Lead Story - 1/29/2026

Pre-Season Schedule - Season 28

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 Saturday, January 24th, 9pm Central - in progress

Eight Playoff Teams (with their protected lists)
San Diego Padres - Luke Voit, Dave Winfield, Nestor Cortes Jr., Dennis Rasmussen, Bob Tewksbury
Chicago Cubs - Bobby Murcer, Jerry Mumphrey, Blake Parker, Scott Sanderson, Rick Reuschel
Cincinnati Reds - Chris Dickerson, Mike Ford, Sonny Gray, Greg Harris, Aroldis Chapman
Columbus Clippers - Andrew Miller, Ryan Yarbrough, Adam Ottavino, Paul Goldschmidt, Brian Bruney
Oakland A’s - Rickey Henderson, Andrew Bailey, Mike Gallego, Frankie Montas, Lou Trivino
California Angels - Chili Davis, Don Slaught, Carlos May, Aurelio Rodriguez, Sandy Alomar
Texas Rangers - Mark Teixeira, Goose Gossage, Rick Honeycutt, Joey Gallo, Kenny Rogers
Cleveland Indians - Sam McDowell, Kenny Lofton, Oscar Gamble, Phil Niekro, Graig Nettles

9 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. There are 9 teams this year since there was a 3-way tie for 7th worst in the league.
1. Atlanta Braves - Andy Messersmith (Angels)
2. Philadelphia Phillies - A.J. Burnett (Clippers)
3. Milwaukee Brewers - Gerald Williams (Clippers) (Columbus has had 2 stolen and are now off limits)
4. Chicago White Sox - Ron Hassey (Indians)
5. San Francisco Giants - Bobby Bonds (Angels) (Angels have had 2 stolen and are now off limits)
6. Kansas City Royals - declined to make a pick - no good choices
7. St. Louis Cardinals - Jaime Garcia (Cubs)
8. Seattle Mariners - Adam Warren (Padres)
9. Minnesota Twins - Donovan Solano (Reds)

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) - none this year
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) - none this year
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 Tuesday, February 3rd-9pm central) - in progress
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 - Wednesday, February 4th 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. Atlanta Braves
2. Philadelphia Phillies
3. Milwaukee Brewers
4. Chicago White Sox
5. San Francisco Giants
6. Kansas City Royals
7. St. Louis Cardinals
8. Seattle Mariners
9. Minnesota Twins
10. Montreal Expos
11. Pittsburgh Pirates
12. Baltimore Orioles
13. New York Yankees
14. Los Angeles Dodgers
15. Toronto Blue Jays
16. Detroit Tigers
17. Bronx Bombers
18. New York Mets
19. Boston Red Sox
20. Chicago Cubs
21. Cleveland Indians
22. Oakland A's
23. Texas Rangers
24. Houston Astros
25. California Angels
26. Columbus Clippers
27. Cincinnati Reds
28. San Diego Padres

10. Free Agency Opens - tba - 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 - tba - 9am central (make sure you have your lineups and rotation set)

1/7/2026

Season 27 Major Award Winners

Here are the final results of the voting for our 4 major Awards for Season 27:
AL MVP:
Babe Ruth - 7 votes (K.Lofton-2, T. Hafner-1, J. DiMaggio-1)

AL Cy Young:
Ron Guidry - 9 votes (L.Tiant-2)

NL MVP:
Mickey Mantle - 10 votes (C.Bellinger-1)

NL Cy Young:
Dwight Gooden - 10 votes (A.Miller-1)

Thanks to those who voted!

