The Yankees officially announce the Derek Lowe signing

By Craig CalcaterraAug 13, 2012, 2:15 PM EDT
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We wrote about this on Saturday, but the Yankees officially announced it earlier this afternoon:

The New York Yankees today announced they have signed right-handed pitcher Derek Lowe to a Major League contract and selected him to the 25-man active roster. Lowe is scheduled to join the team tonight and is expected to pitch out of the bullpen.

So, no, you didn’t come across that news in a fever dream, a demented state or a peyote haze. It actually happened.

The Rangers come to the Bronx tonight. Tune in to see how Derek Lowe’s first relief work in five years goes.

Brandon Crawford homers off brother-in-law Gerrit Cole

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By Bill BaerMay 22, 2018, 9:47 PM EDT
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You can’t pick your family and no one knows that better than Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford. His sister Amy married Astros starter Gerrit Cole in November 2016, so the two players are brothers-in-law.

The two players have matched up against each other 18 times in the past, as Cole spent his first five seasons in the National League with the Pirates. Cole often won that battle, holding Crawford to four hits — all singles — in 18 plate appearances.

Crawford finally got the better of Cole on Tuesday night, hitting a line drive into the appropriately-named Crawford Boxes at Minute Maid Park for a two-run home run, cutting the Astros’ lead to 5-2.