The New York Yankees have a major problem. And every team has known it since the 2024 World Series against the Dodgers.

Anthony Volpe is on the verge of beginning a rehab assignment, but he no longer feels like a rehabbing player.

Yandy Díaz sparked a comeback with a tying, two-run homer in the first inning off Luis Gil, who made his first big league start this season, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Yankees 5-3 on Friday night to extend New York’s losing streak to three.

If the New York Yankees were to acquire San Diego Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr., it would likely be quite costly for the team.

For this afternoon’s finale, the Yankees will send Ryan Weathers to the hill. While his regular season debut when well enough, Weathers struggled in his last time out, looking more like the pitcher we saw struggle in spring training. We’ll see if he can right the ship today.

The New York Yankees' pitching staff has dominated early in the 2026 season as Aaron Boone reacts to a historic stretch after Wednesday's win.

So let’s agree the closing argument for the 2026 version is in the distance. But what is in the present has not been uplifting.

The New York Yankees are not just a baseball team. They are an institution, a century-long argument for why sustained excellence in professional sports is possible when an organization gets the right things right.

Following a bit of a rocky start to the season, the Tampa Bay Rays were able to sweep the New York Yankees over the weekend and perhaps prove that they are a co