Yankees Promote Rich Hill, Let Matt Thornton Go To Nationals
The New York Yankees have shuffled left-handers in their bullpen, promoting Rich Hill from the minors and letting Matt Thornton go to the Washington Nationals in a waiver claim.
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The New York Yankees have shuffled left-handers in their bullpen, promoting Rich Hill from the minors and letting Matt Thornton go to the Washington Nationals in a waiver claim.
The former clinic owner accused of selling PEDs to Alex Rodriguez agreed to plead guilty in what prosecutors called a wide-ranging conspiracy to distribute steroids to both major-league ballplayers and high-school athletes.
The six-time All-Star tossed a ball to Upton, who was sitting in the first row behind the Tigers' dugout. The model reacted with a loving smile and grin, clearly smitten with her beau.
Despite appearing to have worn out his welcome with at the end of a tumultuous eight years in New York, Chamberlain had only positive things to say Monday about his old team.
"I felt fine all day ... and all of a sudden, I started getting really dizzy, nauseous, the room started spinning," the first baseman said Monday night.
The right-hander, on the 15-day disabled list with a partial UCL tear, made 25 throws from 60 feet at Yankee Stadium on Monday. He said he felt good and reported no pain.
Now that the charmed quartet is officially gone once Derek Jeter retires this fall, we are seeing the sad remnants of Cashman's shortcomings.
Brett Gardner, raking at the dish, has unquestionably been the Bombers' MVP, especially considering Masahiro Tanaka's recent absence. But a huge test awaits.
The job he's doing in his seventh year is perhaps the best of his career. Joe Girardi has managed to keep this undermanned team on the edge of contention, with an assist from his GM.
With Boomer and Craig back where they belong, all is once again right in the world...
The Yankees missed an opportunity to stock their farm system at last season's trade deadline. One year later, the decision not to trade Robinson Cano is biting the Bombers hard.
The last-place Red Sox may debut newcomers Yoenis Cespedes and Allen Craig on Friday night at home, where they'll face one former teammate in New York Yankees starter Chris Capuano and possibly another in shortstop Stephen Drew.
"Bald Vinny" Milano says Derek Jeter also deserves a street named after him in the Bronx. And he's not just selling the idea -- he's selling the shirt.
"I think we're going to compete. I think we're improved," Brian Cashman said after Thursday's trade deadline. "We're going to find out if it's enough or not."
A ticket stub signed by Lou Gehrig on July 4, 1939 -- the day he retired from baseball -- has sold at auction for $95,600.
Well, you don't see this every day -- the Yankees and Red Sox making a trade.
Will the Yanks shake things up? Maybe, but don't expect a blockbuster. So far, GM Brian Cashman -- no stranger to wheeling and dealing -- hasn't been linked to anyone of the big-splash variety.
"I had heard he was coming to the stadium, but I didn't know he was going on the field," Jeter said after his final game in Arlington. "That's a pretty special feeling"
The Boston Red Sox are doing everything they can to turn their team into the Chicago Cubs.
Playing catcher in New York City is about more than balls and strikes and strikeouts. Just ask Posada. Too stubborn to assimilate. Too flawed for the Hall of Fame. Too talented to ignore.
As they continue to look up at the top spot in the AL East and at both wild cards, the Bombers are in desperate need of everything and have actively been trying to upgrade a roster decimated by injuries.
Cuban defector Rusney Castillo worked out in Miami for nearly all 30 clubs this past Saturday, and the Bombers were especially interested.
Yankees manager Joe Girardi thinks most players have power. They just have to "learn how to use it better." Brett Gardner must have been taking notes.
Father Time catches up with all of us. Mark Teixeira is no different -- and he knows it.
"On and off the field, what he's been able to do as a player and the way he's respected and the way he's gone about his business — for a young player in New York, he's a good role model."
