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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on January 31, 2012
Cashman, Epstein happy they can now do business (AP)
Brian Cashman and Theo Epstein say after years of being on opposite sides of baseball's most bitter rivalry, they are looking forward to being able to make deals with one another. The Yankees general manager and the former general manager of the Red Sox appeared together at a forum Tuesday at Sacred Heart University.
MLB roundup: Tigers’ signing of Fielder caught baseball by surprise (Yahoo! Sports)
In the span of a week, the Detroit Tigers and their championship-starved owner Mike Ilitch went from figuring out a short-term fix to Victor Martinez's season-ending left knee injury to a franchise-changing acquisition. Now, Prince Fielder is a physical away from driving to the...
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on January 25, 2012
Forever in pinstripes: Jorge Posada calls it a career, officially retires from the Yankees (Yahoo! Sports)
Jorge Posada formally announced his retirement from baseball at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday morning, ending a 17-season career that was spent solely with the Bronx Bombers. Posada walks away from the sport with a fine résumé that includes 1,574 games … Continue reading →
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on January 24, 2012
Yankees’ Posada retires (Yahoo! Sports)
Jorge Posada officially retired from baseball Tuesday, and called his experiences with the New York Yankees "priceless." Posada, 40, thanked many who have been associated with the Yankees organization, including his wife, Laura, and cried briefly in speaking about Derek...
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on January 24, 2012
Jorge Posada, Set to Announce Retirement at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday, Leaves a True Champion (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
Veteran Jorge Posada is scheduled to announce his retirement from baseball at 11 a.m. ET Tuesday at Yankees Stadium, according to a New York Yankees team statement issued Monday morning. The catcher-turned-designated hitter revealed his intention to retire earlier this month,...
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on January 23, 2012
Fielder leads list of players in limbo (Yahoo! Sports)
By now, Prince Fielder surely expected his own celebratory press conference, when he would join the flurry of activity for baseball's offseason elite players. He would flash a big grin, don a jersey and cap, and prepare for a season as a poster child for his franchise, the way...
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on January 20, 2012
Spring Training 2012: Hotels in Tampa, Florida (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
Are you planning on getting a hotel in Tampa, Fla., to watch some spring training baseball? The New York Yankees play their spring training games in Tampa, Fla., at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Ticket prices for the games range from $15 to $29 .
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on January 19, 2012
Bob Feller once demanded a 25 percent pay cut (Yahoo! Sports)
In the middle of this arbitration season, we should pause to remember one of the stories that made the late Bob Feller one of baseball's true iconoclasts. Indeed, on this date in 1950, after a below-average season — probably the … Continue reading →
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on January 18, 2012
Tim Lincecum shatters Derek Jeter’s record, asks Giants for a $21.5 million salary in 2012 (Yahoo! Sports)
Of all the different times of the baseball year, arbitration season has to be my least favorite. It's not even close, really. There's way too much sound and way too little fury as players, teams and agents do a dance … Continue reading →
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on January 17, 2012
AP source: Pineda, Montero in Yanks-Mariners swap (AP)
A person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press the Seattle Mariners have agreed to trade right-hander Michael Pineda to the New York Yankees for catcher Jesus Montero in a deal involving two of baseball's top young talents. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Friday because he wasn't authorized to discuss the trade that will be completed pending physicals.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on January 13, 2012
