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Ben Rice looks like the real deal. Max Fried has been an ace. The rest of the rotation not so much. Aaron Judge is off to the best start of his career. Time to panic in the bullpen? Takeaways from the first two weeks of the #Yankees' season: https://t.co/klkrr07TZF

The first road trip in 2025 for the #Yankees is in the books. They went 3-3 against the Pirates and Tigers. Yankees are now 7-5 overall. What are your takeaways from these first two weeks of the season? https://t.co/k85NticDlv

Remember, Devin Williams entered play this year with the second-best ERA (1.70) among all qualified relievers since the start of the 2020 season. Take a look at his career splits. This isn't the first time he's "started a season off on the wrong foot," like he said postgame. https://t.co/qP8eKZ0TXE

Devin Williams has only pitched in four games so far, an infinitesimal sample size, but he hasn't looked like one of the best closers in baseball so far. Not close to it. Are the #Yankees concerned? Here's what Williams and Aaron Boone said postgame: https://t.co/c6AyTYVQhv

Devin Williams said postgame that he's "still figuring stuff out" this season. He's fine physically, but the closer pointed out that he needs game reps and he hasn't been executing either of his pitches to this point.

Leiter Jr. closed it out and the #Yankees held on, but Williams added to what’s been a discouraging start to his season to say the least.

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Devin Williams has allowed three runs here in the ninth inning and suddenly, the Tigers are one base hit away from tying this game. Mark Leiter Jr. enters with two outs in the ninth.

Devin Williams has allowed three runs here in the ninth inning and suddenly, the Tigers are one base hit away from tying this game. Mark Leiter Jr. enters with two outs in the ninth.

M-V-P and Let's go #Yankees chants rained down here at Comerica Park after Aaron Judge' two-run single up the middle. Yankees now lead 4-0 and they have the bases loaded with nobody out in the top of the ninth.

Today was Max Fried's first opportunity to be a stopper in a #Yankees uniform and boy did he deliver. Fried is through seven shutout innings against the Tigers with 11 strikeouts, zero walks and five hits allowed.

Trent Grisham has entered the game for Jasson Domínguez for the bottom of the seventh. He goes to center field and Cody Bellinger slides over to left field. Max Fried is back out there again as well.

There's the breakthrough the #Yankees needed on offense. Ben Rice drills a huge two-run home run to right-center field off lefty reliever Tyler Holton to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead. That snaps a stretch of 16 2/3 innings without a run for the Yankees.

The #Yankees haven't scored a run in 16 innings. They've scored only four runs over their last 26 innings going back to Sunday in Pittsburgh.

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The #Yankees had runners on second and third with one out in the sixth, but did not score. Jazz Chisholm grounded back to the pitcher and Aaron Judge got caught in a rundown off third base. Anthony Volpe then ended the inning with a strikeout.

The #Yankees had runners on second and third with one out in the sixth, but did not score. Jazz Chisholm grounded back to the pitcher and Aaron Judge got caught in a rundown off third base. Anthony Volpe then ended the inning with a strikeout.

There have been 16 strikeouts through five scoreless innings here in Detroit. Max Fried has eight strikeouts with four hits and zero walks. Jack Flaherty has eight strikeouts two hits and two walks.

#Yankees 2024 first-round pick Ben Hess made his official pro debut today with High-A Hudson Valley. Hess struck out nine with two hits and one walk over 4 2/3 scoreless innings. https://t.co/UoY3nwyJmW

#Yankees updates from Aaron Boone here in Detroit: - Clarke Schmidt will make his final rehab start tomorrow. If all goes well, he'll be reinserted back into the rotation next week - Luis Gil (lat strain) is less than a week away from starting his throwing program - DJ LeMahieu

The wings that gave Cody Bellinger food poisoning were room service at the team hotel while he was watching the national championship game. Traditional bone-in. “They were good coming in,” he said, “but I woke up at 4 AM sweating … Was a rough morning.”