Yankees Get Bad Break, Announce Hobbled Teixeira Is Done For The Year
If the Yankees are going to make the playoffs and then do something significant, they are going to have to do it without Mark Teixeira.
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If the Yankees are going to make the playoffs and then do something significant, they are going to have to do it without Mark Teixeira.
Those ready for the pivotal four-game series between the Yankees and visiting Blue Jays will have to wait a day for it to begin.
The Yankees are sputtering heading into the biggest series of the season.
CC Sabathia's strong start in his return from the disabled list was undone by Stephen Drew's fielding misplays.
With each passing day it looks like Greg Bird will be the Yankees' starting first baseman should they make the playoffs.
The 40-year-old Rodriguez hadn't hit the 30-homer mark since 2010. He didn't play last year while serving a season-long drug suspension.
Chris Davis led off the top of the ninth inning with his 41st home run, lifting the Baltimore Orioles to a 2-1 victory over the New York Yankees on Tuesday night.
Nathan Eovaldi has an inflamed right elbow and won't throw for two weeks, the latest New York Yankees starting pitcher to get hurt.
Rookie first baseman Greg Bird hit a tiebreaking three-run home run with nobody out in the bottom of the seventh inning, lifting the Yankees to an 8-6 victory over the Orioles Monday afternoon.
The 37-year-old left-hander is 0-4 with a 7.71 ERA in four starts and 14 relief appearances.
Catcher Brian McCann and designated hitter Alex Rodriguez homered on consecutive pitches by right-hander Chris Archer with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning as the New York Yankees rallied for a 6-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday.
Alex Rodriguez, Brian McCann and Greg Bird homered in support of Luis Severino in the Yankees' 5-2 win over the Rays on Friday night.
Minus the 35-year-old Teixeira, the Yankees will likely play rookie Greg Bird at first base.
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Those who bleed Bronx blue shouldn't panic. If you don't win the division you'll surely snare a wild card spot, and history smiles upon the October underdog.
Without him, the division chase and everything involved with it will become infinitely more difficult.
With the loss they remained 1 ½ games behind AL East-leading Toronto, which lost 4-2 to Cleveland on Monday.
The Yankees have sent first baseman Mark Teixeira back to New York for further tests on his bruised right shin.
David Ortiz inched closer to the 500-home run club with his 495th career homer as the Boston Red Sox squeaked out a 4-3 win over the rival New York Yankees.
Having put in a claim over the weekend, the Yankees had hoped to work out a trade for closer David Robertson, but it wasn't to be.
Nathan Eovaldi, supported by three early home runs, extended his league-leading winning streak to nine games in the New York Yankees' 20-6 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday at Turner Field.
A fan died after falling from the upper deck into the lower-level stands at Turner Field on Saturday night during a game between the Atlanta Braves and New York Yankees.
Rookie Luis Severino continues to place himself in consideration to pitch in some bigger situations for the New York Yankees in the near future.
The New York Yankees have reinstated rookie right-hander Bryan Mitchell from the seven-day concussion disabled list.
The Georgia native spent his first nine years with the Braves, and his first matchup with his former team comes Friday night in the opener of a three-game series.
