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Baseball: New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera suffers tor...

Mariano Rivera tore a ligament in his right knee before the New York Yankees lost 4-3 to the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night. The 42-year-old right-hander was carted off the field after twisting his right knee shagging fly balls duri [...]

Posted On : May, 04 2012 | Comments : 0

Hughes struggles again in Yankees loss at Texas

ARLINGTON, Texas—Struggling New York Yankees starter Phil Hughes conjured up the wrong memories of his past games at Rangers Ballpark. Instead of the dominating pitcher he was in his previous three regular-season games in Texas, [...]

Posted On : Apr, 26 2012 | Comments : 0

Hughes and Yankees reach deal

Right-hander Phil Hughes and the New York Yankees have agreed to a $3.2-million, one-year contract, a raise of $500,000 that followed an injury filled season. Hughes can make an additional $225,000 in performance bonuses under Monday' [...]

Posted On : Jan, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

Yankees have eyes on Cuban slugger Yoenis Cespedes

That’s the question the Yankees — and every other club in the majors — must weigh as they consider whether to pursue the Cuban center fielder. According to a league spokesman, Cespedes is likely to be declared a free age [...]

Posted On : Nov, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

Yankees’ Mariano Rivera May Have Set Unbreakable Baseball Sa...

Mariano Rivera helped define the ninth-inning closer role with the New York Yankees and now holds a record that Major League Baseball historians said may stand forever. With 602 saves over 17 seasons, Rivera broke Trevor Hoffman’s r [...]

Posted On : Sep, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Baseball games, especially Yankees-Red Sox games, have becom...

The great Red Holzman was talking once about what pro basketball was like in the old days, before the 24-second clock, for guards like him and his old City College teammate, Sonny Hertzberg. Holzman ended up in the pros with the Roches [...]

Posted On : Sep, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Yankees plan to cut to five-man rotation

BALTIMORE -- How is this for stating the obvious? "We need him to pitch better," Yankeees manager Joe Girardi said of struggling A.J. Burnett. Speaking before yesterday's 2-0 loss in the opener of a day-night doubleheader at [...]

Posted On : Aug, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

Yankees can pound the AL's least, but Bombers & CC Sabathia ...

The Yankees beat the Angels on Wednesday night, beat them doing what they do best, which means hitting home runs at Yankee Stadium, where balls continue to fly into the seats like they are Titleist golf balls. The Yankees scored nine runs [...]

Posted On : Aug, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Yankees simply playing good, solid baseball

The New York Yankees are doing everything possible to put the matter of their earlier difficulties against the Boston Red Sox not simply in the rearview mirror, but beyond that: out of sight, up in the attic, in storage, gone, vanished, d [...]

Posted On : Aug, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Jeter injured, Yankees downed by Indians: AL roundup

Derek Jeter limped off the field with a sore right calf four innings after getting his 2,994th hit, and Carlos Carrasco escaped early trouble to pitch the Cleveland Indians past the New York Yankees 1-0 Monday night. Jeter headed to [...]

Posted On : Jun, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Yankees GM Brian Cashman calls Mets use of lefty reliever Pe...

As if the Mets don't have enough detractors, Yankees GM Brian Cashman got in line Saturday, ripping them over their use of Pedro Feliciano. "He was abused," Cashman said of the lefty reliever who led the majors in appearanc [...]

Posted On : Apr, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Yankees introduce Soriano as new setup for Rivera

In a move mirroring those of his famous father, Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner overruled general manager Brian Cashman in giving a $35 million US, three-year contract to Rafael Soriano. Distancing himself from the decision after a news c [...]

Posted On : Jan, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

New York Yankees now try to woo Cliff Lee | Baseball

The New York Yankees turned their attention to Cliff Lee as the winter meetings began, having all but finished negotiations to re-sign Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman met Monday with Darek Braunecker [...]

Posted On : Dec, 07 2010 | Comments : 0

Yankees Start the Wooing of Lee Immediately

The Yankees called the agent for pitcher Cliff Lee shortly after free agency began at 12:01 a.m. Sunday, telling the agent that signing Lee was one of their top priorities this off-season, an official in baseball briefed on the matter sa [...]