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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-jazz-chisholm-joins-exclusive-club-ruth-rodriguez');   ga('set', 'title', 'Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm Jr. joins exclusive club with Babe Ruth, Alex Rodriguez');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Jazz-Chisholm-Jr.-7.jpg"><figcaption>Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images.</figcaption></figure><h1>Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm Jr. joins exclusive club with Babe Ruth, Alex Rodriguez</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-30T18:19:18-07:00">June 30th, 6:19pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-30T18:19:18-07:00">June 30th, 6:19pm</time><address><a>Josh Davis</a>Josh Davis is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints with a focus on MLB. As the founder and creator of OutOfSightSports, Josh spearheads the development and expansion of an engaging social media platform, with a core focus on Twitter/X. A passionate sports writer, Josh is dedicated to delivering compelling content that connects fans and fuels vibrant sports conversations. His vision is to craft stories so vivid that fans feel like they’re standing at the plate or on the field.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-jazz-chisholm-jr-not-satisfied-new-york-halfway-point">Jazz Chisholm Jr.</a> just made New York Yankees history. In his 100th game wearing the pinstripes, the explosive center fielder officially joined an exclusive club that includes just two other legendary names — Babe Ruth and Alex Rodriguez.</p><p>New York Yankees Stats on X, formerly known as Twitter, posted this <a href="https://x.com/nyyankeesstats/status/1939841183888371740" rel="noopener">remarkable</a> milestone highlighting Chisholm’s all-around impact during his first 100 games.</p><p>“25+ HR and 10+ SB in first 100 games with Yankees<br>Babe Ruth 39 HR | 11 SB<br>Alex Rodriguez 25 HR | 19 SB<br>Jazz Chisholm Jr. 25 HR | 28 SB”</p><p>That’s elite company, and it reflects the rare talent Chisholm has brought to the Bronx Bombers. Reaching 25 home runs and 28 stolen bases in just 100 games puts him in a<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-coach-reveals-aaron-judge-like-barry-bonds"> category of Yankees power hitters</a> who also possess exceptional speed — a combination that has rarely been seen in the franchise’s long, storied history.</p><p>Chisholm Jr.’s stats are impressive across the board — 25 home runs, 28 stolen bases, and a strong slugging percentage that proves he’s more than just flash. He’s delivering consistent production in his first 100 games. His most recent home run, a two-run shot in the fourth inning of a recent game, helped the Yankees take an early lead and underscored his ability to make an immediate impact.</p><p>The 27-year-old’s presence has injected new energy into the team, and his aggressive baserunning and power hitting continue to generate nightly highlights. Whether he’s legging out a double, swiping second, or launching a ball into the right field seats, he’s become a fixture in game-changing moments. His blend of swagger and substance is resonating across the clubhouse and stands alike, making him one of the Bronx’s most electrifying players this season.</p><p>This achievement also pushes Chisholm’s name into early conversations around modern MLB home run records, especially when factoring in his age and continued development. Few players make this kind of noise in their first 100 games with any team — and even fewer do it wearing the pinstripes of the 27-time World Champion Yankees, where pressure and expectations are part of the job description.</p><p>From high-impact at-bats to highlight-reel speed, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/jazz-chisholm-jr-puts-yankees-on-top-with-solo-moon-shot">Chisholm is proving he belongs</a> — not just on the roster, but potentially in Yankees history books. He’s not just filling a role — he’s creating a legacy.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm Jr. joins exclusive club with Babe Ruth, Alex Rodriguez

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-coach-reveals-aaron-judge-like-barry-bonds');   ga('set', 'title', 'Coach reveals how Aaron Judge is like Barry Bonds');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Aaron-Judge_681862.jpg"></figure><h1>Coach reveals how Aaron Judge is like Barry Bonds</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-30T12:55:55-07:00">June 30th, 12:55pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-30T13:12:01-07:00">June 30th, 1:12pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Despite picking up his second career AL MVP Award with a dominant 2024 season, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-aaron-boone-reveals-aaron-judge-continues-improve">Aaron Judge continues to find ways to improve</a>. This year the New York Yankees captain is chasing the triple crown while leading the league in walks, with an MLB-high 18 intentional bases on balls.