The American League defeated the National League in a high-scoring matchup in the 2025 MLB Celebrity Softball Game on Saturday night, winning by the final score of 17-15.

Thing is, the Yankees were giving off the vibe of a locomotive rolling down the tracks. They’d annihilated the Cubs on Friday, 11-0, and had their best pitcher, Max Fried, on the mound on Saturday. Reason enough to think momentum was on their side, right? Not quite.

Gil was scheduled to throw 50 pitches on Sunday and then build up his pitch count in subsequent rehab appearances.

The New York Yankees might need to cut ties with a few top prospects if they want to land the blockbuster trades they need to make.

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees and Chicago Cubs play on Sunday with the winner claiming the three-game series. New York is 53-42 overall and 30-18 in home games. Yankees pitchers have a collective 3.83 ERA, which ranks sixth in the AL.

NEW YORK – Up in the Yankees’ public address booth, Paul Olden’s significant consecutive games streak ended this weekend. The club’s P.A. announcer since the new Yankee Stadium opened in 2009, Olden is taking time off due to a personal obligation, according to a team statement.

July 13 - New York Yankees right-hander Luis Gil is starting a rehab assignment with Double-A Somerset on Sunday. Gil, 27, was the American League Rookie of the Year in 2024 but has been sidelined all season. During spring training, he reported tightness in his pitching shoulder and eventually was diagnosed with a high-grade lat strain.

The Stanford Cardinal have had some pretty notable draft picks in their history, from Mark Appel going with the first overall selection in the 2013 MLB Draft, t