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Yahoo
31-07-2025
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CC Sabathia reveals standout memory from Yankees-Red Sox rivalry
The post CC Sabathia reveals standout memory from Yankees-Red Sox rivalry appeared first on ClutchPoints. Former New York Yankees starting pitcher CC Sabathia is on the cusp of his Baseball Hall of Fame induction. During a time full of reflection and appreciation for his career, the former Cy Young Award winner is grateful. Sabathia and his Hall of Fame class have careers full of electric moments. However, a fight against Boston Red Sox that featured Tyler Austin came to mind. The Red Sox and Yankees have one of the oldest rivalries in American sports. No matter where each team sits in the standings, their matchups are front and center in Major League Baseball's schedule. Boston has the edge over the Yankees so far this season, but the clashes are always memorable. Sabathia's favorite moment from his experience is when Austin charged Joe Kelly. 'Probably the Tyler Austin fight, right? I think that was 2016,' Sabathia said about his favorite Red Sox-Yankees rivalry moment. Sabathia got involved in the scrum that resulted after Austin took off after Kelly when a pitch hit him. While that was one of the few fights in recent Yankees-Red Sox history, the matchup helped Sabathia settle into New York in 2009. 'I feel like my 'Welcome to the Yankees' moment happened against the Red Sox late in 2009,' Sabathia said. 'I had a start against them in early August. It was a big serious, I think we were chasing them, I don't think we were in first place yet. I went out, got through eight innings, gave up one run, and and that picture that the Yankees photographer took is my favorite picture.' Sabathia was a veteran in a very young Yankees clubhouse in 2017. However, he had spent the last eight seasons of his career embodying what it meant to represent New York on the diamond. According to him, he knew that night that the Yankees could be really good behind Judge, Stanton, and the rest of the teams stars. 'You have those moments and it kinda brings you together,' Sabathia said. 'That moment we had in Boston in 2017 with that team was one of those. Related: Yankees' Max Fried hoping to bounce back from blister concern soon Related: CC Sabathia drops honest Aaron Judge Yankee 'captain' admission
Newsweek
28-07-2025
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- Newsweek
Cubs Predicted to Acquire 3-WAR Starting Pitcher In Deadline Blockbuster
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. The Chicago Cubs have an obvious need that remains unsolved with only three days to go before the trade deadline. Compared to most of their fellow National League contenders, the Cubs' rotation isn't very intimidating on paper. Matthew Boyd was an All-Star this season, as was Shota Imanaga last year, but the Nos. 3-5 spots are somewhat up in the air in a projected playoff series. If the Cubs could trade for someone who would project to start a playoff game, they'd instantly be more of a threat to win a pennant. But who should that starter be? SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - JULY 08: Merrill Kelly #29 of the Arizona Diamondbacks throws a pitch in the first inning against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park on July 08, 2025 in San Diego,... SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - JULY 08: Merrill Kelly #29 of the Arizona Diamondbacks throws a pitch in the first inning against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park on July 08, 2025 in San Diego, California. MoreOne baseball analyst thinks Merrill Kelly of the Arizona Diamondbacks is the perfect solution. On Monday, Jim Riley of BALLCAP Sports predicted that the Cubs would trade for Kelly in his latest YouTube video. "I do think this team absolutely must add pitching," Riley said of the Cubs. "Merrill Kelly has been great this year. He would be a tremendous addition to that Cubs rotation." Kelly, 36, is a rental, so he'd only be around to help with one pennant chase. That's a deterrent to any team, and the Cubs would probably have to part ways with a quality pitching prospect (or maybe an outfielder) who is close to being big-league ready. However, it's hard to deny the impact Kelly would project to have. He's got a 3.32 ERA and 3.2 bWAR in 22 starts this year, and he pitched to a 2.25 ERA in the 2023 playoffs, including a win in a World Series game. Will Kelly be wearing a Cubs uniform by the end of the week? The answer could have a huge impact on the NL pennant chase. More MLB: Yankees-Red Sox Trade? New York Surprisingly Interested in Boston Speedster, Per Report
New York Post
19-07-2025
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- 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
16-06-2025
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- New York Post
Max Fried's valuable Yankees streak ends as gem is outdone by Red Sox starter
