There may not be a member of the New York Yankees post-Derek Jeter that was more loved than shortstop Didi Gregorius. After spending five seasons as one of the Yankees middle infielders Didi was left unsigned and joined his former manager Joe Girardi with the Philadelphia Phillies. Now a year later …
One of the coolest things for a sports talk host from the Capital Region is seeing homegrown talent make it to the big leagues. That is unless that homegrown talent OWNS your favorite team in their debut. That's exactly what happened when Shen graduate Ian Anderson made his MLB debut for the At…
New York Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman spoke to YES Networks Meredith Marakovits about the Bronx Bombers offseason moves. Cashman's comments make it pretty clear where they stand on two of their current stars and two Free Agents that were on the roster last season. Let's play a qui…
Many sports fans are trying to figure out when they'll be allowed to return stadiums and others are trying to figure when they'll want to return. The director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Dr Anthony Fauci shared his thoughts on that timeline in an interview…
The fears that the Tri-City Valley Cats could be left out of the MLB's future Minor League plans got a little closer to reality today. Major League Baseball has announced a five-team "MLB Draft League" today and our Cats are not on the list. This is only the first step in the restruct…
One of the coolest things we get to do here at 1045 The Team is, help out with worthy causes like Make A Wish. Goz and I got that opportunity back in March when UAlbany Baseball coach Jon "Bam Bam" Mueller let us help him grant the wish of Evan Franz from Brunswick who's wish was to g…
The New York Yankees and former Shaker star Tommy Kahnle might be parting ways. Kahnle chose free agency over outright assignment from the Yankees. The right-handed reliever will test the market instead of being sent to the minors while he rehabs from Tommy John Surgery in August.
ESPN MLB Insider Buster Olney said today that teams all over the MLB will be forced to make some tough financial decisions. The New York Yankees made three moves today that might be signs of a bleak free agent offseason that Buster predicted. The Yankees have decided to decline the options of pitche…
The World Series is over and the Los Angeles Dodgers have won their first Championship since 1988. You'd think that would be the only conversation today but sadly no. Between Dodgers' third baseman Justin Turner finding out he was COVID-19 positive during the game and the debate on if pull…
For anyone that truly loves sports there's always a play or in some cases a handful of plays that haunt you. Just the mere mention of a certain athlete or a nickname to a play and you're instantly transported back to where you were when you first saw or heard it happen. Here's the pla…