5 days until the Yankees play postseason baseball in the Bronx.
One of the better moments in recent NYY postseasons.
2019 ALDS Game 2 — Didi Gregorius battles off some tough pitches before breaking it open with a grand slam in the third inning.
In its full, unedited glory ⬇️
Still one of my favorite ABs by a Yankee in recent postseasons.
2019 ALDS Game 1 — 22-year old Gleyber Torres works a count full from down 0-2 before hitting a go-ahead 2-run double past the 3B.
In its full, unedited glory ⬇️
In honor of the Yankees officially clinching a spot in the postseason last night, I want to hear your favorite moment (s) from this season so far.
I’ll start.
4 days until the Yankees play postseason baseball in the Bronx.
2017 ALDS Game 3 — With NYY’s backs against the wall down 0-2, Masahiro Tanaka twirls 7 shutout innings, allowing just three hits and one walk, while striking out 7.
NYY goes onto win series.
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Here’s a cool little video I made of some of Aaron Judge’s biggest career milestones in honor of him reaching the 300 career HR mark. He’s been such an incredible player to watch for the Yankees.
Yankees magic number to clinch the AL East is one.
Here are the five most pivotal plays for New York in terms of championship win probability added (cWPA) so far this season (🧵)
Important stats & splits to know for the New York Yankees series against the Cleveland Guardians in the ALCS (🧵)
Every chart is color-scaled similar to Baseball Savant, where Red = Good, Blue = Bad, and White = Neutral.
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Yankees win.
Aaron Judge signature MVP moment.
Red Sox lose.
Orioles lose.
Guardians lose.
Magic number to win the AL East and clinch home field is 12.
WHAT A NIGHT.
2 days until the Yankees play postseason baseball in the Bronx.
An underrated moment in recent NYY postseasons.
2017 ALDS Game 3 — Yankees in pitching duel before Greg Bird hits a towering solo homer off a tough lefty in Andrew Miller.
In its full, unedited glory ⬇️
July 14, 2024: Ben Rice hits a go-ahead 3-run home run off Craig Kimbrel to give the Yankees a 5-3 lead. We don’t talk about what happened after. (+0.56% cWPA)
— Yankees going to the ALCS
— Judge starting to look better
— Soto legacy moments OTW
— Volpe & Gleyber playoff risers
— Stanton carrying the boys
— Weaver and Clay goated
— Cole is locked in
September 13, 2024: Aaron Judge ends his homerless drought, hits a go-ahead grand slam off Cam Booser to give the Yankees a 5-4 lead, and New York goes on to win. (+0.33% cWPA)
July 27, 2024: Yankees scuffling and down to last strike, but Trent Grisham ties the game with a 2-out RBI double. New York goes on to win 11-8 in extras (31-19 since). (+0.32% cWPA)
July 30, 2024: Jazz Chisholm Jr. has his first Yankee moment, hitting a clutch three-run blast to give the Yankees a 5-4 lead. New York wins in extras. (+0.32% cWPA)
Volpe’s results (.250 AVG, .438 OBP, .250 SLG, .688 OPS, .338 wOBA) don’t jump off the screen, but he had a fantastic series process-wise.
6 of his 11 batted balls had an exit velocity of 100.8 mph or better.
8 of his 11 batted balls had an exit velocity of 96.8 mph or higher.
July 26, 2024: Aaron Judge hits a go-ahead 3-run home run off Zack Kelly to give the Yankees a 6-4 lead. Once again, they blew the lead, so moot point. (+0.37% cWPA)
At any MiLB level since 2008, only 5 players have/had a year where they had a 10% or higher BB%, 20% or lower K%, 30+ stolen bases, and a .200+ ISO.
Collin Cowgill (2011, AAA, 25 yo)
Mike Trout (2011, AA, 19 yo)
Anthony Volpe (2022, AA, 21 yo)
Keiner Delgado (2022, DSL, 18 yo)
Before the slate of baseball begins tonight, here’s how each current MLB playoff team has performed against each other so far in 2024.
Noticing anything?
If I had a nickel for every time Anthony Volpe had a big 9th-inning hit off a closer throwing 99+ mph cutters / sinkers, I’d have three nickels, which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it’s happened three times.
The final week of regular season baseball begins tomorrow, here’s how each current MLB playoff team has performed against each other so far in 2024.
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Aaron Boone on José Ramírez: “If I hear how underappreciated, underrated he is from somebody on a network or something, I want to rip my arms off and throw it at the TV. … He's a great on track Hall of Fame player, and everybody knows it, including everyone sitting out here.”
Players in the MLB with a wRC+ of 125 or better with 6 or more defensive runs saved:
Astros RF Kyle Tucker
Cardinals 3B Nolan Arenado
Astros SS Jeremy Peña
Cardinals 2B Tommy Edman
Yankees 2B Gleyber Torres
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