Sabathia Ready For Yankees' Opener After Shutting Down Pirates
New York Yankees ace CC Sabathia pitched four scoreless innings in his final tuneup for opening day, a 4-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday.
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New York Yankees ace CC Sabathia pitched four scoreless innings in his final tuneup for opening day, a 4-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday.
After missing the playoffs for only the second time in 19 years, the New York Yankees will look a whole lot different. And for the first time since 1998, they don't have baseball's highest payroll.
Derek Jeter is a New York sports legend. He's one of the greatest captains of all time, one of the greatest clutch players of all time and one of the greatest shortstops of all time. He's also, apparently, one of the best leaders on the planet.
Forbes said it estimates the Yankees are worth $2.5 billion, up nine percent from last year. The Dodgers are next at $2 billion, a 24 percent hike and matching their actual sale price in 2012.
Toronto opening day starter R.A. Dickey gave up six runs and seven hits over three innings in the Blue Jays' 10-6 victory over the New York Yankees on Wednesday.
The third baseman agreed to accept a season-long suspension, but he is continuing to pursue his medical-malpractice case against orthopedic surgeon Dr. Christopher Ahmad and New York-Presbyterian Hospital.
Zack Greinke and the Dodgers have knocked Alex Rodriguez and the Yankees off baseball's payroll perch, part of an offseason spending spree that has the average salary approaching $4 million for the first time.
Ryan Howard and Marlon Byrd hit consecutive solo homers in the third inning to lead the Philadelphia Phillies past the New York Yankees 6-0 on Tuesday night.
He's having by his lofty standards a very substandard spring training, but Derek Jeter has been around this game long enough to know not to worry about a slow start. He told Mike Francesa as much on Tuesday night.
Two years removed from the game while working his way back from a serious shoulder injury, Michael Pineda has been named the fifth starter in the Yankees' rotation, the team announced Tuesday.
It appears that the Japanese phenom will get the ball in the fourth game of the season, when the Bombers take on the American League East-rival Blue Jays in Toronto.
While the Yankees have yet to make anything official concerning the back end of their rotation, it's looking more and more like Michael Pineda has pitched his way into the fifth spot.
Prepare to be unspoiled. Though D-Rob has shown a solid, "go get 'em" attitude on his six Grapefruit League outings, nobody knows how he'll handle closer duties.
Yankees fifth starter candidate Michael Pineda allowed three runs and six hits over six innings Sunday in New York's 3-1 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays.
Masahiro Tanaka struggled a bit in one of his final tuneups for the regular season, allowing three runs while pitching into the sixth inning, but the New York Yankees still beat the Minnesota Twins 5-4 victory Saturday.
