There were no tickets available for Sunday’s power vs. power showdown of Aaron Judge against Gerrit Cole, because none were sold. With the Yankees stars under long-term contracts and expected to play the rest of their careers in pinstripes,

The Yankees obviously have Aaron Judge, Gerrit Cole, and Jazz Chisholm Jr. preparing for the regular season. All are established All-Stars, with Judge fresh off his second AL MVP in three seasons.

Yankees ace Gerrit Cole got some spring training advice from Roger Clemens, a former No. 1 starter for New York himself.

Aaron Boone went from having to police stubble to having to determine what qualifies as a “well-groomed” beard. But general manager Brian Cashman offered the Yankees a comparison of what their new beards should not look like after the organization announced on Friday it is changing its longstanding facial hair policy.

Gleyber Torres, who signed with the Detroit Tigers in the offseason after seven seasons with the Yankees, told reporters Friday that he was surprised by the decision but understood that a number of players still with the team would like to grow out their facial hair more than what was previously allowed.

There were a couple of mornings during the offseason when Gerrit Cole woke up in the unfamiliar role of free agent, available to all suitors after having opted out of his Yankees contract. Yet the right-hander always expected to be right here,

Shortly after failing to cover first base in Game 5 of the World Series against the Dodgers, Cole opted out of what was remaining of the nine-year, $324 million deal he signed in December 2019. Cole presented the Yankees with the option to add a year to the deal worth $36 million or he would become a free agent.

Gerrit Cole, ace of the New York Yankees, shares his reaction to Juan Soto's record-breaking MLB contract with the New York Mets, offering insight on the impact of the historic deal.