MINNEAPOLIS -- The first two games of this week’s series at Target Field couldn’t have gone much better for the Yankees. They won both handily, and on Monday Aaron Judge hit his first home run since returning from the IL on Sept. 8.

But you can’t blame Yankees fans

MINNEAPOLIS -- It’s been 14 1/2 months since Clarke Schmidt last set foot on a Major League mound, but as of Wednesday he’s officially back.

The Yankees activated Schmidt from the IL before Wednesday’s game against the Twins after he completed his recovery from Tommy John surgery. He then entered the

MINNEAPOLIS – The Yankees punched their ticket to the postseason on Monday when they beat the Twins in their series opener at Target Field.

It’s the eighth time in nine years under manager Aaron Boone that they’ve reached the playoffs. The Yankees could go through as the American League’s

There is no slowing down Junior Caminero these days -- unless he's circling the bases.

At the end of August, Caminero surged to the No. 2 spot in our latest MVP poll. In the three weeks since, the 24-year-old has closed the gap some more -- so much so

For any baseball player who dreams of reaching the big leagues, the road is a tough one. More than 40,000 college players compete in the NCAA each season; barely 600 are selected in Major League Baseball’s amateur Draft. Thousands of players -- not only from the college circuit but from

We live for breakouts here at MLB Pipeline. They’re proof of many things in baseball. For example, players aren’t robots and can improve their standing in the game, and when we say player development isn’t linear, it also means that unforeseen leaps in value are included. The sport’s beauty is

This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Yankees injury news and transactions.

Carlos Lagrange showed no signs of rust in his return to the bump after spending over two months on the IL.

The fastball unfurled by the Yankees’ No. 4 prospect topped out at 102.1 mph while striking out two in one inning of relief during Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre's

MINNEAPOLIS – If there was any concern that the Yankees would suffer from a hangover – figuratively or literally – after celebrating Monday’s playoff-clinching victory, they put those thoughts to rest quickly on Tuesday.

Cody Bellinger and Spencer Jones homered and Max Fried pitched seven efficient and effective innings as

MINNEAPOLIS -- One day after clinching a postseason berth, the Yankees had most of their everyday regulars in the lineup for Tuesday night's game against the Twins.

But not Aaron Judge.

Judge, who returned to action one week ago after spending more than three months on the injured list

MINNEAPOLIS – It wasn’t a picture-perfect night for baseball at Target Field on Monday night, but these Yankees seem to thrive under imperfect conditions.

José Caballero homered and doubled and Aaron Judge went deep for the first time since his return from the IL as the Yankees rallied to

MINNEAPOLIS – It took six games and 21 at-bats, but it was well worth the wait.

Aaron Judge hit his first home run since his return from the injured list in the eighth inning of the Yankees’ 8-3 win over the Twins on Monday night at Target Field.

The release of the Arizona Fall League rosters always acts as a wonderful balm for prospect fans.

The Minor League season is winding down with the postseason and the fear of not being able to track future stars until next season is assuaged with the knowledge that some of the best

With two weeks to go in the 2026 regular season, it sure looks like the AL and NL Cy Young Awards are all but wrapped up.

This has little to do with the field -- which is strong in both leagues -- and more to do with the frontrunners. The Yankees'

The Roberto Clemente Award is one of the most prestigious honors in Major League Baseball. This year’s Clemente Award nominees were announced on MLB Network on Monday morning ahead of MLB’s annual Roberto Clemente Day, which takes place each year on Sept. 15 -- which also

NEW YORK – Mention the American League Cy Young Award to Cam Schlittler, and the conversation usually doesn’t last long. The Yankees right-hander prefers to remain focused on what he needs to do every five days, especially as his team closes in on securing a postseason

This week, we had our first clinchers. The Rays and Brewers are in; the Dodgers and the Yankees are right behind them, perhaps as soon as Monday. With now less than two weeks left in the season, it is going to be a near-nightly occurrence. It

NEW YORK – Clarke Schmidt arrived at Yankee Stadium on Sunday morning with his bags packed for the club’s charter flight to Minneapolis, the clearest indication yet that the right-hander has cleared the final hurdle of his rehab from Tommy John surgery.

“This has been a long journey,” Schmidt

Cam Schlittler is almost certain to take home some hardware this winter. With a couple of weeks left in the regular season, the second-year ace appears to be the favorite for the American League Cy Young Award.

But as Schlittler prepares for his Sunday start against the Mets,

NEW YORK -- From Gerrit Cole’s vantage point, the problem seems easy to identify. Over his last two starts, opponents are seeing the ball too well against him, allowing them to square their swings to belt drives that have carried over the outfield walls.

Anyone could likely decipher that from watching

As weeks go, you could say it was semi-Shakespearean. Sound and fury? In abundance. Signifying … what, though? That’s the hard part. Nothing? Absolutely not. Certainly something, maybe even everything. Who can say?

It was a week about the past and about the future, focused on celebrating history and also impacting

NEW YORK – Everywhere the Yankees looked, the weight of Sept. 11 could be felt, from the first responder caps on their locker shelves to the memorial wreath that Aaron Boone, Aaron Judge and Gerrit Cole carried into Monument Park during the early afternoon hours.

Then came a stirring