Fernando Cruz calls his splitter “my gift from God.” Some Yankees teammates had other colorful descriptions for the pitch.

NJ Advance Media caught up with Yankees pitching coach Matt Blake on Tuesday ... Blake spoke about the challenge of trying to find the balance between respecting an accomplished pitcher who ...

Geoff Hartlieb started walking off the mound toward the Yankees’ dugout ... wanted to use the automated ball-strike — or ABS — challenge system. Each team gets two challenges per game ...

The Yankees' pitching staff has had its challenges, but injuries present opportunities for others. The team is hoping some veterans, like Carlos Carrasco and Marcus Stroman, can fill the gap at ...

“I do not like this,” the Yankees manager said on Tuesday after a game that was littered with multiple challenges under ... not be indifferent if he’s pitching in a tight spot next season ...

Giants pitcher Jordan Hicks speaks with the media following San Francisco’s 8-4 loss to the New York Yankees on Saturday at Yankee Stadium. Hicks details challenges pitching in inclement weather follo ...

Given the depth of the Yankees’ rotation, the challenge of veteran Marcus Stroman ... it’s clear that the Yankees’ starting pitching depth is now just a problem. Advertisement The Yankees ...

Carlos Carrasco has answered the challenge of offering the potential for credible starting pitching. Now it appears he will be in the Yankees rotation.

He learned a changeup last season with the help of director of pitching Sam Briend and former Yankees assistant pitching ... that first year is always a challenge. Second year, he kind of fell ...

Even with the big free agent addition of starter Max Fried, injuries to the New York Yankees pitching staff have hampered excitement as the team gets set to start the season Thursday afternoon at ...

Don’t miss Greg Joyce’s text messages from The Bronx and beyond — he’s giving Sports+ subscribers the inside buzz on the Yankees ... role in working with his pitchers.