</p><p>Judge’s prodigious power combined with his plate discipline has drawn comparisons to Barry Bonds, who set the power/discipline standard. Bonds had an absurd 11 percent home run rate and 26.7 percent walk rate in his record-shattering 73-home run 2001 campaign. Judge isn’t quite at that level with 8.1 and 15.2 percent rates respectively. But his <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6461328/2025/06/30/aaron-judge-swing-rate-yankees/" rel="noopener">approach reminds</a> Yankees bench coach Brad Ausmus of the San Francisco Giants great.</p><p>“Barry knew exactly when it was on the plate, when it was too high, when it was too in. Judge is very, very similar to that… I didn’t realize how much he controlled the strike zone. He really, really controls it. And as good as he was last year, he’s better at it this year,” Ausmus said, per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic.</p><h2><b>Aaron Judge is producing another historic season for the Yankees</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Aaron-Judge-2_d90e05.jpg"><figcaption>Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It’s not the first time that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-aaron-judge-barry-bonds-comp-blow-your-mind">Judge has been compared to Bonds</a>. After a scorching-hot start to the season, Judge was on pace to top Bonds’ all-time record of 244 weighted runs created plus (wRC+), set in 2002. In mid May, the Yankees’ slugger had a mind-blowing 254 wRC+. He’s dropped off since then but still is at an incredible 221 wRC+, which would be the best of his career.</p><p>While Judge has drawn comparisons to Bonds during yet another dominant season, the two players are quite different in one aspect. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-aaron-judge-surprised-reaction-eye-opening-trend">Judge is swinging away this season</a>. He’s produced the highest swing rate of his career, hacking away at 46.4 percent overall and producing a very un-Bondsian 24.5 percent chase rate.</p><p>Judge and the Yankees have struggled in June. New York had dominated the division all season but the team entered Sunday’s matchup against the Athletics with a just a 12-13 record this month.</p><p>And Judge saw his batting average drop more than 40 points over the first 25 games in June. But the 10th-year veteran busted out of his slump in a big way during the series finale against the Athletics. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-aaron-judge-no-panic-revelation-snapping-yankees-slump-2-hr-game">Judge snapped his skid with a two-homer day</a>, adding 4 RBI and 3 runs scored. He’s now slashing .356/.458/.722 on the season and trails only Cal Raleigh for the league lead in home runs and RBI.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Coach reveals how Aaron Judge is like Barry Bonds

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He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Yankees beat the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-aaron-judge-mark-mcgwire-history-room-to-spare">Athletics on Sunday to take the series at home</a>. Although they are still in first place in the AL East, it has been a rough June for the Bombers and Aaron Judge. While the team has posted a 6-10 record since June 13, Judge has a .203 batting average with only 12 hits. When Judge and Yankees manager Aaron Boone were told that the captain was swinging more often, they were surprised. The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6461328/2025/06/30/aaron-judge-swing-rate-yankees/" rel="noopener">wrote about the trend</a> on Monday.</p><p>When informed of the various trends earlier this month, Judge seemed surprised. ‘What do you mean, ‘swinging more?’’ he asked. Your swing rate is higher. ‘Oh, it is?’ Judge replied, in a way that indicated he sincerely didn’t know. New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone had the same reaction when told Judge is swinging more. ‘He is?’ Boone asked,” Rosenthal outlined.</p><p>“Entering Sunday, when [Judge] hit his 29th and 30th homers of the season, his first-pitch swing rate (35.8 percent), in-zone swing rate (67.9 percent), chase rate (24.5 percent), and overall swing rate (46.4 percent) were all career-highs for a full season,” Rosenthal wrote.</p><p>The Yankees captain told him, “I usually don’t get too many pitches to hit. So if it’s going to be the first one, try to be ready. If it’s going to be the last one on a 3-2 count, try to be ready.’</p><p>The Yankees have struggled in the summer months in recent years, but hot springs have kept them afloat for the most part. That has held true this year for both the team and the captain. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-aaron-judge-no-panic-revelation-snapping-yankees-slump-2-hr-game">Even with a rough stretch, Judge leads baseball</a> in hits, batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, and OPS.</p><p>The Yankees have a big series in Toronto this week. Then, they visit the Mets for three games over the holiday weekend.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Yankees captain Aaron Judge’s surprised reaction to eye-opening trend

