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Yankees look to continue offensive success vs. Orioles
Apr 29, 2025; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge (99) celebrates with New York Yankees first baseman Ben Rice (22) after hitting a home run during the first inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: Daniel Kucin Jr.-Imagn Images The New York Yankees will have a big challenge Wednesday night to come close to matching what happened a night earlier.
But the Yankees will enter the series finale against the host Baltimore Orioles with all sorts of positive feelings. That’s what happens when you homer six times in a 15-3 runaway victory, as the Yankees did Tuesday night.
“It was fun to watch, obviously — a lot of balls really squared up,” New York manager Aaron Boone said.
The Orioles have to regroup, something they’ve been in position to do previously this month.
“That has happened quite a few times this year,” manager Brandon Hyde said. “You want our guys to continue to fight. … I don’t think it’s ever easy because it has happened to us quite a lot this year.”
It’s the second time in less than 10 days that Baltimore lost by a double-figure margin at home. The other was 24-2 vs. Cincinnati on April 20.
“You try to come back (Wednesday),” Hyde said. “I think our guys will be ready to try to win the series, and hope that (starting pitcher Cade) Povich sets the tone for us on the mound. Guys will be ready to go. You just throw it away and come back (Wednesday).”
New York right-hander Carlos Carrasco (2-1, 5.26 ERA) will try to match his win total from 2024, when he made 21 starts for the Cleveland Guardians. He has had back-to-back no-decisions, though he blanked the Toronto Blue Jays for five innings on Friday.
Carrasco has made eight career appearances against Baltimore, going 4-2 with a 2.22 ERA across 48 2/3 innings.
Povich (1-2, 5.04 ERA), a left-hander, is set as the Orioles starter, coming off his best outing of the season. He held the Washington Nationals to one run in 6 2/3 innings Thursday for his first victory of the season. The Orioles won 2-1.
“Going back to last year, looking at my good starts vs. my bad ones, when I’m competitive in the zone, usually the results turn out to be a little better,” Povich said.
Povich took the loss against the Yankees in a home game last July, allowing three runs in 5 1/3 innings. He surrendered a solo home run to Aaron Judge while matching his season high with five walks.
Hyde said he’s thankful that Charlie Morton, who had been horrid in most of his first six outings this year, was able to come out of the bullpen and log 2 1/3 innings Tuesday to save pitching.
The Orioles altered their pitching staff earlier Tuesday by optioning right-hander Kade Strowd back to Triple-A Norfolk.
There also have been other moves this week. Catcher Maverick Handley was called up from Norfolk and made his major league debut as a substitute in Tuesday night’s game. Catcher Gary Sanchez went on the 10-day injured list because of inflammation in his right wrist.
“For him to get this opportunity, we’re happy for him,” Hyde said of Handley.
Meanwhile, infielder Emmanuel Rivera is back with the team and made his Baltimore season debut Tuesday night, going 0-for-2 with a run.
Yankees infielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. won’t play Wednesday because of right oblique discomfort after he exited early in Tuesday’s game.
“He’ll get testing back in New York on the off day,” Boone said. “We’re not going to do anything immediately.”
-Field Level Media
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Report: RB David Montgomery 'wants out' of Detroit
Dec 25, 2025; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Detroit Lions running back David Montgomery (5) looks on before the game against the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images Lions running back David Montgomery “wants out” of Detroit after three seasons, ESPN reported on Sunday.
Montgomery, however, immediately appeared to refute the report on X, posting: “Damn, Dmo told you that?”
The ESPN report claims the Lions would want “a decent Day 3 pick (possibly a fifth-rounder)” in the 2026 NFL Draft in return for Montgomery, who turns 29 in June and is owed $6 million next season.
The report follows general manager Brad Holmes’ remarks after the season about Montgomery being unhappy with his playing time in 2025. Sharing a backfield with Jahmyr Gibbs, Montgomery rushed for a career-low 716 yards and eight touchdowns in 17 games (no starts).
