Giglio: Alex Rodriguez -- An Underdog Story
The words "A-Rod" and "underdog" have rarely, if ever, been used together.
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The words "A-Rod" and "underdog" have rarely, if ever, been used together.
Next week, the Yankees begin HOPE Week. Meanwhile, on the field, the Yankees will begin another type of Hope Week.
Perhaps the artillery Girardi really needs, the big cannons, will come alive soon enough.
Jeter ran the bases after putting the ball in play during simulated at-bats for the first time since a second break was found in his left ankle.
The injury arose in the last few days and acknowledged the 27-year-old probably won't return to the Yankees until August.
Cano looks for a seventh consecutive multihit effort to cap this trip and the Yankees complete a four-game sweep and hand the Twins a fifth straight defeat.
CC Sabathia earned his 200th career win to stretch his winning streak over Minnesota to nearly six years, and Robinson Cano hit a tying two-run double to spark the Yankees in a 3-2 victory on Wednesday night.
The Yankees have placed Jayson Nix on the DL and signed infielder Luis Cruz who will play shortstop tonight and bat eighth.
The Twins have watched Mariano Rivera break a lot of their bats over the years. On Tuesday they presented the Yankees closer with a gift that captured Rivera's dominance.
Alex Rodriguez called his season's debut a success, even if the results Tuesday night didn't bear that out.
Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira has had surgery to repair the tendon sheath in his right wrist.
Robinson Cano homered for the third straight game and Phil Hughes gave up one run on six hits in seven innings, lifting the New York Yankees to a 7-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night.
Alex Rodriguez says he'll probably need all 20 rehabilitation games before returning to the Yankees. He's confident he'll be back in the majors this season.
Will A-Rod ever win over Yankees fans? It sounds impossible, though New York great Bernie Williams has some thoughts on the matter.
Newtown's first selectman is asking organizations and individuals to refrain from holding any more special events in the town as it attempts to heal from December's shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary school.
The San Francisco Giants and Atlanta Braves have sent scouts to watch Yankees reliever Joba Chamberlain in recent days, according to the New York Post.
Alex Rodriguez is set to play Tuesday night in his first minor league game on a rehabilitation assignment. And this time, all sides agree he's ready to go.
"When you think about some of the names he's passed in his career it's really, truly amazing," manager Joe Girardi said Monday.
Robinson Cano homered twice and Andy Pettitte broke Whitey Ford's club record for career strikeouts to help the Yankees snap a five-game skid with a 10-4 win over the Minnesota Twins on Monday night.
The Yankees said Monday that Rodriguez is scheduled to start Tuesday night for Single-A Charleston.
it may be prudent to opt for surgery immediately after injury rather than take a wait-and-see-approach.
Alex Rodriguez says he's feeling great and his relationship with the New York Yankees is fine.
Nate McLouth hit a tiebreaking homer off CC Sabathia in the seventh inning, Manny Machado had two RBIs and the Baltimore Orioles rallied to beat the New York Yankees 4-3 Friday night.
Derek Jeter has joined teammate Alex Rodriguez in hitting against minor-league pitching.
A source told the New York Times that the polarizing three-time American League MVP told both Cashman and team president Randy Levine that he's not sure if he'll be able to return to the field in 2013 -- or ever, for that matter.
