How Gleyber Torres of the Yankees Got Back to His Old Approach
While trying to be a shortstop, Gleyber Torres got away from what made him great. A long process has him doing things correctly again, and worrying a lot less.
Posted inBaseball Griffey, Ken Jr Guerrero, Vladimir Jr (1999- ) Major League Baseball New York Yankees Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto’s Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Takes Beating the Yankees Personally
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has turned into a Yankee killer, just like Ken Griffey Jr. once was. “It’s a personal thing,” Guerrero said without elaborating.
Posted inBaseball Cone, David Cortes, Nestor Jr (1994- ) Holmes, Clay (1993- ) King, Michael (1995- ) Major League Baseball Nelson, Jeff New York Yankees Schmidt, Clarke (1996- )
A New(ish) Pitch on the Block
The sweeper — a horizontal slider — had long been lumped in with other breaking balls. Thanks to a change in the Statcast system, it is suddenly its own thing.
Posted inBaseball Cole, Gerrit Judge, Aaron (1992- ) New York Yankees San Francisco Giants Volpe, Anthony (2001- ) Webb, Logan (1996- )
Opening Day Gives Yankees Plenty of Reason to Dream
Everything went well in the Bronx. Gerrit Cole cruised, Aaron Judge homered and Anthony Volpe made his major league debut in an easy win over San Francisco.