Rogers whiffs 8 in 4-2 win

Kenny Rogers struckout 8 Chicago batters in a 4-2 win for the Rangers. | Box

Sheffield blasts off, leads Mets to win

Gary Sheffield blasted 2 homers, lifting the Mets to a 11-8 win over Montreal. | Box

McDowell's 10-K performance not enough

Sam McDowell whiffed 10 batters, but the Angels managed to beat the Indians, 3-1. Andy Messersmith was on fire, allowing just 3 hits over 8 innings for California. | Box

A's ride Ruffing-h to victory over Mariners

Red Ruffing-h was brilliant last night, allowing just 3 hits over 8 innings, leading the A's to a 2-0 win over the Mariners. James Paxton struckout 9 Oakland batters in the contest. | Box

Murcer in the zone for victorious Cubs

Bobby Murcer's hot bat helped the Cubs to a 5-4 win over the Pirates. Murcer collected 4 hits in the game. | Box

Lead Story - 12/1/2025

ALL-STAR TEAMS for Season 27

A.L. ALL-STAR TEAM

C Elston Howard (Red Sox)
C Jorge Posada (Yankees)
1B Jason Giambi (A's)
1B Mark Teixeira (Rangers)
2B Robinson Cano (Mariners)
2B Chuck Knoblauch (Twins)
3B Wade Boggs (Red Sox)
3B Josh Donaldson (Blue Jays)
SS Alex Rodriguez (Mariners)
SS Brian Roberts (Orioles)
OF Hideki Matsui (A's)
OF Babe Ruth (Brewers)
OF Kenny Lofton (Indians)
OF Joe DiMaggio (Tigers)
OF Carlos Beltran (Royals)
OF Reggie Jackson (A's)
OF Oscar Gamble (Indians)
DH Chili Davis (Angels)
SP Frank Tanana (Angels)
SP Luis Tiant (Red Sox)
SP Ron Guidry (Yankees)
SP Jack Chesbro (Blue Jays)
SP Catfish Hunter (A's)
SP Lefty Gomez (White Sox)
RP Chad Green (Blue Jays)
RP Dave LaRoche (Twins)
RP Octavio Dotel (Royals)
RP Andrew Bailey (A's)
RP Devin Williams (Brewers)

N.L. ALL-STAR TEAM

C Yogi Berra (Mets)
C Bill Dickey (Reds)
1B Lou Gehrig (Padres)
1B John Mayberry (Astros)
1B Luke Voit (Padres)
1B Craig Wilson (Braves)
2B DJ Lemahieu (Clippers)
2B Tony Lazzeri (Giants)
3B Red Rolfe (Bombers)
3B Frank Baker (Cubs)
SS Derek Jeter (Bombers)
SS Troy Tulowitzki (Clippers)
OF Cody Bellinger (Dodgers)
OF Darryl Strawberry (Mets)
OF Mickey Mantle (Bombers)
OF Chris Dickerson (Reds)
OF Giancarlo Stanton (Clippers)
OF Gary Sheffield (Mets)
DH Lance Berkman (Astros)
DH Matt Carpenter (Cardinals)
SP Dwight Gooden (Clippers)
SP Bob Tewksbury (Padres)
SP Sonny Gray (Reds)
SP Gaylord Perry (Giants)
SP Luis Gil (Bombers)
RP Rob Murphy (Astros)
RP Wandy Peralta (Reds)
RP Adam Warren (Padres)
RP Felix Rodriguez (Phillies)
RP Dellin Betances (Mets)

10/26/2025

Pre-Season Schedule - Season 27

Here is the tentative order of off-season events.

1. Rule 13 Draft Participants are named (8 Playoff Teams & Bottom 8 plus ties) - done
2. Playoff Teams will name their 5 protected players for the Rule 13 Draft - deadline Monday, Sept. 29, 9pm Central - done

