A-Rod Cost Yankees $317 Million For 1 Championship
By the time that Alex Rodriguez collects his last payment next year as a player for the Yankees, he will have received $317,368,852 from New York, according to a review of his contracts.
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By the time that Alex Rodriguez collects his last payment next year as a player for the Yankees, he will have received $317,368,852 from New York, according to a review of his contracts.
Alex Rodriguez's memories of Fenway Park are as textured as the complicated story of his 22-year career. But on Thursday, the slugger will wear a Yankees uniform as a player in Boston for the final time.
Despite his .204 batting average this year, baseball fans paid average prices on Monday that were more than four times higher to see Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez play his last game in pinstripes on Friday against the Rays.
One of the most prolific players and polarizing figures in baseball history, the slumping slugger plans to take his final turn at-bat with the New York Yankees on Friday night and then become a special adviser and instructor with the team next year.
Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira is expected to announce his retirement on Friday. He has been with New York since 2009, but began his MLB career with the Rangers in 2003, where he remained for more than four years.
After trading four veterans and turning their attention toward rebuilding, the Yankees appear to have little or no use for 41-year-old designated hitter Alex Rodriguez, whose playing time has all but disappeared in the past month.
Chase Headley scored on a passed ball with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, and the Yankees won in their final at-bat for the second straight game to beat the Texas Rangers 2-1 on Thursday afternoon.
Texas had a 98.8 percent probability of beating the New York Yankees, extending their winning streak to five and improving to 21-6 in June.
Hamels breezed through seven shutout innings to win his fourth consecutive start, Adrian Beltre homered and drove in three runs, and Texas trounced the New York Yankees 7-1 on Tuesday night.
The Texas Rangers wrapped up a weird win at 2:44 a.m. Tuesday, rallying after a rain delay of more than 3 1/2 hours in the ninth inning to beat the New York Yankees 9-6 with maybe 100 fans left in the stands.
Only one team from last year's AL postseason is in position to return based on the current standings, and that's the Rangers. The other four playoff teams are all at or below .500 with two of them being in last place.
Elvis Andrus had the game-winning RBI triple for the Texas Rangers on a night when their shortstop from more than a decade ago hit his 100th homer in the stadium.
In his latest start, Griffin pitched eight strong innings -- the longest outing by a Texas starter this season -- to lead the Rangers to a 10-1 victory over the New York Yankees on Tuesday night.
Texas finally ended a no-hit bid by New York Yankees starter Nathan Eovaldi to start to the seventh, and got its only run off a reliever the following inning in a 3-1 loss for a four-game losing streak in which the Rangers have hit .178 and scored only five runs.
Alex Rodriguez said that he plans to retire from baseball after the 2017 season, when his $275 million, 10-year contract with the Yankees expires. The 40-year-old slugger is fourth on the career home run list.
Forbes estimates the New York Yankees are worth $3.4 billion, up 6 percent from last year and the highest evaluation for the 19th straight year.
Luis Severino looks like the next Yankees ace.
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On a day of stories from a lifetime in baseball, Yogi Berra was remembered as more than one of the greats.
Hall of Fame catcher and New York Yankees legend Yogi Berra died Tuesday at age 90, the Yogi Berra Museum announced and the Yankees and MLB confirmed.
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Josh Hamilton's sharp single with two outs in the ninth inning gave the Rangers a 7-6 victory on Thursday night and a split in the four-game series against the Yankees.
Colby Lewis helped the Rangers bounce back from a lopsided loss on Tuesday night, leading the team on the mound to a 5-2 victory over the Yankees on Wednesday.
New York overcame an early deficit with 11 runs in the second inning, and got a 21-5 win on Tuesday night as the Rangers lost for the 12th time in their last 13 home games.
Alex Rodriguez had a 40th birthday bash against his former team, as the Rangers dropped the series opener against the Yankees by a score of 6-2 on Monday night.
Brayden Martin's death has sent shockwaves through the close-knit North Texas community, where friends, classmates and teammates have shared tributes online.
In just a couple of weeks, the Swedish national team is expected to arrive in North Texas.
Bright shades of blue, orange, and pink now cover closed-off parking spaces along Main Street in downtown.
That new information suggests demand for tickets has been lower than anticipated.
The most recent week of data from Dallas County Health and Human Services shows a 50% increase in positive flu cases.
Brayden Martin's death has sent shockwaves through the close-knit North Texas community, where friends, classmates and teammates have shared tributes online.
In just a couple of weeks, the Swedish national team is expected to arrive in North Texas.
Bright shades of blue, orange, and pink now cover closed-off parking spaces along Main Street in downtown.
