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Aubrey Huff to New York Yankees Rumors: »
The New York Yankees got bad news this week on their star first baseman.Mark Teixeira suffered a wrist injury during batting practice of the World Baseball Classic and will be sidelined for eight to 10 weeks.With that injury, the Yankees have been looking around for potential fill-ins that could be a temporary solution to Teixeira.One of those [...]
New York Yankees: Why Bombers Should Consider Brian »
By now, we have all heard the news of Mariano Rivera's future plans.The 43-year-old New York Yankees closer will announce his retirement from the team after this season, according to Andrew Marchand of ESPN New York. Sources: Yanks' Rivera will retire after season espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/s…— Andrew Marchand (@AndrewMarchand) March 7, [...]
New York Yankees Closer Mariano Rivera Will Reportedly »
The greatest closer of all time is almost ready to hang up his cleats. According to Buster Olney of ESPN, New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera will announce that he is planning on retiring after the 2013 season. It's an open secret that Mariano Rivera intends to retire, and that announcement figures to be very soon, perhaps [...]
New York Yankees: 5 Options for the Bombers to Replace »
By now, we've all heard the news of Mark Teixeira's latest injury.According to Andy McCullough of the Newark Star-Ledger, the Yankees first basemen will miss eight to 10 weeks with a strained wrist. Teixeira will miss eight to 10 weeks, Girardi said. He has a strained wrist.— Andy McCullough (@McCulloughSL) March 6, [...]
Report: New York Yankees Mark Teixeira out 8-10 Weeks »
It's not even April yet and the Bronx Bombers are getting decimated by injuries already.Unfortunately, the New York Yankees just got even more bad news on Wednesday.According to Andy McCullough of the Newark Star Ledger, Yankees first basemen Mark Teixeira will be out eight to10 weeks due to a sprained tendon in his wrist. Teixeira will miss [...]
New York Yankees: Robinson Cano’s Father »
There's an old saying that some of you might have heard."Dad knows best."Whenever my late father gave me advice or said something, I always listened.I wonder if Robinson Cano was listening when his dad spoke on Monday.According to Wallace Matthews of ESPN New York, Jose Cano thinks his son will remain with the New York Yankees for his entire [...]
New York Yankees: Biggest Surprises for Bombers So Far »
This past week, we all flipped the calendar to the month of March.To me, that's really when the baseball season starts to get underway—especially spring training.Games are being played every day and players are battling it out to see if they can make an impact and impression on a manager or coach.For the New York Yankees, it's been a very [...]
New York Yankees: Will Chien-Ming Wang’s Strong »
A little over a month ago, the Yankees were "keeping tabs" on a former ace.The team was going to monitor Chien-Ming Wang's progress, and in particular monitor how he pitched for the Chinese Taipei team in the World Baseball Classic this month.If his performance on Friday was any indication of how he could pitch going forward, the Yankees may [...]
New York Yankees: Should Bombers Consider Trading »
For the last several years, everyone keeps waiting for Eduardo Nunez to get a shot at being a regular in the New York Yankees everyday lineup.Ever since being called up during the 2010 season, he's served as mostly a utility infielder and defensive replacement with the occasional start.But from the comments that Yankees GM Brian Cashman made to [...]
New York Yankees: Could David Phelps Win No. 5 Starter »
Competition always brings out the best in athletes.One of the battles the Yankees will have this spring is for the No. 5 spot in the rotation.The contestants: Ivan Nova versus David Phelps.The last memory fans have of both pitchers was Nova getting removed from the rotation due to an extremely poor second half and Phelps pitching well in just [...]