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1985/2025 New York Yankees News Wire

Here is our official Yankees Franchise News Center!!!! Coming Soon will be all our headlines and recpas as we progress thru our 2025 Yankees Year 1 franchise and coming later this year Jim Meyers Full 93 Man 1985 Roster where we will relive our Yankees heros careers in a full multi year franchise as well!!!!

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We will update the franchise wire every 10 games with news, notes and interviews.

2025 Yankees Year 1 News Wire

Yankees Hopeful For A Return To The World Series

Coming off a sour finish to their 2024 season in losing to the DOdgers in the Fall Classic the NY Yankees made a bold move. First Brian Cashman was fired as President and GM of baseball operations and 55 Year Old Michael Sword was hired to take over the reigns of the front office as the Yankees new President and GM of baseball operations. Sword comes in with a wealth of experience in the Yankees minor league system as a former player, coach, scout and manager. He is well respected throughout the organization and Hal Steinbrenner felt it was time for a new direction.

Juan Soto decided to set sail to Flushing from the Bronx. Rumors were rampant that he demanded a family suite at Yankees Stadium and Sword refused. Also sharing the spotlight with Yankees captain Aaron Judge was also thought to weigh his decision to leave. So off to work Sword went and the Yankees began the reboot. We had a chance to talk with Michael Sword and ask him some questions on the projected lineup, some free agents they singed and prospects for the future.


Thank you for taking some time today Michael.....so losing Juan Soto after such a dynamic season, hitting in front of Aaron, going to the World Series for the first time since 2009, how has the team taken this defection in free agency? Have you had a chance to talk with Aaron Boone and some of your leaders in the clubhouse? -

The team is great, we are very positive and enthusiastic about the upcoming season. Losing a talent like Juan of course is never easy, but we have more than enough talent here to pick up the slack. Bringing in Belli and the continued development of Austin (Wells), Tony (Volpe) and having a veteran like Goldy is going to be great. We are gonna be ok. Aaron (Boone) is very positive about leading the team again as well as Judge.....he is our captain and set's the tone for everything. You may want to ask him what he thinks of our prospects this season (laughs).

Let's talk about the additions you made in the winter meetings and right before the season here -

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First and foremost adding Cody Bellinger is exciting. Here we have a fantastic athlete who not only can hit balls all over the place but his defensive is going to help us tremendously in CF. We are really happy to have Belli and we expect a great year. Paul Goldschmidt is a por's pro. This guy flat out carries himself with the utmost class and confidence and will be a great influence on the younger guys in how you gotta prepare day in day out to not only survive the grind, but win baseball games and play consistently. This also allows us to keep Ben down on the farm to develop more and get a lot more AB's. We are excited about Ben (Rice). Volpe is going to take the next step this season we believe. He has so much talent, great energy and another kid who was born to be a Yankee. DJ has had a crazy good off-season and feels the best he has had in 2 years. We can see him having a big comeback season at 2nd base for us. And of course Jazz is Jazz. He is such a tremendous talent and being around both Aarons and Goldy...he is seeing what winning is all about and being locked in day in day out. As far as our pitching....Max is a true gem. We feel we signed the best starting pitcher in free agency and really look forward to seeing him team up with Gerrit this season. Luis Gil can only improve coming off that great season he had and we feel great about Carlos and Clarke and then we have Stro to spot start and hold down our long relief spot. In the pen we added a couple of great veeran arms in Joe Kelly and Brooks Raley, but our trade to bring in Devin is gonna be the game changer. He is a legit front line closer and we want him a Yankee for a long time.

One more question....how do you feel about Jasson Dominguez at this point and can you see moving him for another piece? -

Well I had a chance to sit down with Jasson and talked about long term goals. What kind of player does he want to be, where does he see his career trajectory and what is he going to do to make that a reality. I liked what I heard, but as an organization we have high expectations for him this season as we made a big commitment to him early on and now it's time to see the dividends. So time will tell how this evolves.

Yankees (7-7) off to a .500 start thru 14 games as Boone figures out his lineup

Manager Aaron Boone has a couple of things to figure out

The Yankees have had an up and down start to the 2025 season but there is a lot of positives to take away. Aaron Judge is off to an MVP start hitting .268 with 6 HR 12 R 9 RBI, Devin Williams looks dominant as the new Yankees closer, Austin Wells looks like a different hitter thus far hitting .302 early on and smoking balls everywhere. However slow starts are also causing some growing pains to the campaign as Jasson Dominguez looks over matched. Also Cody Bellinger is still adjusting to being in pinstripes but his last 6-7 games the barrells have been plentiful but simply finding leather. Volpe has also started to come on here of late and Boone is not worried about him. DJ Lemahieu is looking healthy and hitting the ball hard with a .289 average and playing gold glove caliber defense at 2B.

