Author: Pete Caldera, NorthJersey.com

Texas Rangers manager Chris Woodward sniffed that his club was done in by a cheap home run in a loss to the Yankees on Sunday.

Speaking with Michael Kay on Centerstage, Carlos Beltran was asked if there was a stain on that championship due to the Astros sign-stealing scheme.

The Yankees are shaking up their roster after a slow start, sending backup outfielder Mike Tauchman to the Giants for lefty reliever Wandy Peralta.

The New York Yankees and free agent pitcher Corey Kluber have reached agreement on a one-year contract.

The 32-year-old LeMahieu hit .336 over the last two seasons with the Yankees.

The Yankees made the decision last week to move their minor-league affiliates from Staten Island and Trenton, and the latter two are not happy.

On Nov. 2, the 100-year-old Mantle home in Oklahoma goes to auction, starting at a minimum bid of $50,000 through New Jersey-based Goldin Auctions.

A “very mild” strain of his right calf has landed New York Yankees star Aaron Judge on the 10-day injured list.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone said that Aroldis Chapman’s symptoms are mild, but that he would not be back at the ballpark for the foreseeable future.

One day after being struck in the head by a line drive, New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka was back at Yankee Stadium on Sunday.