Yankees' Tanaka Has 1st Bullpen Session Since Elbow Injury
Yankees pitching coach Larry Rothschild said Tanaka looked "fine,'' but that it's "more important how he feels tomorrow.''
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Yankees pitching coach Larry Rothschild said Tanaka looked "fine,'' but that it's "more important how he feels tomorrow.''
The Rays won their third in a row and sent New York to its fifth straight loss.
A lot can change in a year. Just ask Matt Harvey. In August 2013, he was the toast of the town. Then he got injured -- and things got weird.
Minutes after he was elected baseball's 10th commissioner, Rob Manfred didn't want to discuss what great issues he expects to take on when he succeeds Selig on Jan. 25.
The Mets might want to think twice about wanting Colorado sluggers Carlos Gonzalez and Troy Tulowitzki.
Matt Harvey is a tremendous talent. He can also cause one heck of a headache. Mets manager Terry Collins set the right-hander straight on Thursday.
Mets brass has gone halfway with Collins, and that beats the heck out of the alternative. But they'll do him an even greater service by actually spending some money this offseason.
Rob Manfred has been elected baseball's 10th commissioner and will succeed Bud Selig in January.
Major League Baseball said Wednesday that the right-hander tested positive for a metabolite of Nandrolone in violation of the Minor League drug prevention and treatment program.
Rob Manfred, Tom Werner and Tim Brosnan seek election Thursday, with a three-quarters majority of the 30 teams needed in the first contested balloting for a new commissioner in 46 years.
Maybe Yankees manager Joe Girardi got lucky with his 26th career ejection: He didn't have to watch from the dugout as New York blew a late lead in a painful defeat.
General manager Sandy Alderson said Harvey and the team will talk "over the next week or so" about cutting back on his work, possibly limiting him to bullpen sessions.
Mets pitcher Rafael Montero has allowed four home runs in 80 minor league innings this season. In the majors, he has yielded eight shots in just 25 innings.
The Yanks still have hope, and thus they're rushing a pitcher back from the DL. The Mets, as usual, think about next year with a prize prospect. It's like night and day.
Let's take a look at the five faces of Major League Baseball when the post-Jeter era begins in November.
Carlos Carrasco rejoined the Cleveland rotation in fine fashion by pitching five dominant innings and the Indians nearly tossed another shutout at Yankee Stadium, beating New York 4-1 Sunday.
The Mets appeared positioned for their 12th victory in the last 13 games against the Phillies in Philadelphia before the ninth.
Lucas Duda singled home the go-ahead run with one out in the 11th inning to lead the New York Mets to a 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night.
Dubbed "The Warrior'' by Yankees owner George Steinbrenner for his passionate style of play, O'Neill was honored before the Yankees played the Cleveland Indians.
McCann was injured in the third inning against Cleveland Friday night but remained in the game until he was pinch hit for in the sixth.
Signed to a one-year, $7.25 million deal in the offseason, Young has struggled with the Mets. He hit .205 with eight homers and 28 RBIs in 88 games.
So, in general, are today's hitters reluctant to be mentored? This is a sad scenario, because they are missing a lot of good information.
With the 2014 Little League World Series beginning next week, let's take a look at some famous athletes and alumni who once played in the LLWS in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
Given the Bombers' issues, winning this series against Detroit's All-World guns is sort of like the Boy Scouts beating up a SWAT team.
In his last three appearances, including New York's 5-3 loss to the NL East-leading Nationals on Thursday, Carlos Torres has a 22.50 ERA.
