TAMPA — A few hours after Aaron Boone said the quiet part out loud — that Aaron Judge may not get “back to throwing like he normally does” the rest of the season as he deals with a flexor strain — the Yankees manager tried to backtrack slightly.

For MLB insider Joel Sherman, he believes the four-game set is a “ real measuring stick ” for the Yankees for five reasons. The Red Sox are 41-24 at Fenway Park. So should the two teams meet in the Wild Card series, the Yankees would benefit by having the games in the Bronx and not in Boston.

Former New York Yankees prospect Oswald Peraza is hoping to make the most of his opportunity with the Los Angeles Angels.

The Yankees' acquisition of utility player Jose Caballero may have flown under the radar. But he has made his presence known with his speed and ability to get under opponents' skin.

With just over a month left in the Major League Baseball regular season, the New York Yankees are in a critical phase of their playoff push. No longer leading the American League E

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Judge, Bellinger and Stanton went back-to-back-to-back in the first inning to give the Yankees a 3-0 lead four batters into the game.

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The New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays are playing a two-game series this week at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla.