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Dodgers overcome a 5-run deficit to win the World Series against the New York Yankees

12:13am October 31, 2024

The Los Angeles Dodgers won their second World Series championship in five seasons Wednesday night, overcoming a five-run deficit to defeat the New York Yankees in five games.

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Handsy fans disrupted a World Series game. Here are 5 notable MLB interference cases

12:34pm October 30, 2024

Two Yankees fans were ejected from Game 4 of the World Series for trying to pry a ball out of a Dodgers player’s glove. It's a particularly brazen instance of fan interference, but far from the first.

New York Yankees radio broadcaster John Sterling speaks during the teams 63rd Old Timers Day before the game against the Detroit Tigers on July 19, 2009, at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City.

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Opinion: The voice of Yankees legends bids farewell

8:00am April 20, 2024

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon remarks on the long career of John Sterling, the New York Yankees' play-by-play announcer, who is retiring at the age of 85.

New York Yankees pitcher Domingo Germán, center, poses for a photograph with the team after his perfect game against the Oakland Athletics during a baseball game in Oakland, Calif., Wednesday, June 28, 2023.

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What are the odds? A Yankees pitcher throws a prized rarity: the perfect game

5:12am June 29, 2023

by Ashley Westerman

New York Yankees pitcher Domingo Germán threw a perfect game Wednesday, just the fourth in team history and 24th overall in Major League Baseball history.

Tampa Tarpons manager Rachel Balkovec watches from the top steps of the dugout, while making her debut as a minor league manager of the Tampa Tarpons on Friday in Lakeland, Fla.

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Rachel Balkovec, the 1st woman to manage an MLB-affiliated team, debuts with a win

2:45pm April 09, 2022

by Rina Torchinsky

Crowds cheered as the first woman to manage an MLB-affiliated team took home a victory for the New York Yankees-affiliated Tampa Tarpons on Friday.

Houston Astros' Jose Altuve holds up the championship trophy after Game 7 of baseball's American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees Saturday in Houston.

Astros Advance To The World Series By Shutting Out Yankees, 4-0

1:31am October 22, 2017

by Doreen McCallister

The Houston Astros will face the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series. The Astros beat the New York Yankees 4-0 Saturday night in Houston — the series went seven games.

The Yankees and Tigers raise dust on the diamond after both benches cleared in Detroit on Thursday.

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Benches Clear — Again And Again — During Brawls Between Yankees And Tigers

7:28pm August 24, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The confrontation opened with a hit batter and an inside pitch, but before long, both benches had cleared amid a flurry of fists. Then, they cleared again. And again. Luckily, no one appears injured.

New York Yankees pitcher CC pictured here during a Sept. 9 game against the Baltimore Orioles in New York. Sabathia announced today he will enter alcohol rehab and miss the playoffs.

Yankees Pitcher CC Sabathia Will Enter Alcohol Rehab And Miss Post-Season

4:57pm October 05, 2015

by Laura Wagner

A day before the New York Yankees face the Houston Astros in the American League wild card game, CC Sabathia announces that he is entering rehab to get the help "needed to treat my disease."

Jeter celebrates after his game-winning RBI in the ninth inning in his last game at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees beat the Orioles 6-5.

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Photos: Jeter Leaves Yankee Stadium With One Last Game-Winning Hit

8:02am September 26, 2014

by Christopher Dean Hopkins

Derek Jeter's single in the ninth inning propelled the Yankees over Baltimore 6-5 on Thursday night in his last game at Yankee Stadium. The retiring shortstop has played 20 seasons with the team.