Brendan Kuty

Yankees Reporter at The Athletic

Reporter for The Athletic, covering the Yankees. Jersey. Hopatcong.

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Rafael Devers is no longer a Red Sox. The Yankees must be thrilled with the trade

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Brendan Kuty |Chris Kirschner

Last season, New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole was asked which Latin hitter has given him the most trouble throughout his career. His answer was immediate:"Rafael Devers," Cole said. Now, Cole won't have to worry about the slugging lefty nearly as much.
The Yankees-Red Sox rivalry has cooled. Here's how it could get heated once more

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Chad Jennings |Brendan Kuty

BOSTON - The memories still hit like a catcher's mitt to the face. Last Friday, during the season's first matchup between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees, Boston's NESN broadcast showed a 21-year-old clip of Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek smacking Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez in the mouth, a home plate brawl that still resonates from Brookline to the Bronx. "Ah, the good old days," former Red Sox infielder Lou Merloni said on the broadcast. "That was a moment, wasn't it?"It sure was.
Yankees' Jazz Chisholm Jr. is playing at only '70 percent'

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Brendan Kuty

NEW YORK - New York Yankees third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. and assistant hitting coach Pat Roessler were chatting recently. The two have grown exceptionally close since the Yankees traded for Chisholm last year. And that's despite a 38-year age gap between the 65-year-old coach from Arizona and the 27-year-old slugger from the Bahamas. Roessler, whose nickname is "Six," had a suggestion for Chisholm, an idea he's heard his whole life but might have only lately started to grasp.
Yankees' Anthony Volpe leaves game, has X-rays on elbow after getting hit by pitch

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Brendan Kuty

NEW YORK - The New York Yankees are holding their breath. Shortstop Anthony Volpe went for X-rays and a CT scan on his left elbow after he was hit by a pitch and left Friday night's game vs. the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium. Volpe had a bruise on his elbow, the team added. Red Sox starting pitcher Walker Buehler hit Volpe with an errant 89-mph changeup on a 2-2 count with the bases loaded and the Yankees ahead, 6-0, in the second inning. It scored Paul Goldschmidt.
Yankees' Ryan Yarbrough is dominating. But why does he throw like that?

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Brendan Kuty

Ryan Yarbrough doesn't know why he started doing it, but it feels good. The New York Yankees' 6-foot-5 pitcher begins his delivery by raising his right leg high. But as he pushes toward home plate, he does something strange. He drops his left arm and releases the ball like he's much shorter than he is. It's like he's skipping a rock across the surface of a pond. In his mind, he's doing nothing different than anyone else.
Jasson DomÃnguez, Luke Weaver injury concerns after win over Dodgers

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Brendan Kuty

LOS ANGELES - There had to be an asterisk. Actually, make that two. The New York Yankees couldn't just enjoy stopping the rival Los Angeles Dodgers from earning a three-game sweep over them with a convincing 7-3 win on Sunday night. They had to leave Dodger Stadium and file into their private Delta charter for their six-hour flight home, not knowing what awaited left fielder Jasson Domínguez and closer Luke Weaver, who were injured during the game.
'Every game is the same'

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Brendan Kuty

LOS ANGELES - Aaron Judge ambled down the dugout steps, collected his hat and his bat and disappeared into the clubhouse. The New York Yankees had just gotten drubbed, 18-2, by the Los Angeles Dodgers, and Judge had supplied all of his team's runs via solo homers. He had done his job. Everyone else? Well, infielder Pablo Reyes pitched the final inning for the Yankees. What does that tell you?
Dodgers install protective netting under spot where concrete chunk fell on fan

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Brendan Kuty

LOS ANGELES - Protective netting had been installed Saturday morning where a fan said he was hit with a falling chunk of concrete during a Friday night game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees at Dodger Stadium. The netting covered an approximately two-foot section that comprises the top deck at the stadium. The concrete underneath was craggy and displayed cracks. The incident happened in Section 10 reserve, an area approximately between home plate and first base.
Yankees fan says he was hit by falling concrete at Dodger Stadium

4 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Brendan Kuty

LOS ANGELES - Ricardo Aquino said he was hit with a piece of concrete that fell from the top tier of Dodger Stadium while he was sitting in his seat during the Los Angeles Dodgers-New York Yankees game Friday night. Aquino, a Yankees fan from Mexico City, said the piece of concrete hit him in the back. "He's in some pain, but all it was, was the hit. He's not bleeding, but he's in some pain," said Alvaro Baeza, a fan who translated The Athletic 's interview with Aquino during the game.
Dodgers, Yankees recount the inning that swung the World Series

4 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Fabian Ardaya |Brendan Kuty

A popular car decal around Los Angeles offers its own version of sticker shock. It still sells for a mere $7.49 on Etsy and depicts a graphic from the Fox broadcast that sets the stage: Yankees 5, Dodgers 0, fifth inning, bases loaded, two outs. That's the moment from Game 5 of last year's World Series when everything went right for the Los Angeles Dodgers. And so wretchedly, hauntingly wrong for the New York Yankees.