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-cody-bellinger-explains-wholesome-moment-during-athletics-rout');   ga('set', 'title', 'Yankees’ Cody Bellinger explains wholesome moment during Athletics rout');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Cody-Bellinger.jpg"></figure><h1>Yankees’ Cody Bellinger explains wholesome moment during Athletics rout</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-29T21:42:15-07:00">June 29th, 9:42pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-29T21:42:15-07:00">June 29th, 9:42pm</time><address><a>Dylan Fine</a>Dylan Fine focuses on the NFL and NCAA Football for ClutchPoints, in addition to working on the meme team. Dylan is a graduate of Georgetown University and has covered various topics ranging from local politics in the DMV region with DC Voter For Animals to live sporting events in the Long Island and Rochester areas with The Southampton Press and Pickin’Splinters. When he isn't working, he's usually running in preparation for the next annual Turkey Trot.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>New York Yankees outfielder Cody Bellinger explained a wholesome moment he had during the 12-5 rout over the Athletics. The Bronx Bombers are facing some pressure for their divisional lead in the AL East. New York is 48-35, with the Tampa Bay Rays only a game and a half out of first place. The Yankees recently hit a rough stretch, particularly on offense, but have since found their footing as the All-Star break looms in a couple of weeks.</p><p>Sunday was a vintage performance for this squad as the reigning pennant winners clocked four home runs, including two by AL MVP contender Aaron Judge. And Cody Bellinger also went yard for his eleventh home run in the fifth inning to all but put the game away. Before he went into the batter’s box to face left-hander Hogan Harris, the 29-year-old described a heartfelt interaction he had with a mom and her son at Yankee Stadium. Bellinger detailed this moment, which gave him chills shortly after, <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/cody-bellinger-homers-after-good-luck-fist-bump-with-fan" rel="noopener">in an interview</a> with MLB.com’s Jared Greenspan.</p><p>“I was warming up, and the mom says, ‘Hey Cody, big fan, last time you gave him a fist bump you hit a homer. And I turn around, and I look, and I just saw these two people there. I was like, ‘Oh, that was really cool.’ So I turn around and I give another fist bump. Obviously, I had to go show him some love. Honestly, that was a pretty cool moment. It was just a really, really cool moment.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Yankees’ Cody Bellinger explains wholesome moment during Athletics rout

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-yankees-marcus-stroman-had-no-doubt-he-would-be-back-from-knee-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Yankees’ Marcus Stroman had ‘no doubt’ he would be back from knee injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Marcus-Stroman-returned-to-the-mound-after-his-ACL-injury.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Yankees’ Marcus Stroman had ‘no doubt’ he would be back from knee injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-29T15:40:39-07:00">June 29th, 3:40pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-29T15:40:39-07:00">June 29th, 3:40pm</time><address><a>Steve Silverman</a>Steve Silverman has been covering the NFL for more than 35 years, and his writing has appeared in ESPN Magazine, Bleacher Report, CBS Sports, Pro Football Weekly, and Forbes.com. He has written 10 books, including "Who's Better, Who's Best in the NFL." He has won multiple awards from the Pro Football Writers of America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/yankees-news-aaron-judge-no-panic-revelation-snapping-yankees-slump-2-hr-game">New York Yankees</a> faced an important game as they met the Athletics in the decisive matchup of their 3-game series at Yankee Stadium. It worked out well for manager Aaron Boone and his charges as New York gained a 12-5 victory. Aaron Judge hit two home runs for the Yankees, and they also got a boost from the return of starting pitcher Marcus Stroman.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"I tore my ACL and made it back in 5 months. I don't do 'doubt.' I knew I'd be back at some point, it was just a matter of when."</p><p>– Marcus Stroman on his return to the mound <a href="https://t.co/2HUaLmqUbr">pic.twitter.com/2HUaLmqUbr</a></p><p>— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) <a href="https://twitter.com/snyyankees/status/1939432201516470588?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 29, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/yankees-news-paul-goldschmidt-about-how-hes-hurting-ny">The Yankees</a> starting pitcher made his first appearance since April after he had been sidelined with knee inflammation. Stroman did a solid job for the Yankees, as the pitched 5.0 innings and gave up just 1 run and three hits. He picked up the victory in the game, and that was his first “W” since last August.</p><p>Stroman was asked after the game if he had any doubts during his rehab that he would be able to come back and pitch well for the Yankees once again. Stroman <a href="https://twitter.com/snyyankees/status/1939432201516470588">answered in the affirmative</a>, leaving no doubt about his confidence.</p><p>“I tore my ACL and made it back in 5 months,” Stroman said. “I don’t do ‘doubt.’ I knew I’d be back at some point, it was just a matter of when.”</p><h2><b>Yankees get a lift from Judge and bullpen</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Yankee-manager-Aaron-Boone-is-happy-to-have-Marcus-Stroman-back-on-the-mound.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Judge’s two-home run day gave him 30 for the season, and it marked the 6th time in his career he has reached that level. Since the Yankees are just a little past the halfway point, Judge should have an excellent chance to mount another run at 60 home runs or more.</p><p>His home runs came off Athletics starter Luis Severino, a former Yankee, and Tyler Ferguson. It was the 44th time that Judge has hit multiple home runs in a game.</p><p>After Stroman came out of the game, five New York relievers finished the game in the triumph. J.T. Brubaker gave up two hits and 4 earned runs against the visitors, but none of the other relievers allowed any hits to the Athletics.</p><p>The Yankees are in first place in the American League East with a 48-35 record. They have a 1.5-game lead over the hard-charging Tampa Bay Rays and a 3-game margin over the Toronto Blue Jays.</p><p>The Yankees and the Blue Jays begin a 3-game series Monday at Yankee Stadium.</p><p>Stroman did not appear to suffer any ill effects from his effort on the mound. If he can take his regular turn in the Yankee rotation and make a start every fifth or sixth game, it should provide Boone with a solid advantage that he can count on in the second half of the season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Yankees’ Marcus Stroman had ‘no doubt’ he would be back from knee injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-aaron-judge-no-panic-revelation-snapping-yankees-slump-2-hr-game');   ga('set', 'title', 'Aaron Judge’s ‘no panic’ revelation after snapping Yankees slump with 2-HR game');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Aaron-Judge-cover-1.jpg"></figure><h1>Aaron Judge’s ‘no panic’ revelation after snapping Yankees slump with 2-HR game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-29T14:58:40-07:00">June 29th, 2:58pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-29T14:58:41-07:00">June 29th, 2:58pm</time><address><a>Brayden Haena</a>Brayden Haena is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He's a die-hard San Francisco Giants fan and a football fanatic. In addition to sports writing, he works for Arizona Football in the Player Personnel and Recruiting department and formerly served as the Defensive Coordinator for Heritage High School.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Athletics</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Aaron Judge <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/yankees-news-aaron-judge-nominated-stiff-espy-competition">didn’t just wake up the Yankees’ bats on Sunday</a>—he reminded everyone exactly why he’s the face of the franchise and a perennial MVP threat.</p><p>In a 12-5 rout of the Athletics at Yankee Stadium, Judge launched two home runs, giving him 30 on the season before the All-Star break. It’s the fourth time in his career he’s hit 30 or more homers before July’s mid-summer classic, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/yankees-news-aaron-judge-mark-mcgwire-history-room-to-spare">tying Mark McGwire for the most such seasons in MLB history</a>. The barrage helped power the Yankees to <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/jazz-chisholm-jr-knocks-in-4-as-yankees-rout-athletics" rel="noopener">a much-needed series win</a> and offered a glimpse of their offensive ceiling when everything clicks.</p><p>“We don’t really push the panic button in here,” Judge told reporters postgame. “Maybe people on the outside do—that’s their job—but we just gotta show up ready to work and ready to do our thing.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"We don't really push the panic button in here. Maybe people on the outside do, that's their job, but we just gotta show up ready to work and ready to do our thing."</p><p>– Aaron Judge <a href="https://t.co/s4EMU9NhCl">pic.twitter.com/s4EMU9NhCl</a></p><p>— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) <a href="https://twitter.com/snyyankees/status/1939433051244695963?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 29, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Judge’s dominance didn’t end with just milestone numbers. His multi-homer effort on Sunday was the 44th of his career, officially passing Lou Gehrig for second in Yankees franchise history. He now trails only Mickey Mantle (46) and Babe Ruth (68). Judge’s five consecutive 30-homer seasons is also the third-longest streak in franchise history behind Mantle (eight) and Alex Rodriguez (seven).</p><h2><b>Aaron Judge and the Yankees take down the A’s on Sunday</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Aaron-Judge_843ee6.jpg"><figcaption>Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p> </p><p>His performance capped off a statement win for a Yankees team that looked lifeless just one day earlier in a quiet three-hit loss. But on Sunday, the Bombers found their rhythm. Jazz Chisholm Jr. got things going with a solo homer in the second and a three-run triple in the third, opening up a 4-0 lead. Cody Bellinger added a three-run shot of his own in the fifth, and Judge piled on with homers in the fourth and seventh innings to blow the game open.