​SNY | Alex Smith: MLB released the full 2027 season schedule on Thursday. The New York Yankees will open at home, kicking off the year with three-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays and the Oakland Athletics before hitting the road for a trip that includes Cleveland and Pittsburgh. The Subway Series is split between two locations: Queens from May 28–30 and the Bronx from July 16–18. The club will close out the season with three consecutive series against division rivals, a stretch that could carry significant weight in the playoff picture.
New York Post | Jack Harris: When the Dodgers take the field this weekend in the Bronx, they’ll be without their ace on the mound. After receiving a knee drainage procedure during the All-Star break, Shohei Ohtani will not start against the Yankees. The Dodgers are hopeful he can remain in the lineup as the designated hitter. Scheduled starters for the three-game series include Roki Sasaki, Emmet Sheehan, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Ohtani, who is 8-2 with a 1.79 ERA through 14 starts this season, will contribute in other ways if he’s not on the mound.
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The Athletic | Chris Kirschner: Cam Schlittler pitches with a fire that comes from feeling overlooked, using real or perceived slights as motivation. The Yankees have been amplifying that spark. Ahead of his eight-inning, one-run outing against the Rays last week, Yankees director of organizational performance Chad Bohling played a clip of podcaster Jared Carrabis suggesting Schlittler was regressing. This kind of motivational tactic traces back to Schlittler’s college days, when he would consume media that omitted mentions of him to stay hungry. He’s embraced the approach as he transitions to the Big Apple, hoping it pays off. “We’ve seen a lot of guys come here and try to play, and they can’t do it,” Schlittler remarked. “That’s why they leave. They may have had successful careers. It’s my first full year, though. I could be saying all this, and in a few years, it might not work out. I’m confident it will. I feel like I handle that stuff well. There’s added pressure, but I welcome that. I think we need to be held to a high standard.” Greg Joyce
New York Post | Hunter Dietz Profile: A closer look at Hunter Dietz, the Yankees’ first-round pick from the most recent MLB Draft. Dietz, a left-handed pitcher, missed the majority of his college career due to a stress fracture in his elbow but rebounded to make 16 starts this season for Arkansas, fanning 131 hitters over 85 2/3 innings. The Yankees have monitored Dietz closely since high school and felt encouraged enough by his performance this year to select him with the top pick. The prospect has expressed excitement about his future with the organization, noting that there is “a lot of potential that I need to unlock.” He added that the Yankees’ coaching staff feels like the perfect fit for his development, and that once he begins his buildup, they’ll prepare him for next year’s outings. “There’s a lot of potential that I need to unlock. I just feel like this staff is perfect for me, once I start my buildup, just to get ready for next year and the coming outings that I’m going to have. I feel like it’s just perfect for me as a player.”