said. 'That's a case of him pulling up incorrectly, a mistake that obviously can't happen. Now, if we're making over and over mental mistakes and things like that — but to me, in that moment, for a kid that plays his butt off all the time, that's not a situation [to pull him]. That's a conversation and a little bit of an embarrassing moment that you hope you learn and grow from. 'But you'd be pulling guys a lot of times for different things.'
New York Times
4 days ago
- Sport
- New York Times
Yankees' potential for a World Series return could hinge on one key factor
ATLANTA — Maybe there's been too much focus on the New York Yankees desperately needing to acquire a third baseman at the trade deadline. Make no mistake: If the Yankees can add a third baseman, they should. Oswald Peraza and Jorbit Vivas are not the answer at the position, and upgrading that spot would be a win. The offense has not been the issue for the club for nearly the entirety of the 2025 season, though. Saturday night's 12-9 win over the Atlanta Braves is a perfect example of what should be the club's most pressing need before the trade deadline passes at the end of the month. Advertisement Entering Saturday's game, the Yankees' 120 wRC+ was the best in baseball. They lead MLB in home runs, walk percentage, isolated power, on-base percentage, slugging percentage and wOBA. This offense is deadly enough to carry them to title No. 28. The Yankees were down 5-0 after four innings and facing another de facto bullpen game when starter Will Warren exited after 3 2/3 innings pitched. New York's offense then got on the board in the fifth inning and proceeded to score in every inning that followed. No lead for opposing teams feels safe. 'They showed you that you just got to keep it close as a pitcher,' Warren said. 'These guys are going to put up runs.' Grand Slam GRISH! 🔥 — New York Yankees (@Yankees) July 20, 2025 That's why Yankees general manager Brian Cashman must add a few pitchers to the roster by the end of the month. The pitching staff, primarily the bullpen, is not good enough to win in October. There are three relievers Yankees manager Aaron Boone can trust right now: Devin Williams, Luke Weaver and Tim Hill. Every other reliever Boone has at his disposal feels like a hope-and-pray situation. That's not a recipe for postseason success. '(We've) got to get a little healthy down there and have a couple guys step up and emerge for us in some roles,' Boone said. The Yankees had that kind of bullpen magic last year, and it propelled them to the World Series. Weaver emerged as one of the best relievers in the sport. They added Hill off waivers from the Chicago White Sox, and he immediately became a high-leverage arm. Michael Tonkin provided key innings until he was out of gas. Jake Cousins stepped up as one of the best strikeout arms in the majors. However, the Yankees haven't received that many out-of-nowhere successes from a reliever this year. Fernando Cruz is the leader in that category, but he's out with an oblique strain and won't return until next month at the earliest. With Cruz and Mark Leiter Jr. out with injuries, lower-quality relievers have had to take on bigger roles. Ian Hamilton and Jonathan Loáisiga, two struggling relievers, are key middle relievers when they shouldn't be. There are then three relievers with lower-leverage arms that Boone cannot trust in big spots. Advertisement Boone needed to use Loáisiga for a second inning in Saturday's game because, simply, there aren't better options on the roster. Loáisiga loaded the bases with one out in the seventh inning before Weaver took over with the Yankees down 8-7. Weaver escaped without allowing a run and allowed the offense an opportunity to take the lead. Two innings later, Trent Grisham hit a go-ahead grand slam, providing one of the biggest swings of the Yankees' season so far. 'I know our offense is going to do something if I give them the chance,' Weaver said. The Yankees have two wins this season in games where they've allowed at least nine runs. They had one win in 64 such games from 2020-2024, according to Stathead's Katie Sharp. Saturday's win was also the fourth time in the last 100 years that the Yankees had two five-plus-run comebacks in the 6th inning or later in a six-game span, Sharp added. Those stats demonstrate how special the Yankees' offense is this year. Weaver believes this year's offense is better than last year's team that employed the American League MVP in Aaron Judge and the third-place finisher in Juan Soto. 'It's hard to argue,' Weaver said. 'They're first in a lot of categories, so I hear. It's games like (Saturday) that show up where — especially in the bullpen late — you just feel like at any point, you can't sit there and be easy watching the game. You can't be a spectator. You got to be able to know this team will come back at any point, string together some hits. There's not one guy in the lineup that's just not going to go up there and give something competitive.' If Cashman can add to the pitching staff in the next 11 days, it could be enough for the Yankees to get through the American League because this offense does not quit. (Photo of Trent Grisham: Kevin C. Cox / Getty Images)
Daily Mail
5 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Lazy Yankees player ripped by analysts after being humiliated by Ronald Acuna Jr's 301-foot throw
Yankees rookie Jorbit Vivas has come under fire after falling victim to Ronald Acuna Jr's stunning 301-foot throw on Friday night. New York had two on and one out when Atlanta Braves superstar Acuna Jr. humiliated Vivas. After catching a fly ball from Cody Bellinger, the outfielder launched a remarkable throw that saw Vivas tagged out as he ambled from second to third base. The double play ended the Yankees inning and left Aaron Judge on deck. New York went on to lose 7-3 to a struggling Braves team in Atlanta and Vivas came in for heavy criticism. The Yankees announcers on YES Network branded his actions 'inexcusable'. 'That can't happen. Those are little things that cost you a chance to have Aaron Judge hit with first and third,' former Yankees manager Joe Girardi said on air. 'You just took the bat out of Aaron Judge's hands. First of all, you're not running hard to third, then you don't slide. As you said, perfect word, inexcusable,' Michael Kay added. UNBELIEVABLE 🤯 RONALD ACUÑA JR. WITH THE CANNON 💪 — MLB (@MLB) July 19, 2025 Jorbit Vivas (L) has been slammed after falling victim to Ronald Acuna Jr's (R) 301-foot throw After the game Yankees manager Aaron Boone revealed that he told Vivas: 'You can never let that happen again.' Boone added: 'Jorbit is a guy that plays his tail off... he's a hard-nosed player and he got caught up there. Obviously a situation that can't happen.' Vivas took responsibility for the blunder, admitting the double play was 'on him'. 'He's standing there and it looked like he wasn't receiving the ball at all,' Vivas said about Acuna Jr, through an interpreter. 'But that's not on him; it's on me there to make it to that base. Acuna has a really strong arm and he can make a throw from anywhere. That's on me.' Yankees third-base coach Luis Rojas urged Vivas to slide but the rookie said: 'I picked him up kind of late... the third baseman was standing there a little bit in the way. But it's my fault.'
New York Post
5 days ago
- Sport
- New York Post
Jorbit Vivas takes ownership of costly Yankees blunder: ‘It's on me'
Access the Yankees beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees. Try it free ATLANTA — Jorbit Vivas says he likes to 'play the game hard and correctly.' But the Yankees' rookie third baseman took his foot off the pedal at the worst time Friday night, committing a costly baserunning blunder that loomed over a 7-3 loss to the Braves at Truist Park. The Yankees trailed 3-0 in the third inning with two on and one out when Cody Bellinger flew out to right field. Vivas tried tagging up from second to advance 90 feet and thought he had third base, only to get tagged out to end the inning on a brutal double play that left Aaron Judge on deck. Vivas slowed down before he got to third as Ronald Acuña Jr. made a terrific throw and third baseman Nacho Alvarez made a heads-up play to act as if the throw was not coming until the very last second. 3 New York Yankees' Jorbit Vivas was caught tagging up in the Yankees' loss on Friday night. AP 'He's standing there, and it looked like he wasn't receiving the ball at all,' Vivas said through an interpreter. 'But that's not on him; it's on me there to make it to that base. Acuña has a really strong arm and he can make a throw from anywhere. That's on me.' Third-base coach Luis Rojas ran up the line trying to get Vivas to slide on the play. 'I picked him up, but I picked him up kind of late,' Vivas said. 