Thing is, the Yankees were giving off the vibe of a locomotive rolling down the tracks. They’d annihilated the Cubs on Friday, 11-0, and had their best pitcher, Max Fried, on the mound on Saturday. Reason enough to think momentum was on their side, right? Not quite.

NEW YORK – Up in the Yankees’ public address booth, Paul Olden’s significant consecutive games streak ended this weekend. The club’s P.A. announcer since the new Yankee Stadium opened in 2009, Olden is taking time off due to a personal obligation, according to a team statement.

New York Yankees left-hander Max Fried exited Saturday's 5-2 loss to the visiting Chicago Cubs with a blister on his left thumb after laboring through three innings.

Cody Bellinger downplayed whether his remarkable standout performance was a revenge game or felt sweeter coming against his old team.

The Yankees left-hander pulled out of the Midsummer Classic on Friday — and was replaced by teammate Carlos Rodón — due to him starting Saturday’s game against the Cubs, which would have had him pitching on two days of rest in the All-Star Game on Tuesday.

The New York Yankees made an announcement that could spell trouble for the team's pitching rotation in the season't second half.

Another New York Yankees pitcher has been struck by the injury bug. Left-handed starter Max Fried was pulled from his outing against the Chicago Cubs on Saturd

Ace Max Fried will no longer be available to pitch in the All-Star Game at Truist Park in Atlanta next week. Fellow left-hander Carlos Rodón took his spot as a reserve pitcher, the league announced.

For the first time since the current Yankee Stadium opened in 2009, Paul Olden won’t be behind the microphone this weekend. The Yankees announced that Olden will miss the team’s three-game series against the Cubs (July 11–13) due to a scheduled personal obligation.