J.C. Escarra considered retirement just a couple years ago.His baseball journey was dying, having been released out of the Orioles minor league system in 2022.But in the span of just two-plus years, Escarra went from a foot out of the game to two feet in the major leagues with the New York Yankees.

1974 — In the opener in Atlanta, Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s career record by hitting his 715th home run off Los Angeles left-hander Al Downing in the fourth inning. The Braves beat the Dodgers 7-4 before a crowd of nearly 54,000.

Fans head to Yankee Stadium in the Bronx on March 27, 2025, for the opening of the 2025 Major League Baseball season before a game between the New York Yankees and Milwaukee Brewers.

The Yankees have re-signed Dominic Smith to a minor league deal after he hit .297 in spring training but did not make the Major League club.

New York Yankees have hit a record-leveling 15 home runs in their first three games of the MLB season against Milwaukee Brewers, including a team record nine in their 20-9 win on Saturday, and the revolutionary torpedo bats are being seen as the reason for the sudden explosiveness.

YES announcer Michael Kay pointed out during the broadcast that several players had been using a design with a barrel closer to the hands.

Washington Nationals outfielder Dylan Crews graduated from the MLB Top 100 prospect list. As a result, New York Yankees' top prospect George Lombard

Tyler Ward of Bleacher Report suggested a "wild" trade proposal for New York that would bring Seattle Mariners ace Luis Castillo to The Bronx in exchange for a package that includ