The New York Yankees made a good signing over the offseason. He hit two home runs in Tuesday's game against the Royals.

The Tarik Skubal trade saga took a turn last week when USA Today's Bob Nightengale speculated that four teams (New York Yankees, Dodgers, Padres, and Blue Jays) might be the frontrunners for Tarik Skubal if the Detroit Tigers start fielding trade offers on their reigning,

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gerrit Cole struck out 10 while pitching into the seventh in a second stellar start since his return from Tommy John surgery, and the New York Yankees beat Kansas City 7-0 on Wednesday night to run their winning streak to 14 straight over the Royals.

The New York Yankees received an encouraging update on injured DH Giancarlo Stanton. Manager Aaron Boone told reporters that Stanton's most recent MRI on Tuesday revealed

New York Yankees star Aaron Judge will hit a major career milestone on Tuesday night against the Kansas City Royals.

Cole looked very much like his vintage self Wednesday night in a dominant showing against the Royals, striking out 10 across 6 ²/₃ scoreless innings to help the Yankees finish the sweep with a 7-0 win at Kauffman Stadium.

-- Making only his second start of the season, Gerrit Cole loked like his old self on Wednesday night. The right-hander tossed 6.2 scoreless innings with 10 strikeouts, allowing just four hits. His fastball topped out at 98.4 mph and averaged 96.3 mph on the night.

New York Yankees infield prospect George Lombard Jr. was promoted to Triple-A at the end of April. And while the 20-year-old's first month with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders hasn't necessarily been smooth sailing,