But one BetMGM bettor is looking for a huge payout on an even rarer feat for Judge: Becoming the first player to hit .400 since Ted Williams averaged .406 in 1941. The bettor wagered $2,000 that Judge will hit .400 or higher in the 2025 MLB season at 175-1 odds, meaning a payout of $350,000 if the Yankees star is successful.

Matt Carpenter is calling it a career after 14 seasons in the big leagues. Carpenter, a three-time All-Star who spent 12 seasons with the Cardinals, announced his retirement on Sports Spectrum’s “Get in the Game” podcast with former teammate Scott Linebrink.

The New York Yankees have given away a lot of young talent to land a slew of All-Star veterans in recent seasons. The team traded away a catcher and four pitchers, including Michael King, to land Juan Soto and Trent Grisham ahead of the 2024 campaign.

Matt Carpenter was an unlikely New York Yankees fan favorite. After opting out of a minor-league contract with the Texas Rangers, Carpenter was hanging out at home when the Yankees threw him a lifeline in May of 2022. He proved that a 36-year-old still has something to offer in baseball.

With the New York Mets, New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies each logging a pair of series wins last week, the top-tier of MLB teams has become increasingly crowded with no clear-cut No. 1 team in baseball right now.

The New York Mets control first place of the NL East and are tied for the best record in baseball largely because of their stellar, overachieving starting rotat

He appears healthy and ready to make his season debut, and manager Aaron Boone said he will move to second base with Peraza shouldering the bulk of starts at third base. LeMahieu won four Gold Glove awards at second but has only made 44 starts there since the start of the 2022 season.

The New York Yankees trade away a top-five home run slugger to the Atlanta Braves for a new pitcher in this hypothetical.