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14 hours ago
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Yankees' Clark Schmidt ‘can't describe that feeling' after shutting down Orioles
The post Yankees' Clark Schmidt 'can't describe that feeling' after shutting down Orioles appeared first on ClutchPoints. Aaron Boone and the New York Yankees entered Saturday's game against the Baltimore Orioles looking for revenge. The Orioles defeated them 5-3 at Yankee Stadium in the opening game of their weekend series. After an abysmal offensive stretch, New York is in desperate need of as much help as their pitchers can give them. Advertisement Luckily for the Yankees, Saturday's starter came through in a big way. New York starting pitcher Clarke Schmidt refused to let the Baltimore offense get going on on Saturday. He and JT Brubaker combined to shut the Orioles' offense down, allowing just one hit throughout the game. Boone's offense also showed up for the first time in a while, hitting four home runs en route to a 9-0 win. Despite a good display from the Yankees' lineup, Schmidt and Brubaker were the real heroes. Schmidt left his start to a standing ovation from fans who watched him pitch seven innings without allowing a hit. After the game, Schmidt spoke to YES Network reporters about his reaction to receiving so much love from the fanbase. 'Hearing the crowd after I came out in the seventh(inning), I really appreciate that,' Schmidt said. 'I feel that energy and words can't describe that feeling. When you're leaving and you're getting a standing ovation, especially in (Yankee) Stadium, you feel like all eyes are on you. It's just a really good feeling.' Advertisement Schmidt and Brubaker were dominant as a pair, allowing only four base runners throughout the entire game. The 29-year-old starter attributed a lot of his success to how he approached the game. 'I was very present day,' Schmidt said about his mindset during his start. 'I was very focused on executing pitches, very focused on attacking guys, and it really showed.' Schmidt's recent tear on the mound is a welcome sight for Boone. The Yankees started the season without Gerrit Cole thanks to injury. Despite losing their ace before the season started, New York is still near the top of the standings. Even though they are not at full strength in their starting rotation, Schmidt's emergence gives his manager three arms he can trust. The win on Saturday brings the Yankees to 44-32 on the season. After leading the American League East by a wide margin for the majority of the season, New York's rough stretch has opened the door for others. Advertisement Despite the Yankees' struggles over the last two weeks, Schmidt's performance gives his team hope. If they can mimic what they did on Saturday moving forward, the sky's the limit. However, a combined no-hitter is plenty of reason to celebrate in the meantime. Related: Yankees lose no-hitter 1 batter after Clarke Schmidt's exit Related: Yankees' Aaron Boone drops Luis Gil injury timeline
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3 days ago
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Yankees' RISP Troubles Continue
Yankees' RISP Troubles Continue originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Runners in scoring position. It's an important stat in baseball because the ultimate goal for each team is to win games. In order to win games, you must outscore your opponent. And to outscore your opponent, you need to take advantage of the opportunities presented to you during the course of the game. It's far easier to score when you have runners in scoring position than it is when you don't. Advertisement For the New York Yankees, this season has been a struggle when it comes to successfully bringing runners home who are in scoring position, especially in the month of June. The latest example is their 0-for-12 performance against the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night. New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge reacts after striking out against the Baltimore Orioles on June 22, 2025, at Yankee Stadium.© Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images Looking beyond just the one game, they rank last in MLB this season in runners left in scoring position per game, with an average of 4.06 runners per game. Over their last three games, that number is even worse at 5.67. These troubles are especially pronounced away from Yankee Stadium, as their road average is 4.47, as compared to 3.68 at home. (Stats courtesy of In all fairness, those numbers are weighed down by a particularly bad recent stretch. During their last 12 games, the Yankees have an OPS of .391 with RISP. That's the worst mark in The League over that span. Advertisement As reported by The Athletic's Chris Kirschner, Manager Aaron Boone said the following about his team's struggles with RISP, 'I mean, baseball…You're going to have those stretches. I think, overall, we've been pretty good in those areas. I thought (Monday) our best at-bats were getting on base and putting the pressure on. They had them swinging and missing tonight when we had really good opportunities to score. That's where we want to be a little better.' If they don't get better fast, then they're going to watch what little is left of their AL East lead completely evaporate. Related: Yankees' Slugger Aaron Judge's Strikeout Rate Rises In June Related: Who Should Be the Yankees' Closer? This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 24, 2025, where it first appeared.