Eight Playoff Teams (with their protected lists)
San Diego Padres - Dave Winfield, Buddy Carlyle, Bob Tewksbury, Kirby Yates, Joe Lefebvre
Houston Astros - Cliff Johnson, John Mayberry, Jimmy Wynn, Rob Murphy, Brian Fisher
New York Mets - Gary Sheffield, Darryl Strawberry, David Cone, Ike Davis, Dave Kingman
Atlanta Braves - Andruw Jones, Craig Wilson, Kelly Johnson, Pascual Perez, David Carpenter
Oakland A’s - Rickey Henderson, Andrew Bailey, Ryan Dull, Lou Trivino, Brandon McCarthy
Milwaukee Brewers - Charlie Hayes, Chad Moeller, Willie Randolph, Dick Schofield, Paul Mirabella
Texas Rangers - Ivan Rodriguez, Kevin Brown, Joey Gallo, Rick Honeycutt, Goose Gossage
Boston Red Sox - Alex Verdugo, Luis Tiant, Roger Clemens, Derek Lowe, Nathan Eovaldi

7 Teams picking in the Rule 13 Draft, in order of picking (remember no playoff team can lose more than 2 players in the Draft). There is a 24 hour time limit on Rule 13 picks, which does not mean that a team loses their chance to pick, it just means the next team in line is also free to make their pick. Only 7 teams this year since the Bronx Bombers finished in the bottom 8 but have different rules and can't participate in the Rule 13 Draft.
1. San Francisco Giants - Deion Sanders (Braves)
2. Minnesota Twins - Jesse Orosco (Brewers)
3. Pittsburgh Pirates - J.A. Happ (Astros)
4. Philadelphia Phillies - Ken Brett (Red Sox)
5. Detroit Tigers - Joe Niekro (Braves) (Atlanta has had maximum stolen (2) and is now off limits)
6. Toronto Blue Jays - Mike Stanley (Red Sox)
7. Los Angeles Dodgers - Antonio Osuna (Padres)

3. Rule 13 Draft (team with worst regular season Win % chooses first, then 2nd worst team, etc.) Begins following the naming of the protected players. - done
4. Player Additions/Relocations (players who are moving to new franchises due to AB/IP totals will move, and new players will be added to their respective teams) - done
5. Lucky Loser teams will remove no-drop tags on a player (if applicable) - done
6. Special Draft (Yankees and Bombers draft new RL Yankee-only rookies - worst Win% gets first pick in each round)(this draft only happens if a real-life MLB season has just finished) - done
7. Historic Imports may be dropped / signed from the unused Historic Imports list (only 5 players on that list)
8. Rosters to 28. ALL TEAMS must trim their rosters to 28 players - (deadline is Friday, Oct. 17-9pm central) - done
9. Slow Draft - 2 Round Draft for all 28 Teams in order of worst to first (regular-season winning pct.). Worst team picks 1st in both rounds - 6 hr time limit for each pick in Round 1 (3 hrs in Round 2). Pre-rank some players!!)
If you haven't got any players pre-ranked when your time-limit is up, you'll lose your turn. Make sure you only pre-rank players who actually played for your team in real life (except for the Yankees and Bombers who can pick anyone)
DRAFT START DATE - Sunday, October 19th at 9am central (6 hr limit for 1st round picks/3 hr limit for 2nd round picks will be interrupted by night-time hours - overnight grace period will be 10pm to 8am Central time - so whoever is on the clock through the overnight period will have their full amount of time in 'waking' hours - RANK SOME "ELIGIBLE" PLAYERS or you may miss out!

Draft Order:
1. San Francisco Giants
2. Minnesota Twins
3. Pittsburgh Pirates
4. Bronx Bombers
5. Philadelphia Phillies
6. Detroit Tigers
7. Toronto Blue Jays
8. Los Angeles Dodgers
9. Chicago White Sox
10. St. Louis Cardinals
11. Baltimore Orioles
12. Seattle Mariners
13. Cleveland Indians
14. New York Yankees
15. Montreal Expos
16. Chicago Cubs
17. Kansas City Royals
18. Cincinnati Reds
19. New York Mets
20. Columbus Clippers
21. California Angels
22. Houston Astros
23. Oakland A's
24. Boston Red Sox
25. San Diego Padres
26. Texas Rangers
27. Milwaukee Brewers
28. Atlanta Braves

10. Free Agency Opens - Tuesday, October 28 - 9pm central - All teams may drop and sign players (no-drop rule and franchise rule still in effect)
11. Ability to change a players' season will be turned off
12. Opening Day - Thursday, October 30 - 9am central (make sure you have your lineups and rotation set)

