Jeter Moves Up on All-time Hits List in 5-0 Win Over Tampa Bay (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

NEW YORK--New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter just keeps moving on up. Jeter went 2-for-5 in the Yankees' 5-0 shutout of the Tampa Bay Rays Tuesday night, passing Chicago Cubs great Cap Anson--who played during the final quarter of the 19th century--on baseball's...

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Rivera gets 600th save in Yankees’ 3-2 win (The Canadian Press)

SEATTLE - Mariano Rivera earned his 600th save, moving within one of Trevor Hoffman's major league record, by closing out the New York Yankees' 3-2 win over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night.

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Rethinking the five-man starting rotation (Yahoo! Sports)

Four starters and a swingman would gives aces more starts, but some teams are moving in the opposite direction.

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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on September 6, 2011

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Yankees SS Jeter gets 2,999th hit in 1st at-bat (AP)

Derek Jeter got his 2,999th career hit, singling in his first at-bat Saturday and moving one hit away from baseball history. The New York Yankees star grounded a single through the hole into left field and smiled as he reached first base. The hit came against Tampa Bay All-Star David Price. The 37-year-old Jeter is trying to become the 28th major leaguer to get 3,000 hits and the first to do it with...

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Jeter gets 2,999th hit in 1st at-bat (The Canadian Press)

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Derek Jeter got his 2,999th career hit, singling in his first at-bat Saturday and moving one hit away from baseball history.

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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on July 9, 2011

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MLB notebook: Killebrew entering hospice facility (Yahoo! Sports)

Baseball Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew released a statement Friday saying that he was moving to a hospice facility as the last act in a losing battle with esophageal cancer. Killebrew, 74, was diagnosed with the disease in December.

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Time for the Red Sox to start Jed Lowrie: One fan’s opinion (Associated Content)

The Boston Red Sox are off to one of their worst starts in decades and, while it is still very early in a long season, the team appears to need some kind of spark to get it moving in a better direction. This lineup will eventually hit.

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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on April 13, 2011

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Willie Randolph joining Orioles? (Yahoo! Sports)

Former New York Mets manager Willie Randolph may be moving to Baltimore. The Baltimore Sun is reporting that...

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Yankees to move Montero into Posada’s spot? (Yahoo! Sports)

Jorge Posada has been the starting catcher for the New York Yankees since 1998, but this season the 39-year-old...

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Torre to retire as LA Dodgers manager (The Canadian Press)

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Joe Torre never got the Los Angeles Dodgers to the heights his Yankees once reached, and now the veteran manager is moving on.

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