Pete Caldera

6 days ago | northjersey.com | Pete Caldera

NEW YORK – At heart, Ben Rice is a hockey guy. “I was better at hockey for most of my life until high school,’’ said Rice, on a recent afternoon at Yankee Stadium. “I made varsity hockey my freshman year, but I got cut in baseball.’’In fact, Rice’s NHL dreams preceded anything connected to MLB. “I was hockey all the way up until baseball turned out to be the best option, to be honest.’’In a way, ice hockey has a connection in the Yankees’ earliest ties to Rice, during the 2020 COVID year.

1 week ago | dailyrecord.com | Pete Caldera

NEW YORK – Maybe this was the moment. Maybe this loud, bold Wednesday night Bronx outing gets Devin Williams on an All-Star roll and keeps the cheers going at Yankee Stadium. The way Williams sees it, he was already in a good place before escaping a bases loaded, 10th inning jam against the San Diego Padres, leading a path to a 4-3 Yankees win. “Like I told you guys the other day, I’ve felt good,’’ said Williams. “The last five outings, I feel like I’m back where I need to be – physically, mentally.

1 week ago | northjersey.com | Pete Caldera

NEW YORK – Just like old times, Giancarlo Stanton strolled up and swatted baseballs around Yankee Stadium. A day after taking his first swings against live pitching this year, the Yankees’ slugging designated hitter slipped into his first on-field BP session with teammates Wednesday afternoon. Exactly when he’ll be a lineup option is uncertain, but Stanton is eligible to come off the 60-day injury list just before the Yankees meet the Dodgers in Los Angeles – not far from where Stanton grew up.

1 week ago | northjersey.com | Pete Caldera

NEW YORK – Entering the home seventh trailing by a run, the Yankees turned it all around – and then some. In the big inning, 13 pinstriped hitters came to bat and the Yankees hung 10 runs on two San Diego Padres lefty relievers, including old friend Wandy Peralta. With seven hits – capped by Austin Wells’ first career grand slam – the Yanks turned a 3-2 deficit into a 12-3 lead.

1 week ago | mycentraljersey.com | Pete Caldera

NEW YORK – Entering the home seventh trailing by a run, the Yankees turned it all around – and then some. In the big inning, 13 pinstriped hitters came to bat and the Yankees hung 10 runs on two San Diego Padres lefty relievers, including old friend Wandy Peralta. With seven hits – capped by Austin Wells’ first career grand slam – the Yanks turned a 3-2 deficit into a 12-3 lead.