What we learned about Yankees' first homestand of 2025 season

Torpedo bats, Aaron Judge's blazing start, and 'Life Without Juan Soto' dominated the Yankees' first homestand of the season.
Sun, Apr 20
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Max Fried loses no-hit bid, Aaron Judge loses a HR, but Yankees get a win
Yankees' starter Max Fried would have taken a no-hitter into the eighth inning, but a scoring change was made.
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Devin Williams' ninth inning stumble leads to Yankees loss at Tampa Bay
The Yankees new closer could not hold a four-run lead in the ninth, and the Rays went on to a 10-inning victory at Steinbrenner Field.
Sat, Apr 19
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Yankees' Ben Rice exits game with elbow contusion, sent for X-rays
The lefty-hitting Yankees designated hitter was drilled in the left elbow by a pitch in Saturday's game against Tampa Bay at Steinbrenner Field.
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Yankees' Jazz Chisholm Jr. takes a stand regarding appeal of his MLB suspension
The Yankees second baseman received a one-game ban by MLB and was fined for excessive arguing and violating MLB policy during a Thursday night argument.
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Carlos Rodon grinds out a win, Yankees' defense contributes to 1-0 victory over the Rays
Carlos Rodon walked four batters, but "he was able to make a big pitch all night long,'' manager Aaron Boone said after the Yankees' fifth straight win.
Fri, Apr 18
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Yankees' Jazz Chisholm Jr. given one-game suspension by MLB, will appeal
Jazz Chisholm violated MLB's Social Media Policy with a critical post after being ejected for arguing a called third strike.
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Jazz Chisholm ejected from Yankees game vs. Rays for arguing balls and strikes
After arguing about balls and strikes, Jazz Chisholm received an ejection from the Yankees' game against the Rays.
Thu, Apr 17
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How Yankees are experiencing 'odd' life as the visitor at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa
Thursday marked the Yankees' first trip to their spring training headquarters as the visiting team, against the hurricane-displaced Tampa Bay Rays.