Yankees’ David Bednar survives disaster — but that’s not even the biggest news | Klapisch
The Yankees held off the Blue Jays in a dramatic ninth inning at the Stadium.
NEW YORK — The Yankees’ news cycle isn’t typically busy on a weeknight in May, but the franchise rocked a whopper of an exception on Monday. Here are the moving parts: * David Bednar almost blew a game again in the ninth inning before recording the save in a thrilling 7-6 win over the Blue Jays. The closer said, “I have faith in myself,” even if most of the crowd was close to freaking out.
* Gerrit Cole is poised to come off the injured list on Friday and make his first start since the 2024 World Series. The ace was clocked at 99. 6 mph in his last rehab appearance at Triple-A over the weekend.
All systems are go. * Anthony Volpe had another multi-hit game, which could force manager Aaron Boone to call yet another audible when Jose Caballero is activated on Thursday. There might just be a way to keep both him and Volpe in the lineup.
How about Caballero sliding over to third base? It’s not that crazy of a possibility. *The Yankees delivered a belated payback to the Jays, who knocked them out of the playoffs last October.
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