Joel Sherman
@joelsherman.bsky.social
New York Post baseball columnist. MLB Network Insider. Podcast: The Show with Joel Sherman and Jon Heyman. Webcast: Pinstripe Post. Documentary: Bronx Zoo '90: Crime, Chaos, and Baseball. Book: Birth of a Dynasty
nypost.com/2026/10/10/s... The Yankees are not being eliminated so consistency in the playoffs for talent reasons. They should look toward the dynastic Dodgers for what is missing.
Yankees must follow Dodgers’ blueprint for mental toughness after latest no-show
The Yankees must look West. The Dodgers are the gold standard now that the Yankees once were.
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nypost.com/2026/10/08/s... we have not reached expiration on anger yet for how this Yankees season ended, but my assignment was to address next year’s roster. So here we go.
How the Yankees can get a jump on fixing their biggest issues
No Yankees fan wants to read this sentence right now, but here it goes: They should be really good next year.
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nypost.com/2026/10/07/s... The Red Zone Yankees show up again … close enough to see the championship goal line, not good enough to crash through.
This Yankees ending was sad and predictable — don’t expect anything to change
Welcome back, Red Zone Yankees. Flip the calendar to October and here you are — and there you go. Annual. Dependable. Disposable.
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I reported last week that the qualifying number for this offseason would be about $23.1M. For those who want exact, a source told me: $23.15M.
Jon and I talked about Yankees' issues and if Boone's job should be in peril here (and deeper on the full pod) Bob Costas joined "The Show" to talk playoffs. YouTube: trib.al/4zqhHD2 Apple: trib.al/wV6QOpI Spotify: trib.al/Odx0Mb5
nypost.com/2026/10/06/s... Why Boone should make significant lineup (defense) changes for G3 and with who to try to save the Yankees season.
Aaron Boone should manage like his Yankees job is on the line with three desperate changes
Boone should make all of these alterations for Wednesday night’s do-or-die Game 3 for the Yankees.
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nypost.com/2026/10/06/s... Schlittler has to be ”win day” for the Yankees in the playoffs, but he still can’t do it by himself or worse trying to overcome his own team’s ineptitude.
Yankees better remember how to play baseball after this clown show — or else
Basically the Rays forced the Yankees to play baseball, and the Yankees were just awful at it.
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nypost.com/2026/10/05/s... The qualifying offer is expected to come in at about $23.1M this offseason, which will lead to interesting decisions, including the Yankees with David Bednar and Jazz Chisholm Jr.
Exclusive | MLB’s qualifying offer goes up again but comes with a massive CBA question
The qualifying offer will continue into this offseason because the collective bargaining agreement does not expire until Dec. 1.
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nypost.com/2026/10/05/s... These playoffs are once again exposing just how good pitching is now -- and that you better hit home runs at this time of year.
Not even the plucky Rays can escape new MLB reality
There is the game we want. You know, with bunts and the ball in play and high-level athletes turning the basepaths into a freeway.
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nypost.com/2026/10/04/s... The Yankees have not won a series under Boone against a team that had the same or better record. They have a few days in October to change that.
Clock is ticking for Yankees to change the harsh reality of their playoff reputation
Until proven otherwise, they are the Boone Bullies. Capable of outdoing inferiors and the AL Central in the postseason, and wilting when their equal or better shows up.
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nypost.com/2026/10/03/s... The Yankees have tough math in the Division Series — having to win three games in which a bonafide Yankee killer can start twice; and already has dominated once.
Drew Rasmussen’s masterclass places all pressure on the Yankees going forward
Unfortunately for the Yankees, Red Sox manager Chad Tracy was not around Saturday night to prematurely pull Drew Rasmussen.
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nypost.com/2026/10/03/s... If Aaron Judge is going to make it back for a later round (if the Yankees advance), he should do what McNeil/Schwarber did to prove they were playoff ready after injuries: Play a few games in the Arizona Fall League. Oh, by the way, the AFL opens today.
The outside-the-box step Aaron Judge can take to prove he’s healthy — should Yankees reach ALCS
Judge has mentioned playing for a decade without a title and, thus, wanting to do everything to play to try to win one. It seems pretty clear that Judge would play compromised.
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nypost.com/2026/10/02/s... During Aaron Boone’s tenure the face of the organization has been Cole/Judge/Stanton. None of them played against the Red Sox and were limited during the season. What does that say about the Yankees now and moving forward.
This Yankees season has redefined a core narrative thanks to a transformation in real time
For almost the entirety of the Aaron Boone era, the faces of the Yankees have been Gerrit Cole, Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton.
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nypost.com/2026/10/02/s... A deep-dive scouting report on Yankees and Rays Division Series.
How the savvy small-market Rays can be a Yankees ALDS nightmare on all fronts
The Rays are Spud Webb dunking. You saw it. You saw it often. Heck, you saw Webb win the Slam Dunk Contest.
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nypost.com/2026/09/30/s... The Yankees are drafting better -- and it showed in the wild-card series opener.
