Yankees beat reporter

Gary Phillips

Gary Phillips is the Yankees beat reporter for the Daily News. The Florida-born, New York-raised writer has covered a variety of sports and subjects for The New York Times, The Athletic, NJ Monthly, Sports Illustrated and USA Today Sports, among other outlets. A Seton Hall grad, he started off covering Pirates basketball for The Setonian.

New York Yankees' Jimmy Cordero pitches during the sixth inning in the first baseball game of a doubleheader against the Chicago White Sox, Thursday, June 8, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Yankees pitcher Jimmy Cordero suspended for rest of season under MLB’s domestic violence policy

July 5, 2023 at 11:09 p.m.

Yankees reliever Jimmy Cordero has accepted a suspension for the remainder of the 2023 season for violating Major League Baseball's Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy, commissioner...

Mental, physical battles molded Carlos Rodón and his wife, Ashley, long before delayed Yankees debut

July 3, 2023 at 1:44 p.m.

In a place like Covington, Ind., everybody knows one another. With a population of less than 3,000 people, it's a tight-knit community, said Carlos Rodón, who resides in the small...

FILE - New York Yankees' Clint Frazier reacts after striking out against Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola during the eighth inning of a baseball game June 13, 2021, in Philadelphia. Frazier's tenure with the Yankees may have ended after five unfulfilling seasons when New York designated him for assignment Friday, Nov. 19, to open a roster spot for a prospect ahead of the winter meeting draft. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

Clint Frazier fitting in well with White Sox after ‘rollercoaster’ Yankees tenure

June 7, 2023 at 1:40 p.m.

As Clint Frazier stood by his locker in Yankee Stadium's visiting clubhouse, he couldn't help but flash a smile on a face featuring a bushy red beard and a nose...

New York Yankees' Aaron Judge (99) celebrates his two-run home run against the Toronto Blue Jays during the eighth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, May 16, 2023, in Toronto. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

Blue Jays’ Jay Jackson admits to tipping pitches against Aaron Judge after side-eye controversy

May 18, 2023 at 12:26 a.m.

TORONTO — After all the speculation, comments, coaching box theatrics and chants of "cheater" directed at Aaron Judge, demoted Blue Jays pitcher Jay Jackson admitted to tipping his slider against...

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