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Yankees have internal options emerging as bullpen falters

Nypost · · 382 words · By Dan Martin
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“Camilo Doval has already given up as many homers — four — in 20 innings as he did all of last season in 65 ¹/₃.”
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The provided evidence mentions Camilo Doval's performance with the Yankees (earned runs, hits), but does not provide specific home run counts for this season or last season to verify the 'four homers in 20 innings' vs 'four in 65 1/3' claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 New York Yankees season was the 123rd season for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. They entered the season as the defending American League champions, the American League East ch…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 San Francisco Giants season was the 143rd season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, their 68th year in San Francisco, their 26th at Oracle Park, and the second and final season under…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Edwin Orlando Díaz Laboy (born March 22, 1994) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Seatt…
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“Jake Bird has... [pitched] effectively in his last 10 appearances, covering 7 ¹/₃ innings.”
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One web search result mentions Jake Bird has allowed one hit over 4 1/3 scoreless innings in four games this season, but it does not confirm the specific '7 1/3 innings over last 10 appearances' metric.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jacob Timothy Bird (born December 4, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He debuted in MLB for the Colorado Rockies in 2022. Bir…
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“Of 200 qualified relievers, only 19 have a higher WHIP than Bednar”
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The evidence provided for David Bednar consists of irrelevant search results about the biblical King David or a movie, and does not contain any WHIP statistics or rankings among relievers.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Major League Baseball season began on March 18 (with a special two-game Tokyo Series), while the regular season ended on September 28. The postseason began on September 30. The World Series t…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 New York Mets season was the 64th season of the New York Mets in Major League Baseball, their 17th at Citi Field, their fifth under majority owner Steve Cohen, and their second under manager …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Edwin Orlando Díaz Laboy (born March 22, 1994) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Seatt…
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“Last week, pitching coach Matt Blake said Bednar’s fastball command had been off”
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One source mentions Matt Blake went to the mound after a walk to Piñango, but the evidence does not explicitly quote Blake saying Bednar's 'fastball command had been off'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 New York Yankees season was the 123rd season for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. They entered the season as the defending American League champions, the American League East ch…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_New_York_Yankees_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York Yankees season is the 124th season for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball as a member club of the American League (A…
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“Bednar did go to his split-fingered fastball with greater frequency and it helped him allow just one baserunner in a scoreless ninth.”
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The claim states Bednar allowed just one baserunner in a scoreless ninth. However, evidence from multiple sources (FOX Sports, other web results) states Bednar 'squandered a three-run, ninth-inning lead' and 'allowed the New York Mets to win 7-6', with specific mention of Benge and Bo Bichette reaching base on singles to begin the inning.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Major League Baseball season began on March 18 (with a special two-game Tokyo Series), while the regular season ended on September 28. The postseason began on September 30. The World Series t…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hideo Nomo (野茂 英雄, Nomo Hideo; born August 31, 1968) is a Japanese former baseball pitcher who played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) and Major League Baseball (MLB). He achieved early success i…
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“Carlos Lagrange — still in the rotation at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre”
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Two independent sources confirm Carlos Lagrange is with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders: one mentions his assignment from Somerset and another describes his debut for the team.
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web search NEUTRAL — This happened to the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders in 2025. While polarizing top prospect Spencer Jones spent the year in Moosic, he was surrounded by veterans on minor league contracts, o…
https://www.pinstripealley.com/yankees-prospects/181054/yank…
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web search NEUTRAL — Carlos Lagrange #44. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. New York Yankees Triple-A Affiliate.Transaction. March 26, 2026. RHP Carlos Lagrange assigned to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders from Somerset P…
https://www.milb.com/player/carlos-lagrange-801739
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web search NEUTRAL — Lagrange, MLB Pipeline 's No. 76 overall prospect for 2026, tossed four innings of one-run ball in his debut for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders on Sunday.
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“Max Fried returns from a left elbow bone bruise”
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Three independent web sources explicitly confirm that Max Fried was placed on the 15-day IL with a left elbow bone bruise.
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web search NEUTRAL — Yankees ace Max Fried goes on the 15-day IL with a left elbow bone bruise. He will undergo another MRI in a few weeks to determine when he can resume throwing again.
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web search NEUTRAL — New York Yankees starting pitcher Max Fried is heading to the injured list for an undetermined amount of time after being diagnosed with a bone bruise, the team announced Friday. Fried underwent an MR…
https://www.aol.com/articles/yankees-place-starter-max-fried…
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web search NEUTRAL — New York Yankees lefty Max Fried has been placed on the 15-day injured list after imaging revealed he had a bone bruise in his left elbow. There is no timetable for his return.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7280982/2026/05/15/yankees-…
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“right-hander Eric Reyzelman... tossed two scoreless innings in his first outing for SWB on Friday.”
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One source explicitly states Eric Reyzelman had a 'scoreless two-inning relief appearance for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre' on 07/19/2025, and another source mentions the team's game on Friday.
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web search NEUTRAL — Eric Michael Reyzelman is an American professional baseball pitcher in the New York Yankees organization.42+1⁄3 innings pitched, averaging 13.7 strikeouts per 9 innings pitched.[2][4] Reyzelman return…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Reyzelman
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web search NEUTRAL — Yankees No. 23 prospect Eric Reyzelman strikes out three batters in a scoreless two-inning relief appearance for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
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web search NEUTRAL — — Behind a dominant pitching performance from Zach Thornton and an offensive outburst, the Syracuse Mets rolled past the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 8-2 on Friday at PNC Field. Syracuse struck in the top of…
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“The 24-year-old [Eric Reyzelman] was just promoted from Double-A Somerset.”
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No evidence was provided regarding Eric Reyzelman's age or his specific promotion from Double-A Somerset.
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“they signed right-hander Peter Strzelecki to a minor league contract Saturday”
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No evidence was provided regarding the signing of Peter Strzelecki.
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“Strzelecki, 31, last pitched in the majors with Cleveland in 2024”
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“was selected to Milwaukee’s active roster last week and designated for assignment without getting into a game.”
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“He struck out 20 in 19 ¹/₃ innings over 16 appearances with Triple-A Nashville this season”
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