</p><p>Manager Aaron Boone was optimistic before the game, saying the offense was “close to getting rolling.” That proved prophetic, as the Yankees racked up 12 runs on 10 hits and capitalized on several A’s miscues.</p><p>Judge, who entered the game slashing .354/.456/.705 with an MLB-best 222 OPS+, continues to build a strong case for his third MVP award. He joined Ken Griffey Jr. and David Ortiz as the only players in league history with multiple seasons of 50+ extra-base hits before July.</p><p>Marcus Stroman made his first start since April 11, tossing five innings of one-run ball. He showed little rust, benefiting from the explosive run support to ease back into form after battling knee inflammation.</p><p>The Yankees (now 53-32) head to Toronto for a four-game set before a Subway Series showdown with the Mets. With Judge locked in and reinforcements returning, they appear poised to make a serious push through the dog days of summer.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Aaron Judge’s ‘no panic’ revelation after snapping Yankees slump with 2-HR game

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-aaron-judge-mark-mcgwire-history-room-to-spare');   ga('set', 'title', 'Yankees’ Aaron Judge joins Mark McGwire in history books with room to spare');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Aaron-Judge-with-NY-Yankees-5.jpg"><figcaption>Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Yankees’ Aaron Judge joins Mark McGwire in history books with room to spare</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-29T14:05:14-07:00">June 29th, 2:05pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-29T14:05:14-07:00">June 29th, 2:05pm</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Yankees beat the Athletics 12-5 on Sunday to take the series.<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/yankees-news-jazz-chisholm-jr-avoids-injury-scary-check-swing"> Jazz Chisholm Jr started the scoring for New York</a> with a homer and bases-clearing triple. Once the gate was opened, Yankees captain Aaron Judge broke them down with two homers. The second was Judge’s 3oth of the year, marking the fourth time he’s reached that plateau before the All-Star Break. According to Katie Strang of Stathead, that puts Judge and Mark McGwire <a href="https://x.com/SharpStats17/status/1939423862724399299" rel="noopener">alone together in the history books.</a></p><p>“Players to hit 30+ HR before the All-Star Break 4 times in a career: Aaron Judge. Mark McGwire,” Strang posted. It came in response to a post by WFAN’s Emmanuel Berbari, who <a href="https://x.com/BerbariOnAir/status/1939421557077725283" rel="noopener">outlined the four times</a> Judge has reached 30 before mid-July. “2017: 30, 2022: 33, 2024: 34, 2025: 30 (so far … ),” Berbari posted, in part.</p><p>The Yankees have gone cold offensively of late, and Judge has not been immune to that. From June 13 through Saturday, he was hitting .182 with a .690 OPS and just three homers. But a hot summer Sunday at the Stadium finally pushed Judge to 30. With 13 games to go before the All-Star Break, Judge could add to his total.</p><p>The Yankees are still atop the American League East despite their 6-10 record since June 13. But the Tampa Bay Rays have closed the gap considerably and end Sunday just 1.5 games back. And this will all change this week, when the Yankees visit the Blue Jays for four games. Toronto is three games back.</p><p>As Judge goes, the Yankees go. When he was hitting .392 to start the year, they were 42-25. As <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-aaron-judge-stat-alarming-new-york-trend">Judge struggled in Boston and beyond</a>, the team could not get off the ground. With big sets coming between now and the break, they hope Judge’s slump is over.</p><p>The Yankees visit the Blue Jays and Mets to start July, seven games that could change their entire season. Judge hopes to keep slugging as the weather heats up.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Yankees’ Aaron Judge joins Mark McGwire in history books with room to spare

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-jazz-chisholm-jr-avoids-injury-scary-check-swing');   ga('set', 'title', 'Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm Jr avoids injury after scary check swing');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Jazz-Chisholm-Jr-with-NY-Yankees.jpg"><figcaption>Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm Jr avoids injury after scary check swing</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-29T13:25:20-07:00">June 29th, 1:25pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-29T13:25:20-07:00">June 29th, 1:25pm</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Yankees have been cold on offense lately. After getting<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-jazz-chisholm-jr-not-satisfied-new-york-halfway-point"> shut out for the fifth time this month on Saturday, the Bombers</a> finally exploded on Sunday. Jazz Chisholm Jr was a big reason why, hitting a homer and a triple early in the game. But the Yankees had a Chisholm injury scare late in the game that had everyone holding their breath. Thankfully, the third baseman took his spot back in the field in the next inning.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jazz Chisholm Jr. in pain after holding up on this check swing <a href="https://t.co/fahQelDZ5C">pic.twitter.com/fahQelDZ5C</a></p><p>— Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) <a href="https://twitter.com/TalkinYanks/status/1939411985491484810?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 29, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Chisholm tried to check his swing in the bottom of the sixth inning. While he did go around and strike out, that quickly became the secondary concern. The Yankees’ third baseman was grimacing and looking at his right hand as he walked off the field. Manager Aaron Boone immediately pulled him aside to assess the situation.</p><p>As the top of the seventh began, it would have been safe to assume that DJ LeMahieu would pop out of the dugout. But Max Goodman of NJ.com <a href="https://x.com/MaxTGoodman/status/1939414015865679999" rel="noopener">reported just the opposite</a>: “Positive update for the Yankees: Jazz Chisholm Jr. is staying in the game on defense.”</p><p>Chisholm was the reason the Yankees blew the game open early on Sunday. His bases-clearing triple in the bottom of the third inning blew it open, and then he scored on a wild pitch. Aaron Judge backed him up later in the game with two homers to put the Yankees on the brink of a series win.</p><p>Chisholm was also excellent on defense for the Yankees, making a strong double play at third to get Marcus Stroman out of a jam. Since he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-aaron-boones-immediate-reaction-to-jazz-chisholm-jr-s-return">returned from injury on June 3, Chisholm</a> has been a bright spot for a struggling team. He came into this game with a .309 batting average and .910 OPS in that stretch. Those numbers should go up after a stellar Sunday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm Jr avoids injury after scary check swing

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-marcus-stroman-drops-troubling-injury-revelation');   ga('set', 'title', 'Yankees’ Marcus Stroman drops troubling injury revelation');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Yankees-pitcher-Marcus-Stroman.jpg"><figcaption>© Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Yankees’ Marcus Stroman drops troubling injury revelation</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-29T08:55:02-07:00">June 29th, 8:55am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-29T08:55:27-07:00">June 29th, 8:55am</time><address><a>Benjamin Adducchio</a>Benjamin Adducchio is a journalist and writer with more than a decade of experience in covering sports news. Ben is a passionate sports fan who loves college football, basketball, and the New York Yankees.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>New York Yankees pitcher Marcus Stroman has battled injury for most of the season. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/yankees-news-fans-lose-it-marcus-stroman-dreadful-rehab-start">Stroman has been hobbled by knee pain</a>. The Yankees hurler now says it stems from an ACL tear he suffered several years ago.</p><p>In 2015, the pitcher suffered that devastating injury during a Spring Training drill. <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/45603704/yankees-stroman-says-knee-pain-stems-torn-acl-decade-ago" rel="noopener">He was then playing</a> for the Toronto Blue Jays.</p><p>“It’s something that I try not to put in my head because if you’re just thinking about that 24/7, you’re not in a good place,” Stroman said Saturday, per the Associated Press.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/yankees-news-aaron-boone-marcus-stroman-return-date-beating-athletics">Stroman is actually scheduled to take the mound on Sunday</a> for the Bronx Bombers, in a game against the Athletics. The pitcher hasn’t been able to pitch in a MLB game since April 11.</p><p>“I’m someone who definitely needs kind of the intensity to turn it on, so looking forward to kind of getting back out there,” Stroman added.</p><p>The Yankees and Athletics play at 1:35 ET. New York has won just five of their last 10 games.</p><h2><b>The Yankees are struggling to hold on to a lead in the AL East</b></h2><p>The Yankees enter Sunday with just a half-game lead on the Tampa Bay Rays, in the AL East. It wasn’t supposed to be like this for the Bronx Bombers, who once again have Aaron Judge swinging away powerfully. New York has simply struggled to find consistent play on the baseball diamond.</p><p>New York hopes Stroman can return to form. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/yankees-news-pitcher-jake-cousins-dealt-frustrating-injury-setback-update">Yankees rotation has been banged up quite a bit this year</a>, which is a reason why the team just doesn’t look too strong. Gerrit Cole is out for the season, and Luis Gil is dealing with a strain.</p><p>Yankees manager Aaron Boone says there are some specific things he needs to see from Stroman.</p><p>“He’s got to command it. That’s the biggest thing, is being where he wants on the plate and having a presence on both sides of the plate – can’t just live one side,” Boone said. “What is kind of the shapes of his pitches? (Or) is he crisp?”</p><p>Time will tell if Stroman can return to his former self. Last season, the Yankees pitcher posted a 4.31 ERA, with 10 victories.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Yankees’ Marcus Stroman drops troubling injury revelation