12/11/2025

Highlights from ASG27 in Anaheim

** 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 Anaheim)
Anaheim, California played host to the 27th annual All-Yankees League All-Star Game. There aren’t a lot of famous people who were born in Anaheim, but Gwen Stefani is one of them, so she sang the National Anthem, as well as “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” during the 7th inning stretch. Lonzo Ball, also an Anaheim native, was invited to share in some pre-game fun for the All Stars. The organizers set up some regulation sized basketball hoops near home plate and had a free-throw shooting tournament including Lonzo, all the All Stars, and some of the AYL owners who were in attendance. Lonzo was on his game and won the competition easily, but it was quite a battle for 2nd and 3rd place. Competitors were given 2 minutes to sink as many free throws as they could. After the 1st Round, all competitors were tied with zero free throws made, except for Lonzo, who had 22. After Round 2, it was still zeros across the board for all other competitors. After Round 3, miraculously, there was a 4-way tie as Mikbbal, Skooler, Atsan, and Oscar Gamble each managed to sink one. After another few rounds of zeros, Oscar Gamble took 2nd place with a beautiful nothing-but-net masterpiece, while the other 3 failed on all shots. In the 18th round, Atsan took home the 3rd place medal as one of his attempts bounced around the rim for a few seconds before dropping through the netting and amazing the fans who were still paying attention. Congrats to Lonzo, Oscar, and Atsan for a very entertaining show which caused the start of the game to be delayed by more than an hour.

Special guests included three of the actors from the 1994 movie “Angels in the Outfield” – Danny Glover, Christopher Lloyd, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Their presence seemed to make a difference, as the home team’s defence seemed to be aided by some strange, supernatural forces throughout the contest. Outfielders made almost impossible diving catches to rob home runs, infielders made gravity-defying leaps on line drives that should have been singles, and the wind always seemed to be blowing in the right direction for the American League stars. Christopher Lloyd was shown multiple times on the Jumbotron mumbling incoherent phrases and staring up into space with a sly grin on his face. Could be just coincidence.

Regardless, the home team definitely had things going their way. After a Derek Jeter single to lead off the top of the 1st, the visitors couldn’t muster another hit until the 7th inning.

The home team had a slow start as well. Over the first two innings, Dwight Gooden and Bob Tewksbury combined to retire 6 of the first 7 A.L. batters.

That would change in the bottom of the 3rd inning. Robinson Cano singled off Sonny Gray, followed by a walk to Wade Boggs. After a Kenny Lofton single loaded the bases with nobody out, the A.L. got two consecutive RBI groundouts from Hideki Matsui and hometown hero Chili Davis to jump out to a 2-0 lead.

They added to their lead in the bottom of the 6th. Alex Rodriguez singled to lead off the inning, followed by an Elston Howard double. Robinson Cano then singled to drive in two and increase the A.L. lead to 4-0.

The visiting N.L. Stars began to threaten in the top of the 7th, as Chris Dickerson doubled off Andrew Bailey, followed by a walk to Giancarlo Stanton, but Octavio Dotel was called in from the bullpen and he struck out John Mayberry and Bill Dickey. Dave LaRoche then retired Tony Lazzeri on a ground out to end the threat.

The 7th Inning Stretch was a bit different this year. The commish decided to put together a PowerPoint presentation that was shown on the Jumbotron – all about his memories of the only game he ever saw in Anaheim, on a family vacation that landed them at an Angels game in 1982. There were pictures of campgrounds, bonfires, and National Parks along the journey to California, mixed in with pictures of the the nine Angels who were in the starting lineup that day – Brian Downing, Rod Carew, Reggie Jackson, Don Baylor, Fred Lynn, Doug DeCinces, Bobby Grich, Tim Foli, and Bob Boone. Good times.

After the Commish’s trip down memory lane, the game continued with the A.L. offense obviously energized by the quality of the PowerPoint presentation that they had just witnessed. Reggie Jackson himself led off the inning with a single but Mark Teixeira then grounded in to a double play. Brian Roberts then singled, followed by walks to Jorge Posada and Chuck Knoblauch, bringing Josh Donaldson to the plate. Donaldson promptly blasted a Rob Murphy offering over the wall for a grand slam and an 8-0 A.L. lead. That was how it ended as the bullpens dominated the rest of the way.

Donaldson was named the ASG MVP with the grand slam being his only at bat.

ASG 28 will be held in Columbus. 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, Anaheim!
Gus

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)

10/8/2025

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.

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.