The Bombers are in the midst of closing out a 3 game interleague series vs the Giants and have the rubber match later tonight (live on twitch) as they look to take 2/3 before the struggling Royals come to New York for a 3 game set. Then it's off on the road as the Yankees go to Tampa (4 game set) and Cleveland (3 game series). Then it's back home for Toronto and then on the road at Baltimore to finish off April and that is when we will have our next franchise report with stats and standings!

Yankees Take The Rubber Match Over The Giants/Cole Shuts Down The Struggling Royals/Yankees Make A Big Trade


Oswaldo Cabrera walked off a thrilling Yankees series clinching win in the bottom of the 10th Sunday over the Giants. The final score was 4-3 and allowed the Yankees to climb one game above .500 for the first time this season (8-7). Giancarlo Stanton was the top Yankee hitter in this thriller going 3/4 with 2 RBI. Austin Wells also chipped in an RBI single as well as "DJ" Jazz Chisholm Jr.

The Yankees then welcomed the struggling K.C. Royals who limped into Yankee Stadium with a 4-12 record. Ace Gerrit Cole would take the bump and deliver a signature outing going 9 complete innings and shutting out the hapless Royals.

9IP 5H 0ER 0BB 9K

He was dealing from the word go. Bobby Witt Jr had a day off but will return for the next 2 games.

In the meantime the Yankees bats were fire. 1 thru 9 all got on the stat sheet with 6 Yankees having multi hit games! Cody would hit a 2R belli bombs to get things started, Goldy would add a 3R HR as well, and Judge would rip a signature laser solo shot to RC.

Jazz - 2-5 R RBI
Bellinger - 1-5 R HR 2 RBI
Judge - 4-5 2R HR RBI
Stanton - 2-4 R
Goldy - 1-4 R HR 3RBI
Volpe - 2-4
McCann - 1-4
Cabrea - 2-4
Peraza - 2-4 R

The Yankees have been waiting for a breakout offensive performance and it finally came together.

After the game President and GM Michael Sword announced a pretty interesting trade that the team consummated with the soon to be Las Vegas Athletics (or soon to be Aces if the rumors of a total rebrand are true coming in the 2026 season when their new state of the art park on the Las Vegas Strip is completed).

"Today we traded OF Jasson Dominguez to the Athletics for 1B/C Tyler Soderstrom, 3B Tommy "Tanks" White and 3B/UTI Gio Urshela"

"We want to wish Jasson the very best on his continued career and he is a very talented player. However we felt he would be better served with a change of scenery and we are very excited to get two young players in return and a proven veteran utility player that adds a lot of depth to our bench".

"Gio has a history here in NY and is excited to back. Tyler will go right to AAA in the International League on our Storm Chasers affiliate. He will get plenty of opportunities in the near future. While I know it is hard to be sent down initially we feel our coaches can work with Tyler to hone his craft even more and set him up for success very soon. We expect Tyler to be a big part of our future. As for Tommy we gave him a promotion to our AA affiliate The Naturals in the Texas League. Tommy showed what he was all about at LSU. He was born to be a Yankee and we look forward to watching him develop and eventually be a part of our rich history".

The Yankees continue their series with the Royals and then head out on the road vs the Rays and Guardians. We will be back with another Yankees Year 1 report after the Cleveland series concludes to be followed by a full April report after our April 30th game vs Baltimore which will have standings, stats and injuries and trades around the league.

New York Yankees 2025 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Mar 27	vs Brewers	Lost, 6-2
Mar 29	vs Brewers	Lost, 7-3
Mar 30	vs Brewers	Lost, 16-3
Apr 1	vs Diamondbacks	Won, 4-2
Apr 2	vs Diamondbacks	Won, 4-2
Apr 3	vs Diamondbacks	Lost, 8-0
Apr 4	at Pirates	Won, 4-2
Apr 5	at Pirates	Lost, 4-3
Apr 6	at Pirates	Won, 6-3
Apr 7	at Tigers	Won, 6-5
Apr 8	at Tigers	Won, 4-2
Apr 9	at Tigers	Lost, 8-4
Apr 11	vs Giants	Won, 6-5
Apr 12	vs Giants	Lost, 3-1
Apr 13	vs Giants	Won, 4-3
Apr 14	vs Royals	Won, 7-0
Apr 15	vs Royals
Apr 16	vs Royals
Apr 17	at Rays
Apr 18	at Rays

League Update Thru May 4th


Please enjoy our monthly league wide update here in Year 1. Statistics and standings are thru May 4th.