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-paul-goldschmidt-about-how-hes-hurting-ny');   ga('set', 'title', 'Paul Goldschmidt opens up about how he’s ‘hurting’ the Yankees');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Paul-Goldschmidt_748f21.jpg"></figure><h1>Paul Goldschmidt opens up about how he’s ‘hurting’ the Yankees</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-28T18:35:06-07:00">June 28th, 6:35pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-28T18:53:01-07:00">June 28th, 6:53pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/incredible-paul-goldschmidt-stat-will-have-yankees-fans-thrilled">Paul Goldschmidt got off to an incredible start</a> in his debut season with the New York Yankees. The seven-time All-Star was posting eye-popping stats as New York dominated the division over the first two months of play. But both Goldschmidt and the Yankees are mired in a June swoon, highlighted by Saturday’s 7-0 loss to the Athletics.</p><p>Following the disheartening defeat, Goldschmidt addressed his <a href="https://x.com/snyyankees/status/1939058997648081403" rel="noopener">recent performance</a>. “It’s hurt our team the way I’ve played this month,” he said, per SNY Yankees Videos. “I feel fine but I’ve not played well for the last few weeks, maybe even this whole month,” Goldschmidt acknowledged.</p><p>“That’s part of the game, working to see if there’s adjustments to be made and trying to show up every day and perform… just try to help us win,” he added.</p><h2><b>Paul Goldschmidt and the Yankees are slumping</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Paul-Goldschmidt-2_3413cc.jpg"><figcaption>Steven Bisig-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-paul-goldschmidt-scorching-hot-start-draws-underrated-claim">Goldschmidt’s scorching-hot start</a> to the season put the former NL MVP in the All-Star Game conversation. Through May he was slashing an impressive .333/.387/.480 as he rebounded from a down year with the Cardinals in 2024. But Goldschmidt came crashing back to earth in June. He’s slashed a paltry .143/.214/.247 in 22 games this month, adding just 2 home runs and 4 RBI.</p><p>After a 1-4 showing against the Athletics Saturday, the 15th-year veteran is now hitting .285 with a .770 OPS on the season. He has 8 home runs, 32 RBI and 49 runs scored with 1.5 bWAR through 80 games. Not bad for a 37 year old who’s playing on a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-paul-goldschmidt-12-5-million-contract">one-year, $12.5 million deal</a>. But nowhere near the sensational stats from earlier this season.</p><p>And, of course, it’s not just Goldschmidt who’s struggling. The entire team is in a deep funk. Even reigning AL MVP Aaron Judge has dropped off in June as his batting average fell 43 points this month, from .398 at the end of May to .354 following an 0-3 showing Saturday.</p><p>The sputtering offense has obviously impacted the team. When the Yankees travelled to Boston to take on the Red Sox in mid June, New York was 20 games above .500 and firmly in control of the AL East. But a three-game sweep by the Red Sox kicked off a rough stretch for the Yankees.</p><p>New York has gone just 5-10 since June 13. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-obliterate-home-run-record-scoring-hot-start-2025">Yankees’ historic offensive production</a> from earlier in the season is a distant memory as the team has been shut out in four of the last 15 games. The Yankees now cling to a half-game division lead.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Paul Goldschmidt opens up about how he’s ‘hurting’ the Yankees

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-ny-announces-pitching-move-after-7-0-loss-athletics');   ga('set', 'title', 'Yankees announce pitching move after 7-0 loss to Athletics');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/New-York-Yankees-starting-pitcher-Allan-Winans.jpg"><figcaption>Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Yankees announce pitching move after 7-0 loss to Athletics</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-28T17:18:30-07:00">June 28th, 5:18pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-28T17:28:39-07:00">June 28th, 5:28pm</time><address><a>Zachary Howell</a>Zachary Howell is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints focusing on creating premier MLB content. He is a big fan of the Yankees, Oklahoma City Thunder and the Syracuse Orange. In his free time, he likes to be outside or read.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Yankees lost 7-0 at home to the Athletics on Saturday. Aaron Boone’s team was shut out by J.P. Sears and Co. in another <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-fans-rip-ny-after-offense-didnt-show-up-again-in-embarrassing-loss-to-reds">poor offensive showing for the Yankees</a>. While starting pitcher Clarke Schmidt was the one that took the loss, Allan Winans suffered the consequences. He pitched the last two innings of the game, his last major league outing for a while.</p><p>Winans appeared in two games this season, but after his outing against the Athletics, his ERA is north of 9.00. Giving up two runs in the last two innings of Saturday’s game was the nail in the coffin. The Yankees <a href="https://x.com/Yankees/status/1939065369848901892" rel="noopener">optioned the 29-year-old</a> to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre after the game, the team announced on social media.</p><p>Injuries to New York starters like Marcus Stroman and Jonathan Loaisiga gave Winans a chance in the major leagues. However, he could not stay on Boone’s roster. The Yankees’ manager is trying everything he can to get his team back on track. After Saturday’s game, New York only has a half-game lead over the Tampa Bay Rays in the American League East.</p><p>Winans performance adds another game to a concerning trend for New York. Boone’s bullpen has struggled mightily over the last month. Winans is not the only player who has underperformed, but the team is done with him for the time being.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/3-sneaky-trades-yankees-must-make-to-boost-world-series-chances">Yankees enter the trade deadline season</a> with a lot of areas to address. Both starting and relieving pitching top the list for a team under as much pressure as any other team in Major League Baseball.</p><p>Winans has done well in the minor leagues this season. However, he still has a lot of developing to do before Boone will rely on him as a reliever. Both of his appearances were in losses, one of which he was on the hook for.</p><p>He goes back to Triple-A with plenty of time to get back to Boone’s roster. Winans hopes that when he returns, the Yankees offense will be able to back him up.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Yankees announce pitching move after 7-0 loss to Athletics

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Ben is a passionate sports fan who loves college football, basketball, and the New York Yankees.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>New York <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/yankees-news-devin-williams-era-10-padres">Yankees relief pitcher Devin Williams has gotten battered at points</a> this season. Williams though is working his way back into a reliable hurler for the club. The reliever is pointing to a specific change he has made, to help him.</p><p>The Yankees pitcher says he started <a href="https://x.com/GaryHPhillips/status/1938943468488773671" rel="noopener">calling his own pitches</a> on PitchCom.</p><p>“I wasn’t comfortable with the way the game was being called,” Williams said, per the New York Daily News. “So instead of, I don’t know, trying to make other people see what I’m seeing, I took it into my own hands, and it’s been good since.”</p><p>Williams had lost his role as closer for the team, after several rough outings. He is bouncing back though. The Yankees pitcher currently has a 4.75 ERA, with 11 saves this season. He has lowered his ERA pretty consistently over the month of June.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/yankees-news-aaron-boone-lights-out-prediction-devin-williams">Yankees picked up Williams this past offseason</a>, after he had pitched in Milwaukee for several years.</p><h2><b>Yankees are looking to hold on to first in the American League East</b></h2><p>New York has gone through several ups and downs this campaign. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/yankees-news-jazz-chisholm-jr-not-satisfied-new-york-halfway-point">Yankees have struggled to win games</a> in recent weeks, as the club’s bats have been relatively quiet.</p><p>The Bronx Bombers do have some momentum going right now. New York has won four of their last six games. Williams is having a strong run for the club right now, giving lots of depth to the bullpen. The Yankees hurler hasn’t allowed an earned run since June 3, against Cleveland.</p><p>Williams is working one inning per outing, and not much more. That is what manager Aaron Boone wants for his bullpen. Williams has agreed that is <a href="https://x.com/BryanHoch/status/1937992158880928054?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1937992158880928054%7Ctwgr%5E3bc3c0f1431e0852ce5261fc11f7dd9f2580d3fe%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Fmlb%2Fyankees%2Fnews%2Fnew-york-yankees-aaron-boone-blunt-reality-struggling-devin-williams" rel="noopener">a good idea</a>.</p><p>“I feel like the bullpen works better when guys are going one inning,” Williams said, per MLB.com.</p><p>New York plays the Athletics on Saturday. In a Yankees win on Friday over the Athletics, Williams posted a strikeout with no runs or hits allowed in one inning of work. He also picked up a save for the club.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Yankees’ Devin Williams sheds light on key change that has led to recent turnaround

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