Tigers’ Young out of AL championship series (The Canadian Press)

ARLINGTON, Texas - Delmon Young's bat will be silent during the AL championship series.

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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on October 8, 2011

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Tigers Knock A-Rod, Yanks Back to Pre-2009 (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

NEW YORK--The baseball gods were at work in Game 5 of the ALDS at Yankee Stadium Thursday, sending Alex Rodriguez--the New York Yankees' proverbial postseason scapegoat prior to 2009--to bat with two outs and his team down a run in the bottom of the ninth against Detroit...

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Beltre hits 3 HRs; Texas wins 4-3, ousts Rays (The Canadian Press)

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - This is what Adrian Beltre envisioned when he signed with Texas in the off-season. Balls jumping off his bat in October, the Rangers making another run for the pennant.

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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on October 4, 2011

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Howard’s HR backs Halladay, Phils win Game 1 (The Canadian Press)

PHILADELPHIA - Ryan Howard took a mighty cut, dropped his bat and admired the shot.

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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on October 2, 2011

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Slumpbot .200: Mark Teixeira’s bat hasn’t matched his inflated contract (Yahoo! Sports)

Using the best technology available to us today, SlumpBot .200 identifies a few players who are currently having a bit of trouble and then offers solutions for performance recovery. Mark Teixeira, New York Yankees Data: .247/.338/.489, 37 HR, 104 RBIs, … Continue reading →

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A-Rod returns to Yankees (Yahoo! Sports)

New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez was back in the starting lineup Saturday after missing six games with a left thumb injury. A-Rod sprained his left thumb at the end of August and hadn't completely recovered, but he has begun using a bat with a piece of tape wrapped...

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Granderson Hits Two HRs, Cano, Swisher and Jones Go Back-to-back-to-back in 8-3 Win Over O’s (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Behind five home runs--three of them in a row, and two off the bat of Curtis Granderson--the New York Yankees were able to salvage a split in their Sunday doubleheader vs. the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards with an 8-3 win.

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Grant Green takes home MVP at Futures game (AP)

Grant Green thought back to the last time he was an MVP. It was three years ago, and he was representing Chatham in the Cape Cod League All-Star game. "The only thing I really remember is I got a home run to center to tie the game after there were three streakers that ran towards me in the middle of my at-bat," he said.

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Female fan hit in head by foul ball (The Canadian Press)

NEW YORK, N.Y. - A female fan was hit in the head by a foul ball off New York Yankees designated hitter Jorge Posada's bat during the second inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays.

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Fan hit in head by foul ball at Rays-Yankees game (AP)

A female fan was hit in the head by a foul ball off New York Yankees designated hitter Jorge Posada's bat during the second inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Posada came to bat in the second inning Sunday and fouled off the first pitch from Tampa Bay's James Shields, sending it into the seats along the first-base line, where it struck the woman.

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