Andy Pettitte Takes 'Step In The Right Direction' With BP, Simulated Game
Yankees manager Joe Girardi thinks the 39-year-old could pitch in a spring training contest next week.
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Yankees manager Joe Girardi thinks the 39-year-old could pitch in a spring training contest next week.
The 26-year-old righty says he didn't break any bones and has been free of infection. It was a bloody injury, but Chamberlain said it was never a life-threatening situation.
In the last two months Linsanity has come and gone. Now Tebow Time is upon us. There was a time when Joba was as big as any of them.
The New York Yankees have released Preston Mattingly, who had agreed to a minor league contract in January.
Of course, the competition will continue this April as Andy Pettitte readies for his return in May, and the Yankees will have to bounce someone else from the rotation.
After Craig learned that the right-hander is close to being named a starter for the Yanks this season, he suggested that Hughes go out and celebrate, then he offered some ways for the 25-year-old to do so.
Though Joba Chamberlain is in the final year of his contract with the Bombers, there is no indication that New York will release the ex-fireballer, says CBSSports.com's Jon Heyman.
Michael Pineda allowed one run and five hits over five innings in the Yankees' 1-1, 10-inning tie with the Tigers.
Joba Chamberlain has been released from a hospital, three days after dislocating his right ankle bouncing on a trampoline.
Raul Ibanez hit his first home run with the Yankees, Freddy Garcia pitched into the fifth inning and New York beat the Detroit Tigers 4-2 in 10 innings Saturday.
Brian Cashman made very clear that the Yankees are not angry at Joba at all, that they feel bad for a good man who was hurt while playing with his son
As the Yankees await the results of relief pitcher Joba Chamberlain's MRI exam and CT scan, a medical expert weighed in on Saturday on the possibility of the right-hander returning after dislocating his ankle in a trampoline accident with his son.
Yankees reliever Joba Chamberlain underwent surgery on Thursday night after dislocating his right ankle earlier in the day. Chamberlain suffered the injury in a trampoline-related accident with his son in the Tampa-area.
Did Joba Chamberlain ruin his baseball career by playing on a trampoline with his son? It may be too early to answer that question, but it's certainly a possibility.
Yankees' split squads beat Phillies and lost to Twins on Friday.
If it weren't Joba Chamberlain's ankle it would have been his back, brain, knee or neck. Nature abhors a vacuum, precisely where the Yankees plopped Joba for the last five years.
Joe Torre is returning to the MLB offices as their Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations.
New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter is back in the lineup after missing eight days because of a stiff left calf. Jeter was listed as the leadoff hitter for a Yankees' split-squad game against the Minnesota Twins on Friday.
Lifelong Gators fan Mike Beattie followed every development of the Tim Tebow trade. After it finally ended, his wife turned to him and said, "Do we have to start rooting for the Jets?" And there it is: the definition of Tebowmania.
Bobby Valentine still wasn't happy even after Ryan Sweeney scored on a squeeze bunt in the ninth inning to give the Boston Red Sox a 4-4 tie against the rival New York Yankees on Thursday night.
Yankees pitcher Phil Hughes took a break from his spring training to call in and chat with Boomer & Craig about the Yankees starting rotation, the return of Andy Pettitte, the departure of Jorge Posada and much more...
Long-time foe of the Mets, Chipper Jones is set to retire at the end of the 2012 season.
Ryan Callahan's value to the Rangers can only be compared to one player in sports and that's Derek Jeter of the Yankees.
Neil Keefe is joined by Joe Auriemma of YESNetwork.com joined me to talk about Andy Pettitte's return and what to expect from the Yankees in 2012.
Phil Hughes allowed only three hits — one, a two-run homer by Matt Joyce — in five innings, and the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays, 5-2, on Wednesday.
