Hughes In Full Command As Yankees Top Athletics
Phil Hughes struck out nine and hurled eight scoreless innings as the Yankees beat the A's on Saturday.
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Phil Hughes struck out nine and hurled eight scoreless innings as the Yankees beat the A's on Saturday.
A.J. Griffin pitched six-hit ball into the eighth inning Friday night and Adam Rosales homered on CC Sabathia's first pitch, leading the Oakland Athletics to a 2-0 victory over the New York Yankees.
Outside of the cities that the respective teams represent, there is little that connects the 2004 Yankees and Red Sox to the 2013 Knicks and Celtics.
"Having a seventh game here in Brooklyn on our court is something that, obviously, we were hoping for. Our players delivered. And I think the fans are going to deliver in a big time way tomorrow night," Yormark told WCBS 880's Steve Scott.
The Yankees third baseman, recovering from hip surgery on Jan. 16, has been running at full speed and has been cleared to start workouts Monday at the team's minor league complex in Tampa, Fla.
Joba Chamberlain is joining the New York Yankees' crowded disabled list. The reliever has a strained right side and will be put on the DL retroactive to April 28, the Yankees said on Thursday.
Seeking depth for their injury-depleted infield, the New York Yankees acquired Chris Nelson from the Colorado Rockies for a player to be named or cash on Wednesday night.
Kevin Youkilis is happy that his back injury doesn't appear serious, and thinks he could return to the Yankees' lineup as soon as his stint on the 15-day disabled list is up. Manager Joe Girardi sounded more cautious.
Robinson Cano homered and Eduardo Nunez scored the tiebreaking run after a sixth-inning double to send the New York Yankees past the Houston Astros 5-4 on Wednesday night.
This serves as the best kind of news, the uplifting kind, if only because of what this 43-year-old is accomplishing in what he has proclaimed his final year in pinstripes.
As the Yankees fell victim to one injury after another earlier this year, fans were screaming "Mayday, mayday!" Well now it's May Day — May 1, that is — and the Yankees have survived pretty well so far.
Hiroki Kuroda settled in after a rocky start to pitch four-hit ball through seven innings, Travis Hafner had three RBI singles and the New York Yankees used small ball to beat the Houston Astros 7-4 on Tuesday night.
Kevin Youkilis has joined Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Mark Teixeira and Curtis Granderson on the New York Yankees' disabled list. The Yankees said on Tuesday that Youkilis has a lumbar spine sprain.
Can we compare apples and oranges? Ty Cobb won 11 batting titles (BA) in 13 years while Babe Ruth copped 13 slugging (SLG) crowns in a 14-year stretch. Yet, I wonder, can we determine which of the two Hall of Famers was more dominant?
Carlos Corporan homered among his four hits and drove in four runs, Brandon Barnes three hits and three RBIs, and the Houston Astros fit comfortably into the role of a slugging AL squad Monday night in a 9-1 romp over the Yankees.
Little, Brown and Co. said on Monday that it will publish "The Closer" next spring in English, Spanish and audio editions. A children's edition will follow that autumn.
The Yankees are streaking after completing a four-game sweep of the Jays.
Back problems are flaring up for Yankees infielder Kevin Youkilis, who is out of the lineup on Sunday. He will undergo an MRI on Monday.
Travis Hafner had a monster day at the plate as the Yankees edged the Blue Jays, 5-4.
The Yankees will have to make due without starter Ivan Nova and catcher Francisco Cervelli who both land on the DL.
Yankees catcher Francisco Cervelli left Friday's game against the Blue Jays with an apparent hand injury.
Budget cuts have forced a Westchester County school district to rely on fundraising, but that doesn't mean they're turning to bake sales.
The Yankees outslugged the Jays on Thursday night as the Bombers won 5-3.
Yankees captain Derek Jeter doesn't have any doubts over returning to the playing field in 2013.
New York Yankees outfield prospect Mason Williams has been charged with driving under the influence following a traffic stop in Florida.
