BRETT GARDNER NEWS

Fourth start in five games Gardner will start in center field and bat ninth Thursday against the Rays.

Impact Despite not having a clear path to a regular spot in the outfield, Gardner continues to hold down a near-everyday role for the Yankees. Gardner will be in the lineup for the fourth time in five games Thursday, but manager Aaron Boone may have a tough time finding reasons to keep running the veteran out there. He's posted a career-low .514 OPS while striking out in a career-high 23.7 percent of his plate appearances this season.

MAY 13, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Washington-N.Y. Yankees Runs Yankees third. Brett Gardner walks. DJ LeMahieu flies out to deep right field to Yadiel...

MAY 9, 2021 • SEATTLEPI.COM

Kluber gets 100th win, Yankees sweep Tigers to reach .500

Corey Kluber handcuffed Detroit batters to gain his 100th career win with his most dominant performance since 2018, and the New York Yankees beat the Tigers 2-0 to complete their f...

MAY 2, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Playing time picks up Gardner will start in left field and bat ninth Sunday against the Tigers.

Impact He'll be manning left field for the fourth time in five games while Clint Frazier takes a seat. Gardner is maintaining a lowly .188/.291/.229 slash line on the season, so he's far from a safe bet to hold down a near-everyday role if he doesn't show any notable improvement at the dish in his subsequent opportunities.

MAY 2, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Taillon earns 1st win in exactly 2 years, Yanks beat Tigers

Jameson Taillon earned his first win in exactly two years, Aaron Judge had three hits and three RBIs, and the New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 6-4

MAY 1, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Yankees trade Mike Tauchman to Giants for Wandy Peralta

The New York Yankees acquired left-handed reliever Wandy Peralta from the San Francisco Giants for outfielder Mike Tauchman

APRIL 27, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

The top 35 Major League Baseball players over age 35

Ranking young players is easy. Jake Mintz does the real work, bringing us his 35 favorite over-35 MLB players, from Miggy to Max.

APRIL 23, 2021

Setting table Thursday Gardner will lead off and start in left field Thursday in Cleveland, Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News reports.

Impact DJ LeMahieu has typically served as the Yankees' leadoff man this season, but he'll move down a spot as manager Aaron Boone looks to shake things up for a struggling offense that hasn't produced more than three runs in any of its last three games. Though he'll be getting a look in the leadoff role, Gardner hasn't made a compelling case to replace any of the Yankees' struggling regulars in the everyday lineup. Gardner is off to a 6-for-28 start (.214 average) to the season.

APRIL 22, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Yanks stop 5-game skid, beat Braves 3-1 on wild pitch, walk

The New York Yankees broke their five-game losing streak with little offense, getting a run-scoring wild pitch and bases-loaded walk from Atlanta Braves reliever Nate Jones in the...

APRIL 21, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ford, Tauchman, Gardner in Yankees' starting lineup

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone has made three changes to the starting lineup of his slumping team against Atlanta

APRIL 20, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Out of Tuesday's lineup Gardner is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Blue Jays.

Impact He heads to the bench for the second game in a row. Clint Frazier will start in left field and bat eighth.

APRIL 13, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Not in lineup Gardner is not starting Monday against Toronto.

Impact Gardner hits the bench after starting four of the last five games. He's off to a strong start at the plate this season, posting a .947 OPS through his first 22 plate appearances. Clint Frazier will start in left field.

APRIL 12, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Gets second straight start Frazier will start in left field and bat ninth Sunday against the Rays.

Impact Gardner will close the weekend with two consecutive starts, both of which have come against right-handed pitching. Though manager Aaron Boone hasn't commented on his plans for left field moving forward, Gardner may have leapfrogged the struggling Clint Frazier on the depth chart, at least temporarily. Regardless, Frazier should still see regular starts against left-handed pitching.

APRIL 11, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Santander hoses Urshela for last out, O's beat Yanks in 11

Orioles right fielder Anthony Santander threw out Gio Urshela trying to score on a fly ball in the 11th, moments after pinch-hitter Chance Sisco’s go-ahead single in the top of the...

APRIL 8, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Plates run Sunday Gardner went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI in Sunday's loss against the Blue Jays.

Impact Gardner started in left field while Clint Frazier moved to the right side of the outfield, and the veteran left his mark while batting ninth as he contributed the Yankees' lone run with an RBI double in the bottom of the fifth. These were Gardner's first at-bats of the season, and while manager Aaron Boone previously implied the 37-year-old was going to play "a lot" over the course of the season, he seems destined for a bench role unless there's a rash of injuries in the Yankees' outfield.

APRIL 4, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Trimmer Guerrero helps Jays finish series win over Yanks

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Randal Grichuk homered off Domingo Germán in the Yankee right-hander’s return from a domestic violence ban, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat New York 3-1 to...

APRIL 4, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Cole looks forward to family and fans at Yankee Stadium

Gerrit Cole’s dad will watch him pitch at Yankee Stadium in pinstripes for the first time, one of about 10,850 fans allowed in to watch New York’s opener against the Toronto Blue J...

APRIL 1, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Yanks' Voit needs knee surgery, giving chance for Jay Bruce

Major league home run champion Luke Voit needs knee surgery to repair a partial meniscus tear, an injury that opened a New York Yankees roster spot for Jay Bruce on as a converted...

MARCH 27, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Red Sox lefty Rodriguez scratched for opener with 'dead arm'

Boston Red Sox lefty Eduardo Rodriguez will have to wait a little longer before returning to a big league mound

MARCH 27, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Padres star Tatis feels better, expected back in lineup soon

Fernando Tatis Jr. is feeling a lot better, a huge relief to the star San Diego shortstop, his team and his many fans

MARCH 24, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Scherzer faces deGrom in spring game, rematch on opening day

Max Scherzer will have the ball in his hands when he begins the final season of his seven-year, $210 million contract with the Washington Nationals

MARCH 21, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Yankees have right stuff - maybe too much right stuff

The New York Yankees think they have the right stuff to end 11 years without a World Series title

MARCH 17, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Could see more time in right field Gardner started in right field for Tuesday's Grapefruit League contest against the Tigers, and he could play there more frequently this season, Dan Martin of the New York Post repo...

Impact Gardner has logged only one appearance in right field during his big-league career, and that was way back in 2014. Manager Aaron Boone suggested that Gardner has the defensive prowess to be able to handle all three outfield positions while reiterating that the veteran "is gonna play a lot" this season. With Clint Frazier established as the Yankees' everyday left fielder and Aaron Hicks slated for a regular role in center, Gardner's ability to occasionally spell Aaron Judge in right could be key to the 37-year-old's likelihood of logging as much playing time as Boone has implied he will receive.

MARCH 17, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Jay Bruce Yankees role could come at Mike Tauchman’s expense The 2021 Yankees plan to utilize a Machine, a Kraken, two behemoth sluggers and, if you listen to Brett Gardner’s teammates, a height-challe...

MARCH 13, 2021 • NYPOST.COM

Bogaerts spring debut after shoulder woe, Tatis HR in return

Star shortstop Xander Bogaerts of the Boston Red Sox has made his spring training debut after being slowed by a sore right shoulder

MARCH 13, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS