Via Jon Heyman: Indiana State LHP Sean Manaea will not pitch again this season. He was scratched from Thursday’s start due to shoulder soreness and nagging hip trouble, which first popped up when he rolled his ankle earlier this spring and pitched through it. ...
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What better way for the New York Yankees’ Mark Teixeira to make
his season debut than against his team’s most bitter rival, the Boston Red Sox?
On MLB Network’s May 25 edition of Quick
Pitch, host Heidi Watney announced the possibility of the slugging first
baseman beginning a rehab assignment and returning to the big club in time for the Yankees-Red
Sox series that begin...
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Here’s the announcement from the Yankees… The Yankees today acquired LHP David Huff off waivers from the Cleveland Indians. In order to make room on the 40-man roster, LHP Francisco Rondon was designated for assignment. A corresponding 25-man roster move will be made when Huff joins the Yankees (has 72 hours to do so). Huff, [...]
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Brennan Boesch is on the roster. As expected, it looks like hes the move to fill Curtis Grandersons roster spot. Brett Gardner CF Robinson Cano 2B Vernon Wells LF Travis Hafner DH David Adams 3B Ichiro Suzuki RF Jayson Nix SS Lyle Overbay 1B Austin Romine C LHP Vidal Nuno
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The sports memorabilia world is still buzzing over an auction result that can rightly be considered an upset. For the first time ever, a 1914 Baltimore News ...
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The New York Yankees were hoping that after missing the first month and a half of the season with a broken forearm, Curtis Granderson would be able to come in and provide several months worth' of high-end production. That won't be the case now, as Granderson is set to miss another month, and maybe more, with a broken finger sustained during Friday night's victory over the...
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Mark Teixeira is playing in an actual baseball game today. It will be an extended spring training game against a bunch of kids from the Pittsburgh organization, but still… for the first time since early March, he’ll step on a baseball field against another team with pitchers who’s only goal is to get him out. [...]
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David Phelps said the harsh reality hit him soon after the line drive. He’d just been struck in the pitching arm, he’d thrown his glove to the ground in frustration, and he realized he could be just another name on the long list of injured Yankees. “It’s one of those things that’s frustrating because of [...]
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Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira expects to play in his first game since hurting his right wrist in early March, suiting up for a minor-league game with Double-A Trenton on Wednesday.
Teixeira, who injured the wrist while preparing with the U.S. team for the World Baseball Classic, has been working out at the Yankees' minor-league complex.
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MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez has sold his Miami Beach home for 30 million.
A-Rod's business partner, Jose More, confirmed that the sale closed Friday.
Rodriguez bought the 54,000-square-foot piece of waterfront land for 7.4 million in 2010. Using his own construction company, Newport Property Construction, he spent another 7.6 million b...
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Austin Romine didn’t feel quite right at the plate, having hit .063 in his first seven games. With one hit in 16 at-bats since his call-up, the 24-year-old decided to seek out hitting coach Kevin Long early Friday, hoping to make some quick adjustments to his swing.
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New York Yankees center fielder, Curtis Granderson, left tonight’s game in the 5th inning after he was hit in the left hand by a pitch. He did take his base and remained in the game to run for himself; but you could tell he was grimacing quite noticeably. Ichiro Suzuki relieved him in the bottom of the inning replacing Granderson in right fi...
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Derek Jeter set the internet on fire earlier this week when photos of him holding a Starbucks coffee with the name “Philip” written across the side surfaced. Going incognito may have worked for Jeter while he ordered his coffee, but it didn’t stop the paparazzi from blowing up his spot. On Friday, one of his teammates — who happens to actually be named Philip — returned th...
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David Phelps had to leave tonight's win over the Rays in the 8th inning after being hit on the arm by a line drive. Luckily, the x-rays were negative and the Yankees are saying it's just a right forearm contusion. As of now, his status for his next start remains unclear.
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This is the part that seemed familiar: Curtis Granderson clearly thought he wasn’t really hurt. Same thing happened when he broke his forearm in spring training. This time, Granderson was hit by a fifth inning fastball, went to first base and waved off any medical attention. He said his hand didn’t really start to throb until he got to [...]
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