Thankfully for Clay Holmes, Willie Calhoun did not bang.

Luis Gil's night appears over after completing 7 & 8 innings for the first time as a big leaguer. He totaled 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB and 9 K over 95 pitches. He now has a 1.99 ERA.

Gil has allowed 3 hits or less in 9 of his 11 starts. #Yankees

8 complete innings for Luis Gil. Pretty remarkable what he's done this season. #Yankees

Luis Gil, having already completed 7 innings for the first time, is back out for the 8th. #Yankees

David Fletcher is being investigated by MLB for gambling with an illegal bookie while at the same time trying to make the transition from slap-hitting utility player to legit knuckleballer. This is fascinating.

LI's Logan O'Hoppe spoils Gil's scoreless bid with a solo HR in the 7th.

Anthony Volpe just turned a triple into a Little League HR. Well, I guess it was the Angels who did that.

Luis Gil is pretty freakin' good. Just struck out the side. He's got 7 K through 4 innings. His ERA is down to 1.97. #Yankees

That's 8 HR for Alex Verdugo. His career-high is 13... Aaron Boone had previously said that he thought the OF might have some more pop in his bat than what he's shown in the past. #Yankees

You may recall that the White Sox & Orioles had a game end in similar fashion to that interference call. Here's what Chicago manager Pedro Grifol predicted then:

“This is going to happen again. I haven't seen it in 30 years, but now that it happened, I guarantee you we'll see it

Not quite sure what Soto was supposed to do there.

longest hitting streaks at age 23 or younger, Yankees history:

June 27-July 21, 1937 Joe DiMaggio: 22
May 7-pres., 2024 Anthony Volpe: 21 *active
July 23-Aug 12, 1937 Joe DiMaggio: 21

Anthony Volpe's hitting streak is now old enough to drink. #Yankees

The Mets will DFA Jorge Lopez , per source .

Just getting caught up on all this. The Mets are Metsing super hard right now.

New NY Daily News Sports: Anthony Rizzo, batting 7th tonight, has fallen short of expectations on both sides of the ball.

A look at his lackluster offense and substandard defense, the latter of which goes beyond a few visible blunders. #Yankees nydailynews.com/2024/05/29/yan…

The #Yankees initially said Smith elected free agency.

This morning, the reporters and staff of the Daily News overwhelmingly approved a vote of no confidence in our executive editor Andrew Julien.

BREAKING: Negro Leagues statistics will officially be integrated into MLB database on Wednesday. Negro Leagues legend Josh Gibson will become MLB record holder in multiple categories.

Story to come for Yahoo Sports on a monumental day in baseball’s history.

Hal Steinbrenner said the #Yankees ' payroll is not sustainable. Scott Boras called Juan Soto a 'Centurion' who would make a team 'worth billions more.”

Lots of interesting calculations being shared in the early, early days of the Juan Soto sweepstakes:
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