{"id":29139,"date":"2025-02-27T07:08:22","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T07:08:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=29139"},"modified":"2025-02-27T07:08:22","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T07:08:22","slug":"breaking-yankees-dominate-cardinals-7-0-and-the-news-couldnt-be-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=29139","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Yankees Dominate Cardinals 7-0 \u2013 and the News Couldn\u2019t Be Better!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-meta\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<figure class=\"tpd-post-thumbnail-container caption_hide credit_onImage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium tpd-force-16x9-aspect-ratio wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/empiresportsmedia.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=858,height=483,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MLB-Spring-Training-St.-Louis-Cardinals-at-New-York-Yankees-25517631.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 33.3vw, (max-width: 768px) 428px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/empiresportsmedia.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=384,height=241,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MLB-Spring-Training-St.-Louis-Cardinals-at-New-York-Yankees-25517631.jpg 430w, https:\/\/empiresportsmedia.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=858,height=483,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MLB-Spring-Training-St.-Louis-Cardinals-at-New-York-Yankees-25517631.jpg 858w\" alt=\"MLB: Spring Training-St. Louis Cardinals at New York Yankees\" width=\"858\" height=\"483\" \/><figcaption><span class=\"credit-text\">Credit: Jonathan Dyer-Imagn Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The\u00a0New York Yankees\u2019 Grapefruit League campaign is picking up steam, and Wednesday\u2019s 7-0 shutout of the Cardinals was another step in the right direction. With dominant pitching and some timely power, New York looked every bit like a team gearing up for a big season.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Will Warren Looks Like a Different Pitcher<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>A year ago, Will Warren\u2019s brief stint in the majors was more horror film than highlight reel. But spring training is about fresh starts, and Warren is making the most of his. He fired three scoreless innings with four strikeouts, his sweeper darting like a frisbee caught in the wind. Even more intriguing,\u00a0he dusted off his curveball, giving him another weapon to keep hitters guessing.<\/p>\n<p>For a guy trying to carve out a role in a deep Yankees staff, this was exactly the kind of performance he needed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"iframe-container\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1894824676037157249&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fempiresportsmedia.com%2Fnew-york-yankees%2Fyankees-good-news-and-great-news-from-7-0-win-against-cardinals%2F&amp;sessionId=6e1a9ce9290af64c7dde0b0a1a2af35a98a15640&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1894824676037157249\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Dom Smith Is Making His Case<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>With Giancarlo Stanton\u2019s availability uncertain, the Yankees\u2019 DH spot is up for grabs. 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