Yankees nearly walk way to victory as improbable rally falls just short

Nypost · May 31, 2026 · 601 words · By Greg Joyce

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— The Yankees nearly pulled off a miraculous ninth-inning comeback Saturday night by almost never swinging the bat.

Claims checked 16

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Topics 2

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What happened

— The Yankees nearly pulled off a miraculous ninth-inning comeback Saturday night by almost never swinging the bat.

Why it matters

It ultimately fell short, making for a tough 6-4 loss to the Athletics at Sutter Health park, but not before a wild finish.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 16 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Anthony Volpe struck out”

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The nj.com article explicitly states that Perkins struck out Anthony Volpe in the ninth inning.

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web search NEUTRAL — Anthony, also spelled Antony, is a masculine given name derived from the Antonii, a Roman gens or clan that famously included Mark Antony (Marcus Antonius). The ultimate etymology of the name is unkno…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony

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web search NEUTRAL — Antony Matheus dos Santos (born 24 February 2000), known mononymously as Antony (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɐ̃.tõ.ni]), [3] is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right winge…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antony_(footballer,_born_2000)

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web search NEUTRAL — 4 days ago · The woman’s “inflammatory” comments about the Karmelo Anthony case lost her a government job she’d had for more than 10 years.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2026/06/15/how-kar…

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Claim 2: “Grisham has now reached base multiple times in each of his last four games and seven of his last nine”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 3: “J.C. Escarra walked”

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No evidence found confirming J.C. Escarra walked in the ninth inning of this specific game.

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web search NEUTRAL — May 7, 2025 ... Yankees sweep series with 4-run 9th inning. MLB. 43w ... Yankees sweep Mariners in 10th inning walk -off. Baseball Fanzone. 48w · Public ...
https://www.facebook.com/mlb/posts/jc-escarra-comes-off-the-…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 5, 2025 ... There are plans to walk around lower Manhattan -- where Escarra and ... He also drew inspiration from one of his best friends in the game.
https://www.mlb.com/news/yankees-magazine-j-c-escarra

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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 6, 2026 ... Bottom of the ninth, fate of the Universe on the line, the Martians have the Death Beam pointed at Earth you better hit it...I WANT JC ESCARRA ...
https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/1sdk1ap/highlight…

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Claim 4: “tough 6-4 loss to the Athletics at Sutter Health park”

CORROBORATED

Multiple independent sources (Nypost and a web search recap) confirm the Yankees lost 6-4 to the Athletics at Sutter Health Park.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2018 New York Yankees season was the 116th season for the New York Yankees franchise in Major League Baseball. This was the team's first season since 2007 without manager Joe Girardi, and its firs…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_New_York_Yankees_season

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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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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1998 season was the 96th season played by the New York Yankees. Widely regarded as one of the greatest teams in baseball history, the Yankees finished with a franchise record regular-season standi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_New_York_Yankees_season

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Claim 5: “A’s reliever Jack Perkins got it started by striking out Paul Goldschmidt”

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The Yahoo Sports article mentions Jack Perkins striking out Paul Goldschmidt to start the ninth. While other sources mention Perkins and Goldschmidt in the same game, they don't confirm this specific sequence in the ninth.

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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 Houston Astros season is the 65th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located in Houston, Texas, their 62nd as the Astros, 14th in both the American League (AL) and AL West d…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Houston_Astros_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Matthew Francis Doherty (born February 25, 1962) is an American former college basketball coach best known for his time as head coach of the University of North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball tea…
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Claim 6: “Amed Rosario was placed on the paternity list shortly before the game”

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Claim 7: “His on-base percentage was up to .329, the highest it had been since April 13”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 8: “Perkins walked Trent Grisham on five pitches to load the bases”

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The nj.com article confirms that Trent Grisham walked on five pitches to load the bases in the ninth inning.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This list is complete and up-to-date as of May 7, 2026. The following is a list of players, both past and current, who appeared in at least one game for the San Diego Padres franchise. Players in Bol…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego_Padres_all-time_rost…

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Claim 9: “Jazz Chisholm Jr. then worked a 2-2 count on Barlow before grounding out”

INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE

No evidence found regarding Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s specific count or grounding out in this sequence.

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Claim 10: “Ryan McMahon then hit a bloop single”

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No evidence found confirming Ryan McMahon hit a single in the ninth inning of this specific game; search results show him playing for the Rockies in other games.

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web search NEUTRAL — Ryan McMahon of the Colorado Rockies hits a single against the Milwaukee Brewers in the ninth inning at Coors Field on July 01, 2024 in Denver
https://www.gettyimages.in/photos/ryan-mcmahon-rockies

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web search NEUTRAL — NEW YORK (AP) — Ryan McMahon drove in the winning run in the 11th inning with a single to deep cente.Trent Grisham hit a tying homer in the eighth, Anthony Volpe did the same in the ninth and Cody Bel…
https://www.bastillepost.com/global/article/5073920-yankees-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Colorado Rockies' Ryan McMahon follows the flight of his RBI-double off Miami Marlins relief pitcher Dylan Floro in the eighth inning of a baseball game Thursday, May 25, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/Da…
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4902277

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Claim 11: “Players may take up to three days on the paternity list”

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Claim 12: “Scott Barlow entered and walked Ben Rice, Aaron Judge and Cody Bellinger, each on a full count, to force in three runs”

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Multiple sources (Yahoo Sports, and two separate web search results) confirm that Scott Barlow walked Aaron Judge and Cody Bellinger to force in runs, though the specific 'full count' detail for all three is most detailed in the narrative sources.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of players, both past and current, who appeared in at least one game for the Cleveland American League franchise known as the Blues (1901), Bronchos (1902), Naps (1903–14), Ind…
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Claim 13: “Luis Severino landed on the 15-day injured list Saturday with a right shoulder strain”

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Claim 14: “The Yankees’ six baserunners in the ninth inning came after they had nine through the first eight innings combined”

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Only the Yahoo Sports article provides the specific baserunner count (6 in the ninth, 9 in the first eight).

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Claim 15: “McMahon finished Saturday batting 9-for-29 (.310) with a .965 OPS over his last eight games”

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Claim 16: “The Yankees entered the ninth inning trailing 6-1”

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Only one source (Yahoo Sports) explicitly states the Yankees entered the ninth inning trailing 6-1. Other results refer to different games or general team info.

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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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