Yankees Magazine

09/26/2025

When Brian Cashman took over as Yankees GM in 1998, the concept of someone lasting in that position for nearly three decades would have been laughable beyond comprehension. But as he discusses with Jon Schwartz on this week's New York Yankees Official Podcast, he has learned and evolved along with the game, itself. Give a listen, and be sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode during the upcoming postseason run.

The Yankees are officially going to the 2025 postseason, and while we wait to find out what the road will look like — and if there will be a Wild Card Series or a bye into the Division Series — what better time to hear from the architect of it all. This week, general manager Brian Cashman drops ...

09/22/2025

"Everybody’s trying to find an edge these days.”

As Max Fried wraps up his first regular season in pinstripes, ahead of what he hopes will be a long postseason run, he leans on the wealth of assets around him, in both his personal and professional lives.

It is the night before Max Fried is scheduled to take the ball at Yankee Stadium, and he describes the scene this way: He is on the couch in his Manhattan apartment, laptop open, video of himself pitching paused mid-delivery. Two dogs sprint across the hardwood floor, chasing a tennis

09/13/2025

The Savannah Bananas and the Firefighters are about to play on the field at Yankee Stadium. Last year, Yankees Magazine deputy editor Jon Schwartz took in the show when the Bananas played at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, and got to enjoy non-stop entertainment with a 100% focus on the fans. Check out his feature from April 2024 while you wait for the first pitch!

“We may have to,” Jesse Cole says, tying a bow on a 30-minute conversation before he goes back to whatever reality looks like in the brain center of the Savannah Bananas. “I may have given you a good final piece of your story, by the way, right there: We may

09/05/2025

This Sunday, the New York Yankees will give away a replica of CC Sabathia's Hall of Fame plaque. But as Yankees Manager executive editor Nathan Maciborski writes in this month's issue, the plaque bears the big left-hander's face, but it was forged with the assistance of a group of remarkable women.

The drive from northern New Jersey to Cooperstown, N.Y., offers myriad options. The quickest route is usually the New York Thruway north to I-88 west, but interstate highways tend to be boring. Weaving one’s way up through Sullivan County and the Catskill Mountains is a much more scenic drive, and

09/02/2025

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08/28/2025

The greatest New York jam session that no one ever knew about? It shouldn't surprise you to learn that Bernie Williams has got some stories. He chats with YES Network's Meredith Marakovits on this week's episode of the New York Yankees Official Podcast. Give a listen and be sure to subscribe!

If Bernie Williams walked out of the public eye the minute his baseball career ended, he would have more than earned a break. The guy is in Monument Park for a reason, a cornerstone of four Yankees world championship teams. But as he discusses with YES Network’s Meredith Marakovits for this week.....

08/21/2025

"We want them to be comfortable. But as player to player, as teammate to teammate, as man to man, I want this player to be self-sustainable. I want this player to grow on his own because that’s how I was taught, and that has paid dividends for me."

Gerrit Cole can't offer the 2025 Yankees anything on the mound. But as for his impact on the team's pitchers? The sky is the limit. He spoke to Yankees Magazine deputy editor Jon Schwartz about the contributions he plans to make down the stretch this year.

He’d rather not be having the conversation, that much is evident. Gerrit Cole is an expert at many things, among them pitching, talking about pitching and teaching pitching. Few in this era can compare to his total command of the art. When he went under the knife this past spring

08/18/2025

The minor leagues are all about celebrating local quirks and traditions, and the Somerset Patriots — er, Jersey Diners — may have found one of the best alternate identities of them all. Earlier this year, executive editor Nathan Maciborski visited the team that is serving up Jersey with the works.

It had been two decades since Chris Berman and Stuart Scott made the big announcement during the 11 p.m. Sunday night edition of SportsCenter. Broadcasting from Fenway Park following a 5-3 Yankees win over the Red Sox on July 17, 2005, the anchors revealed plans for SportsCenter Across America, an

08/14/2025

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08/14/2025

As a leader for the late-90s New York Yankees dynasty, Bernie Williams became a beloved legend in The Bronx. He attributes it all to a lesson he learned growing up in Puerto Rico, when his father told him to "Become indispensable." As he works to spread awareness and work toward a cure for the disease that took his father, Williams continues to be an irreplaceable force, as he explained to Yankees Magazine editor-in-chief Alfred Santasiere III in this month's issue.

The impact that Bernie Williams’ father had on him was immeasurable. Without the sage advice and caring personality of Bernabe Williams Sr., the great Yankees center fielder believes that his life would have turned out much different. He is confident that he would not have made it to the big

08/14/2025

Ryan McMahon is the new guy in the Yankees' lineup, but as he tells Jon Schwartz on this week's episode of the New York Yankees Official Podcast, feeling like a “goofy little baby giraffe" isn't necessary a new sensation.

The trade deadline is like a holiday for fans, but for the guys on the move, it can be a bit more challenging. This week, Ryan McMahon — one of the newest imports from this past baseball swap meet — stops by to chat with Yankees Magazine deputy editor Jon Schwartz.

08/07/2025

As defending AL champs, the Yankees got to send much more than a couple of studs to the 2025 All-Star Game. As deputy editor Jon Schwartz recounts in his report from Atlanta, the whole coaching and support staff got to feel the joy, excitement and even moments of impostor syndrome that come with being around the greatest players in the game.

Aaron Judge stands something like 31 feet tall, a giant in any room, but when he made it to his first All-Star Game in 2017, the Yankees’ outfielder recalls feeling more than a hint of impostor syndrome. Today, he’s AARON JUDGE, a captain in all caps. He’s the official leader