Let's get right to it with Standings and Top Performers in key statistical categories around the league:

A.L. Top Performers

N.L. Top Performers

Key Injuries Around the League Thru May 4th

A.L.

Yankees - Cody Bellinger 10 Day IL Strained Hamstring (Injury Matrix Dice Roll)


Orioles - Ramon Laureano 10 Day IL MCL Sprain

Red Sox - Vaughn Grissom 1-2 Months Fractured Shin, Kristen Campbell 1-2 Months Fractured Ankle, Alex Bregman 1-2 Months Broken Arm, Roman Anthony 6+ Months Torn ACL

Blue Jays - Jeff Hoffman 1-2 Months Broken Forearm

White Sox - Bobby Dalbac 1-2 Months Broken Forearm


Tigers - Matt Vierling 1-2 Months Broken Arm


Twins - Ryan Jeffers day to day lower back, Byron Buxton 1-2 Months Broken Lower Leg, Lawrence Butler 1-2 Months Broken Foot

Mariners - Donovan Solano 1-2 Months Broken Ankle

Rangers - Kevin Pillar 1-2 Months Broken Hand

Braves - Drake baldwin 1-2 Months Dislocated Shoulder


Marlins - Jonah Bride day to Day Back

Mets - Sean Manaea Day to Day Inflamed Elbow nerve

Phillies - Alec Bohn 3-4 Weeks Torn Hamstring


Nationals - Amed Rosario 6+ Months Dislocated Ankle

Cubs - Matt Shaw 1-2 Months Broken Hand


Reds - Chase Burns Day to Day Bruised Hand, Brady Singer 6+ Months Torn Labrum

Brewers - Sal Frelick 2-3 Months Broken Shin, Jackson Chourio 6+ Months Torn ACL, Blake Perkins 1-2 Months Torn Knee Cartilage

Diamondbacks - Gabriel Moreno 4-5 Months Torn ACL

Dodgers - Tommy Edman 6+ Months Dislocated Ankle

Rockies - Kyle Freeland 1-2 Months Fractured Forearm

Giants - Robbie Ray Day to Day Shoulder, WIlly Adames 3-4 Weeks Fractured Shin, Kyle Harrison 1-2 Months Dislocated Shoulder

Trades Thru May 4th

3/31 Marlins Trade SP Max Meyer to Tigers for SS Bryce Rainer

4/13 Rangers Trade 2B Ezequiel Duran to Twins for SP Chris Paddack

4/15 Yankees Trade OF Jasson Dominguez to the Athletics for 3B Tommy White, 1B Tyler Soderstrom and 3B/UTL Gio Urshela

Yankee Schedule and Results Thru May 4th

New York Yankees 2025 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Mar 27	vs Brewers	Lost, 6-2
Mar 29	vs Brewers	Lost, 7-3
Mar 30	vs Brewers	Lost, 16-3
Apr 1	vs Diamondbacks	Won, 4-2
Apr 2	vs Diamondbacks	Won, 4-2
Apr 3	vs Diamondbacks	Lost, 8-0
Apr 4	at Pirates	Won, 4-2
Apr 5	at Pirates	Lost, 4-3
Apr 6	at Pirates	Won, 6-3
Apr 7	at Tigers	Won, 6-5
Apr 8	at Tigers	Won, 4-2
Apr 9	at Tigers	Lost, 8-4
Apr 11	vs Giants	Won, 6-5
Apr 12	vs Giants	Lost, 3-1
Apr 13	vs Giants	Won, 4-3
Apr 14	vs Royals	Won, 7-0
Apr 15	vs Royals	Lost, 2-0
Apr 16	vs Royals	Lost, 9-2
Apr 17	at Rays	Lost, 4-1
Apr 18	at Rays	Won, 8-4
Apr 18	at Rays	Won, 8-4
Apr 19	at Rays	Won, 6-4
Apr 20	at Rays	Lost, 7-3
Apr 21	at Guardians	Won, 3-1
Apr 22	at Guardians	Won, 5-3
Apr 23	at Guardians	Lost, 3-1
Apr 25	vs Blue Jays	Won, 6-5
Apr 26	vs Blue Jays	Won, 8-3
Apr 27	vs Blue Jays	Lost, 7-3
Apr 28	at Orioles	Won, 3-1
Apr 29	at Orioles	Won, 5-3
Apr 30	at Orioles	Lost, 3-1
May 2	vs Rays	Lost, 4-0
May 3	vs Rays	Lost, 5-3
May 4	vs Rays	Lost, 3-2