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 BOSTON — Unless Max Fried was going to pick up a bat, there was not much more he could have done to help the Yankees on Sunday afternoon at Fenway Park. But the left-hander, who had been especially good when pitching after a Yankees loss, was still left beating himself up essentially for not being perfect in a 2-0 loss to the Red Sox in which he gave up just two runs across seven innings. 'The way I see it is I needed to come out and be a little bit better and be able to match [Red Sox starter Brayan Bello],' Fried said. 'He was throwing a lot of zeros and in a game like that, I got to come out and be better and match him for those zeros.' Bello stifled the Yankees across seven shutout innings while Fried gave up a single run in the first inning and another in the fifth. Max Fried reacts during the Yankees-Red Sox game on June 15, 2025. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST Entering Sunday, the Yankees were 8-0 in Fried's starts following a loss. He had given up just five earned runs in 54 innings during those starts. But they could not rely on Fried alone Sunday as their bats went silent. 'Gave us seven strong, he did everything he needed to do to give us a chance to win a ballgame,' manager Aaron Boone said. In the bottom of the first, after Fried had erased Anthony Volpe's fielding error by getting a double play ball, Romy Gonzalez extended the inning with a triple to right field. Trevor Story blooped a single to left to bring him in for the 1-0 lead. Rafael Devers doubled the lead in the fifth inning, sneaking a solo home run just over the Green Monster. Fried said his 94 mph fastball missed the location he wanted — J.C. Escarra was set up on the inside edge and instead the pitch caught too much of the plate, though the lefty said he 'didn't hate where it ended up.' Max Fried pitches during the Yankees-Red Sox game on June 15, 2025. AP 'Put it in a spot where a really good hitter was able to hit the ball hard enough,' Fried said. 'If I locate that in the area I want, I think the result's probably a little bit better.' Fried, who scattered six hits and two walks while striking out nine on a season-high 106 pitches, finished the day with a 1.89 ERA. 'I would say it's a good club over there,' he said. 'They're putting together really good at-bats and seem to have a really good plan. They were able to get two runs and made me work all day. A lot of deep counts. It was definitely a good battle.' Giancarlo Stanton spent Sunday at Yankee Stadium, with Angels pitchers loaded up on the Trajekt pitching machine to simulate the arms he will be facing this week when he comes off the injured list. The Yankees expect to activate Stanton on either Monday or Tuesday to make his season debut after missing the first two and a half months of the season with tendinitis in both elbows. The Yankees are 8-11 against the AL East and 34-16 against every other team
New York Post
16-06-2025
- Sport
- New York Post
Ben Rice adds to Yankees' brutal baserunning woes with costly blunder
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 BOSTON — For a team struggling to score runs all weekend, the Yankees only made matters worse against the Red Sox with some shaky baserunning that cost them again in Sunday's 2-0 loss. This time, the culprit was Ben Rice, who was caught breaking too early while trying to steal third in the top of the third inning. He had singled to right with one out in the third and moved to second on Cody Bellinger's two-out infield single. With Jazz Chisholm Jr. at the plate, Rice headed toward third, but before starter Brayan Bello began his pitching motion. Bellow whirled, threw behind Rice, to shortstop Trevor Story, who made the easy throw to nail Rice at third to end the inning. Ben Rice reacts during the Yankees-Red Sox on June 15, 2025. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST The Yankees have succeeded with double steals during the season — including one Wednesday in Kansas City that Rice started — and Rice thought there was a shot of one Sunday. 'I just kind of sensed that he was falling into a rhythm,'' Rice said of Bello. 'I thought I had a shot to get two guys in scoring position there. But, unfortunately, he got the timing perfect there.' Aaron Boone didn't mind the idea, but he didn't like the execution. '[Rice] is pretty adept at picking his spots there with two outs,' Boone said. 'We've got the trail runner [Bellinger] coming, but you've got to be more certain than that. That's a play you can't get caught like that on a pickoff play there. That one obviously stung us a little bit when we had a little rally going.' The miscue robbed the Yankees of one of their only chances, as they got just one more runner in scoring position the rest of the day. Worse, it came a day after Jasson Domínguez made an even worse mistake on the bases in Saturday's loss, when he lost track of the count and got caught between second and third during a Trent Grisham at-bat. Domínguez thought Grisham had struck out and was tagged out at third. Boone again pushed back on the notion that Anthony Volpe erred by getting thrown out attempting to steal third in the 10th inning of Friday's loss, but in a series in which the Yankees got almost nothing going offensively, each was costly.
