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Before in vitro fertilization became a hot-button issue, the procedure gave Ashley & Carlos Rodón peace of mind after multiple miscarriages.
Now the
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couple wants to make IVF more accessible to those going through similar struggles.
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Aaron Boone said that Jazz Chisholm Jr. came up to him after Aaron Judge's grand slam.
With Yankee Stadium and the
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' dugout erupting, Chisholm wanted to tell the manager, "This is pretty sick."
David Ortiz getting in on his first try while Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens get bounced from the ballot sure does speak to the ridiculousness of this process.
Aaron Judge on who started the barking after Alex Verdugo's homer:
"There's a lot of dogs in that dugout, so I don't know where that came from."
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Anthony Volpe said he changed his stance after meeting up w/ Austin Wells & some other guys he played with last year on the off day. They were reminiscing & watching old ABs (& eating chicken parm) at Volpe's house when they noticed the
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SS had veered from his old setup.
Jazz Chisholm Jr. on learning 3B for the
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:
"I mean, I went out there and played CF for the first time last year and I felt like it was pretty difficult at first, but I just feel like I could go and play anywhere and help my team win. For me, it's just going somewhere.
Aaron Boone on the offense: "Outside of the strikeouts, I thought at-bats were building off of last night. I thought we grinded out really well. We made it really tough on Kremer. We couldn't finish off."
The
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struck out 18 times. There are 27 outs in a regulation game.
Isiah Kiner-Falefa said he started "screaming" yesterday when the trade deadline passed & no
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personnel contacted him.
“6:15, I was waiting, waiting, waiting. Nothing happened... It was a sigh of relief."
Juan Soto on the
#Yankees
' clubhouse culture:
"I would call it family. I mean, we all feel like a family right now. It's only been like 11 games, and we already feel like we are sticking together. We're pushing together. We all want the same thing."
Gerrit Cole on Rafael Devers' HR celebration:
"As a pitcher, if you don't want him to watch a home run [and] trot, then you probably shouldn't give up a home run."
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David Price and J.A. Happ, as you may know, are both returning from paternity leave tonight. So this game will determine who the better father is. Those are the rules.
Fun fact: Aaron Judge used to take his future wife to Oakland Coliseum/A's games for dates. He's now homered in the
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' final game in the ballpark.
The
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gave Jahmai Jones a beer shower after the game. Hitting his 1st career HR on Mother's Day was extremely special to him.
He lost his father before his freshman year of high school, leaving his mom, Michele, to look after Jones & his 5 siblings. More to come later.
Giancarlo Stanton posted this tribute to Tyler Skaggs and the Angels on Instagram a little while ago. Speaking from experience, he details how the pain is going to hit & how the Angels can work through it. Stanton was with the Marlins, when José Fernández passed away.
Arcia's comments didn't get leaked. He said them out loud in front of reporters. What's said & done in the clubhouse during media availability is fair game, & players (should) know this through their PR staffs. It's wild to see reporters & media outlets suggesting otherwise.
Jasson Domínguez said he's not impressed with Austin Wells.
"I'm not impressed because I knew what he's capable [of], but obviously he's doing great. That homer today was insane.”
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Juan Soto was asked for his response to
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fans who may ask him to come back as a free agent.
"Right now, I'm playing for the
#Yankees
. I'm happy where I'm at, and we'll see what happens."
Gerrit Cole said his calf cramp is a non-issue today.
Anything you can do to prevent that?
"Bananas."
He said he had "3 apple sauces" yesterday instead, in addition to lots of fluids.
"It's not the same," as bananas. 🍌🍎
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Anthony Volpe, a childhood Derek Jeter fan, said he practiced the jump throw every time he took grounders growing up.
Aaron Boone: "Took a page out of his guy's book. Jeets was his guy, so I'm sure he's seen that a lot in his mind and in his dreams."
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Aaron Judge on Kyle Higashioka: "He would always remind me every game I'd have 2 & I couldn't get the 3rd that, 'Hey, one of these days kid, you'll join my club & be in an exclusive club.' So that was the 1st person I was looking forward to seeing once I got back in the dugout."
Asked if he's frustrated about not playing every day, Giancarlo Stanton added, "We're not gonna make this a story of how I feel. We're gonna be fine either way."
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Spoke to Michael King for a broader story. He got the news he wanted today: he does *not* need Tommy John surgery.
"Everything checked out." Plans to start throwing btw late Oct & late Nov once an Xray confirms bone is healed. Goal is to not miss time in 2023. Newser TK
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They're talking about Michael King on the YES broadcast. Tomorrow is a big day for King. He's getting new images on his elbow, which he hopes will confirm that he doesn't need Tommy John surgery.
