The Yankees’ other bench players are first baseman Paul Goldschmidt and catcher J.C. Escarra. Jose Caballero, who has been starting at shortstop, will shift into a super utility role when Volpe is activated from the injured list.

With three big starters on the injured list - Hunter Brown, Cristian Javier and Tatsuya Imai (along with closer Josh Hader) - the Astros (10-16) are last in the mediocre AL West.

Carlos Rodón has yet to appear in a game for the New York Yankees this 2026 MLB season. Since being drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 2014 MLB Draft, Rodón has been a prolific professional pitcher — when healthy,

Austin Wells's slow start to the 2026 MLB season has been concerning and could force the New York Yankees to make a serious change at catcher.

New York Yankees players are reportedly pushing for the first alternate jerseys in team history. The Athletic's Brendan Kuty reported Wednesday that players "recently pitched higher-ups" on wearing navy batting practice jerseys featuring a "New York" wordmark in gray across the front during some road games.

The Yankees already have one 6-foot-7 outfielder who was a buzzy college product with big power and surprising athleticism. Is there room for another? The comparisons to Aaron Judge started as soon as the Yankees selected Spencer Jones out of Vanderbilt with the 25th pick in the 2022 MLB Draft.

The Houston Astros will open a three-game series at home on Friday night against the New York Yankees.

If Stanton is shelved for a while, this would be a big loss for the Yankees because he’s had a solid start to the season batting .256 with three homers and 14 RBIs in 24 games. Without Stanton, the Yankees would likely turn to Ben Rice as their regular DH with Paul Goldschmidt coming off the bench to get a lot of starts at first base.