Bryan Hoch

TAMPA, Fla. – The Yankees issued a statement on Sunday mourning the passing of Miller Gardner, the 14-year-old son of Brett and Jessica Gardner. “Our hearts are heavy, and the Yankees family is filled with grief after learning of the passing of Miller Gardner,” the team said. “Words feel insignificant

LAKELAND, Fla. – The Yankees’ Opening Day battery of Carlos Rodón and Austin Wells appears ready for prime time. Rodón hurled 4 2/3 scoreless innings in his final spring tuneup, and Wells homered twice as the Yankees defeated the Tigers, 4-0, in Grapefruit League play on Friday at Publix Field.

TAMPA, Fla. -- Aaron Judge wasn’t about to leave Florida empty-handed. The Yankees captain connected for his first Grapefruit League home run of the year on Saturday, launching a two-run blast in the third inning off the Phillies’ Jesús Luzardo. Judge finished 1-for-3 with three RBIs in New York’s 8-7

TAMPA, Fla. -- A pair of deserving Yankees prospects picked up hardware before Tuesday’s 4-4 Grapefruit League tie with the Red Sox at George M. Steinbrenner Field, as catcher/first baseman Rafael Flores and right-hander Cam Schlittler received Kevin Lawn Awards as the club’s Minor League Position Player of the Year

TAMPA, Fla. -- The decisions will grow more difficult for Aaron Boone and the Yankees over the next week-plus, as the club’s decision-makers huddle to determine the roster they will carry north for the March 27 season opener against the Brewers.

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- A sore back prompted Paul Goldschmidt to exit the Yankees’ 6-5 loss against the Blue Jays after two at-bats on Monday, but the veteran first baseman says he has “zero” concerns about being ready for Opening Day. Goldschmidt went 0-for-1 with a walk and made a sprawling

TAMPA, Fla. -- The Yankees are dealing with another potential injury concern in their starting rotation, as right-hander Clarke Schmidt was scratched from a scheduled Grapefruit League start against the Blue Jays on Monday due to soreness in his pitching shoulder. Schmidt had initially been announced as the Yanks’ scheduled

TAMPA, Fla. -- Ben Rice was drafted as a catcher, made it to the big leagues as a first baseman and might see time this season as a designated hitter. Ask him which role he prefers, and the answer is simple: whatever gets his name into the lineup. That can-do

Opening Day at Yankee Stadium always delivers added pageantry, and the home team is hoping for a ninth-inning opportunity to call upon closer Devin Williams and his “Airbender” \-\- an offering that figures to be very familiar to everyone in the visiting dugout. A two-time National League Reliever of the

TAMPA, Fla. – Brian Cashman acknowledges that the Yankees’ pitching depth has been tested this spring, and the general manager said Tuesday he expects it will be “difficult” to replenish those reserves until later in the season.