10/8/2025

Season 27 Player Changes/New Players

Here's the list of new players who will be joining the AYL for Season 27. Remember players need at least 1 season of a minimum of 70 ABs or 30 IPs to be eligible for the AYL.
Ryan McMahon - Clippers
Austin Slater - Giants
Jasson Dominguez - either Bombers or Yankees
Jose Caballero - Clippers
Amed Rosario - Indians
J.C. Escarra - either Bombers or Yankees
Carlos Narvaez - Red Sox
Will Warren - either Bombers or Yankees
David Bednar - Pirates
Jake Bird - Clippers
Paul Blackburn - A's
J.T. Brubaker - Pirates
Yerry De los Santos - Pirates
Camilo Doval - Giants
Rico Garcia - Orioles
Yoendrys Gomez - White Sox
Geoff Hartlieb - Pirates
Cam Schlittler - either Bombers or Yankees
Allan Winans - Braves
Jahmai Jones - Tigers

Players Changing Teams for Season 27 due to either AB/IP totals in real life or Bomber/Yankee players joining new teams:
Kyle Higashioka - goes from Padres to Rangers
Clay Holmes - goes from Pirates to Mets
Oswald Peraza - goes from Bombers to Angels
Everson Pereira - goes from Yankees to Clippers
Ron Marinaccio - goes from Yankees to Padres
Jake Bauers - goes from Indians to Brewers
Nestor Cortes Jr. - goes from Brewers to Padres
Dennis Santana - goes from Rangers to Pirates

Future Changes (If these guys reach the required ABs/IPs with their current club they'll move after the AYL Season we're in)
Jordan Montgomery will go from the Cards to the D-Backs if he reaches 185 IPs with Arizona
Luke Voit will go from the Padres to the Brewers if he reaches 299 ABs with Milwaukee
Luis Severino will go from the Mets to the A's if he reaches 183 IPs with the Athletics
Nathan Eovaldi will go from the Red Sox to the Rangers if he reaches 462 IPs with Texas
Dennis Santana will go from the Rangers to the Pirates if he reaches 99 IPs with Pittsburgh
Jameson Taillon will go from the Pirates to the Cubs if he reaches 467 IPs with ChC
Gary Sanchez will go from the Twins to the Orioles if he reaches 420 ABs with Baltimore
Lucas Luetge will go from the Mariners to the Red Sox if he reaches 90 IPs with Boston
Gio Urshela will go from the Twins to the A's if he reaches 502 ABs with the Athletics
Chasen Shreve will go from the Mets to the Rangers if he reaches 57 IP with Texas

These additions will also mean that some teams will need to drop another player into Free Agency in the offseason, so that should increase the talent level a bit in next season's draft. Change is good in the AYL. Stay tuned for more as the real-life Yankees continue to make moves. They always do.

Others who haven't yet reached the needed ABs/IPs in a season to qualify:
Miguel Yajure
Chris Gittens
Jahmai Jones
Clayton Beeter
Nick Burdi

If they reach the 70 AB/30 IP plateau in a future season, they'll be added to the league, but not until that real life season has ended and we have access to their stats for that year.

9/6/2025

Season 26 Major Award Winners

Here are the final results of the voting for our 4 major Awards for Season 26:
AL MVP:
Babe Ruth - 10 votes (unanimous)

AL Cy Young:
Rick Honeycutt - 7 votes (L.Tiant-2)

NL MVP:
Mickey Mantle - 10 votes (unanimous)

NL Cy Young:
Dennis Rasmussen - 6 votes (A.Pettitte-2, D.Gooden-1)

Thanks to those who voted!

8/15/2025

Highlights from ASG26 in Chicago (Wrigley Field)

** SPOILER ALERT ** If you'd like to watch the replay of the game first - DO NOT READ THIS YET **
(You can see the box score and watch the game in its entirety by clicking on the links in the "Message Center" on the League Home Page)

ASG26 (in Chicago (NL))
The Windy City, and Wrigley Field hosted the 26th AYL All-Star Game. Kanye West and R. Kelly performed an interesting version of Bad Bad Leroy Brown before the game, and Common sang the National Anthems. The first pitch was thrown out by Oprah Winfrey.

