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Garrett Crochet faced the Yankees last Saturday in the Bronx and was the winning pitcher despite. Now the lefthander is set to pitch against the Yankees on Friday night at Fenway Park. What’s that challenge like?
The Red Sox have struggled against left-handed pitching all season, entering the weekend with a 12–15 record in games started by lefties. They’ve struck out at a league-worst 28.6% rate against southpaws, and their .379 slugging percentage ranks in the bottom third of the league.
New York Yankees infielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. has been on fire since his return from a month-long absence due to injury. However, in a recent game against the Ka
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Sporting News on MSNYankees make shocking Aaron Judge lineup decision for 1st time this seasonJudge, as the Yankees' captain, never wants to come out of the lineup. He also hasn't given any reason to, having batted .394 with 25 home runs through 66 games, the best average with 25-plus HRs to start a season in MLB history.
The next-closest player in batting average is Athletics shortstop Jacob Wilson at .366, and Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani is second with a 1.008 OPS. Judge also tops baseball with 98 hits and is second only to Ohtani with 64 runs scored. The latter player has 68.
If the New York Mets are going to be active in the trade market as the July 31 deadline approaches (which all indications are that they will be), it's apparent
In the fifth season of a six-year, $90 million contract with the Yankees, LeMahieu has struggled. After missing the beginning of the season with injury, he's returned to slash just .258/.333/.371 in 62 at-bats so far.