CC Sabathia on Juan Soto's free agency:
"That's up to him... My goal going into free agency was going to a place where I could win a World Series. Luckily, that was the place that offered me the most money. I was able to do both."
Lou Piniella: “You remember what happened with
Clay Holmes said he was "a little surprised" to make the All-Star team. He initially planned on spending his break at home in Nashville or on the beach in Montauk.
"It's definitely an honor and something I'm super grateful for."
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Michael King went out of his way to praise Austin Wells as a receiver, as many
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Ps did this series.
"He had a great gameplan going in. He's phenomenal at adjusting & a real great communicator. We had a ton of conversations in between innings... I loved working with him."
With the bases loaded, Juan Soto poked a ball down the 3B line, clearing the bags. That was a great piece of hitting by Soto, who ran into an out after the knock.
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The funniest thing I learned about Tommy Kahnle? He shaves his entire body when he allows a run.
“He’s like, ‘It’s a punishment. It’s a punishment. You want to be hairy,’" Michael King said. "I was like, ‘Okay… sounds good, dude.’”
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The last time the
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were in Baltimore, Austin Wells said that he predicted Aaron Judge would have 34 HR & 85 RBI before the break. Judge was hitting .197 at the end of that series.
With 1 game to go before the break, Judge has exactly 34 HR & 85 RBI. He’s also hitting
Momoiro Clover Z is here. They're the Japanese pop band that Masahiro Tanaka is a huge fan of. I'm told the group writes a new warmup song for him exclusively each season. They're all wearing No. 19
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jerseys.
Some absurd DJ LeMahieu slash splits
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vs. RHP .314/.363/.469
vs. LHP .354/.404/.521
Home .294/.361/.437
Away .356/.384/.529
RISP .491/.508/.604
Men on .430/.461/.570
2 out RISP .433/.485/.567
Tie game .352/.403/.507
Down 1 R .325/.375/.462
High Leverage .581/.583/.774
Aaron Boone was asked if Aaron Judge's grand slam was the loudest Yankee Stadium has been this year.
"It felt pretty turned up, as the kids like to say."
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CC Sabathia said he was more "distraught" over the trade that sent Jordan Montgomery from the
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to the
#Cardinals
than Montgomery was.
Sabathia quickly texted Adam Wainwright: "My little brother’s coming over there. Need you to take care of him."
Jazz Chisholm Jr. on Aaron Judge having 39 HR/99 RBI:
“Oh my god! That’s so sick!”
More from Chisholm on the
#Yankees
' captain:
"This is crazy to see up front, man. Like seeing him do what he do and the way he goes about it and the way he works is sick, man. It's my first time
Jasson Domínguez said homering in front of his parents in his debut will be the thing he remembers most from his 1st weekend.
On his impending Yankee Stadium debut: "I think it's gonna be big time... A lot of family's gonna come to the game, too. So it will be awesome."
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In May, Oswaldo Cabrera began taking a polaroid picture after each
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win. They all go on a board.
He hopes to ultimately document the Bombers' path to a championship.
"I think that will be cool having all those moments together.”
Ben Rice has never been to Yankee Stadium before. Said it's "as advertised."
He grew up a
#Yankees
/Derek Jeter fan.
He thinks he's batting 6th tonight. He expects to mostly be used at 1B.
Had the chance to catch up with Isiah Kiner-Falefa this weekend.
The ex-
#Yankees
utilityman, now with the
#BlueJays
, said he was touched by the unexpected ovation he received on Friday.
“It was good closure... I love the Yankee fans for that."
Luis Gil said he feels fine mechanically/physically. Said he feels stronger now than he did at the start of the year. Credited the
#Orioles
for being a good hitting team, blamed himself for missing spots.
Called today a "learning experience." He'll be watching film tm.
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Ben Rice on his
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teammates encouraging his curtain call:
"I was still just coming off the high of hitting the home run... I didn't even know what they were talking about."
Full answer:
Everson Pereira on being here with Oswald Peraza, Anthony Volpe and Oswaldo Cabrera:
"It's a special opportunity for us. We're dreamers, and our dream is right in front of us."
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Aaron Boone said he met Caitlin Clark in his office before the game.
"She was pretty impressive. It was fun to see the amount of our guys that were kind of starstruck being around her.
"She brought a good start to the day."
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Gerrit Cole joked that he's been playing with Ben Rice for a long time after some rehab starts.
