John Griffin

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At the dawn of the new millennium, it was hard to find a better pitcher than Pedro Martinez. In his third season as a member of the Boston Red Sox, the right-hander was in the midst of his second consecutive Cy Young campaign, his third in four years. Coming into action action on June 20th, he had not lost a game to the Yankees in over two seasons, and had surrendered just one run in his previous 27 innings against the Bombers — including a pair of classics.

1 week ago | sports.yahoo.com | John Griffin

At the dawn of the new millennium, it was hard to find a better pitcher than Pedro Martinez. In his third season as a member of the Boston Red Sox, the right-hander was in the midst of his second consecutive Cy Young campaign, his third in four years. Coming into action action on June 20th, he had not lost a game to the Yankees in over two seasons, and had surrendered just one run in his previous 27 innings against the Bombers — including a pair of classics.

1 week ago | pinstripealley.com | John Griffin

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Almost three months into the season, the day Yankees fans have been waiting for has arrived: last night, 2023 Cy Young pitcher Gerrit Cole made his 2025 debut. Unfortunately for the Bombers, that debut came not on the mound, but in the booth, as the right-hander wielded not a baseball, but a microphone.

1 week ago | pinstripealley.com | John Griffin

RVR Photos-Imagn Images For two-plus seasons, the New York Yankees had been the top dogs in the American League; even in the midst of their slumps, their status as the team to beat remained unchallenged. Two months into the 2000 season, however, showed that the situation had changed somewhat. When the Chicago White Sox entered action on June 15th, they not only boasted the best record in baseball, they were a full five games better than anyone in the Junior Circuit.

1 week ago | pinstripealley.com | John Griffin

Andy Marlin-USA TODAY Sports It’s Sunday once more, and you know what that means — it’s time for our weekly social media roundup! With the local basketball season in the rearview mirror and football still months away, we are officially in that time of year ruled by baseball: the summer (even if the solstice isn’t for another handful of days). What have the Yankees been up to this week when they’ve been off the diamond?