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Everything Yankees Fans Need to Know About Japanese »
According to Mark Hale of the New York Post, the Yankees have sent representatives to Japan to scout Japanese pitcher Masahiro Tanaka. The 24-year-old right-hander, already in his seventh professional season, was profiled recently by Jonah Keri of Grantland and is expected to make the move to America for the 2014 season. At the end of the 2013 [...]
When Can We Realistically Expect the Yankees to »
After dropping two of three to the last-place Toronto Blue Jays, the New York Yankees enter the weekend at 70-63, looking up at Baltimore, Cleveland and Oakland in the race for the second American League wild-card spot, and, according to Baseball Prospectus' postseason probabilities, own just a 3.8 percent chance of playing in October. Three [...]
Roadblocks to the Yankees’ Miracle Playoff-Race »
The New York Yankees, winners of five games in a row and eight of 10, are on a roll, climbing to within 3.5 games of a postseason spot as they head to Tampa Bay—one of the American League's wild-card leaders—for a three-game series this weekend. The Yankees might just have enough to make a real run through September and into [...]
An Open Plea to Derek Jeter Not to Become Mickey »
Derek Jeter is currently in Tampa, rehabbing from a calf injury and trying to make it back to the Bronx for the stretch run of the 2013 season. In the aftermath of a fractured ankle set back and subsequent leg injuries, the 39-year-old shortstop has played in just five games this season. In the late-60s, the New York Yankees franchise dealt [...]
A-Rod Suspension, Appeal Is Actually Yankees’ »
Of all the possible outcomes involving Alex Rodriguez's connection to Biogenesis, the New York Yankees have been gifted the best-case scenario for both their short and long-term future. On Sunday, A-Rod homered off of Justin Verlander, drove in two runs and played a major role in New York's 5-4 victory over Detroit. Through his first five games [...]
A-Rod Suspension, Appeal Is Actually Yankees’ »
Of all the possible outcomes involving Alex Rodriguez's connection to Biogenesis, the New York Yankees have been gifted the best-case scenario for both their short and long-term future. On Sunday, A-Rod homered off of Justin Verlander, drove in two runs and played a major role in New York's 5-4 victory over Detroit. Through his first five games [...]
A-Rod Does Not Deserve to Be Booed by Home Fans in »
Tonight, around 7:30 p.m. ET, Alex Rodriguez will step in the batter's box at Yankee Stadium for the first time since the 2012 postseason. The crowd reaction to the three-time American League Most Valuable Player—two of those awards (2005, 2007) came in a New York Yankees uniform—and key contributor to the 2009 World Series [...]
A-Rod Does Not Deserve to Be Booed by Home Fans in »
Tonight, around 7:30 p.m. ET, Alex Rodriguez will step in the batter's box at Yankee Stadium for the first time since the 2012 postseason. The crowd reaction to the three-time American League Most Valuable Player—two of those awards (2005, 2007) came in a New York Yankees uniform—and key contributor to the 2009 World Series [...]
What’s Next for the Yankees If They Miss the »
Heading into a weekend series with the red-hot Detroit Tigers, the 2013 New York Yankees season is spiraling out of control. Despite welcoming back Alex Rodriguez to fill an extreme void at third base and receiving a representative start from CC Sabathia on Wednesday night, the fringe postseason contenders lost a heart-breaking game in extra [...]
What’s Next for the Yankees If They Miss the »
Heading into a weekend series with the red-hot Detroit Tigers, the 2013 New York Yankees season is spiraling out of control. Despite welcoming back Alex Rodriguez to fill an extreme void at third base and receiving a representative start from CC Sabathia on Wednesday night, the fringe postseason contenders lost a heart-breaking game in extra [...]