Yankees Magazine

13/07/2025

Will Warren is on the hill today as the New York Yankees close out a first half that has seen the rookie drill down on the ultimate baseball continuum: belief ➡️ preparation ➡️ ex*****on. Deputy editor Jon Schwartz chatted with the pitcher about the progression, and the hiccups along the way.

It was the first night of the first Red Sox-Yankees matchup of 2025, and all was not well in the Boston dugout. Walker Buehler, one of Boston’s key additions in the offseason, had been, simply, shelled. A walk, a double, a three-run bomb, followed by a single and a two-run

09/07/2025

“He sees how you pitch him, he goes into that next at-bat, he makes an adjustment. It’s a credit to him as a young player. Jasson won’t let you get him out the same way. He’s going to make adjustments and going to continue to do that throughout his career.”

As he watches young prodigy Jasson Domínguez come into his own this year, New York Yankees hitting coach James Rowson knows not to put a ceiling on the Martian's potential. Our own Robert Hudson chatted with Domínguez about evolution and progression.

Jasson Domínguez is somewhat used to making history at this point. It’s just his M.O., and possibly even a part of his DNA. But sometimes, even he can surprise himself. When a towering shot from the 22-year-old Dominican left fielder cleared the center-field wall at Sutter Health Park in West

19/06/2025

If you didn’t know who Tim Hill was when the New York Yankees signed him last year, you weren’t alone. As Yankees Magazine deputy editor Jon Schwartz tells the pitcher on this week’s episode, the only thing he knew was that Hill had just been cut by the worst team in baseball history! But Hill has become more than a great story — he’s a crucial piece in the Yankees’ bullpen, as he and Schwartz discuss. Then, YES Network’s Meredith Marakovits stops by to chat about HOPE Week, the best thing the Yankees do.

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10/06/2025

"My mom’s death, she planned it. She made a trade with God. She went to heaven, and she left everything ready for her sons and daughters. After she died, everything happened exactly the way she wanted."

Fernando Cruz has been dazzling teammates, coaches and fans with his nasty splitter this season. And as he told YES Network's Meredith Marakovits, he believes that his success is part of a larger plan.

Fernando Cruz came to the Yankees in an offseason swap with the Cincinnati Reds, but to the Puerto Rico native, that’s not remotely the biggest trade that he has been a part of. A man of deep faith, blessed with a nearly unhittable split-finger fastball and a remarkable work ethic,

05/06/2025

Cody Bellinger has done almost everything in the game of baseball. But there's still one thing his dad has that he doesn't. He chatted with Yankees Magazine deputy editor Jon Schwartz for the latest episode of the New York Yankees Official Podcast. Plus, stick around to listen to Jon and YES Network's Meredith Marakovits discuss everything happening around the Yankees. Listen and subscribe at the podcast app of your choice, or at the link below. And be sure to rate and review us — it really helps!

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22/05/2025

No Gerrit Cole? No Luis Gil? So far for the 2025 Yankees, no problem. For this week's episode of the New York Yankees Official Podcast, pitching coach Matt Blake stops by the studio to chat with deputy editor Jon Schwartz about all that goes into managing a big-league staff. Then, Jon and YES Network's Meredith Marakovits break down the team's recent success, and discuss Yankees Magazine features on Anthony Volpe and J.C. Escarra.

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19/05/2025

Paul Goldschmidt envisions a championship celebration every day.

"When you’re younger and you struggle or the season ends and we don’t win the World Series, you’re like, Well, we’re going to do it next year. But eventually, you realize, I might not have a next year."

He chats about life surrounded by MVPs with deputy editor Jon Schwartz in this month's magazine.

Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Cody Bellinger and Paul Goldschmidt. It’s more than the makings of a frighteningly powerful lineup. It’s also a quartet of former MVPs who will help manager Aaron Boone pilot the Yankees’ ship toward a return to the World Series and beyond, with a parade in lowe...

15/05/2025

The Yankees are off today, so what better time to catch up on things down on the farm. For this month's Yankees Magazine Minor League Report, Robert Hudson looks at 2024 Kevin Lawn Award winners Cam Schlittler and Rafael Flores, as they work their way up the organizational ladder.

Long before Aaron Judge started collecting American League MVP Awards and Anthony Volpe became the first Yankees rookie to win a Gold Glove, each player got his start on the road to Major League stardom in the organization’s farm system. But even back then, before reaching the bright lights of

12/05/2025

For our Yankees Magazine cover story this month, check out editor-in-chief Alfred Santasiere III's piece on Anthony Volpe, who has reached the point of his career when what he does matters more than what he might someday do.

Yankees fans have been talking about Anthony Volpe for a long time now, ever since he was selected in the first round of the 2019 Draft. It can be easy to forget that, for as long as he has been part of the conversation, the third-year shortstop is still just

10/05/2025

Just saying, ever since we posted this, all he did was put up a three-homer night (with a grand slam)!

When Yankees fans first learned about Jasson Domínguez, it was because their newest international signing was being compared to players such as Mickey Mantle and Mike Trout. While those expectations might be impossible for anyone to meet, Domínguez is developing into a solid big leaguer, even whil...

08/05/2025

"I feel grateful for people who think I can be that kind of player. I don't take that as pressure. It motivates me to work even more to be able to meet those expectations."

Jasson Domínguez stops by the podcast studio this week to chat with Yankees Magazine deputy editor Jon Schwartz about how he's working to live up to impossible expectations. Then, Jon and YES Network's Meredith Marakovits catch up on all that's happening around the first-place Yankees. Give a listen, and be sure to subscribe!

When Yankees fans first learned about Jasson Domínguez, it was because their newest international signing was being compared to players such as Mickey Mantle and Mike Trout. While those expectations might be impossible for anyone to meet, Domínguez is developing into a solid big leaguer, even whil...

02/05/2025

Tonight, the Yankees play the Rays at home. In The Bronx. As opposed to their spring training home in Tampa, where the two teams met a few weeks ago, with the Yankees as the visitors.

Our deputy editor Jon Schwartz was down in Tampa to capture the bizarre, the quirky and the emotionally resonant elements of a heated division rivalry momentarily put aside in the face of a natural disaster.

As a second hurricane in two weeks took aim at the Tampa Bay region last October, the Yankees did what they always do: They pitched in, turning George M. Steinbrenner Field -- their Spring Training ballpark and the regular home of the Single-A Tampa Tarpons -- into a shelter for