Injured Joba Chamberlain Expects To Pitch For Yankees In 2012
The 26-year-old righty says he didn't break any bones and has been free of infection. It was a bloody injury, but Chamberlain said it was never a life-threatening situation.
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The 26-year-old righty says he didn't break any bones and has been free of infection. It was a bloody injury, but Chamberlain said it was never a life-threatening situation.
In the last two months Linsanity has come and gone. Now Tebow Time is upon us. There was a time when Joba was as big as any of them.
The New York Yankees have released Preston Mattingly, who had agreed to a minor league contract in January.
Of course, the competition will continue this April as Andy Pettitte readies for his return in May, and the Yankees will have to bounce someone else from the rotation.
After Craig learned that the right-hander is close to being named a starter for the Yanks this season, he suggested that Hughes go out and celebrate, then he offered some ways for the 25-year-old to do so.
Though Joba Chamberlain is in the final year of his contract with the Bombers, there is no indication that New York will release the ex-fireballer, says CBSSports.com's Jon Heyman.
Michael Pineda allowed one run and five hits over five innings in the Yankees' 1-1, 10-inning tie with the Tigers.
Joba Chamberlain has been released from a hospital, three days after dislocating his right ankle bouncing on a trampoline.
Raul Ibanez hit his first home run with the Yankees, Freddy Garcia pitched into the fifth inning and New York beat the Detroit Tigers 4-2 in 10 innings Saturday.
Brian Cashman made very clear that the Yankees are not angry at Joba at all, that they feel bad for a good man who was hurt while playing with his son
As the Yankees await the results of relief pitcher Joba Chamberlain's MRI exam and CT scan, a medical expert weighed in on Saturday on the possibility of the right-hander returning after dislocating his ankle in a trampoline accident with his son.
New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi said his rotation might not be finalized until the end of spring training.
Yankees reliever Joba Chamberlain underwent surgery on Thursday night after dislocating his right ankle earlier in the day. Chamberlain suffered the injury in a trampoline-related accident with his son in the Tampa-area.
Did Joba Chamberlain ruin his baseball career by playing on a trampoline with his son? It may be too early to answer that question, but it's certainly a possibility.
The odd nature of Joba Chamberlain's injury got us thinking how athletes from all sports tend to suffer from weird injuries.
