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The New York Yankees have found their new third baseman. David Adams, who turns 26 today, has officially been promoted from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre according to a tweet by the Trentonian’s Josh Norris. Adams has produced a .316/.407/.490 batting line, and hit three home runs in 27 games with the RailRiders this season. Adams had been released [...]
The David Adams era is set to begin in New York. Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News reported on Saturday morning that the 25-year-old Adams will join the Yankees as a full-time third baseman when he is eligible to be added to the major league roster on May 15. Adams is hitting .325/.411/.494 with [...]
Every Sunday through the remainder of the season, we will be doing a “Week in Review” of the minor league level. Covering four teams in a night gets time-consuming, and at BronxPinstripes, we want quality over quantity. Therefore, I will put all my efforts into touching on some of the big stories, hot hitters, and [...]
Mickey Mantle may be the most famous Yankee to ever play the game of baseball, but it now appears that Mantle could have used a doctored bat at some point in his career. Multiple reports indicate that Grey Flannel Auctions has verified that a bat used by Mantle during the 1964 season was loaded with [...]
The New York Yankees have selected right-handed pitcher Preston Claiborne as the replacement for the injured Joba Chamberlain. The news was first broke by fellow minor leaguers Rob Segedin and Mark Montgomery on Twitter a short while ago according to an article on Examiner.com Claiborne, 25, was one of the most productive relief pitchers during [...]
Triple-A: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Columbus 5, SWB 4 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre dropped to the Columbus Clippers on Wednesday as Cody Eppley was charged with three runs in the eighth inning to blow a then 4-2 lead. Wednesday was a “bullpen game” for the RailRiders, who gave the start to relief pitcher Ryan Pope. He and top prospect [...]
New York Yankees outfield prospect Tyler Austin burst onto the scene in 2012, covering three minor league levels, plus a rehab stint in the Gulf Coast League. Austin led the Yankees’ system in batting average for the second straight year, and vaulted himself into the top five on Baseball America’s annual prospect rankings for each [...]
Trenton Thunder third baseman Rob Segedin has been one of the Eastern League’s hottest hitters early in the 2013 season. After Monday’s victory, he has hit safely in seven of his last eight games, and has recorded multiple hits in each of his last four games. Segedin’s .333 batting average is second among Trenton regulars, and he [...]
Triple-A: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Game 1: Buffalo 6, SWB 1 Dellin Betances struggled mightily during the first game of this double-header, allowing six runs on four hits and two walks in just two-thirds of an inning. He would take the loss as his ERA ballooned to 15.43. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre couldn’t manage to do much offensively, they mustered [...]
Triple-A: Scranton Rochester 2, SCRANTON 1 WP: Robertson (1-0) LP: Montgomery (0-1) SV: Slama C Austin Romine 2-4, R 3B Addison Maruszak 1-3, 2B DH Cody Johnson 0-3, 3 K SP Vidal Nuno 7.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K RP Mark Montgomery 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, [...]
Triple-A: Scranton RailRiders Pawtucket 6, SCRANTON 2 WP: Doyle (1-0) LP: Marshall (0-1) LF Melky Mesa: 1 for 4 CF Zoilo Almonte: 1 for 3, RBI, BB RF Thomas Neal: 1 for 3, R, RBI, BB SS Addison Maruszak: 1 for 3, BB SP Brett Marshall: 3.2 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 4 [...]
Triple-A: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Final Score: Pawtucket 7, SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE 2 WP: Beato (1-0) LP: Stoneburner (0-1) SV: De La Torre (1) 1B Luke Murton 2-4, R, 2B 3B Addison Maruszak 2-4, RBI SS Gil Velazquez 1-3, RBI SP Graham Stoneburner [...]
Triple-A: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Final Score: Pawtucket 9, SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE 4 WP: Villarreal (1-0) LP: Romanski (0-1) CF Melky Mesa 1-2, R, SB C Austin Romine 2-4, R, RBI RF Thomas Neal 1-4, 2B, 3 RBI SP Dellin Betances 4.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 [...]
Triple-A: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Final Score: Pawtucket 8, SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE 4 WP: Wilson (1-0) LP: Miller (0-1) 3B David Adams 2-5, 2B, BB 2B Corban Joseph 2-5, R, BB 1B Dan Johnson 1-4, R, 2B CF Melky Mesa 1-6, RBI, 5 K RF Thomas Neal 0-4, RBI SP Vidal Nuno 4.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 [...]
Ty Hensley, the New York Yankees’ first round selection in the 2012 Amateur Draft, will undergo hip surgery today, per the Trentonian’s Josh Norris. Hensley first announced the surgery on his Twitter feed this morning, and Norris later confirmed with Hensley’s agent. According to the NY Post’s George King, Hensley will miss two to three months worth [...]
The Yankees released their Opening Day roster on Sunday, and it includes a 20 percent turnover just from the beginning of spring training. Among the new faces that we will see on Opening Day are RHP Shawn Kelley, 1B Lyle Overbay, and OFs Brennan Boesch, Vernon Wells, and Ben Francisco. To add Overbay to the [...]
Major League Baseball has taken the next step in it’s war on steroids. After suspending Detroit Tigers minor leaguer Cesar Carrillo 100 games on Friday due to his connection to Biogenesis and Anthony Bosch, it is being reported that all players who were on the documents recovered by the Miami New Times are squarely in Bud [...]
As seen in my article on Examiner.com. An era of dominance is officially ending. The New York Yankees and Mariano Rivera held a press conference at George M. Steinbrenner Field on Saturday morning, during which time Rivera, on the dais with his wife and two sons, announced that the 2013 season would be his last. [...]
With the first day of spring workouts in the books, the competition now begins for the last spot in the New York Yankees rotation. Both David Phelps and Ivan Nova are slated to throw their first official bullpens of the spring today, and it will be the first chance to get a look at what [...]
The New York Yankees made their first roster move of the spring earlier tonight, announcing the acquisition of a new relief pitcher. The team has picked up RHP Shawn Kelley from the Seattle Mariners. The release from the team is below: The New York Yankees today announced they have acquired right-handed pitcher Shawn Kelley from [...]