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Rehabbing Gee expected to miss third consecutive start
Dillon Gee's strained right lat likely will cost him a third start. The Mets right-hander had hoped to miss just two starts when he was placed on the disabled list...
Joe Girardi: Jacoby Ellsbury stuck 'in a little funk'
CHICAGO — It wasn’t that long ago that Jacoby Ellsbury was easily the Yankees’ best player. Now, he doesn’t wear that crown due to a 1-for-23 slump that included an...
Yankees a better fit than Cubs: Soriano
Alfonso Soriano will head back to Wrigley Field Tuesday for the first time since he was traded to the Yankees last July. “I enjoyed my time there, but they always...
Yankees blast five homers to pound Pirates
It’s not exactly a game plan that can work every day, but this makeshift Yankees pitching staff patched together another win on Saturday. David Phelps flirted with disaster through five...
Jacob deGrom throws gem for Mets in MLB debut
When Jacob deGrom got back to his locker after making his major-league debut, he had two game-used baseballs waiting for him, one for his first strikeout and another for his...
Yankees need to show toughness during this painful stretch
To hitting, pitching and fielding, add another critical element to this 2014 Yankees season: Pain tolerance. The Yankees will thrive or dive depending on how well some individual players can...
Yankees' Girardi gives Jeter his fourth day off
MILWAUKEE — Joe Girardi put what he felt was best for the Yankees and Derek Jeter ahead of baseball fans desire to see Jeter play in his final season. So,...
Lame plan: Woodson's strategy proved less than effective
I’m not a basketball coach, nor do I play one on TV, but … Is Mike Woodson a good coach? Was he the Knicks’ scapegoat? The pickle in the middle?...
Sabathia, Yankees batter rival Rays at the Trop
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Everything was aligned Thursday night for the Yankees to deal with cold sweats and nightmares. CC Sabathia against the Rays was a matchup that didn’t favor...
Masahiro Tanaka diagnoses his early-game troubles
The only flaw Masahiro Tanaka has displayed in the first two starts is shakiness in the early innings. After the second frame he morphs into a very different hurler. “If...
Soriano's impact with Yankees goes well beyond home runs
Alfonso Soriano has the most homers in the majors since the Yankees obtained him last July. These days he is mostly a DH. Yet, recently all Brett Gardner wanted to...
Soriano: All ballplayers use something to help with grip
In the wake of Michael Pineda’s apparent foolish decision to not conceal the pine tar he affixed to his throwing hand Thursday night, it appears to be no big deal...
Girardi: 'There is confusion' on plate-blocking rules
TORONTO — Joe Girardi and Joe Torre talked after Saturday’s game and will have another conversation about the blocking-the-plate rule that dominated Saturday’s 4-0 loss to the Blue Jays. “We...
Alfonso Soriano has looked the worst in Yankees' woeful offense
HOUSTON — Where have you gone, David Adams and Ben Francisco? For all the concentration on the signing of Masahiro Tanaka and the first-game collapse of CC Sabathia, most of...
Ellsbury weathers full workout; Soriano 'not injured'
BRADENTON, Fla. — Center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury went through a full workout at Steinbrenner Field on Thursday in Tampa with the players who didn’t make the trip for the Yankees’...
Yankees' spending spree left too many huge holes
You thought last year was hard to watch? At least the early smoke-and-mirrors act of 2013 was compelling and provided a feel-good start to the beginning of a season that...
Cervelli solidifies Yankees' No. 2 catcher spot
DUNEDIN, Fla. — When the Yankees sent John Ryan Murphy and Austin Romine to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Tuesday, the last of Francisco Cervelli’s competition to be Brian McCann’s backup was deleted....
Yankees hope Soriano has another stellar contract year
TAMPA — It sounds like the basis of a self-help book. As a matter of fact, it was just that in 1988 — “Do What You Love, The Money Will...
Friday earliest return date for sore Ellsbury
TAMPA — Don’t expect Jacoby Ellsbury to return to the Yankees lineup until Friday at the earliest. Ellsbury sat out again Tuesday with a tight right calf and manager Joe...
Yankees’ Sabathia to pitch vs. Marlins in Panama
TAMPA — CC Sabathia is making the trip to Panama City next week and will pitch against the Marlins a week from Sunday at Rod Carew Stadium. The two-game series...