Yankees Add Somerset Patriots, Hudson Valley Renegades As Minor League Affiliates Yankees Add Somerset Patriots, Hudson Valley Renegades As Minor League Affiliates
Yankees Add Somerset Patriots, Hudson Valley Renegades As Minor League Affiliates It’s official: The New York Yankees are adding the Somerset Patriots and Hudson Valley Renegades while dropping the Trenton Thunder and Staten Island Yankees. The Pats, who play at TD Ballpark in Bridgewater, will be the Bronx Bombers’ new Double-A affiliate and the Renegades, who play at Dutchess Stadium in Fishkill, the new Single-A affiliate, Baseball America reported Friday. Also gone are the Charleston (SC) RiverDogs, a Full-Season-A team. The Yankees are expected to remain affiliated with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders because they own part of the Triple-A team, according to th…
'Chairman Of The Board': Yankees Great Whitey Ford Dies At 91 'Chairman Of The Board': Yankees Great Whitey Ford Dies At 91
'Chairman Of The Board': Yankees Great Whitey Ford Dies At 91 He won more World Series games than any other pitcher, retired with a winning percentage that remains a modern-day record and was the best hurler on what was baseball’s best team for years. Hall of Famer Whitey Ford died Thursday at his Long Island home at 91, the New York Yankees announced Friday. In a sad coincidence, New York City’s two greatest-ever pitchers – Ford and the Mets’ Tom Seaver – died less than six weeks apart. Born on Oct. 21, 1928 in Manhattan, Edward Charles Ford grew up an only child in the same Astoria, Queens neighborhood as Tony Bennett. The blond-haired Ford pitch…
Subway Series Opener Postponed After Mets Player, Staffer Tested Positive For COVID Subway Series Opener Postponed After Mets Player, Staffer Tested Positive For COVID
Subway Series Opener Postponed After Mets Player, Staffer Tested Positive For COVID The first game of this weekend's Subway Series was postponed, along with the New York Mets' game Thursday night in Miami against the Marlins, after at least two people in the Mets organization tested positive for the coronavirus, Major League Baseball announced. The Mets were trying Thursday night for a four-game sweep against the Marlins before returning home Friday to face the Yankees in a three-game series at CitiField. They now will focus on "additional coronavirus testing and contact tracing," MLB said in postponing the games. Two members of the organization who tested positive were a…
Alpine's CC Sabathia Throws Son Backyard Birthday Bash Alpine's CC Sabathia Throws Son Backyard Birthday Bash
Alpine's CC Sabathia Throws Son Backyard Birthday Bash Former New York Yankee CC Sabathia recently celebrated his youngest child's 10th birthday with a backyard bash. The retired MLB pitcher and his wife, Amber, brought in North Jersey glamping and picnic party specialist Mega Celebrations for 10-year-old Carter's big day. Photos on Amber Sabathia's Instagram account show Carter's Beyblades-themed party featured a fully-furnished tent adorned with balloons, a customized cake and more. Mega Celebrations put together a similar setup for CC's birthday last month. The Sabathia family moved to Alpine from California in 2009. Their sprawling 1…
It Is High, It Is Far, It Is... Aaron Judge, Aaron Hicks, CC Working Out At Don Bosco In Ramsey It Is High, It Is Far, It Is... Aaron Judge, Aaron Hicks, CC Working Out At Don Bosco In Ramsey
It Is High, It Is Far, It Is... Aaron Judge, Aaron Hicks, CC Working Out At Don Bosco In Ramsey The diamond at Bergen County’s Don Bosco Prep has seen some dingers in its day, but not like the long-ball barrage launched earlier this week by New York Yankees Aaron Judge, Aaron Hicks and Mike Ford (scroll down for videos). Joining them for a workout on the high school ballfield in advance of this Saturday's first official spring training workout were retired Yankee pitcher CC Sabathia and new New York Met reliever (and former Yank) Dellin Betances. Seeing two of the team's sluggers rounding into form was good news for Yankee fans. Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman said earlier thi…
'His Love For Sports, Competition Burned Brightly': Yankees Co-Owner 'Hank' Steinbrenner, 63 'His Love For Sports, Competition Burned Brightly': Yankees Co-Owner 'Hank' Steinbrenner, 63
'His Love For Sports, Competition Burned Brightly': Yankees Co-Owner 'Hank' Steinbrenner, 63 Hank Steinbrenner "set an example for all of us in how comfortably he lived," his family said Tuesday as news of the New York Yankees' general partner and co-chairperson's death spread. Henry G. Steinbrenner, who turned 63 earlier this month, died surrounded by his family at his home in Clearwater, Florida after a battle with a long illness, they said, adding that it wasn't related to the coronavirus. Hank, who was a general partner and co-chairperson of the organization, was the eldest son of George Steinbrenner. At one time he'd been considered the successor to his father to ru…
