Record Last Week: 2-1 (9 RS, 8 RA)
Season Record: 50-41 (418 RS, 391 RA, 49-42 pythag. record) 4.0 games up in ALE
Opponents This Week: Mon. OFF, vs. Orioles (three games, Tues. to Thurs.), @ Twins (three games, Fri. to Sun.)
Top stories from last week:
- The 2015 season took a four-day break last week for the All-Star Game. The AL secured home field advantage in the World Series with a 6-3 win over the NL. Dellin Betances threw a scoreless inning and both Mark Teixeira and Brett Gardner went hitless in two at-bats.
- The second half officially got underway Friday, when the Yankees used Alex Rodriguez’s late home run to beat the Mariners 4-3 in the series opener. Robinson Cano crushed his old team in Saturday’s 4-3 loss, then Teixeira’s late homer gave New York a 2-1 win yesterday.
- Carlos Beltran and Brendan Ryan were activated off the DL last week while Rob Refsnyder and Gregorio Petit were sent down to clear a roster spot. Bryan Mitchell was also sent down so he could get stretched back out. Branden Pinder replaced him.
- As expected, the Yankees signed first round pick James Kaprielian prior to Friday’s signing deadline. He received an above-slot $2.65M bonus. The team signed 35 of their 41 draft picks.
- Aaron Judge predictably topped Baseball America’s midseason update of the Yankees’ top ten prospects. Judge also ranked 13th on Keith Law’s midseason top 50.
- The Yankees are the second most valuable sports franchise in the world, according to Forbes.
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