Yankees' Tanaka Likely To Throw 70-75 Pitches Against Blue Jays On Sunday
Masahiro Tanaka is likely to rejoin the New York Yankees' rotation Sunday after an absence of more than two month.
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Masahiro Tanaka is likely to rejoin the New York Yankees' rotation Sunday after an absence of more than two month.
Prado has been a solid performer for the Yankees, posting a .316 batting average with seven homers and 16 RBIs in 37 games since being obtained from Arizona on July 31.
Derek Jeter's final season now has no chance of ending with an AL East title. "It's frustrating," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said after Monday night's loss.
Derek Jeter, in an 0-for-24 slump, was out of the New York Yankees' starting lineup at Tampa Bay on Monday night.
Masahiro Tanaka pitched five scoreless innings against minor leaguers in an instructional-league simulated game Monday, perhaps the final step before the injured Japanese pitcher rejoins the Yankees.
It didn't matter that David Robertson had already pitched two days in a row. The Yankees desperately needed to preserve a ninth-inning lead, and their closer insisted he was capable.
Jimmy Paredes hit a two-run double with two outs in the 11th inning to rally the Baltimore Orioles past the New York Yankees 2-1 Friday in the opener of a day-night doubleheader.
"The bottom line, to just keep it simple, is we've just got to win games," said Yankees general manager Brian Cashman. Picking up two on Friday would be a nice start.
"If he pitched in a big-league game or two and felt good, you wouldn't do surgery on a guy that felt good," Girardi said. "That's the bottom line."
Even the Bombers acknowledge they are running out of time. With just 20 games remaining, they have a 5½-game deficit to overcome for the AL's second wild card.
Left fielder Matt Joyce threw out Stephen Drew in the fifth inning when catcher Ryan Hanigan blocked the sliding runner, and the Tampa Bay Rays held on to beat the fading New York Yankees 4-3 Tuesday night.
The Yankees honored their glorious recent past by celebrating the retiring Derek Jeter in an elaborate ceremony prior to their latest game. The present doesn't look anywhere near as good.
So as we mull over this year, let us also take a premature look at next year in anticipation of life without Jeter in 2015.
Forget everything you think you know about the Subway Series. The Yankees and Mets unveiled their 2015 schedules on Monday and the annual series between the clubs have been shifted.
In the middle of his postgame news conference on Derek Jeter Day, the New York Yankees' captain took a moment to answer a reporter's cellphone.
If you saw the conga line of luminaries honoring Derek Jeter at Yankee Stadium on Sunday, you realize his deeds reached way west of the Hudson.
Derek Jeter remained as cool and collected as his play at shortstop when the New York Yankees honored their retiring captain with a 45-minute ceremony that included appearances by NBA great Michael Jordan and baseball ironman Cal Ripken Jr.
Yordano Ventura and the Kansas City Royals turned Derek Jeter Day into another disappointing defeat for the New York Yankees' captain in the dwindling days of his career.
The future Yankees superstar became a regular customer at Nino's Restaurant. Jeter even tried his hand at making a dish, now called "Chicken Jeter."
For the past five months, opposing teams have honored Derek Jeter and presented him with parting gifts during pregame ceremonies. Sunday it will be the Yankees' turn.
The Yankees plan to have Masahiro Tanaka throw another bullpen session Saturday and say the injured star must pitch in some sort of game setting to determine whether he can avoid elbow surgery.
Chris Capuano was watching, hoping for some of that old Bronx mojo. And then, boom, Mark Teixeira. Tie game. Boom, Chase Headley.
It looks like it might be the status quo for the Yankees next season. As far as general manager Brian Cashman's job goes, it appears the Steinbrenners will try to bring him back in 2015.
Mark Teixeira, Carlos Beltran and Brian McCann are in decline. It's as simple as that.
The Bombers spent nearly $500 million in the offseason and this was the year that the Mets were finally expected to contend. Let's just say it hasn't worked out for either party.
The largest and longest nurses strike in New York City history could soon be over. A vote Wednesday on a tentative deal could have nurses returning to work within days.
The Federal Aviation Administration has halted all flights into and out of El Paso until very late on Feb. 20 for what it calls "special security reasons."
A public meeting was held on Tuesday night in Morris County, New Jersey, after shots were fired earlier in the day in Roxbury Townshp during an ICE operation.
Pascal Siakam scored 30 points and the Pacers snapped a four-game losing streak by holding off the Knicks with a 137-134 overtime victory on Tuesday night.
The suspected shooter was found dead in the school from a "self-inflicted injury," Canadian police said.
The largest and longest nurses strike in New York City history could soon be over. A vote Wednesday on a tentative deal could have nurses returning to work within days.
Edward R. Murrow High School's new boiler system cuts emissions while doubling as a hands-on sustainability lesson for students.
The Bronx will be divided into two patrol boroughs, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced during her State of the NYPD address on Tuesday.
Majestic bald eagles, unbothered by the cold, have been going with the flow on the Hudson River. They visit this time every year, and to see them is a delight for nature lovers.
The NYPD is investigating Tuesday afternoon's deadly shooting on the platform of a B and D line subway station in the Mount Eden section of the Bronx.
New Yorkers felt much better on Tuesday as a warm front moved toward the region. But, snow and ice could make for a potentially dangerous evening.
A Cold Weather Advisory is in place through 10 a.m. on Monday for the entire Tri-State Area. As a result, a First Alert Weather Day will be in play for at least part of the day.
