Yankees having internal discussions about Joaquin Benoit

By Drew SilvaDec 10, 2013, 10:17 PM EDT
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Bob Nightengale of USA Today has the scoop on the Yankees’ reliever search …

Benoit registered an exceptional 2.01 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and 73/22 K/BB ratio in 67 innings this past season with the Tigers, but he was awful in the postseason and he turns 37 years old in July, so the asking price shouldn’t be astronomical. The Yankees have the impossible offseason task of replacing Mariano Rivera.

Video: Edwin Encarnación grounds into 5-4-3 triple play

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By Bill BaerJul 22, 2019, 9:09 PM EDT
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The Yankees threatened early against the Twins in the top of the first inning of Monday night’s game in Minnesota. DJ LeMahieu and Aaron Judge drew leadoff walks Martín Pérez, bringing up slugger Edwin Encarnación. Encarnación battled Pérez, ultimately rolling over on the ninth pitch, a change-up. Third baseman Luis Arraez gobbled it up and stepped on the third base bag, then fired to Jonathan Schoop at second base for the second out. Schoop got the ball over to Miguel Sanó at first base just in time to complete the 5-4-3 triple play.

It’s the second triple play turned this year, as the White Sox also accomplished a 5-4-3 double play on May 22 against the Astros. The Twins’ last triple play occurred on June 1, 2017 against the Angels, also a 5-4-3 triple-killing.

The Yankees were eventually able to generate some offense in the third inning on a Gio Urshela solo homer and an RBI single from Encarnación. It’s a 2-2 game as this gets published.