Derek Jeter Says He's 'Good To Go' Ahead Of Spring Debut
The Yankees captain, who turns 40 in June, broke his left ankle in the 2012 ALCS, then broke it again last spring during his rehab.
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The Yankees captain, who turns 40 in June, broke his left ankle in the 2012 ALCS, then broke it again last spring during his rehab.
Troy Tulowitzki grew up idolizing Derek Jeter. It's the reason he wears No. 2. Now Tulowitzki hears daily chatter about possibly taking over for the retiring Jeter at shortstop in New York.
John Santana may one day pitch in the majors again, but likely not off of Tuesday's workout.
Masahiro Tanaka is scheduled to make his debut Saturday. Yankees manager Joe Girardi made the announcement Tuesday after New York beat Florida State University 8-3 on Tuesday.
Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston grounded out to second and struck out looking in Florida State's 8-3 loss to the New York Yankees on Tuesday.
"I like to know where I'm gonna be tomorrow, so when the opportunity came for me to stay here for a little while I definitely was excited about it."
Major League Baseball Players Association chief Tony Clark paid the Yankees a visit Monday to fill them in on new rules with regards to collisions at home plate...
"The page has been turned," Clark said Monday after holding the union's annual spring-training meeting with Yankees players.
Winston led the Seminoles football team to the 2013 national championship in a 34-31 victory over Auburn on Jan. 6. The 6-foot-4, 230 pound sophomore has allowed one hit over four scoreless innings in three games this season.
The Yanks still have a rickety starting staff, too many variables in the bullpen, no one to replace A-Rod, an ancient Brian Roberts replacing Cano, an older, injury-plagued Jeter at short and a now-tender Teixeira at first base.
Posada is back for his second year as a guest instructor at Yankees camp. WFAN's Sweeny Murti sat down with him for a few minutes this weekend to talk about his role and his good friend, The Captain.
New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter is set to play his first spring training game of his final season on Thursday.
The new deal has a club option for a fifth year at $12.5 million or a $2 million buyout. The extension itself will not kick in until the 2015 season.
The Yankees legend's pocket watch from the 1923 World Series sold for $717,000 Saturday at auction in New York City.
Masahiro Tanaka threw 25 pitches Friday morning at Steinbrenner Field, facing five batters for five pitches each. Austin Romine, tracking the ball in the batter's box without swinging, watched five pitches go by and marveled.
Men love lists. It's our catnip. Magic or Bird? Magic or Michael? Goodfellas or The Godfather? Ginger or Mary Ann? So it didn't take much to make us chisel our chosen ones into our metaphorical Mt. Rushmore.
Jeter ran up the dugout steps and into the outfield to warm up Thursday. This was the first of his many lasts this year: the opening practice of his final spring training with the Yankees.
He is without a doubt one of the most popular and productive Yankees, but that doesn't mean Alfonso Soriano knows what his future is beyond this season.
Yankees captain Derek Jeter is saying goodbye to baseball and hello -- again, apparently -- to Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Hannah Davis.
As far as the Yankees go, he was not Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio or Mantle … but he was good enough to be Derek Jeter. And that was more than enough for not only Yankees fans, but all lovers of the National Pastime.
Following the Yankees' offseason retooling, Suzuki might be better off if he's traded. But he doesn't want to think about that possibility too much just yet.
"When you're looking in the outfield, it just looks like there's nowhere you can hit it," he said. "Anything that's hanging in the air I feel like we're going to track down."
We can't say exactly why Derek Jeter made it seem so easy. We only know that he did. Perhaps it's because he played every game with the grace of a legend but the grit of a Little Leaguer.
Jeter is ready to move on with his life -- after one more season, of course. The captain said 20 years in the major leagues will be enough. He just wouldn't really say why.
A lawyer for MLB, Matthew Menchel, confirmed Wednesday the league dropped its case against Biogenesis of America, its owner Anthony Bosch and several other individuals.
