TAMPA, Fla. — The pop of a speeding baseball striking a catcher’s mitt was more of a boom Saturday when the tallest and hardest-throwing pitcher in Yankees spring training threw a bullpen. Watching from behind the mounds in the caged bullpen behind the Steinbrenner Field right-field stands,

Carlos Lagrange knew he’d be on the mound when he walked into George M. Steinbrenner Field on Monday morning, having been told to expect a three-inning live batting practice session. The Yankees’ top pitching prospect (No.

The captain, Aaron Judge, gave high praise to a top prospects for the New York Yankees.

The bullpen beneath George M. Steinbrenner Field’s right-field stands offered a glimpse of the future on Saturday afternoon, with Carlos Lagrange flashing the electricity that has the Yankees so intrigued.

The right-hander also made some strides with his command, which has been his bugaboo (and remains a work in progress) since the Yankees signed him as an international free agent out of the Dominican Republic. He walked just 12 batters in 41 ²/₃ innings at High-A before walking 50 in 78 ¹/₃ innings at Double-A.

The Yankees aren’t even a week into spring training, and Carlos Lagrange is already making Aaron Judge look foolish. On […]