Reports: Yankees Pitching Prospect Fatally Shot In Venezuela
Alexander Figueredo, a 20-year-old pitching prospect in the Yankees' system, was shot dead in his native Venezuela last month, according to multiple reports.
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Alexander Figueredo, a 20-year-old pitching prospect in the Yankees' system, was shot dead in his native Venezuela last month, according to multiple reports.
Tejada, 27, spent the first six years of his major-league career with the Mets, playing mostly shortstop, but also seeing time at second and third bases.
Boston's Dave Dombrowski walked up to Brian Cashman outside the room where the winter meeting draft was about to start Thursday and gave the Yankees general manager a slap on the back.
This year marks the seventh edition of the bowl game, as Northwestern takes on Pittsburgh at 2 p.m. on Dec. 28.
Matt Holliday told reporters earlier this week that he was excited to be joining the Yankees and feels like he will be better than he was in 2016 when he put up the worst numbers of his career.
Everything involving Aroldis Chapman and the Yankees over the last 12 months has turned out about as well as they could have hoped. Now comes the hard part.
Aroldis Chapman found a spot in a most familiar bullpen — a very rich spot, too.
Derek Jeter spoke Wednesday about the Yankees' choice to retire his number and install a plaque in Monument Park.
Free agent outfielder Matt Holliday and the New York Yankees have finalized a $13 million, one-year contract.
The Yankees may not be the Yankees of recent vintage when it comes to consistently breaking the bank for free agents, but they still act with purpose when intrigued. Aroldis Chapman has their attention, and then some.
He leads the team all-time in hits (3,465), games played (2,747), doubles (544) and stolen bases (358).
Matt Holliday figures to balance the New York Yankees' lineup while not adding a lengthy payroll commitment to a team trying to get under the luxury-tax threshold within the next two years.
Sending off a pack of young prospects for veteran talent at this week's Winter Meetings might be the way to go about rebuilding other teams. Just don't expect the Yankees to take that route.
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The Yankees are in the market for a designated hitter after forcing Alex Rodriguez into retirement in August and trading away Carlos Beltran and Brian McCann.