The Yankees have mastered this key area that may be about to become more valuable
To find useful or better players at that point — much less middle-of-the-diamond starters — is an accomplishment.
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nypost.com/2026/09/30/s... The Yankees are drafting better -- and it showed in the wild-card series opener.
The Yankees have mastered this key area that may be about to become more valuable
To find useful or better players at that point — much less middle-of-the-diamond starters — is an accomplishment.
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nypost.com/2026/09/30/s... With other choices, Aaron Boone played it straight by going with his best in wild-card G1. It was Cam Schlittler who threw a curve for the Yankees and against the Red Sox.
Cam Schlittler added to his Yankees lore with a twist on his Red Sox dominance
Aaron Boone played it straight by starting his ace in the opener. It was Cam Schlittler who threw a curve.
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nypost.com/2026/09/29/s... As much as the Yankees have tried to stuff RH-hitting options for all the Red Sox LH pitching, they will need their LHH to capitalize on home field advantage and the short porch because there will be plenty of LH vs. LH matchups.
Yankees must use their biggest advantage in lefty-heavy series with Red Sox
The pre-series machinations for Red Sox-Yankees revolved around who was left out and who was the right fit.
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Jon and I broke down WC series, including here on Red Sox lefties vs. Yankees lefty hitters. Also, discussed Stearns presser/Mets offseason. Other WC series. YouTube: trib.al/IATy750 Apple: trib.al/MstmKgz Spotify: trib.al/xDxG7hn
nypost.com/2026/09/29/s... Scouting breakdown of Red Sox-Yankees, with insights on lefty pitching, lefty hitting and familiar faces.
Red Sox lefty pitchers — and familiar faces — create big Yankees problems in AL Wild Card
So the Yankees had a chance to deliver close to a kill shot to the Red Sox in June, and now they will be fighting for their 2026 lives against Boston as the calendar flips to October.
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nypost.com/2026/09/29/s... Thoughts on how the Mets should approach a critical offseason.
The ultimate guide to the Mets’ offseason — the vital questions and potential targets
Assuming MLB gets a salary cap or that more onerous penaltieswill be imposed on high payrolls, the Mets likely will be tapering down their payroll if not slashing considerably.
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nypost.com/2026/09/28/s... Both of these can be true: the Yankees’ run of uninterrupted regular season success is under appreciated and also it is time to get the chip.
There is so much more at stake for these Yankees — who are out of excuses
It is possible for both to be true — that the Yankees’ uninterrupted run of success is underappreciated, but at some point, you must cash the chip and get a parade.
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nypost.com/2026/09/27/s... There were other good ways to go for Boone in Game 1, but picking Schlittler means mainly going with your best and, fringe benefit, avoiding the outside noise/second-guessing that would have buzzed around the Yankees otherwise.
Yankees had no bad options for Game 1 — but Aaron Boone saved himself some second-guessing
But going with Schlittler in Game 2 would not have just been something straight from a laptop. You could have based it on the sagacity of the old-school Torre.
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nypost.com/2026/09/26/s... The annual awards: Have we become bored by the baseball miracle of what Ohtani does vs. PCA's overall genius? And the yearly explanation offered: Because I hate your team (fill in the blank).
Settling the Shohei Ohtani vs. Pete Crow-Armstrong NL MVP debate — and handing out MLB season awards
If you can attain that state where you see it all anew, let me ask you this: Would you vote for Ohtani as National League MVP?
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nypost.com/2026/09/23/s... Trying to decipher and think along with what the Yankees are going to do with key postseason issues like who starts G1 and who is on the roster.
The playoff issues Yankees hope to iron out — including with possible gamble — over final five games
There are a lot of moving parts this late in the season. But the Yankee vulnerabilities are such that they actually may try to solve as much as possible with those moving parts.
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Howie Rose tell us favorite call here. Also why Mets don't sustain winning, what stood out as his broadcast career ended, more, Jon and I on Green/Mets and NYY issues. YouTube: trib.al/TtyA6ex Apple: trib.al/SMp7HaR Spotify: trib.al/w3Rk3Wp
Can confirm the Mets are moving toward hiring former Twins head of baseball ops Derek Falvey as reported 1st by @willsammon.bsky.social @ken-rosenthal.bsky.social Steve Cohen had said the NYM would hire extra leadership to help David Stearns, who has a long relationship with Falvey.
nypost.com/2026/09/22/s... The humiliation of another team celebrating on their field and the implications for the Yankees in the coming playoffs.
Yankees’ AL East fumble only assures them some playoff peril
At least they avoided being no-hit.
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nypost.com/2026/09/22/s... In the opener of a doubleheader Tuesday, the Yankees had a blueprint on how to win without Aaron Judge.
For Aaron Judge-less Yankees, playoff fate rests on stars who brought them there
The blueprint for an Aaron Judge-less victory over a quality opponent was offered with brevity and bravura by the Yankees on Tuesday.
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