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MLB Trade Rumors 10:31am CDT The Yankees hope to finally have the 2020 AL home run king in their lineup by early next week, per Lindsey Adler of the Athletic (via Twitter). Luke Voit has yet to make his debut this season, and the Yankees are struggling to find production at first base. Jay Bruce logged -0.3 fWAR before retiring, and Mike Ford has a 42 wRC+ in 38 plate appearances. DJ LeMahieu has started the most games at first this year, but that means pulling him from the keystone where n...

Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images Following a raucous split with the Astros*, the Yankees welcome the team that took Houston out in the 2019 World Series to the Bronx for some interleague action. While this Nationals team looks a tad different from the one that made it to the mountaintop two seasons ago, the franchise’s foundational pieces remain intact, and should be a pleasure to watch compete over this four-game series. Fans will have to wait until tomorrow for the series’ marquee matchu...

Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports After waiting for what seemed like a decade, the New York Yankees will, barring any setbacks — knock on wood — get first baseman Luke Voit back next week. It wasn’t actually years, more like a little over a month of missed regular season time, but for fans, enduring those weeks of subpar production from the position has felt like forever. Voit even said it himself last week: “I’ve been champing at the bit, watching every game at home. I want to come back...

Cincinnati Magazine May 4, 2021 With two outs in the bottom of the third inning last Friday night, your Redlegs were down 2–1 to the Chicago Cubs. Joey Votto came to the plate with a runner aboard and launched a massive home run into the moon deck in right field at Great American Ball Park. It was the 300th home run of his illustrious career, making Votto only the third Red ever to accomplish that feat (and the first two, Johnny Bench and Frank Robinson, are in the Hall of Fame). The blast ga...

Yankees’ Luke Voit begins rehab at Triple-A | What it means Updated May 04, 2021; Facebook Share NEW YORK —Luke Voit has one last hurdle to jump before returning to the Yankees. Voit will start his rehab assignment for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in Syracuse vs. the Mets’ affiliate on Tuesday. Introducing Yankees Insider: Voit hasn’t played this season as he nurses his left knee since surgery to repair his meniscus. Last week, Voit said the Yankees were thinking about sending Voit ...

There was a tapering off feel to his last three seasons, a span in which he hit .217 with 41 homers, 110 RBIs and an OPS of 95 (five percent below the league average) while turning into a part-time player with the Mets, Mariners and Phillies.

Fingerlakes1.com Menu The progression of Yankees first baseman Luke Voit is so far, so good. And on Thursday, he’ll take a big step toward his return from a partially torn meniscus. Voit, who is at the Alternate Site, will be facing live pitching for the first time since he suffered the injury, manager Aaron Boone told reporters on Thursday. Earlier this month, Boone said he expected last year’s home run leader to be back some time in May — with Voit currently at the Alternate Site, tha...

When he is fully up to speed, Andújar could provide some of what the Yankees are missing.

Yankees trade Mike Tauchman to Giants for reliever Wandy Peralta Share this story Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images After all the spring training hubbub over Jay Bruce and Mike Tauchman, both players ended up making the Opening Day roster. Now, both players are gone from the team before April is even over. Bruce retired from baseball on April 16th, and Tauchman is on his way out of town, too. In a bit of a surprising move announced half an hour before the first pitch of Tuesday night’s game a...

share-square-3452871 The 10,850 fans at Yankee Stadium on Opening Day brought the energy of a full house. While everyone involved looks forward to the days of concrete-shaking sellouts, the players felt the crowd’s presence and recalled all that had been missing in 2020. “They’re a part of the game, just like all of us,” said Aaron Judge. (Credit: New York Yankees) This is a happy story, but not one with a happy ending, so let’s dispense with that at the beginning. Everything you’re...