How to watch New York Yankees games without cable: Video
Did you know: Yankees fans can stream games aired on the YES Network through the Gotham Sports app this 2025 season.
Aaron Judge leads the Yankees’ contingent at Tuesday night’s All-Star Game in Atlanta, and the American League side has a very Bronx feel.
As the AL team’s skipper, Yankees manager Aaron Boone brought his entire coaching staff with him at Truist Park, along with All-Star reserves Jazz Chisholm Jr., Carlos Rodon and Max Fried.
Also, back in spring training, Boone invited Joe Torre to be the AL’s honorary coach, and the Hall of Fame former Yankees manager immediately accepted.
Torre also played for and managed the Braves, and he’ll be in the AL dugout tonight, wearing a Yankees’ road uniform.
Originally, Fried’s Saturday start took him out of consideration for pitching (allowing Rodon to replace him), but he’s also dealing with a blister on his left index finger that might further delay his first start after the break.
In his seventh All-Star Game, Judge will be in right field and batting third for the AL team, while Chisholm should be subbed in later at second base and Rodon is available to pitch at some point.
Here we go…
Off the bat
Fried just got a huge ovation, as expected, from the Atlanta fans who watched him pitch for eight seasons as a Brave – making two All-Star teams and winning a World Series.
Torre also got a very warm ovation, and it’s great to see him in the more traditional updated Yankees’ road grays.
About those uniforms…
THANKFULLY we’re back to teams wearing their own jerseys, not specialized “AL” and “NL” uniforms, and it’s great.
That’s also something Boone has long advocated for – that touch of All-Star nostalgia, dating back to being a kid and watching his dad Bob play in this event.
So, Boone is especially thrilled that the individual team uniforms are back in the All-Star Game.
First inning coming up: Gleyber Torres & Aaron Judge
Another nice touch in this All-Star Game, having current Detroit Tiger and ex-Yankee Gleyber Torres leading off for the AL.
Gleyber was an All-Star with the Yanks in his first two seasons, 2018 & 2019 and hasn’t returned until now with the first-place Tigers.
By the way, here’s one prediction: Even if Judge gets one of those below-the-knees strikes called against him, he won’t use the ABS challenge. On the other hand, when Jazz gets to the plate…
First pitch coming up soon.
Paul Skenes vs. Aaron Judge
Well, this is what the All-Star Game is about – matchups like this.
After Pirates ace Paul Skenes struck out Gleyber and Riley Greene, flashing 100-mph stuff, here’s Judge…
…and he grounds out on a 99.5-mph, 0-1 fastball by Skenes, who sets the tone for the NL with a 1-2-3 first inning.
Carlos Rodon is on the mound
Second inning, NL leading 2-0, and Carlos Rodon is on the mound for the AL.
Rodon opens by getting the Cubs to ground out to old friend Gleyber Torres at second base, and now it’s a New York-New York matchup vs. Francisco Lindor…
…and Rodon gets Lindor swinging on a 95-mph, 2-2 fastball.
Carlos Rodon vs. Shohei Ohtani
After double to right by Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Cubs, things just got tougher. Here’s Shohei Ohtani.
OK – that was a hold-your-breath moment, as Ohtani crushes a home run distance foul ball off a slider before grounding out sharply to first base on a 2-2 fastball.
Exciting inning there for the Yanks’ lefty, back in the All-Star Game for the first time since 2022 with the Giants.
It’s another New York-New York matchup
This time it’s Aaron Judge vs. Mets’ lefty David Peterson in the top of the fourth…
…and Peterson gets Judge to ground out to shortstop and Mets teammate Francisco Lindor.
Judge is 0-for-2, and maybe he gets one more at-bat in this All-Star Game before saying good night. It’s still 2-0, NL, heading to the bottom of the fourth.
At some point, it’ll be Jazz replacing Gleyber at second base. But not yet.
All that Jazz
Jazz Chisholm Jr. has subbed in at second base for Gleyber Torres as we start the last of the fifth, NL still leading 2-0.
Yeah, it was a tough Monday night for Chisholm at the Home Run Derby, launching just three. But, hey, he’s got a chance to park one tonight and maybe win an ASG MVP.
Maybe that’s the pep talk Boone offered. Anyway, it’s been a pitchers’ night so far.
Now, here’s Jazz leading off the AL sixth vs. Cincinnati Reds’ lefty Andrew Abbott…
…and Jazz flies out to center.
Cheers for Pete Alonso
It’s a three-run homer for Pete Alonso, a 5-0 lead for the NL in the sixth, and that’s probably the only time Alonso is going to hear cheers in ATL.
Terrific drive to right by Alonso off KC lefty Kris Bubic. Alonso now bidding for ASG MVP honors.
Jazz extends a rally
Chisholm’s hot grounder with topspin couldn’t be handled by Braves’ first baseman Matt Olson, so it’s a two-out single for Jazz in this four-run seventh – sending the tying run to the plate.
Nope, it’s scored an error on Olson. Really tough play.
Anyway, that ends Giants’ reliever Randy Rodriguez’s night, and here comes the Brewers’ Trevor Megill, on to protect the NL’s 6-4 lead….
…and he does.
Joe Torre’s address to the AL team
Sounds like Aaron Boone had Joe Torre address the AL club before tonight’s All-Star Game.
During an in-game spot on FOX, Boone mentioned Torre telling the players that “you want to take care” of the game “and try and leave it in a better place” after your playing career, “and continue to pass it on.”
Classy stuff, all the way around…
…and now Boone sends out Torre to make a pitching change, just like in spring training.
The White Sox’s Shane Smith exits and Mariners’ closer Andres Munoz enters, with the NL leading 6-4 in the last of the eighth.
Smith drilled Arizona third baseman Eugenio Suarez with a pitch to his left hand, which got the attention of a lot of contenders (hello, Yankees) who might be interested in dealing for him and interested in his sustained good health.
Well, how about this New York-New York finish?
Top of the ninth. AL has the tying run at second, one out, and here’s the matchup…
The Mets’ Edwin Diaz is entering the game to face the Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm Jr., so let’s go pitch by pitch.
Fastball at 99-mph inside, fouled off.Fastball at 98-mph, swing and a miss.Fastball at 98-mph and Chisholm hits a rocket of a grounder toward the first base line, only to be robbed of an RBI double by first baseman Matt Olson, who flips to Diaz covering for the second out.
The tying run moves to third base. But after not making a tough play on Jazz in his previous at-bat, Olson makes a potential game-saving play. Wow.
Now, Steven Kwan ties it with an infield hit, 6-6, and now on we go to the last of the ninth. With Boone calling on Boston’s Aroldis Chapman to pitch.
Home Run Derby, part II
It’s a new wrinkle in the All-Star Game. Instead of a 10th inning, it’s a home run contest to decide it.
Aaron Judge is not involved in this one either, but Pete Alonso is.
Boone says he’s going with Brent Rooker (who already has a three-run HR tonight), Randy Arozarena and Jonathan Aranda for the win.
And the pitcher is Yankees’ first base coach Travis Chapman, trying to serve them up for the AL team. The NL pitcher is Dodgers’ coach Dino Ebel.
History question: Does this go into the books as a tie with an asterisk or a 7-6 victory for the winners?
A lot of pressure on Travis Chapman there to get BP pitches where the hitters wanted, and in the end, the NL prevails on the Swing Away/HR Derby tiebreaker thanks to Kyle Schwarber’s heroics.
Chapman played exactly one big league game in his career, for the Phillies in 2003, but he had the All-Star stage for a few memorable moments.
Crazy game.