AL Capsules (The Associated Press)

NEW YORK (AP) Andy Pettitte made his much-anticipated return to the Yankees on Sunday, getting lavished with adoration while pitching into the seventh inning despite giving up a pair of two-run homers in New York's 6-2 loss to the Seattle Mariners.

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Mariners spoil Pettitte’s return to Yankees lineup (AFP)

The Seattle Mariners routed New York 6-2, spoiling the return of pitcher Andy Pettitte to the Yankees' lineup.

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Andy Pettitte’s 2012 Debut Could Have Been Much Worse (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Perhaps Andy Pettitte (L, 0-1), considering how quickly things could've gone from not too shabby to catastrophic in the New York Yankees' 6-2 loss to the Seattle Mariners at Yankee Stadium on Sunday, can find a semblance of victory in not losing his 2012 debut too badly.

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Pettitte’s return to Yankees spoiled by Mariners (The Associated Press)

NEW YORK (AP) Andy Pettitte repeatedly shook his head, smiled and glanced down at the table in the interview room while he tried - in his ''aw shucks'' manner - to find one thing that made his return to the big leagues feel strange.

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Andy Pettitte Returns to New York Yankees at Age 39: Fan Reaction (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Back in the early 1990s, David Letterman embarked on a semi-serious campaign to pitch an inning (at least) for a major league baseball team. Letterman, who was in his mid-forties at the time, made the argument that he wasn't old in baseball terms, because he had spent the previous twenty years on television rather than throwing baseballs, so he had a lot of pitches left in his arm. As I move through the decades of my own life, I've always found comfort in Letterman's premise because my arm has been "resting" for years, too. ...

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Yankees activate Pettitte for Sunday start (The SportsXchange)

The New York Yankees have called up veteran right-handed pitcher Andy Pettitte from Class AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in anticipation of his first start of the season Sunday against the Seattle Mariners.

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Yankees CF Curtis Granderson Talks Return of Andy Pettitte (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Andy Pettitte's first start since coming out of a one-year retirement vs. the Seattle Mariners at Yankee Stadium on Sunday (1:05 p.m. ET) has created a huge buzz in the Bronx.

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Mariners-Yankees Preview (The Associated Press)

Andy Pettitte's reliability made him synonymous with winning championships with the New York Yankees.

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Hughes pitches into 8th to lead Yankees over M’s (The Associated Press)

NEW YORK (AP) By the time Andy Pettitte gets to the Bronx it may be too late. The New York Yankees' rotation seems to have righted itself.

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Yankees’ Hughes shuts down Mariners in best start of season (The SportsXchange)

NEW YORK -- One week ago, Phil Hughes' record stood at 1-4, and his ERA was an ungodly 7.48. And with unretired starter Andy Pettitte getting ready to re-join the Yankees, there was talk that the right-hander might be demoted to the bullpen.

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