Chris Kirschner

New York

New York Yankees Beat Reporter at The Athletic

I cover the Yankees for @TheAthletic. 🎙️@viewsfrom314ft. Bronx native. 2021 NSMA Georgia Sportswriter of the Year. @UFJSchool grad. Master's: @mujschool.

Articles

Devin Williams steps up in wild, 10-inning walk-off win

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

NEW YORK - The former Uber driver sent the New York Yankees home with a walk-off win Wednesday night. Backup catcher J.C. Escarra, pinch-hitting for second baseman Oswald Peraza, hit a walk-off sacrifice fly, giving the Yankees a 4-3 win in the 10th inning over the San Diego Padres. "My story, what happened (Wednesday), makes it all worth it," Escarra said. The three-game series against the Padres felt like playoff baseball in the Bronx.
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1 week ago | nytimes.com | Chris Kirschner |Dennis Lin

The Yankees signed Max Fried to be their No. 2 starter, behind Gerrit Cole. But when Cole went down for the season, Fried was expected to step up and be the ace - and that's exactly what he's been. The lefty is 6-0 with a 1.01 ERA entering Wednesday's game, delivering all the Yankees could have asked for so far in his eight-year, $218 million deal. When Fried starts, the Yankees win. When he doesn't, they've been a .500 team, which is no shock to manager Aaron Boone thus far.
'I miss playing'

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Chris Kirschner

NEW YORK - Gerrit Cole pitches every night before going to bed. He closes his eyes and pictures being on the mound at Yankee Stadium because visualizing is all he'll be able to do until 2026, at the earliest, as he recovers from Tommy John surgery. In his dreams, Cole is still one of the game's premier pitchers. "I haven't given up any hits recently," the New York Yankees right-hander said with a smile. Cole spoke with reporters inside the Yankees' clubhouse on Monday.
Aaron Boone's pinch hit problem, infield hitting woes, more

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Chris Kirschner

NEW YORK - The New York Yankees have dropped back-to-back series against American League East opponents. The Tampa Bay Rays came to the Bronx and took two of three from the Yankees, while the struggling Baltimore Orioles also took two of three before that. The Yankees had their chances late in Sunday's game to win the series, but they could not rally from an early 5-0 deficit and fell 7-5. We'll get into the decision that most fans were left scratching their heads over.
We reviewed Yankee Stadium's Austin Wells-inspired burrito so you don't have to

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Chris Kirschner

The Wells FavvuritoPrice: $12.28Where to buy: Sections 110, 217, 321Availability: All Yankee Stadium day gamesYSC+: 65*NEW YORK - I was hoodwinked, bamboozled and led astray by the New York Yankees' marketing team. Have you ever watched a food commercial and immediately thought, "Wow.
What we've learned about the Yankees after the first month of the season

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Chris Kirschner

BALTIMORE - The New York Yankees made major-league history in Tuesday night's game against the Baltimore Orioles. Manager Aaron Boone cautioned reporters before Wednesday's matchup that it meant nothing for a club's success in the following game. Boone's comment was prescient. The Yankees lost 5-4 Wednesday night, and they dropped two of three to the Orioles, who are in last place in the American League East. The AL East, usually baseball's best division, has been mediocre.
Yankees achieve rare historical feat with back-to-back-to-back homer barrage

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Chris Kirschner

BALTIMORE - On the one-month anniversary of the club creating a firestorm around the league with their use of torpedo bats in a game in which they scored 20 runs against the Milwaukee Brewers, the New York Yankees celebrated by creating MLB history. The Yankees became the first team to hit three straight home runs to begin a game twice in the same season.
Yankees' Matt Blake says fans booing Devin Williams 'definitely doesn't help'

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Chris Kirschner

BALTIMORE - On Friday night, at a sold-out Yankee Stadium, fans voiced their displeasure with closer Devin Williams by chanting, "We want (Luke) Weaver." The chant was so loud that manager Aaron Boone felt compelled to have a one-on-one conversation with Williams about the noise surrounding his brutal start in pinstripes.
Yankees must act and get Devin Williams out of closer role

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Chris Kirschner

NEW YORK - It is not working. The next time the New York Yankees have a lead in a save situation, Devin Williams cannot walk out of the bullpen. The sellout crowd at Yankee Stadium loudly voiced its displeasure with Williams just two batters into his appearance Friday night, after George Springer led off the ninth inning with a single. A "We want (Luke) Weaver" chant echoed throughout the building. Williams' latest outing cost the Yankees a win in their series opener against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Aaron Judge's greatness has only one modern day rival: Barry Bonds

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Chris Kirschner

For just one day, New York Yankees third baseman Oswaldo Cabrera wishes he could switch bodies with Aaron Judge. "Obviously, I want to be Aaron Judge," Cabrera said. "Everyone wants to be Aaron Judge. But I'm not the prototype of Aaron Judge. I can't do anything he does. He's so big. He's so athletic. He's everything I'm not. Judge is Judge."Cabrera is listed at 6 feet, 200 pounds, while Judge stands at 6-foot-7 and weighs 282 pounds.