The Latest Breaking News from Yankees

Yankees legend Mickey Mantle is still breaking records.

NEW YORK — The Yankees’ celebration of Paul O’Neill with the retiring of his No. 21 last week was a response to the overwhelming popularity of one of their most respected players ever and pretty much completed the honored presence of the 1996-2000 Joe Torre dynastic Yankees in Monument Park.

Cornhole? Tainted? Say it ain’t so!

OAKLAND, Calif. – Adrián Martínez started the sixth-inning at-bat against Aaron Judge with an 81 mph slider for a strike, which was followed by a mid-90s sinker that caught the inside part of the plate.

New York placed seven-time All-Star Aroldis Chapman on the 15-day injured list Saturday, per manager Aaron Boone.

OAKLAND — Yankees reliever Aroldis Chapman has an infection in his leg after getting a new tattoo and is heading to the injured list. Chapman had not appeared in a game since Aug. 19 against the Blue Jays.

WOWOW Aaron Judge!

OAKLAND, Calif. — Aaron Judge is back on track. The New York Yankees slugger, who snapped a nine-game homer drought earlier this week, hit his third home run in the last four games Friday night as the Bombers beat the A’s 3-2 at the Coliseum.

The Cubs acquired Wesneski from the Yankees for reliever Scott Effross before the trade deadline.

The Mets are supposed to be in a brief cakewalk portion of their schedule with the Colorado Rockies between the Yankees earlier this week and next week’s visit by the Dodgers.

The J-Rod Show is staying in Seattle! This afternoon, it was reported that Julio Rodríguez and the Mariners were nearing a massive extension, with a ton of specific details that affect the overall terms of the deal. MLB.com’s Jesse Sanchez was first to report the extension was happening, ...