[ad_1] Josh Donaldson is at it again. In the bottom of the fifth of Game 1 of the ALDS against the Cleveland Guardians, the Yankees’ third baseman took a pitch from Cal Quantrill toward the short porch at Yankee Stadium. Donaldson thought it was a home run, so he went into his home run trot. … Read more
[ad_1] The New York Yankees are heavy favorites to take down the Cleveland Guardians in the ALDS, and they showed exactly why. The Yanks took home Game 1 of the series, 4-1. The Guardians got on the board first, as Steven Kwan hit a solo home run in the third inning off Gerrit Cole, who … Read more
[ad_1] Getty Images New York Yankees third baseman Josh Donaldson learned a hard lesson during Tuesday night’s American League Division Series opener vs. the Cleveland Guardians: A home run is not a home run until it clears the wall. That may sound self-evident, but take a look at this: In the fifth inning and with … Read more
[ad_1] Josh Donaldson owes a debt of gratitude to Anthony Rizzo. Also Harrison Bader and Jose Trevino. Thanks to his RBI-scoring New York Yankees teammates, his base-running blunder in Tuesday’s 4-1 ALDS Game 1 win over the Cleveland Guardians is largely limited to jokes on social media. Had the Yankees lost, this could have gone … Read more
[ad_1] NEW YORK — Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole could have melted down. In the third inning of Game 1 of the American League Division Series on Tuesday, Cole gave up a solo home run to Guardians outfielder Steven Kwan — who hit six in the regular season — before loading the bases by hitting shortstop … Read more
[ad_1] Getty Images New York Yankees third baseman Josh Donaldson learned a hard lesson during Tuesday night’s American League Division Series opener vs. the Cleveland Guardians: A home run is not a home run until it clears the wall. That may sound self-evident, but take a look at this: In the fifth inning and with … Read more
[ad_1] NEW YORK (AP) — Josh Donaldson didn’t run hard. He didn’t answer questions about it, either. The veteran slugger went into a home run trot too soon — and his latest failure to hustle turned into an embarrassing out in the playoffs. Leading off the fifth inning for the New York Yankees in their … Read more
[ad_1] Behind an ace performance from Gerrit Cole and home runs from Harrison Bader and Anthony Rizzo, the Yankees took Game 1 of the ALDS, 4-1. There were nervous moments in the third, but Cole made the necessary mid-frame adjustment to ward off the big inning. And while the offense maybe wasn’t firing on all … Read more
[ad_1] CBS Sports The ALDS and NLDS are underway in MLB’s 2022 postseason. The round kicked off Tuesday with a four-game slate that saw the Phillies, Astros, Yankees and Dodgers take 1-0 series leads. The 2022 MLB playoffs are down to eight teams, and it’s Braves-Phillies and Dodgers-Padres in the National League, and Yankees-Guardians and … Read more
[ad_1] Jeffrey Maier was nowhere to be found, and a potential Yankees run and Josh Donaldson’s hustle were missing, too. In the bottom of the fifth inning of a tied Game 1 of the ALDS in The Bronx on Tuesday night, Donaldson smacked what he believed to be an opposite-field home run and what actually … Read more