The winds were blowing out in the early going. There were four home runs hit in the first four innings, three by the visitors (Chuck Knoblauch, Carlos Beltran, and Aaron Judge), and one by Jack Clark of the Giants for the NL. Judge’s home run was particularly noteworthy as it was still rising as it cleared the vines of Wrigley’s wall. It kept rising and rising and eventually ricocheted off the Willis Tower, bounced off a Chicago-style hot dog stand, and finally landed right in the middle of a deep dish pizza.

With the three homers (and a couple singles also) the visitors jumped out to a 6-0 lead, but Clark’s homer in the bottom of the 4th brought the home team closer. The NL would add another run in the 6th to bring them within two, but that’s as close as they would get.

The Cubs’ lone representative, Frank “Home Run” Baker, started at 3rd base for the NL and had a pretty good game, doubling in his first AB, grounding out in his second, and hitting into a run-scoring Fielder’s Choice in his third.

The ASG MVP was Chuck Knoblauch, who went 2 for 3 with a home run and 3 RBIs. With the win, the AL crept a bit closer in the overall ASG series, but the NL still holds a big 17-9 lead.

ASG 27 will be held in Anaheim. To see the full box score and/or watch the replay of the game, please check out the links in the Message Center. Thanks for hosting us, Chicago!
Gus

6/20/2024

*** Special Bombers/Yankees Draft ***

This season, because the real-life Yankees recently traded away a number of players who had been on the AYL rosters of the Bombers and Yankees, those two teams will need to have a special draft to add players from Free Agency who ONLY played for the Yanks in real life. These players had been dropped by one of those two clubs in previous season as they were no longer needed to get the Bombers and Yankees to 28 roster players, but now they're needed again, at least until the 2024 real life season is finished and players like Luis Gil and perhaps a few others are added.

For this draft, there will be 5 picks (3 for the Bombers and 2 for the Yankees) to bring both rosters back up to 28 so they're ready for the 2-round draft. The Bombers will pick first.

Here are the eligible candidates (I know, nothing special here. Just hold your nose and message me with your choices). I'll update the progress of the draft here in this story. For more stats, find them in Free Agency, or enter their name in the search bar on the home page:
Clay Christiansen (RP) 1.63 WHIP, 11.8 H/9, 6.4 SO/9, 31 Stamina (Bombers’ 2nd pick)
Gil Patterson (SP) 1.76 WHIP, 10.4 H/9, 7.9 SO/9, 60 Stamina (Yankees’ 2nd pick)
Wade Taylor (SP) 1.70 WHIP, 11.2 H/9, 5.6 SO/9, 90 Stamina (Yankees’ 1st pick)
Zoilo Almonte (OF) .236 AVG, .579 OPS, 1 HR, 1.000 Fld%, -.01 Dwar, 4 Speed
Jack Reed (OF) .205 AVG, .567 OPS, 0 HR, 1.000 Fld%, .08 Dwar, 8 Speed - (Bombers’ 1st pick)
Celerino Sanchez (3B/IF) .248 AVG, .597 OPS, 0 HR, .939 Fld%, .14 Dwar, 4 Speed

and that's it. Bombers have first pick. Message me with your choice and we'll go from there.
1. Bombers - Jack Reed
2. Yankees - Wade Taylor
3. Bombers - Clay Christiansen
4. Yankees - Gil Patterson
5. Bombers -Zoilo Almonte

7/21/2018

Welcome to the AYL (All Yankees League)

- This is a unique league with some unusual rules, including limited Trades and Free Agency, players must play for franchises they played for in Real Life, a Rule 13 Draft which allows weak teams to steal players from good teams each offseason, and a Lucky Losers Rule for the worst team in each league.
- 28 Teams in the league, including 2 Original Yankee teams called the New York Yankees and the Bronx Bombers. Plus a combination expansion team made up of Arizona, Colorado, Miami, and Tampa Bay players called the Columbus Clippers (named after the Yanks' long-time farm team).
- The Washington Nationals play as the Montreal Expos (Commish is from Canada - Go Figure!!)
- The transactions of the real life MLB New York Yankees are the cornerstone of this league and what makes it unique and fun. Whenever the Yankees make a move in real life, it has a chance to impact teams in our AYL (All Yankees League). Your roster can change significantly based on what the real Yanks do from day to day and season to season.