Fan’s take: On opening day, New York Yankees outfielder Curtis Granderson makes Austin Jackson trade look better (Associated Content)

Curtis Granderson arrived in New York late Wednesday, March 30, after playing in a minor league game earlier that day. Granderson was testing the oblique muscle he injured on March 22, which caused him to miss the end of spring training, and put his availability for opening day in doubt. Luckily for the Yankees, the outfielder was ready. Facing his former team, Granderson put on a show in New York. He made three amazing defensive plays, and broke a 3-3 tie with a solo home run in the seventh inning.

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Granderson, Teixeira help Yanks win frigid opener (AP)

The New York Yankees are perfect in the Bronx in March. Curtis Granderson snapped a seventh-inning tie with a homer against his former team and Mark Teixeira hit a three-run drive off Justin Verlander, giving the Yankees a 6-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers in the earliest game ever played at Yankee Stadium -- and, Brrrr, it felt like it.

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Pavano hit hard by former team, Twins win (AP)

Losing to his former team wasn't on the list of reasons why Carl Pavano was unhappy with his outing Sunday. Pavano had his worst outing of spring training, giving up five runs to the New York Yankees, but the Minnesota Twins still won, 7-6. Pavano, slated to start on opening day for the Twins, took a 0.95 ERA into the game against the team he won only nine games for in four injury plagued...

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Q&A: Ron Darling talks Twins, Yankees and Mets — then and now (Yahoo! Sports)

After spending another season in the booth analyzing his former team the New York Mets, right-hander Ron Darling...

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Sabathia dominates at home, Yanks beat Tigers 6-2 (AP)

The New York Yankees are going to need several more performances like CC Sabathia's on Tuesday night to help compensate for the loss of Alex Rodriguez's big bat. Sabathia was dominant again at home for seven innings, helping offset the loss of A-Rod to a left calf strain, and Nick Swisher had a two-run single in a 6-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers.

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Burnett finally wins again, Yankees sweep A’s (AP)

Nick Swisher will find out Thursday whether his latest big week with the bat will land him a spot on the AL All-Star team alongside all the other New York Yankees. Swisher homered and doubled among his three hits against his former team, and the Yankees completed a sweep of the Oakland Athletics with a 6-2 victory Wednesday night.

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Interleague Capsules (AP)

Edwin Jackson overcame a wild start to throw the fourth no-hitter in the season of the pitcher, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 1-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night. Jackson (5-6) threw a whopping 149 pitches -- a major league high -- and walked eight, all but one in the first three innings, in the second no-hitter in Diamondbacks' history.

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