RECOGNIZE HIM? Boy, 13, Says Man Tried To Stop Him On Way Home From School RECOGNIZE HIM? Boy, 13, Says Man Tried To Stop Him On Way Home From School
Recognize HIM? Boy, 13, Says Man Tried To Stop Him On Way Home From School Old Tappan police asked the public’s help identifying a man who a 13-year-old boy said tried to stop him as he walked home from school. The boy said the man was in a dark-colored sedan and tried to talk to him about the New York Yankees. He told police he immediately ran away and notified his parents instead. He described the man as in 40s with dark hair, dark sunglasses and a goatee. A State Police sketch artist produced a composite based on the boy’s description. Anyone with information that could help the investigation is asked to contact the Old Tappan Police Department: (201) 664-12…
Dean Caracciola, 16, 4th-Generation Nutley Resident 'Loved By All' Dean Caracciola, 16, 4th-Generation Nutley Resident 'Loved By All'
Dean Caracciola, 16, 4th-Generation Nutley Resident 'Loved By All' Dean Angelo Caraacciola, a lifelong Nutley resident, died Aug. 9. He was 16 years old.  Born in Livingston, he was part of the fourth generation of his family to call Nutley home. A junior at Horizon High School in Livingston, he was an avid fan of the New York Yankees and the New York Giants. Gifted with an ear for music, he loved to hear his father play acoustic guitar and enjoyed playing Guitar Hero. He also loved Wheel of Fortune, Deal or No Deal and Family Feud.  Remembered as a beloved brother, son, grandson and uncle, his greatest joy was spending time with his family, who …
No-Shave October? Yankee Fans Eye New State Law That Prohibits Facial Hair Discrimination No-Shave October? Yankee Fans Eye New State Law That Prohibits Facial Hair Discrimination
No-Shave October? Yankee Fans Eye New State Law That Prohibits Facial Hair Discrimination A New York State measure signed into law this week by Gov. Cuomo has some sports fans wondering what that could mean for the Yankees. The new law prohibits employers from what could be considered racial discrimination against workers by forcing them to do certain things with their hair. It’s intended to allow employees to keep dreadlocks, cornrows, braids, twists, and fades, among other styles, but it also has raised certain questions among followers of the neatly-trimmed Bronx bombers. Where have you gone, Sparky Lyle? Late New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner established a policy …
Alexander Babia Of Teaneck, 28 Alexander Babia Of Teaneck, 28
Alexander Babia Of Teaneck, 28 Alexander Michael Cortez Babia of Teaneck died on Aug. 5. He was 28 years old. Nicknamed Mikey for family and Alex for friends, Alex was born at New York Presbyterian to  Belen Babia and Michael Babia. He attended elementary and middle school at St. Joseph Roman Catholic School in Bogota and high school at Bergen County Tech in Teterboro, his obituary says. Alex earned his bachelor's cumlaude in neurobiology from NJIT, during which he worked as a research assistant in Rutgers University-Newark and NJIT. A staff writer and science columnist at the "Vector," NJIT's student newspap…
Community Rallies Around Expectant Morristown Mom After Husband's Sudden Death Community Rallies Around Expectant Morristown Mom After Husband's Sudden Death
Community Rallies Around Expectant Morristown Mom After Husband's Sudden Death The future was looking bright for Chris and Sarah Kaiser of Morristown. The couple had been married 10 years and was five months away from welcoming their first child -- a baby boy.  They were enjoying rides in Chris' new Jeep Wrangler and spending time with their dog, Teddy. But fate cared little for the couple's dreams: Chris died suddenly on June 4 at just 36 years old. The community has enveloped Sarah as she mourns, having had raised more than $151,000 on a GoFundMe for her as of Friday. The KaisersChristopher Rubio Chris Kaiser died on June 4.Sarah Kaiser "We have lost our b…
Marco M. Giasullo, 31, Scotch Plains Native Who Loved Golf, Playing Guitar Marco M. Giasullo, 31, Scotch Plains Native Who Loved Golf, Playing Guitar
Marco M. Giasullo, 31, Scotch Plains Native Who Loved Golf, Playing Guitar Funeral services are planned later this week for Marco M. Giasullo, who died suddenly on June 8. A Dover resident, Marco grew up in Scotch Plains and was a graduate of Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School, where he was a pitcher for the varsity baseball team. After earning an economics degree from the University of Rhode Island he worked in the banking industry in Rhode Island and in New Jersey. An avid fan of the New York Yankees, Marco also loved to play golf. He played guitar and loved to mix music on his computer. He is survived by his father, Robert Giasullo, and his wife, Teresa Paren…