Yankee fans are worried about John Sterling, whose retirement is reportedly due to health concerns. John Sterling, the longtime radio play-by-play announcer of the New York Yankees, is retiring, effective immediately. The news was confirmed on April 15, 2024, by both John, 85, and the team in a press release. Article continues below advertisement Article … Read more
Getty Image Ciara is of course married to football star Russell Wilson, but it turns out that’s actually not her only familial connection to the sports world: In a new clip from the PBS series Finding Your Roots, Ciara finds out that she is related to a former New York Yankees all-time great. In the … Read more
The sportsbook DraftKings is taking heat online after featuring a “Never Forget” parlay, a bet that called on the New York Jets, Mets, and Yankees to win on Monday night, on the 22nd anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. In a statement shared with the Daily Dot, DraftKings said “we sincerely apologize for the featured … Read more
Earlier this month, Quavo announced that he’d delayed his upcoming album, Rocket Power, to “run some more tests before the rocket is ready to launch.” Apparently, one of those tests was the home crowd response test. Quavo previewed part of the album for Atlanta fans during yesterday’s Braves game against the New York Yankees, which … Read more
Getty Image For the past few years, K-pop has increasingly grown in popularity in the US. This week, one of the genre’s fastest-rising girl groups got the chance to demonstrate K-pop’s stateside growth by participating in America’s pastime. On Thursday night (June 8), Uproxx cover band aespa‘s WINTER threw out the first pitch at game … Read more
Getty Image The reigning American League MVP is sticking around New York for a long time and for a lot of money. According to multiple media reports, New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge will re-sign with the team for nine years and $360 million, marking the largest average annual value of any contract for a … Read more
For starters, it’s important to note that the Yankees were the first team in the MLB to number their jerseys; the concept came to life in 1929 because it would make it easier to identify players on the field, according to Fox Sports. However, when various teams began putting the players’ last names on the … Read more
Getty Image The New York Yankees were supposed to play host to the Cleveland Guardians on Monday night for Game 5 of the ALDS, but after two hours of delays, the game was called due to rain and postponed to Tuesday at 4:07 p.m. ET, so as not to run into the start of the … Read more
Getty Image Saturday night in Cleveland was a battle of two very different styles of offensive baseball, as the Yankees scored five runs on five hits, three of them home runs as they took a 5-3 lead into the bottom of the ninth inning. The Guardians, meanwhile, had gotten their three runs on 10 hits, … Read more
Getty Image 50 Cent, Carly Rae Jepsen, and Mariah Carey are all hugely successful musicians, but baseball fans may know them best as purveyors of some of the worst ceremonial first pitches in the history of the sport. It’s not all bad when it comes to musical artists doing athletic stuff, though, as Kevin Morby … Read more
Twitter/JomboyMedia One of the best parts of going to a baseball game is getting to eat ballpark food and, for those so inclined, hammer back outrageously expensive beers. For many, the ballpark fare of choice is a hot dog, which pairs great with the aforementioned beers. However, you usually ingest those two items separately, washing … Read more
Twitter In the first half of the 2022 Major League Baseball season, the New York Yankees were the toast of the sport. The Yankees, led by an historic season from Aaron Judge, posted a blistering 64-28 record before the All-Star break, leading the entire American League field by 4.5 games and enjoying the best record … Read more