Today on Pinstripe Alley – 4/18/26

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Ryan McMahon hit a game-winning home run for the Yankees against the Royals on April 17, 2026. Today, the Yankees face the Royals again at Yankee Stadium at 1:35 p.m. EST.

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Ryan McMahon hit a game-winning home run for the Yankees
Yankees face the Royals again today
Tribute to Garret Anderson on Pinstripe Alley

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NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 17: An exterior view of Yankee Stadium before the game between the New York Yankees and the Kansas City Royals on April 17, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by New York Yankees/Getty Images) | Getty Images I can always appreciate when someone picks themselves off the schneid and comes up big in a timely moment. It’s how Aaron Boone himself hit that walk-off homer against the 2003 Red Sox after doing basically nothing all postseason. I also think about how lefty relievers Graeme Lloyd and Damaso Marte had poor reputations among the Yankees fanbase prior to the 1996 and 2009 postseasons respectively; now, they’ll always get a nice hand in the Bronx. Going back even further, Don Larsen was awful against the Brooklyn Dodgers in Game 2 of the 1956 World Series and didn’t expect Casey Stengel to ask him to start another game. But the Ol’ Perfesser gave him Game 5 and the rest is history. In short: Hell yeah, Ryan McMahon. A game-winning home run in April against a team that is a confirmed long shot for October is not at the level of what all those other guys did. But you have to start somewhere! And his teammates’ reactions were very wholesome. View Link Today on the site, John will pay tribute to a fallen rival, as we salute the late Garret Anderson, a Yankee Killer who is gone too soon. Later, Matt will be on the Rivalry Roundup, Kento will celebrate the 67th birthday of the unlikely Dennis Rasmussen, and Sam will take the opportunity of recent extension news for young players around MLB to ponder pros and cons of a possible long-term deal for a particular Yankee.

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What time do the New York Yankees play against the Kansas City Royals today?

The New York Yankees play against the Kansas City Royals today at 1:35 p.m. EST.

Who hit a game-winning home run for the Yankees on April 17, 2026?

Ryan McMahon hit a game-winning home run for the Yankees on April 17, 2026.

What tribute is being paid to Garret Anderson on Pinstripe Alley?

A tribute is being paid to the late Garret Anderson, known as a 'Yankee Killer,' who has passed away.

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