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Future Talent Had A Hand In Major League Baseball’s Greatest Night

(1st October, 2011)

Prospects contribute in a most memorable night of post-season baseball.

ALDS Preview: Tigers At Yankees

(30th September, 2011)

It didn’t seem likely at the time, but the opening game of the 2011 season for both the Yankees and Tigers at Yankee Stadium on March 31st was indeed a preview of the American League Division Series. On that March day, C.C. Sabathia and Justin Verlander matched up in an eventual Yankees’ 6-3 win. Neither [...]

Minor League Report: Five Players To Watch

(16th July, 2011)

Mets and Mariners make this month’s five prospects to watch.

Hughes Making Progress in Rehab

(19th June, 2011)

ShareTweet “I felt good,” said New York Yankees right-handed pitcher Phil Hughes after a 61 pitch rehab appearance for the Staten Island Yankees. “I kind of struggled there in the first inning,” referring to the base-loaded jam he found himself early on in the game. The young pitcher made his first ever appearance in the [...]

Gamel Saves Game with Superman-Like Catch

(19th June, 2011)

ShareTweet As the Brooklyn Cyclones were just starting to put together a two-out rally against Yankees right-hander Branden Pinder, Cyclones right-fielder Javier Rodriguez sent a fly ball into right field that looked like it would fall in for a base hit but Staten Island right-fielder Ben Gamel had ideas of his own. Gamel flew thru [...]

SI Yanks Hit Parade Ends Losing Streak

(5th August, 2010)

ShareTweet After dropping five straight games the Staten Island Yankees were looking for a change of luck and they got just that as they opened a three-game set with the State College Spikes at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park on the campus of Penn State University. Five Staten Island batters had a multi-hit game as [...]

Stevenson’s Homer Lifts SI Yankees Past Connecticut in Pitcher’s Duel

(28th July, 2010)

ShareTweet The Staten Island Yankees improved their season record to 19-16 thanks to a solo home run by Yankees second baseman Casey Stevenson in the bottom of the fourth inning. Other than that shot it was mostly quiet for both offenses as pitching was the highlight.  Baby Bombers starter Mikey O’Brien threw six shutout innings [...]

SI Yankees Use the Long-Ball to Prevent Sweep

(17th July, 2010)

ShareTweet A pair of long-balls in the top of the seventh inning snapped the Staten Island Yankees losing streak and prevented a sweep at the hands of the hosting Jamestown Jammers. The Staten Island pitching staff kept the Jammers off the board all night.  Yankees starter Mikey O’Brien had his best outing of the season [...]

Staten Island Yankees and Muckdogs Cancelled after 2.5 Innings

(13th July, 2010)

ShareTweet The rubber game of a three game with the Batavia Muckdogs was cancelled after the two teams complete two and a half innings at the Richmond County Bank Ballpark on camp day. Mike Gipson got the start for the Yankees and he tossed three shutout innings allowing a hit and striking out three of [...]

SI Yankees Fall to Batavia in 15 Inning Marathon

(13th July, 2010)

ShareTweet STATEN ISLAND, NY – In front of an intimate crowd of 1,930 fans the Staten Island Yankees fell to the visiting Batavia Muckdogs in fifteen innings.  By the end of the night only a few people remained and they were treat to the pitching debuts of a couple of the Yankees position players. Nik [...]