Revenge of the Volpe

Another busy week in Yankees baseball—let’s jump right into it.

We started our series against the Rangers on 5/5 with a 7–4 win. Cody Bellinger ripped a double, his 9th of the year, allowing Aaron Judge to score in the bottom of the first. Ryan McMahon homered for his 3rd of the season, bringing home Paul Goldschmidt in the bottom of the second. Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a homer of his own, his 4th of the year, in the bottom of the 6th. Bellinger would strike again with another double, his 10th of the season, allowing McMahon and Jose Caballero to score while sending Judge to third in the bottom of the 7th. In the bottom of the 8th, Goldschmidt added a homer to cap off the game.

5/6 was an abysmal game and not one with much to talk about. Judge hit his 15th home run of the year, and that was all the offense the Yanks could produce in a 6–1 loss. It was a rough day at the office for Warren, whose final line was: 4.0 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, 3 BB, 7 K, 2 HR, 3.46 ERA.

5/7 would be the complete opposite of the previous night’s game, as the Yanks cruised to a 9–2 win. Bellinger tripled in the bottom of the first, allowing Goldschmidt to score. The Yankees stayed quiet until the bottom of the 6th inning, when Trent Grisham doubled, bringing home Rosario and McMahon. Escarra then singled, allowing Grisham to score. Judge followed with a single of his own, scoring Escarra and moving Goldschmidt to second. Bellinger added another RBI single, scoring Goldschmidt and moving Judge to second. Max Schuemann doubled for his first of the year, bringing in Grisham. Lastly, McMahon singled in the 8th inning, bringing home Bellinger.

5/8 was similar to 5/6—another rough loss, this time 6–0 to the Brewers as the Yankees opened a new series. The offense failed to produce, and the pitching staff struggled throughout the game. Max Fried’s final line: 6.0 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 2.91 ERA. The Yankees managed only three hits on the day: one by Judge and two by Caballero.

5/9 would be another tough game, ending in a 4–3 loss in the second game of the three-game series against the Brewers. Goldschmidt hit his 3rd homer of the year in the top of the first. Later, he singled in the top of the 4th, bringing home Rosario while sending Chisholm to third and Caballero to second. McMahon later singled, bringing home Schuemann. The Yankees would ultimately lose on a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th inning. Despite the loss, Schlittler delivered a stellar performance with a final line of: 6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 1.35 ERA.

On 5/10, the Yankees wrapped up their series against the Brewers with another 4–3 loss. Judge blasted his 16th homer of the year in the top of the 1st. Spencer Jones singled in the top of the second, bringing home Caballero. Chisholm doubled for his 6th of the year, allowing Bellinger to score in the top of the 6th. The game would be tied in the 9th inning, but McMahon struck out, and once again the Brewers walked it off in the bottom of the inning. Carlos Rodón made his return in this game, finishing with the following line: 4.1 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 5 BB, 4 K on 78 pitches (42 strikes).

To close out the week, the Yankees opened their series against the Orioles with a 3–2 loss. Ben Rice hit his 13th home run of the season, bringing home Grisham in the top of the 3rd. The Orioles would take the lead in the bottom of the 7th, and later successfully challenged a tag play when Caballero was caught stealing second base. Overall, it was a rough week for the Yanks.

Our Pinstripe Rewind of the Week takes us back 67 years to May 11, 1959, when Yankees catcher Yogi Berra saw his errorless streak of 148 games come to an end.

Some roundup news from the week included Spencer Jones making his big league debut, Caballero being placed on the 10-day IL due to injury, and Anthony Volpe being called back up in response. Lastly, Giancarlo Stanton continues his rehab assignment with no timeline currently set for his return.

Our Player Spotlight of the Week is none other than Cody Bellinger. The 30-year-old from Scottsdale is currently the right fielder for the New York Yankees. He is signed through 2030 on a five-year, $162.5 million deal covering the 2026–2030 seasons. Bellinger was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 4th round of the 2013 MLB June Amateur Draft out of Hamilton High School in Chandler, Arizona.

His 2025 stat line currently sits at:

AVG: .272

OBP: .334

SLG: .480

OPS: .81

Bellinger’s career accolades include:

2× All-Star (2017, 2019)

World Series champion (2020)

NL MVP (2019)

All-MLB First Team (2019)

NL Rookie of the Year (2017)

NLCS MVP (2018)

Gold Glove Award (2019)

2× Silver Slugger Award (2019, 2023)

NL Comeback Player of the Year (2023)

He is also the son of former Yankee Clay Bellinger. Throughout his MLB career, Cody has played for the Dodgers (2017–2022), the Chicago Cubs (2023–2024), and now the Yankees (2025–present).

That’s all for now—I’ll see you... on the field.