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Will Warren is slated to take the mound for New York against Luis Castillo for Seattle.
Sports fans love a draft. Or, more specifically: they love draft drama.
Social media exploded early Wednesday morning as Yankees fans, livid over a poor offensive performance and a wasted Max Fried start, took their aggression out on Wegner. The veteran umpire and eighth-year crew chief ejected Yankees manager Aaron Boone following a ninth-inning strike call on designated hitter Jasson Domínguez.
Down 1-0, the Yankees were three outs away from being shut out for the second time in 42 games heading to the ninth facing Mariners closer Andres Munoz, who entered with 13 saves in 14 chances and a 0.00 ERA in 18 outings.
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Sheffield—whose father, Gary Sr., played for the New York Yankees from 2004-06—made it clear Tuesday that he wants to see Skenes in pinstripes. Initially, Sheffield Jr. floated the thought on X/Twitter before the Yankees’ 2-1 loss to the Seattle Mariners.
Jasson Domínguez disagreed with a called third strike and Boone said he was trying to be a distraction and avoid Domínguez getting ejected.
Logan Gilbert ramped up the intensity on Tuesday, throwing his first "normal" bullpen session since landing on the IL. Here's what he said about how it felt.