chase whitley

Yankees' discarded Tommy John victim returns -- as a Ray

♍ Sixteen months later, Chase Whitley was back on a major league mound, and it felt ⛎just as he imagined it: Emotional, nerve-wracking, exciting. Oh, and familiar — it was back... 

 Ch💖ase Whitley: Yankee needs Tommy John, 🦄not named Tanaka

Chase Whitley will undergo Tommy John surgery, the Yankees announced Monday. The right-hander got the recommendation from Yankees physician Dr. Chr🦂istopher Ahmad. Whitley, 25, exited his start Thursday night in the... 

A-Rod almost equal to Babe Ruth in one offensive category 🌱 

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Home runs are more ꦑsexy than RBIs, but Alex Rodriguez is closing in on the biggest name in baseball hi🦩story when it comes to the latter....

⛎ Masah🌳iro Tanaka is rapidly moving toward rehab start

KANSAS CITY. Mo. — If Masahiro Tanaꦡka feels good Saturday following Friday’s bullpen session, he could pitch in a minor league rehab game Monday for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. However, as of...

 Yankees ripped by Rays again as Whitley exits with elbow inju♎ry

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — As they rinsed the stench of a three-game losing streak off sweaty bodies🥀, the Yankees couldn’t leave Tropicana Field quickly enough Thursday night. First, they lost...

ಌChase Whitley gets bombed in buzz-killing loss for Yanks

✃Another Yankees starter couldn’t finish the sixth inning, and a heavily used member of the bullpen is headed to the di🎐sabled list. Chase Whitley, normally not prone to surrendering homers,...

Cashman makes excuses 💜for Sabathia, with no other option

BOSTON -- The loss of Masahiro Tanaka for at least a month -- and possibly much more -- means the Yankees can’t afford too many more outings fꦆrom CC Sabathia...

Tanaka replacement gives Yankees som💖e sense of relief

The news was a shock — Masahiro Tanaka,💯 despite an MRI exam showing no new pro🧸blems with his elbow, will go on the 15-day disabled list because of right wrist...

Yanks tab familiar ꧟sixth starter to give rotation a break 

Unless something comes out of left field, Chase Whitley will start Tuesday night for the Yankees against th🥀e Rays at Yankee Stadium. With the Yankees in a stretch of 30...

ಌ Yankees believe Gregorius will be good to go for Opening Day

 While the Yankees don’t seem too concerned about Didi Gregorius’ sprained left wrist, there w🎐as a degree of swelling in the area. “Didi still had a little swelling, so I...

Breaking down the 4-headed race for Yankees' final rotation spot

VIERA, Fla. — When the Yankees dumped a head-scratchin♐g $5 million into Chris Capuano last December, the plan was for the veteran lefty to be the four or fifth starter....

Girardi's slight goading of marginally faster A-Rod

TAMPA — Alex Rodriguez improved his time from home plate to 4.8 seconds Sunday. While that is better than the 5.0 and 5.2 he pꦍosted last week, it’s considerable above...

 Comfortable with knee brace, CꦆC exci♛ted for first mound action

SARASOTA, Fla. — CC Sabathia finally is getting close to being back on the mound. “I’m looking forward to Thursday,” Sabathia said on Tuesday after a bullpen session at Georgꦬe...

MLB Network analyst: Yankees' bats can steal AL East

The Yankees’ postseason hopes will depend on them living up to their nickname. They have to reclaim their Bronx Bombers roots to reach Octob🎃er, start piling up home runs and...

🎀 Whitley starts second half in style with six-plus sh💃utout innings

Chase Headley’s game-winning hit will be the lasting memory from his Yankees debut, but Chase Whitley’s unexpectedly strong pitching performance is what the♏ team will need to stay in c💛ontention...

Newcomers to rotation💖 thrivi💫ng for Yankees

 You don’t have to be a baseball lifer to recognize the ramifications 💦of a team losing four-fifths of its projected starting rotation to injury even before the All-Star break. But...

ꦡ 🅠Yankees enter break at .500 after rain-shortened loss to Orioles

BALTIMORE — A long road trip ended on a short and sour note Sunday night for the Yankees. The finale🌳 of a three-city trip that started in Minneapolis, moved to...

🍷  David Huff looks like latest hope for ailing Yankees rotation 🐬 

MINNEAPOLIS — After throwing three perfect 🍸innings and 35 pitches in relief Friday, when he was the winner against the Twins at Target Field, David Huff was asked if he...

Cashman must upgrade Yankees roster before it's too late

Turns out that 🐼Masahiro Tanaka being called an idiot by Mike Napoli is the least of the Yankees problems. They have a mound of woes to go along with everything...

Whitley shel♈led as Yankees lose ugly one to Red Sox 

The Yankees sit just two games behind the Blue Jays for the lead in the American League East, but you’ꦜd never know it over the last week. After a second...