The New York Yankees have made additions to their bench from both sides of the plate as they signed left-handed slugger Russell Branyan and right-handed hitting Bill Hall. Both players received Minor League contracts and invitations to Spring Training, and both will have fair...

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Russell Branyan has agreed to a minor league contract with the New York Yankees and will try to win a bench job as a corner infielder during spring training. The Yankees announced the deal Wednesday. He would get a $750,000, one-year contract if added to the 40-man roster. Branyan hit .197 with five homers and 14 RBIs in 127 at-bats last season for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Angels,...

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Detroit's owner is betting his personal fortune that Prince Fielder can deliver a World Series for the Tigers.

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This baseball season there have been some monstrous contracts, and in a change of pace, none were by the New York Yankees or Boston Red Sox. The two biggest free agent prizes were Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder. Pujols signed a ten-year deal worth $254 million with the Los...

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Free agent outfielder Yoenis Cespedes is being pursued by multiple major-league teams, though his preference appears to be the Miami Marlins. "It would be good (to play here)," Cespedes told reporters at Miami International Airport Tuesday, a day before his scheduled...

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As the Yankees continue to move through the marketplace in search of an extra left-handed bat, they are considering whether potential players have had success in New York before.

That's why, in part, hitters such as Hideki Matsui and Johnny Damon have appeal. But the Yankees are not ruling out players who have not called the Big Apple home.

Manager Joe Girardi admitted that having some sort of New York background is a help, but was also quick to point out: "When you think about Raul Ibanez, he's had success wherever he's gone, too."

It's unclear whether the Yankees will sign someone to take up the at-bats lost when Jesus Montero, who was set to be the designated hitter, was sent to Seattle in the Michael Pineda trade.

They did add Bill Hall as a utility...

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Another day, another minor signing by the New York Yankees. Yesterday the Yankees signed utility man Bill Hall and today they signed first baseman Russell Branyan . The deal is a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.

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These are the MLB managers who have won the World Series the most times. This is a list that I like a lot because I have been a New York Yankees fan since I was a kid, well over 40 years ago. Four of the managers on the list won all of their championships as managers of the New York...

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By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer

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On Tuesday, February 7 the New York Yankees signed a veteran free agent. It wasn't the left handed designated hitter the team desperately needs, but rather a versatile bench piece. The Yankees brought 32-year-old Bill Hall into the fold.

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