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Bravo to Yankees starter Domingo Germán who retired 27 straight batters to record the 24th perfect game in MLB history in the Yankees 11-0 win over the hapless Oakland Athletics. Just 99 pitches, of which 72 were strikes as he recorded nine strikeouts.
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Yankees lose an ace
The New York Yankees continue to see a dreamy spring derailed by injury. Reigning Cy Young winner Gerrit Cole will miss at least one or two months as he undergoes additional testing on his right elbow. The phrases “elbow injury” and “starting pitcher” never mix well, but an MRI showed no tear in Cole’s UCL, which is good news for now. Chris Kirschner has the full report here.
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The Yankees and Sterling made the announcement after The Athletic reported on a planned news conference for this weekend in which the 85-year-old Sterling was anticipated to retire, citing health concerns. Sterling has been a broadcaster for 64 years.
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Art Shallock, the oldest living MLB player, turns 100 this month. The full story is amazing, find it here.
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When he got called up for his major-league debut on July 16, 1951, the Yankees made room on the roster by optioning to Triple-A Kansas City a disappointing rookie named Mickey Mantle. They would joke about the absurdity of that transaction for years. And Mantle exacted his playful revenge, in 1955 when Schallock was with the Orioles, by hitting a home run that has yet to come down. The Mick smiled his way around the bases. “Jeez, he could hit that ball,” Schallock said.
Schallock’s first roommate on the road? The Yankees paired him with Yogi Berra, counting on the veteran catcher to share some wisdom with the rookie about how to attack hitters around the league. Schallock still marvels over how Berra knew the weaknesses of every American League hitter as well as who didn’t have one. “Once in a while he’d come across somebody and just say, ‘Hold them to a single,’” Schallock said with a laugh.
Berra got something out of the pairing, too.
“Yeah, when I roomed with him, the first thing in the morning, I had to run down to the lobby to get funny papers for him,’’ Schallock said, laughing again. “Hell, I didn’t know a thing about comic books, but he’d say, ‘Go down and pick up a half-a-dozen comic books.’”
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