Yankee Player Stats Thru May 5th 2025

2025 New York Yankees Stats - Hitting
NAME	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG
Aaron Judge	138	24	34	5	0	15	25	11	42	0	0	.246	.300	.609
Paul Goldschmidt	132	10	32	3	0	4	19	5	42	0	0	.242	.270	.356
Anthony Volpe	126	9	26	2	1	3	12	4	27	4	3	.206	.229	.310
Jazz Chisholm Jr	127	18	32	6	0	4	9	7	28	8	1	.252	.301	.394
Giancarlo Stanton	116	15	25	8	0	5	13	7	54	0	0	.216	.258	.414
Austin Wells	112	8	27	8	0	1	9	9	41	0	0	.241	.293	.339
D.J. LeMahieu	94	6	25	3	0	0	8	4	16	0	0	.266	.296	.298
Cody Bellinger	114	18	27	3	0	7	15	4	22	2	1	.237	.269	.447
Gio Urshela	80	8	19	2	0	1	5	2	13	0	0	.237	.253	.300
Oswaldo Cabrera	77	2	15	4	0	0	4	1	14	0	0	.195	.225	.247
Oswald Peraza	25	5	7	2	0	0	1	1	5	0	0	.280	.296	.360
Trent Grisham	36	4	8	1	0	1	2	1	9	0	0	.222	.263	.333
Ben Rice	17	2	5	2	0	1	1	0	7	0	0	.294	.292	.588
James McCann	14	1	3	0	0	0	1	3	2	0	0	.214	.353	.214

2025 New York Yankees Stats - Pitching
NAME	GP	GS	W	L	SV	QS	HLD	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP	ERA
Max Fried	7	7	1	4	0	3	0	43.1	47	20	6	8	27	1.27	4.15
Gerrit Cole	6	6	2	1	0	4	0	41.2	40	13	5	6	31	1.10	2.81
Carlos Rodon	7	7	0	5	0	2	0	40.0	44	21	5	5	32	1.23	4.73
Luis Gil	7	7	1	2	0	3	0	40.0	38	13	4	7	39	1.13	2.93
Clarke Schmidt	6	6	3	0	0	4	0	38.0	41	14	4	3	26	1.16	3.32
Mark Leiter Jr	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	17.1	16	7	3	2	13	1.04	3.63
Jonathan Loaisiga	13	0	1	0	1	0	1	16.1	18	4	1	2	10	1.22	2.20
Ian Hamilton	12	0	3	2	0	0	2	16.0	16	4	2	1	12	1.06	2.25
Marcus Stroman	7	1	1	1	0	0	0	15.2	17	10	1	3	8	1.28	5.74
Luke Weaver	11	0	1	1	0	0	2	14.2	19	10	3	0	14	1.30	6.14
Devin Williams	12	0	4	0	8	0	0	12.0	4	1	1	3	13	0.58	0.75
Joe Kelly	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	9.1	15	7	1	3	14	1.93	6.75
Brooks Raley	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	9.1	15	7	1	3	14	1.93	6.75

Yankees Look to Snap 4 Game Swoon as They Welcome The Padres

The Yankees are in the midst of their longest losing streak in this young 2025 campaign. The Pesky Rays came in and swept the Bombers in New York after the Yankees were able to take 3 of 4 in Tampa. This sudden reversal of fortune has the Yankees looking up at the Red Sox, Orioles and Rays again in the standings sitting at 17-17.

Manager Aaron Boone is confident they will turn it around vs the Friars and then when they head to the Athletics on the road.

"Losing Belli stung but he is on the mend and should be back for either the last game of this series vs the Padres or the start of our west coast swing vs the A's". Bellinger strained his hamstring near the end of the 1st game vs the Rays. He was placed on the 10 Day IL.