New York Daily News | Gary Phillips: The Yankees have been looking to add speed to the lineup for a number of years now, in an attempt to build a more diverse offense. They seem to be striking gold in 2025, with Jazz Chisholm Jr. and José Caballero leading the way. After the team swiped three bags in Friday’s win over Boston, the Yankees now lead baseball with the most stolen bases since July 30, and Chisholm has 48 steals in his first 162 games with the club. Jasson Domínguez is a dynamic force
on the bases as well, even if he’s been squeezed out of playing time as the club takes care of Aaron Judge’s arm.
New York Post | Steve Serby: David Bednar has arguably been the only trade deadline reliever acquired that’s truly lived up to his billing, as the big bear has assumed the role of the Yankees’ closer. Here with the Post the right-hander talks about finding motivation from being a 35th-round pick way back in 2016, and the particular energy of Yankee Stadium in a close game. While he’s mum on how exactly that energy might be different than the atmosphere he experienced in Pittsburgh, it’s clear that Bednar — and all the Yankees players — are solely thinking about returning to the World Series. (And as an added bonus, it’s nice that he’s under contract through 2026 as well.)
NJ.com | Adam Zagoria: We close with a bit of a fun one, as former Cubs and Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo was honored at Wrigley Field yesterday following his official retirement earlier this week. Sitting in the outfield bleachers, Rizzo muffed a home run ball hit by Moises Ballesteros that was seemingly ticketed for the former-Platinum Glove winner. You can tell he’s not a professional anymore — by his own admission.
