Posada Asked Out Of Yankees' Lineup
Jorge Posada has asked out of the New York Yankees' lineup after the slumping designated hitter was dropped to No. 9 in the batting order.
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Jorge Posada has asked out of the New York Yankees' lineup after the slumping designated hitter was dropped to No. 9 in the batting order.
With Derek Jeter and Jorge Posada struggling, and Mariano Rivera nearing age 42, the end is coming for the generation that restored the pinstripes to prominence.
Clay Buchholz won his third straight start, Adrian Gonzalez and Kevin Youkilis homered, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Yankees 5-4 on Friday night.
One of the doctors who assisted in a procedure last year on Yankees pitcher Bartolo Colon that is being scrutinized by Major League Baseball denied that the treatment involved the use of banned substances.
Pete Abraham, Red Sox beat writer for The Boston Globe, joined Neil to talk about his job covering the Red Sox after a few seasons covering the Yankees and what's going on in the AL East up north.
Though the absence of worrisome diagnoses like Thoracic Outlet Syndrome is a positive sign for Phil Hughes, it is troubling if the cortisone injection that he received was his primary form of treatment.
The Yankees have lost six of nine and fell out of first place after Thursday night's loss for the first time since April 13. So, uh, bring on the Red Sox?
Robinson Cano was back in the starting lineup and homered for the Yankees one day after getting hit in the helmet by a pitch. Too bad the rest of his team didn't show up in an embarrassing 11-5 loss to the Royals.
With last night's 11-5 loss to the Royals combined with the Rays' 7-4 win over the Indians, the Yankees wake up this morning in 2nd place in the AL East.
Eric Hosmer and Melky Cabrera homered and the Kansas City Royals beat the Yankees 11-5 on Thursday night, sending New York to its first home series loss of the season.
Major League Baseball is examining a procedure performed on Yankees right-hander Bartolo Colon last year that involved stem cells being injected into his painful shoulder and elbow, according to The New York Times.
Since the Yankees' win on Easter Sunday, the team is 8-8. And going back to that extra-inning win on April 24 is when those four players began their horrible slides.
Gene Monahan is a name most Yankee fans have heard. But they probably don't understand the impact this man has had over the years.
Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano left Wednesday night's loss to the Royals after getting hit by a pitch in the batting helmet. Cano went for a CT scan and is considered day-to-day.
Yankees setup man Rafael Soriano is unlikely to need a trip to the disabled list after an MRI on Wednesday revealed only mild inflammation in his right elbow.
