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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on January 27, 2012
Hank’s Yanks GM Hernandez has died (AP)
Herman Hernandez, the general manager of a youth baseball team sponsored by New York Yankees co-chairman Hank Steinbrenner, has died. The death of the co-founder of Hank's Jr. Yanks was announced in a statement from Steinbrenner and Hank's Yanks manager Ray Negron. Negron and Hank's Jr. Yanks official Sandy Kyrkostas confirmed Hernandez died Thursday morning of an apparent heart attack.
Oldest living baseball player dies at 105 (Yahoo! Sports)
Emilio "Millito" Navarro, believed to be the oldest living professional baseball player, passed away Saturday in his Caribbean homeland of Puerto Rico at the age of 105. He was hospitalized Wednesday after having a small heart attack.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on May 1, 2011
Fan’s take: Best shortstops to wear Cardinal red (Associated Content)
With the passing of Marty Marion, a piece of St. Louis tradition and history is no longer with us. "Mr. Shortstop" as he was called by fans and contemporaries, died March 15 of an apparent heart attack. He was 94 years old, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch . Marion played for the Cardinals during the golden age when the team won three World Series. He was the National League MVP in 1944 even though his hitting numbers weren't impressive.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on March 21, 2011
2011 New York Yankees spring training schedule in Florida (Associated Content)
For the love of baseball My love for baseball comes not just because I played softball for many years as a child and as an adult, but because baseball is American. I loved to hear the stories of Yankee greats: Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra. Yankees fly south Each year the New York Yankees fly south for the winter to the George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida. Steinbrenner was the former owner of the Yankees from 1973 until he died of a heart attack at the age of 80 in July 2010.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on January 21, 2011
Yankees remember Steinbrenner with tribute (AP)
Mariano Rivera laid two long-stemmed red roses across home plate. Tears filled Joe Girardi's eyes. Derek Jeter's face was flush with emotion. As fans stood through "Taps" and a 2-minute moment of silence, the 27 World Series championship flags that George Steinbrenner cherished with all his might could be heard flapping at half-staff toward center field from the top of Yankee...
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on July 16, 2010
GM Cashman: Boss ‘made me everything I am today’ (AP)
Brian Cashman was a very visible target of George Steinbrenner's demanding style. "He made me everything I am today," the New York Yankees general manager said Thursday. "He was a man that could move mountains. He was a man that did move mountains." The Yankees owner died Tuesday of a heart attack at age 80.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on July 15, 2010
Raiders owner Davis praises Steinbrenner (AP)
George Steinbrenner and Al Davis always shared so much more than their July 4 birthday. The two larger-than-life owners dominated their sports on the field and in the headlines for decades, sharing a friendship that lasted until Steinbrenner died at age 80 in Tampa, Fla., early Tuesday following a heart attack.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on July 14, 2010
Yankees owner George Steinbrenner dead at 80 (AP)
George Steinbrenner rebuilt the New York Yankees baseball dynasty, ushering in the era of multimillion-dollar salaries and accepting nothing less in return than World Series championships. He fired managers. Rehired them. And fired them again. He butted heads with MLB commissioners and fellow owners, insulted his players and dominated tabloid headlines -- even upstaging the All-Star game on the day...
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on July 13, 2010
Yankees owner George Steinbrenner dies at 80 (The Canadian Press)
NEW YORK, N.Y. - He was baseball's bombastic Boss.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on July 13, 2010
Yankees to honor Steinbrenner, Sheppard (AP)
The New York Yankees say they will wear patches on their uniforms honoring the memory of owner George Steinbrenner and longtime public address announcer Bob Sheppard. The 80-year-old Steinbrenner died Tuesday of a heart attack. Sheppard passed away Sunday. He was 99. The Steinbrenner patch will be work above the interlocking NY on the pinstriped home uniform and above the "York" on the road...
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on July 13, 2010
