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Sports Illustrated | Max Goodman: The Minor League Baseball season began on Tuesday, and some of the newest Yankees had memorable professional debuts. Playing for the Low-A Tampa Tarpons, 2020 first-round pick Austin Wells crushed his first home run and finished 2-for-4 on the day with a double, three runs scored, three RBI. Anthony Volpe and Trevor Hauver also had productive days with at least two hits apiece. As a bonus, both Luke Voit and Miguel Andújar homered on Wednesday. Click here to watch!
NJ.com | Brendan Kuty: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Wednesday that anyone who gets a coronavirus vaccine at Yankee Stadium or Citi Field will get a free ticket to an upcoming game. The stadiums will provide the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. “We want to thank Governor Cuomo for his decision, which will allow more fans into Yankee Stadium and provide us additional opportunities to further encourage people to get vaccinated,” the Yankee
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Yogi Berra knew how to talk, that s for sure. Maybe it wasn t the kind of erudite speech Emily Post might recommend, but considering that every copy of Bartlett s Familiar Quotations is half-filled with Yogi-isms (I m guessing), he knew a thing or two about getting people to listen to him.
He knew how to explain popular restaurants better than anyone else, he knew exactly how much of the game is mental, and he even remembered something pretty unique after a dinner with Marilyn Monroe turns out, it was the shrimp that made an impact. Yogi simply knew how to enthrall people with everything that came out of his mouth (even if he didn t really say all the things he said).