Clutch spring-training update
Yankees closed a spring game 6-2 over the Phillies with Aaron Judge homering and Will Warren delivering a strong outing, signaling positive signs ahead of the regular season (x.com). In the same camp, the Orioles lost 1-3 to the Yankees; Kyle West hit a ground-rule double and Samuel Basallo added an RBI double in that matchup ( ).
The Yankees’ 6-2 Grapefruit League win over the Phillies came at George M. Steinbrenner Field on March 22, 2026, with an announced attendance of 10,024. (espn.com) Right-hander Will Warren worked five scoreless innings, allowing one hit, striking out six and earning the decision (5.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 6 K; listed ERA 1.42 after the outing). (espn.com) Aaron Judge’s solo blast traveled roughly 380 feet to left in the fifth inning and came off Phillies starter Aaron Nola. (espn.com) That long ball was Judge’s first with the Yankees since he rejoined the club after participating with Team USA in the World Baseball Classic earlier in March. (mlb.com) The Phillies’ starter Aaron Nola took the loss (4.0 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 4 K, 3 BB), and Philadelphia’s only runs came on an eighth-inning two-run homer by Kyle Schwarber. (espn.com) In the Yankees’ split-squad meeting with Baltimore on March 20, 2026, at Steinbrenner Field (attendance 9,989), Paul Blackburn was credited with the win after 2.0 innings of relief. (espn.com) Kyle West’s go-ahead hit in the bottom of the eighth was ruled a ground-rule double that scored Ali Sánchez (exit velocity 104.5 mph, estimated distance 347 ft). (mlb.com) Samuel Basallo’s RBI double in the top of the ninth drove in Douglas Hodo III and registered a 107.6 mph exit velocity at about 337 feet as Baltimore’s lone run. (mlb.com)
