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New York Post
4 hours ago
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- New York Post
Derek Jeter is ‘elitist' for skipping Yankees Old-Timers' Day: Boomer Esiason
The Yankees will be commemorating the 2000 World Series team at Old-Timers' Day in August, but a rather crucial member of that team won't be in attendance. Derek Jeter isn't showing up, which has gotten WFAN hosts Boomer Esiason and Gregg Giannotti a bit riled up. 'It's a little bit insulting … I think he should be there, he should be a part of it,' Esiason said on 'Boomer and Gio' on Tuesday. 'It seems elitist to me.' 5 Boomer Esiason finds Derek Jeter to be acting 'elitist' for not attending the Yankees' Old-Timers' Day. Getty Images There are more than 30 former Yankees participating, but 'The Captain' isn't one of them. 'Derek Jeter said that he doesn't want the fans to see him hit again at this age,' Esiason's co-host Giannotti said of Jeter's reasoning. 5 Derek Jeter (right) was at Old-Timers' Day in 2024 alongside Mariano Rivera — Rivera will be in attendance in 2025. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST But all of the players in the game have gotten older since retiring, and the game has been being played for nearly 80 years in some form. 'Mickey Mantle and Joe DiMaggio played in an Old-Timers' game together,' Esiason said. 'If those guys put a uniform back on then [Jeter] certainly can.' 5 Derek Jeter recently appeared at Fanatics Fanfest. Erik Pendzich/Shutterstock Jeter, 51, last played in 2014. The Hall of Famer was a 14-time All-Star, five-time World Series champ, five-time Silver Slugger and five-time Gold Glove winner. Of course, he's not in the same condition as he was during his playing career, but Giannotti thinks that other players have to worry about that more than Jeter does. 5 Derek Jeter at Yankee Stadium in 2014. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post 'Derek Jeter's not gonna embarrass himself. I think he would put the uniform back on and look just like Derek Jeter when we last saw him,' Giannotti said, challenging Jeter's possible reasoning for not playing. 'He's in great shape, some of these other guys showing up are not — he is.' And it's not only that Jeter isn't playing in the game, it's the fact that he's not attending whatsoever. 'Just show up, you don't have to put the uniform on if you don't want to,' Giannotti continued. While Giannotti attempted to reason with Jeter's wishes, Esiason had one theme that kept returning to his mind with Jeter's attitude for the game. 5 Boomer Esiason (left) and Gregg Giannotti spoke on 'Boomer and Gio' and expressed some disapproval of Jeter skipping Old-Timers' Day. Patrick McMullan via Getty Image 'I just think, to me, he's the captain, he was the guy that was embraced by the fans and loved by the fans and still is to this very day,' he said. 'It just feels a little bit elitist, that's all.' The WFAN hosts did note that if Jeter has something going on in his life that makes him unable to attend, that, of course, makes sense — but Esiason especially is not buying the rest of the act.
New York Post
10 hours ago
- Sport
- New York Post
Aaron Boone, Yankees must stop coddling Anthony Volpe
Brandon London's 'Morning Take' for July 22nd, 2025 calls on Aaron Boone and the Yankees' front office to stop going out of their way to downplay Anthony Volpe's fielding miscues.
NBC Sports
2 days ago
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Aaron Judge ties A-Rod on Yankees' all-time home run list at 351 in win over Braves
ATLANTA — Aaron Judge hit the first home run of his MLB career the day after Alex Rodriguez retired. Now, the two are tied on the Yankees' all-time home run list. Judge hit his 351st career homer in a 4-2 win over the Braves on Sunday, moving into a tie with A-Rod for sixth place in Yankees history. 'Just an incredible honor, especially, you know, growing up watching A-Rod for so many years and watching what he did in pinstripes,' Judge said. 'He's a legend. One of the best ever players.' Judge trails Yankee greats Babe Ruth (659), Mickey Mantle (536), Lou Gehrig (493), Joe DiMaggio (361) and Yogi Berra (358) in career homers for New York. Judge's homer on Sunday was his 36th of the season. He is two behind MLB leader Cal Raleigh of the Mariners, who won the Home Run Derby in Atlanta on Monday. Judge hit a solo shot in the first inning that traveled 409 feet to right field off Grant Holmes, giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead. It was his eighth home run in his last 17 games. The Yankees travel to Toronto to face the AL East-leading Blue Jays in a three-game series starting Monday.
New York Post
4 days ago
- Sport
- New York Post
The ‘welcome to the Yankees' moment that put CC Sabathia on path to become Bronx legend
CC Sabathia paved the way for the Yankees' most recent World Series title in his first season with the team and finished in the top four in the AL Cy Young Award voting three straight years after coming to The Bronx. But the lefty said Friday that his 'welcome to the Yankees'' moment came against the Red Sox in early August of that season, when Sabathia tossed 7 ²/₃ scoreless innings in a win at Yankee Stadium on Aug. 8. It began an 11-start stretch for Sabathia in which the Yankees won 10 times and he pitched to a 2.16 ERA. Advertisement CC Sabathia of the New York Yankees delivers a pitch in the first inning against the Boston Red Sox on August 23, 2009 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. Getty Images 'I became a Yankee in that moment,'' Sabathia said on a Zoom call Friday in advance of his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame on July 27 in Cooperstown. 'That's the biggest moment I think I'll take away from the [Yankees-Red Sox] rivalry, was being able to have a big game and … pitch well.'
New York Post
4 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.
