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The Yankees may want to hold on to the guy because he could very well end up being a key component this season. All this talk, at least by the television announcers, of possibly trading Ichiro, should stop immediately.
Before the Yankees' home opener on Monday against the Orioles at 1:05 p.m., the "Core Four" of Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Andy Pettitte and Jorge Posada will be reunited on the field.
Fans in both Japan and North America will be eager to follow the fortunes of Tanaka, who cost the Yankees $175 million when they signed him in January.
Rookie Yangervis Solarte had three hits and an RBI in his first major league start and Derek Jeter drove in a run to give the New York Yankees their first win this season.
Gabe Costa takes an approach which is both subjective and qualitative. He takes a look at both temporal (historical) and spatial (geographical) aspects of this issue in Part 1.
For the Yankees to be what their fans expect them to be this season, their pitching will have to be exceptional. One hurler in particular will have a high-powered microscope viewing his every move.
The Yankees have gone 2 for 18 with runners in scoring position in two losses to the Astros. But Carlos Beltran says it's way too early to be concerned.
Before Wednesday's game, Yankees manager Joe Girardi wondered how Jeter will deal with participating in one of these ceremonies each time he visits a different city this season.
Dexter Fowler homered and tripled and Matt Dominguez added a home run late to help the Houston Astros take the opening series from the New York Yankees with a 3-1 win on Wednesday night.
Get ready for another milestone: the first ceremony of Derek Jeter's farewell tour.
Sabathia led the majors last season with 122 runs allowed. Things went bad for him from the start on Tuesday night in a matchup of the league's youngest vs. oldest rosters.
The Yanks opened their 2014 season in Houston by doing their best impersonation of the Mets, resulting in a 6-2 loss to the underwhelming Astros.
The Yankees began Derek Jeter's farewell season Tuesday night with a 6-2 loss to the Houston Astros.
"What do I think about the chances of Derek Jeter coming to the Indians? That may be the dumbest, stupidest call and question I've ever encountered."
"I think, at worst, this is a playoff-contending team. I think this roster is a playoff-contending roster ... I have a lot of optimism, a lot of hope."
