Tag: Yankees

Girardi returns to Yankees with four-year deal

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Bronx, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Joe Girardi has decided to return as manager of the New York Yankees. The Yankees said Girardi has signed a four-year contract through 2017. Financial terms were not disclosed, but the New York Post reported the […]

Rodriguez sues Major League Baseball

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New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – As Alex Rodriguez and Major League Baseball continue their hearing concerning the slugger’s 211-game suspension for violations of the drug policy, the Yankees third baseman has filed a lawsuit against the sport’s governing body. The […]

Yankees activate Hafner, place Sabathia on DL

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Bronx, NY (Sports Network) – The New York Yankees activated designated hitter Travis Hafner off the 60-day disabled list and officially ended CC Sabathia’s season on Wednesday, placing the ailing lefty on the 60-day DL. Tests earlier this week revealed […]

Yankees’ Sabathia sidelined by hamstring injury

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Bronx, NY (Sports Network) – New York Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia will miss the remainder of the season because of a left hamstring injury. The Yankees said the left-hander was hurt during his last start on Friday against San Francisco […]

Yankees honor retiring Rivera

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Bronx, NY (Sports Network) – The New York Yankees honored the retiring Mariano Rivera on Sunday with a ceremony prior to their game against the San Francisco Giants. Rivera, the all-time saves leader in Major League Baseball, announced his retirement […]

A-Rod breaks Gehrig’s grand slam record

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Bronx, NY (Sports Network) – Alex Rodriguez surpassed Lou Gehrig as Major League Baseball’s all-time leader in grand slams during Friday’s 5-1 win over the San Francisco Giants. Rodriguez’s blast off Giants reliever George Kontos in the bottom of the […]

Pettitte announces retirement

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Bronx, NY (Sports Network) – New York Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte will retire following the 2013 season. Pettitte previously retired in February 2011 and spent the year away from professional baseball. He returned to the Yankees in 2012. “I’m announcing […]

Rounding Third: Bud Selig can probably rest easy

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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) – There was a moment on Sept. 5 when I thought to myself, wow, the New York Yankees are really going to do this, aren’t they? The Yankees had come into the opener of a series […]

Yankees’ Soriano scratched with thumb injury

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Boston, MA (Sports Network) – New York Yankees outfielder Alfonso Soriano was scratched from Saturday’s starting lineup against Boston because of a thumb injury. Soriano has been the Yankees’ top offensive threat since joining the club in a trade with […]

Yankees activate Phelps, Jeter to 60-day DL

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Boston, MA (Sports Network) – The New York Yankees have activated pitcher David Phelps off the 60-day disabled list and opened a roster spot by moving shortstop Derek Jeter to the 60-day DL. Phelps had been sidelined since July with […]