Polling sites can shift between the primary and the runoff, so Texas voters are encouraged to verify their precinct and confirm where they'll cast a ballot before heading out on May 26.
Runoff contests across Texas will determine final party nominees in several closely watched races, with early voting set for May 18-22.
As he battles terminal cancer, a Fort Worth fire captain says the state's workers' comp system has failed him — and he's far from alone.
A Kennedale couple says their leased solar panels stopped producing power and became a costly burden after years of unfulfilled promises.
Family ignored a nighttime alert during deadly flooding. Now, questions are growing about notification fatigue and whether the system needs changes.
Texans are tuning out more than Amber Alerts, with the highest opt-out rate in the country for wireless emergency alerts.
State records show regulators ordered the removal of a plastic gas pipe installed in the early 1970s after it was linked to multiple explosions and deaths in North Texas.
President Trump said he doesn't want to "do anything that's going to get in the way" of leading the world on the technology.
The Democratic National Committee released a long-awaited autopsy on the 2024 election that party chair Ken Martin has kept under wraps for months.
A Democratic House candidate in Texas is facing widespread condemnation and accusations of antisemitism from her own party.
Former CIA Director John Brennan is the subject of two criminal probes being led by the Miami-area U.S. Attorney's Office.
Former Cuban leader Raúl Castro was indicted by a U.S. grand jury in connection with the Cuban military's fatal downing of two planes in 1996 — an escalation in the U.S. pressure campaign against the Cuban government.
Target, which embarked on a turnaround plan under its new CEO earlier this year, reported an increase in first-quarter sales Wednesday.
During the program's first year, it will be offered at about 65 to 75 hospitals that handle about a quarter of births in the state and largely serve low-income patients, Newsom's office said.
Bimbo Bakeries USA employs over 20,000 people and has been headquartered in Horsham, Pennsylvania, for the past 17 years.
This explosion is among several similar incidents across North Texas that raise questions about why hazardous natural gas leaks keep happening
Zoox, owned by Amazon, produces its own autonomous vehicles that it says are built for passengers, not drivers.
The most recent week of data from Dallas County Health and Human Services shows a 50% increase in positive flu cases.
The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection, wrapping up a troubled journey that put world health authorities on alert.
At least 80 deaths have been reported in a new Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda, authorities said.
Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg, leader of the Food and Drug Administration division responsible for regulating prescription and over-the-counter drugs, is leaving her post, a senior FDA official confirmed.
A Texas couple is filing a lawsuit accusing the AI company of guiding their teenage son in using drugs, resulting in a fatal overdose.
After sharing management of the arena for decades, the Mavericks are now in full control.
Target, which embarked on a turnaround plan under its new CEO earlier this year, reported an increase in first-quarter sales Wednesday.
Expensive tickets, trouble getting visas and anti-American sentiment may all be contributing to underwhelming demand.
Herring said that in the year before tariffs, used car sales were just under half of his business at his dealership in Irving; Now, they are nearly 75 percent.
Bimbo Bakeries USA employs over 20,000 people and has been headquartered in Horsham, Pennsylvania, for the past 17 years.
In just a couple of weeks, the Swedish national team is expected to arrive in North Texas.
Bright shades of blue, orange, and pink now cover closed-off parking spaces along Main Street in downtown.
That new information suggests demand for tickets has been lower than anticipated.
Kyle Busch's family earlier Thursday announced he had been hospitalized with a "severe illness."
After sharing management of the arena for decades, the Mavericks are now in full control.
Lee Mendelson Film Productions alleges the U.S. Department of the Interior illegally used the jazzy tunes in social media posts and a video game.
"The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert is marking the end of an iconic late-night franchise on CBS.
"Survivor" 48 and 50 contestant Joe Hunter believes his sister Joanna, whose death was ruled a suicide, was murdered. He and their mother are working to be Joanna's voice and advocate for others who have experienced domestic violence.
Pop singer accuses electronics manufacturer Samsung of using a copyrighted image of her face to sell TVs.
"The question is what do they get themselves into that requires a visit to the mayor's office? I don't know, but I would love to," said Mattie Parker in an interview with CBS News Texas.
The Red Bull Flugtag Airshow returned to Las Colinas on Saturday after a 12-year hiatus. Teams are tasked with constructing a flying machine and putting it to the test. It's estimated that around 25,000 people attended the event.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit babies at Texas Health locations across North Texas celebrated Valentine's Day.
As Anthony Davis prepared for his debut game at the AAC, Dallas Mavericks fans took to the arena to protest the controversial trade.
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