'The third baseman was standing there a little bit in the way. But it's my fault.' Manager Aaron Boone, a former third baseman who often tried the play that Alvarez deftly made, said Vivas read Alvarez's body language and got tricked. Boone said he told his infielder, 'You can never let that happen again.' 3 New York Yankees second baseman Jorbit Vivas (90) is thrown out at third base after a fly ball caught by Atlanta Braves right fielder Ronald Acuna Jr. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect 'Jorbit is a guy that plays his tail off,' Boone said. 'He's a hard-nosed player and he got caught up there. Obviously a situation that can't happen.' Relievers Mark Leiter Jr. (left fibular head stress reaction) and Fernando Cruz are making progress in their respective recoveries. Leiter could get on a mound for a light bullpen session as soon as the Yankees' next series against the Blue Jays in Toronto that begins Monday. He will then undergo another MRI to see how much healing has happened, which could pave the way for a full side session by next weekend. Go beyond the box score with the Bombers Sign up for Inside the Yankees by Greg Joyce, exclusively on Sports+. Thank you Enter your email address Please provide a valid email address. By clicking above you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Enjoy this Post Sports+ exclusive newsletter! Check out more newsletters Cruz, meanwhile, could begin a throwing program as early as this weekend after suffering a high-grade oblique strain at the end of June. He recently underwent a follow-up MRI that showed enough healing to start throwing, though he will be built up slowly until he is fully healed. Luis Gil (lat strain) made his second rehab start Friday with Double-A Somerset, building up to 57 pitches across 3 ¹/₃ innings in which he struck out seven, walked two and gave up two runs. If he recovers well, he is expected to make his next rehab start Wednesday with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. 3 New York Yankees Luis Gil (81) throws from the mound for practice before the game when the New York Yankees played the Baltimore Orioles Saturday, June 21, 2025 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, NY. Robert Sabo for NY Post 'Then we'll decide at that point, do we want one more to get him over 70 or do we take him at that time?' Boone said. The Yankees plan to call up Allan Winans on Saturday, The Post's Joel Sherman reported, taking the place of Rico Garcia, who was designated for assignment after throwing 2 ²/₃ innings Friday. Ryan Yarbrough (oblique strain) is throwing but has not yet advanced to a bullpen session.
Yahoo
11-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Yankees release 2-time batting champion DJ LeMahieu, who's now a free agent
The New York Yankees announced Thursday that infielder DJ LeMahieu has been released, making him a free agent and ending his seven-season tenure in the Bronx. The four-time Gold Glove winner, three-time All-Star and two-time batting champion is scheduled to make $15 million in 2025 and 2026 as part of a six-year, $90 million contract signed in 2020. That deal runs through the 2026 season, meaning the Yankees will end up eating a little more than $20 million of it. Advertisement On Tuesday, Yankees manager Aaron Boone said LeMahieu would be relegated to a role off the bench. That was after the Yankees moved Jazz Chisholm back to second base after 28 consecutive starts at third. Boone said the decision was not LeMahieu's and that the veteran infielder was willing to continue to be an option off the bench. But the Yankees wanted to make the move now. 'It's been a tough couple days, some hard conversations and then ultimately coming to this decision, obviously not easy for what's been a great player,' Boone said. 'He's done a lot of great things for this organization, but at the end, I feel like this is the right thing to do at this time.' Rookie infielder Jorbit Vivas has been recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Injuries derailed LeMahieu's time in New York after a successful start in the Bronx. After playing 125 and 136 games, respectively, in 2022 and 2023, he played 67 in 2024 and just 45 out of 91 games this season. Core muscle repair surgery, a broken foot, a hip impingement and numerous toe issues are among the ailments that kept him off the field. Advertisement LeMahieu, who turns 37 on Sunday, has recorded a .266 batting average this season, with two home runs and 12 RBI.