A Connecticut man was arrested after allegedly driving drunk in the Bronx and hitting pedestrians on a sidewalk Friday.
Parts of New York and Connecticut could see snow Friday into Saturday. A First Alert Weather Day is in effect for the weekend due to dangerously cold temperatures.
Bundle up — New York City and the Tri-State Area's stretch of dangerously cold weather continues, and it's sticking around longer than anyone would like.
A public meeting was held on Tuesday night in Morris County, New Jersey, after shots were fired earlier in the day in Roxbury Townshp during an ICE operation.
President Trump pulling funding from the Gateway Tunnel project has led to backlash from New York and New Jersey elected officials.
Former Rep. Tom Malinowski has conceded the New Jersey special election to fill Gov. Mikie Sherrill's congressional seat.
A home on Roosevelt Avenue in Bergenfield, New Jersey, went up in flames on Tuesday morning as firefighters worked to contain the blaze.
New Yorkers felt much better on Tuesday as a warm front moved toward the region. But, snow and ice could make for a potentially dangerous evening.
An arrest has been made in the 2021 acid attack on Long Island college student Nafiah Ikram. Prosecutors said Terell Campbell had numerous incriminating and shocking web searches and rapped about burning someone with acid.
New Yorkers felt much better on Tuesday as a warm front moved toward the region. But, snow and ice could make for a potentially dangerous evening.
Adelphi University student Orion Newby was celebrating on Monday after a court found that he didn't use artificial intelligence to cheat on a paper.
The 140-foot cell tower in Nissequogue would fix dropped calls and spotty service, but rise far above the trees.
A Cold Weather Advisory is in place through 10 a.m. on Monday for the entire Tri-State Area. As a result, a First Alert Weather Day will be in play for at least part of the day.
A public meeting was held on Tuesday night in Morris County, New Jersey, after shots were fired earlier in the day in Roxbury Townshp during an ICE operation.
President Trump pulling funding from the Gateway Tunnel project has led to backlash from New York and New Jersey elected officials.
There were many questions for the Mamdani administration about its Code Blue response during a City Council hearing Tuesday.
Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado is suspending his campaign for governor of New York.
Former Rep. Tom Malinowski has conceded the New Jersey special election to fill Gov. Mikie Sherrill's congressional seat.
The longest and largest nurses strike in New York City history is set to end after over three weeks as NYSNA says it has a tentative agreement.
Mount Sinai Health System and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield failed to reach a contract agreement by Dec. 31, which means about 9,000 physicians are no longer considered in-network.
Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery is set to become the first on the East Coast to offer human composting.
The goal is to get patients drunk and high at a new research lab on the border of Nassau County and Queens.
The Patchogue-Medford School District said in a letter that the Suffolk County Department of Health alerted them about an infectious person in the school community.
New York City Department of Environmental Protection said there was a "significant reduction in water usage" throughout the Big Apple during his show. That changed as soon as his performance ended.
Catherine O'Hara, known for her roles in "Home Alone," "Schitt's Creek" and "Beetlejuice," died on Jan. 30 at the age of 71.
LUAR Creative Director Raul López says Lady Gaga's salsa-inspired dress in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show was a moment of pride for Caribbeans and Latinos.
Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny, born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, is one of the most-streamed artists on the planet.
The 31-year-old Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny took the stage on Sunday dressed in all white, donning a jersey with his last name, Ocasio, and the number 64.
Pascal Siakam scored 30 points and the Pacers snapped a four-game losing streak by holding off the Knicks with a 137-134 overtime victory on Tuesday night.
Nic Claxton scored 28 points and had 10 rebounds to lead the Nets to a 123-113 win over the Bulls on Monday night.
Zuby Ejiofor scored six of his 25 points in overtime and No. 17 St. John's outlasted pesky Xavier 87-82 on Monday night at Madison Square Garden.
Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny, born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, is one of the most-streamed artists on the planet.
Lindsey Vonn posted on Instagram a day after suffering a broken leg in a devastating crash at the Winter Olympics in Italy.
Edward R. Murrow High School's new boiler system cuts emissions while doubling as a hands-on sustainability lesson for students.
LUAR Creative Director Raul López says Lady Gaga's salsa-inspired dress in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show was a moment of pride for Caribbeans and Latinos.
After their building managers were arrested on fraud charges, tenants in Queens say their apartments were left in chaos.
Harlem's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture centennial anniversary began last year, and 2026 marks 100 years since the library became owner of its namesake's personal collection, making it a full-fledged research center.
Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery is set to become the first on the East Coast to offer human composting.
The Halloween tradition strolled through Manhattan's East Village on Sunday, with furry friends dressed in colorful costumes.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Dogs got decked out for the annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade in New York City's East Village on Saturday.
Cosplayers flooded New York City's Javits Center in October 2024 for the annual New York Comic Con convention.
The Philipsburg Proclamation was signed in New York in the 1770s. The proclamation, signed by a British general, promised freedom to any enslaved person who took refuge behind British lines. CBS News New York's Mary Calvi takes us to Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site in Yonkers, where the document is on display.
New Yorkers protested after park officials removed a Pride flag from the Stonewall National Monument under guidance from the federal government.
New York police are looking for a driver than fled the scene after a 31-year-old woman was hit while walking in midtown. Police sources said the victim is an off-duty NYPD officer.
Closing arguments are set for Wednesday in the trial of Paul Caneiro, who is accused of killing his brother, sister-in-law and their two children before setting their home on fire.
The shooting left 10 people dead and more than 25 injured on Tuesday in British Columbia.
