Yankees Manager Aaron Boone is about to lead the team into the October crucible, but first, he sat with Yankees Magazine deputy editor Jon Schwartz to discuss a baseball life and the joys and stresses of managing a team with great expectation. Boone has plenty to say about interacting with the media, writing superstars’ names into his lineup card e…

Nestor Cortes has seen just about everything in his baseball life to date, but he’s still chasing a championship. But for a guy who says that he has been in the gutter, there’s always plenty to smile about. Nasty on the mound, yet anything but in person, Cortes sat for a chat with Yankees Magazine deputy editor Jon Schwartz to discuss his journey, …

As a champion Yankees player and manager, Joe Girardi, has plenty of insight to offer as the 2024 Yankees enter the stretch run. Ahead of his return to the Bronx for Old-Timers’ Day on Aug. 24, the current YES Network broadcaster chats with Yankees Magazine deputy editor Jon Schwartz about what it takes to win. Then, Yankees Magazine executive edit…

When the Yankees picked up Michael Tonkin, the pitcher had already been designated for assignment three times this season. But the reliever has been a stud for Aaron Boone’s squad, and he chatted with Yankees Magazine deputy editor Jon Schwartz about his journey all around the planet, the belief that never wavered and the goals for an enduring base…

Before we kick off the second half of the 2024 season, let’s go back 25 years to July 18, 1999, when David Cone took the mound on Yogi Berra Day and threw the third perfect game in franchise history. Cone chats with Yankees Magazine deputy editor Jon Schwartz about his memories that remarkable game, his role in the dynasty, and the way one start 25…

Happy July 4th to all of our listeners! Joining us for this special holiday episode is Yankees catching coach/field coordinator Tanner Swanson, who sits for an extended chat with Yankees Magazine deputy editor Jon Schwartz. The two discuss pitch receiving, the evolution of the position and the absurdity of there not being more left-handed catchers.…

We have a special two-parter this week. First, Yankees Magazine deputy editor Jon Schwartz chats with left-hander Caleb Ferguson, just another of the team’s remarkable roster of outstanding relievers. But then Jon is joined by Yankees senior manager of communications and media relations Michael Margolis to go in-depth on HOPE Week, the Yankees’ ann…

“The only way to be your best self is to be your authentic self.” Marcus Stroman, who is featured on the cover of the June 2024 edition of Yankees Magazine, is all about authenticity, and as he discusses with Yankees Magazine deputy editor Jon Schwartz, it’s a huge part of his success to date. The New York native has thrived in his first season in …

No matter what’s going on, Yankees closer Clay Holmes has the type of demeanor that makes every day look like a good one. Cool and friendly, the Alabama native has a cheerful disposition on the field and around the clubhouse, which made him a perfect guest for the New York Yankees Official Podcast. But when he sat down with Yankees Magazine deputy …

This week’s episode has got some dawg in it, as Alex Verdugo stops by the podcast studio to chat with Yankees Magazine deputy editor Jon Schwartz. The outfielder discusses the way that he mixes swagger with grit, the end result being a truly unique — and so far, extremely valuable — Yankee. Then, Yankees Magazine editors Alfred Santasiere III and N…

We are hogging the bullpen phone for this episode, which focuses extensively on Yankees relievers. First, we have Luke Weaver in the podcast studio with Yankees Magazine deputy editor Jon Schwartz, chatting about his hybrid role with the Yankees, the difficulty in switching teams so often and the struggle to maintain an identity during a life in fl…

It’s time to talk hitting, so we brought new Yankees hitting coach James Rowson into the podcast studio this week for a conversation with Yankees Magazine deputy editor Jon Schwartz. The two discuss hitting philosophies, the importance of communication, and the amount of credit Rowson intends to take for anything good Aaron Judge and Juan Soto are …