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6 days ago
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Yankees takeaways: Jazz Chisholm Jr. sparks comeback, Paul Goldschmidt's sneaky speed
NEW YORK — Jazz Chisholm Jr. was rapping along with the music. The New York Yankees third baseman's voice sounded much like the artist playing over the speakers in the clubhouse. That's because it was a song Chisholm recently made called 'Ballin',' and it was part of a playlist that soundtracked the Yankees' postgame celebration. Advertisement Chisholm has plenty of other songs — all unreleased. He uses them as walk-up music. His teammates like them, too. He said Aaron Judge's favorite song of Chisholm's is called 'Figure Me Out.' The Baltimore Orioles couldn't figure out Chisholm as he starred in a late rally for a 4-2 New York win Sunday at Yankee Stadium — continuing the tear he's been on. The 27-year-old was part of two collisions near home plate and hit a go-ahead, two-run double in the Yankees' three-run eighth inning. In the first collision, he lost both his cleats. In the second, teammates had to remind him to touch home plate in the chaos of catcher Gary Sanchez dropping the baseball. 'That's what I live for,' said Chisholm, who went 2-for-4. Chisholm has been on fire since returning from the injured list June 3 after a right oblique strain. He's hitting .350 with a .987 OPS in 17 games since he's been back. He's boosted his batting average to .242 and his OPS to .812 — third best on the team. 'Quietly doing a really good job having quality at-bats,' manager Aaron Boone said. 'He's taking a little bit of what the game's giving him.' Jazz kept his cleats on for this ride 🔥 — New York Yankees (@Yankees) June 22, 2025 Chisholm nearly hit the right-field wall for a double in the second inning. He scored on DJ LeMahieu's single to left field, but not before colliding up the line with catcher Maverick Handley. Chisholm lost a cleat running down the third-base line, and then lost the other one when he ran into Handley, who left the game with an injury. Chisholm was also shaken up, but he touched home plate with his hand while on all fours and reeling. A reporter asked if fans were going to have to call Chisholm 'Shoeless,' like Joe Jackson with the Chicago Black Sox. 'Wow,' Chisholm said. 'Is that how 'Shoeless Joe' got his name?' Advertisement It was like the 1910s, he was told. 'Oh,' Chisholm said. 'So, he wasn't wearing shoes.' In the eighth, Chisholm ripped a 3-0 fastball over the middle off the wall in right-center field to score Ben Rice and pinch runner Paul Goldschmidt, giving the Yankees a 3-2 lead. Chisholm soon scored when LeMahieu hit a high bouncer to shortstop that Gunnar Henderson threw home, but Sanchez couldn't catch it and the ball trickled away from him. The home plate umpire thought Sanchez had caught it and called Chisholm out. Chisholm popped up and began to argue with the umpire that Sanchez had blocked the plate, as his teammates implored him from the dugout to touch home plate. 'I was like, 'OK,' and I touched the plate,' Chisholm said. Chisholm was ruled safe once the umpire realized the ball hadn't been caught. Goldschmidt, 37, has played 2,004 games over 15 MLB seasons. He pinch ran for the first time in his career Sunday, taking over for Giancarlo Stanton, who had singled, in the eighth. He scored the go-ahead run on Chisholm's double. Goldschmidt, who isn't fast, is considered a smart base runner and slid under the tag just in time. Chisholm said at first he was surprised to see Goldschmidt pinch running, but then he remembered when they were both with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Chisholm was a prospect and Goldschmidt was established, and Chisholm said minor leaguers were taught to look up to how Goldschmidt ran the bases. 'They always told us he's not the fastest guy,' Chisholm said, 'but he runs the bases so efficient when I was coming up. He was a guy that everybody really watched doing base running.' Goldschmidt has 174 career stolen bases, registering double digits in eight seasons and 32 steals in 2016. He's 5-for-5 in steal attempts this season. Goldschmidt didn't start for the second straight day as Boone and the Yankees have begun basing their lineups heavily off matchups since the return of Stanton. Advertisement 'It just embodies who Goldy is,' Boone said. 'That's a guy who is in his late 30s that's probably going to the Hall of Fame (and who) isn't playing. Probably going to the All-Star Game this year and (he) isn't playing a second day in a row, and that guy is ready to go to pinch run and do that. … Man, that's frickin' humility. That's who he is, and I'm so appreciative of that.' Frank Brubaker pitched parts of two minor-league seasons for the Yankees in 1989 and 1990. He was teammates with current Yankees bench coach Brad Ausmus and six-time Gold Glove winner J.T. Snow. Brubaker's son, JT, finally made his Yankees debut Saturday night, pitching the final two innings of a 9-0 win over the Orioles at Yankee Stadium. JT Brubaker hadn't pitched in the majors since 2022 due to various injuries. The Yankees acquired him in March 2024 from the Pittsburgh Pirates. For the son, being with the Yankees connected him even more with his 55-year-old father, who was in attendance, along with his mother, for a pair of games in the Bronx earlier in the week but wasn't there Saturday. JT Brubaker said his dad talked to him all the time about his playing days. Somewhere in their home in Ohio, Frank Brubaker still has his 1989 spring training jersey, a team-issued jacket and the first mitt the team gave him when he became a professional. 'He got to see Deion Sanders,' JT Brubaker said last week. 'That was the fastest human he's ever seen with his own eyes. He talked about how pro baseball was back then compared to how it is now.' JT Brubaker said his dad regretted ending his playing career at age 20 with a 4.48 ERA in 56 games between Low A, rookie ball and High A. 'What he's always told me was that he had a coach tell him that if this sport starts to become a job for you, your love has diminished and that could be a telltale sign to stop,' JT Brubaker said. 'He tells me all the time he has regrets and everything, but he was in the middle point, and he chose one direction instead of the other. But even today, he still loves the game and still watches baseball, watches me.' When JT Brubaker returned to his locker in the clubhouse after the game Saturday, he had a text message waiting for him. It was from his father. 'Congratulations,' it read. 'Welcome back.'
