July 13, 2026

49 thoughts on “Yankees (20-10) @ Rangers (14-16), Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 2:35 PM EDT”

  2. I’m not going to knock the guy too much for the nerves I’m sure he’s dealing with in his debut, but boy, you can’t throw so many pitches, dude. And you DEFINITELY can’t WASTE so many pitches. Going to three balls on the first three batters, with two walks (including 0-2 to a walk on Seager).

    But he got out of it without allowing a run, so I can’t complain too much.

  3. I saw a dude mocking the Yankees for the fact that Dominguez wasn’t a Major League player, but somehow he’s good enough to bat 6th, and it’s just so fucking stupid, as all three of the guys who play the same position as Dominguez were batting AHEAD of him.

    2. I dunno, because Kay disputed it right away, as well.

      Once Volpe comes up, and Stanton comes off of the IL, there CLEARLY isn’t a spot for Dominguez.

      The bench would be:

      Escarra
      Caballero/Volpe
      Rosario
      Goldschmidt

      Where is Dominguez playing there?

    2. Pardon the old joke:

      Q. What’s a radiologist’s favorite plant?
      A. The hedge.

      Sometimes a study isn’t diagnostic, and in those cases, the radiologists are happy to say so (professionally obligated, yes, but also more pleased than the ordering physician ever is to hear it). Sometimes you don’t see the fracture itself right away, but you might see a degree of swelling that suggests a fracture is possible. In that case the radiologist will typically recommend another modality – decades ago it would be a “bone scan” with a radioisotope (Technetium 99), but these days they tend to recommend cross-sectional imaging like CT or MRI, since those can inform other diagnoses beyond fracture.

    4. He had to be off the 40 man for today’s game.

      Right, but since they have seven days of DFA limbo, can’t they just add him back on if they want him? They have three empty 40 man spots once he came off of the 40-man.

    5. Worrisome? … I typically worry more about colleagues* who inappropriately project certainty. Better to take the time to get it right, than to rush to a conclusion that ends up not being right and to have mismanaged in the interim, with potential for harm. In JD’s case they should get the answer soon enough; they’ll scan him no later than the morning. And the radiologist will surely give a caveat-riddled report on that scan too, almost certainly utilizing the phrase “Recommend clinical correlation.” =)

      * I’m neither a radiologist nor an orthopedist, but I have their phone extensions memorized.

    3. Volpe subtracts value, you’d get a MLB reliever for just the chicken parm recipe.

  31. I know speculation will turn to Spencer Jones coming up if Dominguez is sidelined, and that is possible.

    One of the big fears about Munetaka Murakami was how often he would strike out after coming to the States. He has not eased those concerns much, with a 34.4% strikeout rate entering tonight’s action. However, he also has 12 home runs, a .366 OBP, and .574 SLG. How funny is it that Murakami has 12 home runs but no other extra-base hits?

    This is not to say that Jones would come up and do something similar. However, one can at least imagine Jones squaring up some balls and putting them in the bleachers. A 7-game homestand could be a tempting spot to place him in.

    None of this matters if Dominguez is fine and ready to play on Friday. However, it is fun to think about as a possibility.

    https://tomkosensky.com/2026/04/29/yankees-milb-4-29-strong-outing-by-cade-smith/

    1. It is really funny how Murakami really got fucked over by that 95 MPH stat. I’ll admit that that soured me on him, too. But I guess he just needed to see MORE of them.

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