We’re back with a new baseball season, which means that it’s time to launch our second season of the New York Yankees Official Podcast! Our season premiere features an exclusive conversation with new Yankees slugger Juan Soto, who just might be the most complete hitter in the game today (and is already making a case to be one of the best ever). Cha…

With just two weeks to Opening Day, it’s time to close the books on the first season of the New York Yankees Official Podcast. For our final episode before the calendar flips to baseball season, relief pitcher Ian Hamilton takes his seat in the podcast studio, chatting with Yankees Magazine deputy editor Jon Schwartz about the value in a forgettabl…

Spring Training is underway, and our first episode from Tampa features Jose Trevino’s second visit to the New York Yankees Official Podcast “studio.” The catcher chats with Yankees Magazine executive editor Nathan Maciborski about moving beyond the frustrations of 2023, goals for the upcoming year and all the emotions and excitement that come with …

Pitchers and catchers are in action down in Tampa, so we’re coming at you with a double-feature this week. First, we have an interview with young catcher Austin Wells, who got some run late in 2023. The former first-round pick talks to Yankees Magazine deputy editor Jon Schwartz about the lessons he learned during his big-league debut, his expectat…

For our fourth and final episode from aboard the Celebrity Apex, we close our Legends of Baseball Cruise with the mayor of the Western Caribbean, Ron Blomberg. The first overall pick in the 1967 MLB Draft and the first player ever to bat as a designated hitter, Blomberg has enough stories to fill a cruise much longer than seven days, but we managed…

Don’t bother looking at your thermostat and hoping for a thaw, because we’re bringing the tropics to you. This week, we’re back aboard the Legends of Baseball Cruise on the Celebrity Apex, for a conversation with former Yankees reliever and current YES Network broadcaster Jeff Nelson. In front of a live audience, Jeff chats with Yankees Magazine de…

Our first episode of 2024 is our second recorded while aboard the Celebrity Apex for the 2023 Legends of Baseball Cruise. Our guest: current Yankee Oswaldo Cabrera. While perhaps out of place among long-retired ballplayers, Cabrera had the time of his life aboard the ship, as he explains in a candid and hilarious conversation with Yankees Magazine …

Getting to record podcasts and radio shows from Yankee Stadium ranks pretty high on the coolness scale, but over the next few weeks, we’ll be hitting the high seas, bringing you podcasts that we recorded while aboard the Celebrity Apex for the First Annual Voyage of the Legends of Baseball Cruise. To get things started, here’s Yankees Magazine depu…

We have a new bench coach in town, and he’s joining us on this week’s episode of the pod. Brad Ausmus chats with Yankees Magazine executive editor Nathan Maciborski about his time as a Yankees minor leaguer, his plans for the new job and the mentors who helped get him here (hint: there’s one you’ll DEFINITELY recognize). Then, Yankees Magazine edit…

Nobody hits the ball harder than Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton, and the current active MLB leader in homers stopped by our podcast studio in late September to chat with Yankees Magazine deputy editor Jon Schwartz about his incomparable power, the chase for 500 and the frustrations of a lost season. Then, Yankees Magazine executive editor Nathan…

We’re taking our talents to Monument Park, or at least we’re bringing Monument Park to you. This week, we have Yankees legend Andy Pettitte calling in while on the road from Houston to Dallas. The Core Four member talks with Yankees Magazine deputy editor Jon Schwartz about the 1998 season, the way his memories run together, coaching young pitchers…

We’re messing with the King this week, as Yankees pitcher Michael King stops by the studio to chat with Yankees Magazine deputy editor Jon Schwartz. The two discuss his evolving role, from reliever to starter, as well as the traumatic injury from which he seems fully recovered. Then, Yankees Magazine executive editor comes in to look ahead to the o…

We had hoped to be chatting about a remarkable late run to the postseason, but it wasn’t to be for the 2023 Yankees. But among the high notes of the season, Anthony Volpe’s development ranks pretty high. The rookie phenom made the Opening Day roster, then endured the ups and downs of a debut big-league season. But he took some time in September to …