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6 days ago
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Fans shocked as Yankees pull pitcher with no-hitter in progress
Fans shocked as Yankees pull pitcher with no-hitter in progress originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Clarke Schmidt had thrown seven no-hit innings. He'd racked up 103 pitches, worked through traffic, and walked off the mound with Yankee Stadium on edge. Up 9–0 on the Orioles, the Yankees were cruising. Fans wanted history. Advertisement Then the bullpen gate opened. Aaron Boone pulled Schmidt between innings, opting not to send him back out for the eighth. It was the right-hander's first start since April, his first time back since injuring his lat in spring training. The pitch count was high. The lead was large. The plan was likely set before the first pitch was thrown. New York Yankees right-hander Clarke Schmidt reacts to the hot weather as he walks off the mound on June 21, 2025, at Yankee Stadium. © John Jones-Imagn Images And yet… when Gary Sánchez broke up the no-hitter with a bloop single off JT Brubaker in the eighth—just after a check-swing call went Sánchez's way—fans didn't hold back. 'Honestly you can't even blame Boone here,' one fan posted. 'He should've been out.' That was the calm side of Twitter. Advertisement There were clearly a lot of fans who didn't understand the situation. 'Fire Boone in the middle of the inning.' 'Coach of the year strikes again. You don't take him out. You go batter to batter.' 'If Boone brings in Leiter Jr. to finish this game, he should get fired before he leaves the stadium.' 'It's 9-0. Let him go one batter at a time.' 'Aaron Boone Masterclass.' 'Ridiculous. This team is so stupid.' The frustration was about losing the no-hitter and a chance to see something special. But the question was never about Schmidt wearing down and giving up hits or run. It was weighing a no-hitter against keeping Schmidt healthy. He has just one full season without injuries. Advertisement Boone told reporters after the game that Schmidt was "done" and struggling to get through the sixth and seventh innings physically. He said there was no pushback from the pitcher. The Yankees are already without Gerrit Cole for the season. Luis Gil, the team's best rookie starter, still hasn't returned. Boone's rotation is one high-leverage pitch away from collapse most nights. Former Yankees manager Joe Girardi, speaking on the YES Network, said Boone's decision will likely be one of the hardest he makes all year. 'Yes, people come to the ballpark and want to see a no-hitter,' Girardi said. 'But they also want to see championships. And they want to see players healthy and on the field.' Advertisement Related: Yankees Star Gerrit Cole Shares Sweet Stories From Dad Life and Rehab Related: Can One Slow Roller Change the Yankees' Struggling Shortstop's Season? This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 21, 2025, where it first appeared.
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6 days ago
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Clarke Schmidt says Yankees made the right call pulling him during no-hitter
Clarke Schmidt says Yankees made the right call pulling him during no-hitter originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Clarke Schmidt didn't get to chase history. But he got his point across. The right-hander fired seven no-hit innings Saturday night at Yankee Stadium, needing 103 pitches to get there. He worked around traffic, punched out six, and walked off the mound with the crowd on its feet and the Yankees leading the Orioles 9–0. Advertisement Manager Aaron Boone didn't send Schmidt back out for the eighth, and fans let him hear it in the Stadium and online, But the decision? Schmidt said he knew it was coming and he understood it. Asked if he would've finished the job had he stayed in? 'Yeah, I definitely would have thrown a no-hitter,' Schmidt said with a laugh. Catcher JC Escarra congratulates New York Yankees pitcher Clarke Schmidt after pitching seven no-hit innings against the Baltimore Orioles on June 21, 2025, at Yankee Stadium.© John Jones-Imagn Images That may have been said tongue-in-cheek. Schmidt admitted he emptied the tank in that final inning. He knew where things stood both in the box score and in his body. 'Going into the seventh, I knew that I had no hits, but I also knew that I had close to 100 pitches,' he said. 'So I think, you know, it was like I had an internal battle with myself… it's kind of out of reach, but I'm still going to try to go out there.' Advertisement Schmidt missed the first two weeks of the season after nagging fatigue injuries in spring training but has been healthy and effective since returning. Still, both he and the Yankees had their eyes on the long view. Schmidt has a long history of injuries, including Tommy John surgery before his professional career began. 'You've got 80 more games to go,' he said. 'You gotta think bigger picture here.' By the end of the seventh, fatigue had started to creep in. Schmidt said he was 'really putting a lot of effort behind those pitches' late in the inning, calling it his last burst of energy before the plug was pulled. Advertisement 'There's no sense arguing at that point,' he said. Boone stuck to the plan. Schmidt stuck to the moment just long enough to leave fans wanting more. The no-hitter didn't happen. But the return? That part was perfect. Let me know if you want to tweak the ending or add context from Boone's side next. Related: Yankees' Clarke Schmidt Breaks Silence After Getting Pulled From No-Hitter Related: Can One Slow Roller Change the Yankees' Struggling Shortstop's Season? This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 21, 2025, where it first appeared.