“Those are conversations that we’re going to have to have because I’ve got a lot of respect for that player,” Holmes said of Montgomery in January. “He deserves to be in a situation where his skillset can be utilized, and so yeah would love for it to be here, but if it can’t be here then you’d just love to see where could work out best for him.”
At the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis on Tuesday, Holmes said the situation with Montgomery is “fluid.” He signed a two-year extension during the 2024 season that runs through the end of the 2027 campaign.
“Yeah, I have been in touch with David’s agent, and his representation,” Holmes revealed. “Obviously, we love David, he’s a great player, we love to have him, you know, kind of want to put last year in the rear view, and just move forward. But, obviously, a player has to want to be at a certain place as well. The conversations are still fluid, but we’ll see how it goes.”
Montgomery has rushed for 2,506 yards and 33 touchdowns in 45 games (28 starts) in three seasons with Detroit (2023-25). He has 76 catches for 650 yards in that span.
He began his career with the NFC North rival Chicago Bears, who drafted him in the third round in 2019. Montgomery rushed for 3,609 yards and 26 scores in 60 games (51 starts) with the Bears (2019-22).
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Yankees LHP Ryan Yarbrough joins U.S. roster for WBC
Jun 18, 2025; Bronx, New York, USA; New York Yankees relief pitcher Ryan Yarbrough (33) delivers a pitch during the first inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images New York Yankees left-hander Ryan Yarbrough was added to the Team USA roster for the upcoming World Baseball Classic on Sunday.
The 34-year-old reliever replaces Minnesota Twins right-hander Joe Ryan, who is dealing with low back tightness. Ryan moves into the designated pitcher pool, meaning he is eligible for a call-up after each round of the WBC.
Yarbrough went 3-1 with a 4.36 ERA and one save in 19 games (eight starts) during his first season with the Yankees in 2025, striking out 55 batters and walking 19 in 64 innings.
Ryan Yarbrough has been added to our roster for the World Baseball Classic!#ForGlory???? pic.twitter.com/RrtKJQ20gz
— USA Baseball (@USABaseball) March 1, 2026
Team USA will play its first game of the 2026 WBC on Friday night, meeting Brazil in a Pool B contest in Houston.
Yarbrough has a career record of 56-41 with a 4.22 ERA and four saves in 215 games (76 starts) with the Tampa Bay Rays (2018-22), Kansas City Royals (2023), Los Angeles Dodgers (2023-24), Toronto Blue Jays (2024) and Yankees. The side-arming southpaw signed a one-year, $2.5 million deal in November to return to New York in 2026.
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Ex-pitcher Dan Serafini gets life sentence for '21 murder
Dan Serafini (file photo) pitched in MLB with seven teams. He was convited of first-degree murder. Former major league pitcher Dan Serafini was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Friday for the 2021 shootings of his in-laws in North Lake Tahoe, Calif.
Serafini, 52, was convicted in July of the first-degree murder of father-in-law Gary Spohr and the attempted first-degree murder of mother-in-law Wendy Wood during a burglary. Spohr, 70, died from a single gunshot and Wood, then 68, survived but died by suicide the following year.
In the courtroom on Friday in Auburn, Calif., Placer County prosecutor Morgan Gire described Spohr and Wood as loving grandparents.
“The impact of this attack has extended far beyond the immediate victims, deeply affecting family members and the broader community, and highlighting the lasting harm caused by deliberate violence,” Gire said.
Serafini, who pitched for six MLB teams from 1996 to 2007, addressed the court and maintained his innocence. He said he was out partying with his wife, Erin Spohr, at the time of the shooting and referred to himself as a “broken, imperfect man that makes mistakes,” according to MyNews4.
The Minnesota Twins selected Serafini, a native of the San Francisco area, with the No. 26 overall pick in the 1992 MLB Draft. He made his debut in 1996 and went on to appear in 104 games (33 starts) with the Twins, Chicago Cubs, San Diego Padres, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds and Colorado Rockies before his retirement in 2007.
He had a 15-16 record with a 6.04 ERA and one save. He threw 263 2/3 innings and struck out 127 batters.
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