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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on September 29, 2011
Yankees look ahead to playoffs (AP)
The New York Yankees are focused on the playoffs and not a big blown lead in their regular-season finale. Scott Proctor surrendered a game-ending home run to Tampa Bay star Evan Longoria in the 12th inning, sending the Yankees to a wild 8-7 loss that gave the Rays the AL wild card on Wednesday night.
Martin’s 2-run double lifts Yanks over Red Sox 4-2 (AP)
A.J. Burnett kept the New York Yankees close, Russell Martin put them ahead and Mariano Rivera nailed down a satisfying victory over Boston. Rivera struck out AL batting leader Adrian Gonzalez with the bases loaded for the final out and Martin hit a go-ahead double in the seventh that sent New York to a 4-2 victory Thursday night despite stranding 12 runners over the first six innings.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on September 2, 2011
Baseball flashback: The five teams that passed on drafting Derek Jeter (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
Sitting on the sixth overall selection in the 1992 amateur baseball draft, the New York Yankees saw five teams pick ahead of them. Each of those teams elected to draft a college prospect, but the Yankees had another plan. When it came time for New York's selection, the most...
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on July 15, 2011
Blue Jays’ Bautista is day-to-day with right ankle injury (Yahoo! Sports)
By the time Jose Bautista left Thursday's game in the fourth inning with a twisted right ankle, the Toronto Blue Jays were ahead 9-4. And although the New York Yankees pulled to within 9-7 on a three-run homer by Andruw Jones in the sixth inning, Toronto pulled away for a 16-7...
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on July 15, 2011
Yankees’ Romine hits go-ahead single in Futures (PA SportsTicker)
By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on July 10, 2011
Weaver beats Yankees for first win since April 25 (AP)
Jered Weaver found himself in the win column for the first time in over a month. Derek Jeter made him work for it, leading off the game with a 15-pitch at-bat. Weaver tied for the AL lead with his seventh victory -- 39 days after getting his sixth one -- and No. 9 hitter Peter Bourjos singled home the go-ahead run for the Angels on Friday night in a 3-2 victory that ended the Yankees' four-game...
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on June 4, 2011
Yankees beat Texas 4-1 behind Granderson, Nova (AP)
Curtis Granderson quickly put the New York Yankees ahead with the first of his two homers into the upper deck. That first-inning shot was more than enough for the Yankees, who ended their season-worst three-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory Friday night as rookie right-hander Ivan Nova kept the ball down and mostly kept the Texas Rangers from even hitting the ball out of the infield.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on May 6, 2011
Twins break through in the Bronx, rally past Yanks (AP)
Joe Mauer, Delmon Young and the Minnesota Twins finally found some good fortune at Yankee Stadium. Mauer hit a go-ahead single in the 10th inning and Minnesota broke through in the Bronx, rallying past the New York Yankees 5-4 on Tuesday night to overcome a dominant outing by CC Sabathia. "It's never easy to play them, no matter where the game is.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on April 5, 2011
Rodriguez and Posada homer, Yankees beat Twins 4-3 (AP)
A nice curveball and changeup can help any young pitcher. So can a couple of early home runs from his teammates. Alex Rodriguez and Jorge Posada each hit a two-run homer, rookie Ivan Nova kept New York ahead and the Yankees made it another tough visit for Minnesota, beating the Twins 4-3 Monday night.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on April 4, 2011
NL East preview: Are the Phils vulnerable after spring setbacks? (Yahoo! Sports)
Rejoice, rejoice, the baseball season is almost here! In an attempt to quickly get some of you slackers up to speed on the year ahead, Big League Stewards Kevin Kaduk and David Brown look at a division, hold a conversation … Continue reading →
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on March 29, 2011