"It's a historical day, a magical day," the
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ace said. "To be honest, I'm pretty thankful that I get to be on the lineup card because I know he will remember it forever."
Aaron Boone said that Aaron Judge and Juan Soto homering in the same game made him feel "warm and fuzzy inside... Like some hot chocolate on a cold day."
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Luke Voit on fans getting on Giancarlo Stanton: "I mean, you gotta give the guy a break. He's played what, 5 games? You gotta get the feel back... He won MVP for a reason. It's nice having an MVP hit behind you."
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Aaron Boone said "I hope everyone takes note" of Giancarlo Stanton's at-bats tonight. Asked if that was a message for the fans and anyone else, Boone then smiled & said "No... I just... Sometimes we forget what a good player he is. Again, I hope they saw those at-bats."
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Aaron Boone said "I hope everyone takes note" of Giancarlo Stanton's at-bats tonight. Asked if that was a message for the fans and anyone else, Boone then smiled & said "No... I just... Sometimes we forget what a good player he is. Again, I hope they saw those at-bats."
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Clarke Schmidt's 1st impression of Tommy Kahnle?
"This guy's just loud."
And now? "It's like you start to fall in love with it. Whenever he's around, everybody's always high energy, & he's just fun on & off the field. And he's obviously a dog."
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"You guys wanna talk to me?" -Tim Hill as reporters approached in the clubhouse.
He said this past month has been "hectic," but he's loved his time with the
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thus far. As for the bullpen's performance tonight, he added it "boosts the morale."
"It's good for the boys."
Aaron Boone said that Jasson Domínguez is doing "really well" and that he should look like "a lot like a regular player" in spring training. Nothing new/concrete on his timeline, but Boone is optimistic The Martian will be back "sooner rather than later."
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Aaron Judge called Jazz Chisholm Jr. "dynamic" and a "weapon."
"Definitely throw him up there at the leadoff spot or wherever. He's gonna definitely lengthen this lineup."
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Juan Soto was really showing off his dance moves in the
#Yankees
' postgame party.
"He's special," viral TikTok star Austin Wells said. "He's got some good moves. Not as good as mine, but he's got some moves."
Jose Trevino, who was part of the group that FaceTimed Michael King after the
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won the division, said he made sure King celebrated in person this time.
"I made sure I got him with some Budweisers. About 6 of them. I was like, 'You're not leaving! I'm gonna get you!'"
Gerrit Cole played catch today without a problem.
His issue is with the current debate over pitching injuries. He just held court for about 20 minutes on the subject. More to come later, but he's not happy with the MLB's dismissive statement & all the finger pointing.
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Juan Soto said he hasn't spoken to Jasson Domínguez yet, but he offered to help the 20-year-old through his rehab.
In the meantime,
#Yankees
fans can dream about an OF that features the Dominican duo and Aaron Judge.
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Kyle Higashioka, on possibly having just played his last game for the
#Yankees
, noted, "I've been with this organization for half my life. So eventually, obviously, you either retire or you get traded or whatever. It's not gonna last forever..."
The catcher's full response:
Great response from Gleyber Torres tonight, not only to the benching, but to Marcus Stroman's frustrations. Credit to Aaron Judge for diffusing things, and good on Stroman for getting out there to congratulate Torres on the HR.
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Might be my favorite dugout exchange from the season. Stroman yells at Gleyber. Judge tells Stroman nah man, not cool. Gleyber homers. Gleyber and Judge stare at each other with proud eyes.
This will be the first time the
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play Joey Gallo this season.
He enters the game hitting .165/.285/.310 with 5 HR, 12 RBI, 78 K and a 71 OPS+ over 52 games.
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Trade news: The Seattle Mariners are acquiring right-handed reliever Yimi Garcia from the Toronto Blue Jays, sources tell ESPN.
The main return for the Blue Jays: outfield prospect Jonatan Clase.
Garcia was one of the best RP available this deadline. Seattle remaining busy.
Gleyber Torres said he had a "good" reaction to the Jazz Chisholm Jr. trade.
"I think the front office did a really good job."
Torres added that the
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haven't told him how the move will impact him yet.
Carlos Rodón bullpen update, per Matt Blake:
2 ups today, about 30 pitches, fastball sat 90-93 mph. Rodón could throw another bullpen in LA, or live hitters could be the next step in a few days.
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Aaron Boone said Jose Trevino is okay physically (aside from the usual bang-ups catchers deal with) and that he'll start tomorrow. Kyle Higashioka has started the 1st 2 games out of the break (he's been hitting better).
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