The Yankees continued their dominance of the Twins in the playoffs with a 3 game ALDS sweep. Minnesota broke the record for the most home runs in MLB history with 307, but was held to only 7 runs in 3 games on their way to an MLB record 16th consecutive postseason loss- 13 of which have come against the Yankees!

Luis Severino labored through 4 scoreless innings, and although it wasn’t as smooth as he hoped, Severino managed to get out of a bases-loaded no-out jam and hand the game over to the bullpen with a 0 on the scoreboard.

The Bronx Bombers proved they could win games in more ways than just home runs, by making a couple of key defensive plays and shutdown pitching. DJ LeMahieu, Didi Gregorius, and Aaron Judge contributed stellar plays on defense to snuff out the Twin’s rallies in numerous different innings.

Didi continued to erase his September slump with an RBI single and Cameron Maybin’s 9th inning homer took the life out of the packed Target Field crowd, as the Yankees won 5-1, the closest game in the series.

The Yankees will take on the winner of the Astros/ Rays series with the first game of the ALCS on Saturday.

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The New York Yankees will be forced to play a big part of 2019 season without their starting shortstop Didi Gregorius. The team announced on Wednesday that the 28-year-old underwent Tommy John surgery and that he will be back “sometime next summer.”

The thing that goes in Gregorius’ favor is that the recovery period after a Tommy John surgery is a lot shorter for a position player than a pitcher. Position players recover in eight to 10 months while pitchers spend 18 to 24 months recovering after this procedure.

Still, the Yankees’ are not putting a timeline on Didi Gregorius’ return. “Is it June, July, August? I’d rather not put a time frame on it,” – Yankees’ general manager Brian Cashman told reporters. “We do expect to get him back [during the 2019 season].“

Gregorius was great for New York Yankees this season, hitting 27 home runs in 2018 and breaking the team’s record for most homers by a shortstop in a single season. He also had a batting average of .268 with 86 RBIs.

With Didi Gregorius out for the start of 2018, Yankees will most likely search for his replacement in-house, with second baseman Gleyber Torres being the favorite to take over the position. However, Yanks could get a better upgrade in case that they opt to pursue four-time All-Star third baseman Manny Machado in the free agency. Machado is reportedly interested in coming to New York and has stated earlier that he would like to play shortstop.

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The Yankees continued their dominance of the Twins in the playoffs with a 3 game ALDS sweep. Minnesota broke the record for the most home runs in MLB history with 307, but was held to only 7 runs in 3 games on their way to an MLB record 16th consecutive postseason loss- 13 of which have come against the Yankees!

Luis Severino labored through 4 scoreless innings, and although it wasn’t as smooth as he hoped, Severino managed to get out of a bases-loaded no-out jam and hand the game over to the bullpen with a 0 on the scoreboard.

The Bronx Bombers proved they could win games in more ways than just home runs, by making a couple of key defensive plays and shutdown pitching. DJ LeMahieu, Didi Gregorius, and Aaron Judge contributed stellar plays on defense to snuff out the Twin’s rallies in numerous different innings.

Didi continued to erase his September slump with an RBI single and Cameron Maybin’s 9th inning homer took the life out of the packed Target Field crowd, as the Yankees won 5-1, the closest game in the series.

The Yankees will take on the winner of the Astros/ Rays series with the first game of the ALCS on Saturday.

The post Yankees First Team to Advance to ALCS After Sweep of Twins appeared first on SportzBonanza.

The New York Yankees will be forced to play a big part of 2019 season without their starting shortstop Didi Gregorius. The team announced on Wednesday that the 28-year-old underwent Tommy John surgery and that he will be back “sometime next summer.”

The thing that goes in Gregorius’ favor is that the recovery period after a Tommy John surgery is a lot shorter for a position player than a pitcher. Position players recover in eight to 10 months while pitchers spend 18 to 24 months recovering after this procedure.

Still, the Yankees’ are not putting a timeline on Didi Gregorius’ return. “Is it June, July, August? I’d rather not put a time frame on it,” – Yankees’ general manager Brian Cashman told reporters. “We do expect to get him back [during the 2019 season].“

Gregorius was great for New York Yankees this season, hitting 27 home runs in 2018 and breaking the team’s record for most homers by a shortstop in a single season. He also had a batting average of .268 with 86 RBIs.

With Didi Gregorius out for the start of 2018, Yankees will most likely search for his replacement in-house, with second baseman Gleyber Torres being the favorite to take over the position. However, Yanks could get a better upgrade in case that they opt to pursue four-time All-Star third baseman Manny Machado in the free agency. Machado is reportedly interested in coming to New York and has stated earlier that he would like to play shortstop.

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