Tanaka Tuesday! Yankees Introduce High-Priced Japanese Ace In Bronx
"This would make the Boss proud," Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said. "This is Yankee big. This is Steinbrenner big."
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"This would make the Boss proud," Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said. "This is Yankee big. This is Steinbrenner big."
The 25-year-old catcher sounded excited to get to work when speaking to reporters Monday from the team's complex in Port St. Lucie, Fla. "I expect a lot from this team," he said.
If the Yankees third baseman cares at all about returning to the game with any ounce of personal integrity in 2015, a full confession is his only exit strategy.
Alex Rodriguez accepted his season-long suspension from Major League Baseball on Friday, the longest penalty in the sport's history related to performance-enhancing drugs.
Who are the greatest right-handed pitchers? The greatest left-handed pitchers? The greatest big-game pitchers? Father Gabe Costa breaks it all down.
We know this. The girlfriend is gone. The spikes are tied on tight. He has taken the first step of a long journey into 2014, and has left the scarred remnants of last season behind.
The Mets said Friday that they signed 27-year-old infielder and outfielder Matt Clark to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
MLB is seeking a speedy dismissal of New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez's lawsuit challenging a season-long suspension.
The new hat was introduced Tuesday and will be available for testing during spring training on a voluntary basis. Major leaguers and minor leaguers won't be required to wear it.
Masahiro Tanaka follows Aaron Boone, Dave Righetti, Luis Sojo, Bob Turley and Robin Ventura as notable Yankees to wear the number 19.
The Yankees have traded left-hander David Huff to the Giants for cash, two days after he was designated for assignment by New York to make room for Japanese ace Masahiro Tanaka.
As a longtime union leader, Glavine finds it "hard to believe" that Alex Rodriguez is claiming the MLBPA didn't do its job when they represented him in the grievance that lowered his 211-game suspension to 162 games.
If Tanaka and his Beethovian six-pitch mound symphony can turn into a No. 1 or No. 2 rotation option immediately, his richness in texture and rhythm can transform last year's also-ran into a contender. But let's not get ahead of ourselves here.
Asked to deliver a message to New York fans in English on Thursday, Tanaka said he plans to let his performance on the field do the talking.
Last year we had Rex Ryan on the beach with a curious tattoo. This year we have Alex Rodriguez posing with a mariachi band in Cancun.
The Bronx is rejoicing! Japanese ace Masahiro Tanaka has signed a seven-year deal with the Yankees, the team announced Wednesday.
Ex-Met Rusty Staub was just as rough on Alex Rodriguez, saying "the thing he did with the players association was pathetic."
Major League Baseball has told its 30 teams they must implement security screening for fans by then, either with hand-held metal detection or walk-through magnetometers.
John Lannan has agreed to a minor league contract with the New York Mets. The Amazin's also settled its arbitration case with right-hander Dillon Gee, agreeing to a one-year contract worth $3,625,000.
Yankees captain Derek Jeter hit off a tee in a batting cage and fielded 108 grounders on the grass in front of the infield dirt Monday at the Yankees minor league complex.
According to a report on NikkanSports.com, the Yankees are one of five finalists in the running to sign Masahiro Tanaka.
Now that we know who will head to NY/NJ for a well-organized, productive Super Bowl week that could lead one, last, entertaining Sunday, we can explore another sport that has followed a different path.
The Cubs are trying to sell Masahiro Tanaka on hope, that he could be part of the turnaround if their prospects pan out, and they're selling the same thing to their fans.
Carlos Silva, a longtime producer and engineer for Yankees games on WCBS 880, died Sunday morning after fighting esophageal and stomach cancer, his daughter said.
Mets closer Bobby Parnell agreed Friday to a $3.7 million, one-year contract while second baseman Daniel Murphy settled for $5.7 million and left fielder Eric Young Jr. for $1.85 million.
