New York Yankees Offseason: Catcher Russell Martin Agrees to One-year Deal (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

The New York Yankees announced Tuesday that they avoided arbitration with catcher Russell Martin, who agreed to a one-year, non-guaranteed contract. In 125 games (118 starts) last season--his first in pinstripes--Martin batted .237 with 18 home runs and 65 RBIs.

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Happy Birthday to Former Yankees First Baseman Steve Balboni: A Fan Remembers (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Former New York Yankees first baseman and designated hitter Steve Balboni turns 55 this Jan. 16, making him older than me by a few months. As a Yankees fan, I recall both Balboni's prolific home runs and his lofty strikeout totals, although his best years by far came after he...

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Delmon Young becomes unlikely hero in Tigers’ ALDS victory (Yahoo! Sports)

On Aug. 15, Delmon Young was playing out a miserable season with the fourth-place Minnesota Twins. The former No. 1 overall draft pick (2003) was batting .266/.305/.357 with four home runs and 32 RBIs in 325 plate appearances for a … Continue reading →

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Surging Rays win again, beat Yankees 5-3 (AP)

Strong pitching, solid defense and just enough offense. Call it the Rays way. Tampa Bay continued its improbable bid for the AL wild card with a 5-3 victory over the New York Yankees on Tuesday night, taking the chase down to the last night of the regular season after getting home runs from Matt Joyce and Ben Zobrist and turning a triple play that helped them stay in the game.

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Curtis Granderson Named AL Player of the Month (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

NEW YORK--After batting .286 (30-for-105) with 10 home runs and driving in 29 runs in August, New York Yankees center fielder Curtis Granderson won Player of the Month honors. Granderson's productive month will be remembered most for his eighth-inning grand slam on Aug.

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Rockies Gonzalez wallops longest home run of MLB week 22 (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Home runs took center stage in this past week of the Major League Baseball season. On Thursday, August 25 the New York Yankees hit three grand slams in one game, the first time the feat has been achieved in MLB history. Then Joey Votto of the Cincinnati Reds hit a 14th inning walk...

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Oakland A’s 6, NY Yankees 5 (adds quotes) (Yahoo! Sports)

Brandon Allen hit a ball as far as anyone had in the right-field upper deck at the new Yankee Stadium while hitting two home runs for the Oakland A's, while New York Yankees right fielder Nick Swisher's bid at a second homer fell just short as Oakland squeezed out a 6-5...

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Oakland A’s 6, NY Yankees 5 (first lede) (Yahoo! Sports)

Brandon Allen hit two home runs and closer Andrew Bailey escaped a ninth-inning scare as he got Nick Swisher on a fly out to the warning track with the bases loaded to give the Oakland A's a 6-5 win over the New York Yankees on Tuesday night.

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Yankees 3, Twins 0 (write-thru) (Yahoo! Sports)

In less than two seasons, Target Field has gained a reputation as a place where it's tough to clear the fences. That fact didn't stop the New York Yankees from circling the bases Sunday. Curtis Granderson and Mark Teixeira hit back-to-back home runs in the seventh inning...

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Yankees 3, Twins 0 (first lede) (Yahoo! Sports)

Curtis Granderson and Mark Teixeira hit back-to-back home runs in the seventh inning as the New York Yankees took three of four in their series with the Minnesota Twins, winning 3-0 on Sunday at Target Field. With the Yankees leading 1-0, Granderson hit a flyball high off the...

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