Yankees Minor League Baseball Blog

The GCL Yankees overcame a 4-1 deficit to beat the GCL Twins 6-4 and they’ll advance to the best of three championship series against the GCL Dodgers.  Walter Ibarra went two for two with a double and two RBIs while Melky Mesa went two for four with a triple and two RBIs.

Josue Selenes picked up the win with some impressive relief pitching.  He didn’t allow a single base runner to reach and he struck out four in three shutout innings to close out the game.

Jacinto Gonell improved to 1-0 on the season in the GCL Yankees 5-2 win over the GCL Blue Jays.  He gave up two hits and two walks with six strikeouts in four shutout innings.

Ryan Wehrle doubled, drew two walks and scored two runs.  Melky Mesa went two for four with a double, a run and an RBI.

Ben Blumenthal was one of the hitting stars in the GCL Yankees 6-1 win over the GCL Indians.  He was a perfect four for four with a double, a run and an RBI.  Melky Mesa went two for four with a double and two runs.

Wilkins De La Rosa picked up the win and he improved to 1-0 on the season.  He gave up a hit and he struck out four in two shutout innings of relief.

The GCL Yankees had a tough time getting anything going at the plate in their 3-1 loss to the GCL Blue Jays.  Zoilo Almonte singled twice and Melky Mesa doubled and scored the only run for the Yankees.

Dickson Marquez took the loss and he fell to 0-1 on the season.  He gave up one run on four hits and three walks with five strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings.