Junior Caminero hit a two-run homer, Drew Rasmussen recovered from a rocky start on the mound and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 4-2 in the opener of a four-game series

NEW YORK — For a seven-game stretch this past week, Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe was gaining steam at the plate. Volpe hit two home runs in a game in Atlanta, the beginning of a stretch where he was batting .292 with a 1.099 OPS and four homers in 26 plate appearances.

While GM Brian Cashman mostly is pursuing pitching help following an active weekend upgrading the lineup, NBA superstar Luka Doncic was in attendance Monday night to see the Yankees’ bats mostly silenced in a 4-2 loss to the Rays at the Stadium.

The New York Yankees have lost their first game against the Tampa Bay Rays, and the despair in New York is mounting. The Yankees are five and a half games behin

In his third MLB start, Yankees' right-hander Cam Schlittler lasted 4.1 innings, yielding three runs on seven hits and four walks, with five strikeouts, in a 4-2 loss to Tampa Bay.

The New York Yankees are one of the best teams in the AL, but the absence of Aaron Judge changes the equation. The 33-year-old is on the 10-day IL with a flexor strain in his right elbow, which puts the Yankees in a bind.

The struggling Tampa Bay Rays open a four-game series with the New York Yankees on Monday night, and Aaron Judge won't be in the lineup this week. He's on the injured list with a flexor strain in his right arm,

Recently, CC Sabathia was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. The well-known ceremony in Cooperstown for Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, and Billy