Ballgame over! Yankees win! Theeeee Yankees win!

What a week it was. We were graced with another week of baseball—and more importantly, another week of Yankees wins. Let’s jump right into it.

On 4/28, the Yanks took on the Rangers and won 3–2. It was a great game for Schlittler, who posted 6.0 IP, 0 ER, 8 K, and 2 BB. Cody Bellinger smashed a long hit off the wall for an RBI double, bringing Judge home. Wells hit a big home run in the 7th inning, and Judge followed that up in the 8th with a towering 424-foot homer. Bednar gave up two runs—a recurring theme this season—but the infield closed it out with a double play. The Yankees win.

On 4/29, the series continued against the Rangers with a 0–3 loss. It was Elmer Rodriguez’s debut after being called up from the minors. His stat line: 4+ IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 3 K. While he looked a bit nervous, he didn’t do too badly for his first game under the bright lights. With some fine-tuning, he definitely has a spot in this lineup. It was an abysmal day offensively, as the bats didn’t produce, and there were a few defensive errors throughout the night. This was also the first game after Grichuk was DFA’d, and he later elected free agency. Dominguez left the game after being hit by a pitch but returned in a later game.

On 5/1, after a day off, the Yanks came back swinging with a 7–2 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Will Warren had a strong outing: 6.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 9 K, 1 BB on 94 pitches. Aaron Judge made a great jumping catch in the 1st inning. Cody Bellinger ripped a one-run triple, bringing Judge home. Caballero continues to impress this season with a home run. Ben Rice joined the fun with a three-run homer and is looking unstoppable this season. Rosario added a one-run single, and Judge chipped in with another RBI single to close out the day. Spotlight performances: Rice went 2-for-5 with a HR (11) and 3 RBIs, and Judge went 2-for-3 with 2 runs.

On 5/2, the Yankees rolled to a 9–4 win over the Orioles. Ryan Weathers got the start. Cody Bellinger got things going with a home run in the 2nd inning. Later, Judge was walked, and Bellinger followed with an RBI single to bring him home. Pete Alonso looked comfortable in his old hometown with back-to-back homers in two games. Trent Grisham added a two-run HR in the 4th inning. Bellinger went deep again in the 5th—his second of the day. In the 7th, he drove in Rice with another RBI single. Finally, Jazz Chisholm Jr. delivered a two-run double to right field to cap it off. Ballgame.

On 5/3, the Yankees continued to dominate the Orioles with an 11–3 win. Ben Rice hit a home run in the 1st inning—his 12th of the year and RBI number 27. Judge made another impressive jumping catch and followed it up with a two-run homer in the 3rd, his 13th of the season. Rice exited the game in the 3rd inning with a left-hand contusion; X-rays were negative, and he is now listed as day-to-day. In the 6th inning, Ryan McMahon drove in a run on an infield error. Jasson Dominguez hit a two-run HR—his first since 8/25/25. Paul Goldschmidt added a two-run single in the 8th, and Dominguez followed with an RBI single to finish the game.

5/4, Aaron Judge started the game red hot, launching a two-run home run in the bottom of the first. Cody Bellinger picked up an RBI on a sacrifice fly in the third. The Yankees successfully challenged a tag play, and a wild pitch allowed Jasson Dominguez to score in the 6th inning. Later in the inning, Ryan McMahon singled to bring home Jazz Chisholm Jr., and Jose Caballero doubled to score Austin Wells. The 8th inning is when the Orioles’ pitching really began to fall apart. Trent Grisham drew a walk, allowing Chisholm to score. Judge followed with a line drive to left for a two-run single. Bellinger then ripped a two-run triple, and to cap off the inning, Dominguez added an RBI single of his own. Ballgame over! Yankees win! Theeeee Yankees win!

Now on to our Pinstripe Rewind of the week. On May 4th, 1929—97 years ago—Lou Gehrig hit three consecutive home runs in a single game, leading the Yankees to an 11–9 victory over the Detroit Tigers. Gehrig is known for many records, including his 23 grand slams, his 2,130 consecutive games played streak (a record that stood for over 50 years), and his 1,995 RBIs—just a few of his many accomplishments.

The big story of the week is Anthony Volpe. He spent 20 days in the minors during his rehab stint, and the Yankees had to decide whether to activate him or option him back down. This decision comes as Caballero has been exploding this season. While the Yankees likely still view Volpe as a long-term building block, they are clearly in win-now mode and making moves for a postseason run. Volpe’s production raises questions, and if he doesn’t start producing soon, we may have seen the last of him on the main roster—for now.

Lastly, our Player Spotlight of the Week is none other than designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton. The 36-year-old from Panorama City, CA, is a former right fielder and current DH for the Yankees. He is signed through 2027 on a 13-year, $325 million deal (2015–2027) with a 2028 option. Stanton was drafted by the Miami Marlins in the 2nd round of the 2007 MLB June Amateur Draft out of Notre Dame High School (Sherman Oaks, CA). His 2025 stats: AVG .273, OBP .350, SLG .594, OPS .944. His accomplishments include: 5× All-Star (2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2022), NL MVP (2017), ALCS MVP (2024), 2× Silver Slugger (2014, 2017), 2× NL Hank Aaron Award (2014, 2017), 2× NL home run leader (2014, 2017), and NL RBI leader (2017). He was known as “Mike” Stanton early in his career (2010–2011) and played for the Marlins from 2010–2017 before joining the Yankees in 2018.

Sadly, on Monday, May 4th, legendary Yankees announcer John Sterling passed away. He was the voice of the Yankees for over 30 years and will be missed dearly by fans everywhere. Thank you, John.