The Yankees have finalized their $10 million, one-year contract with free-agent right-hander Hiroki Kuroda. The deal, which had been pending a physical, was agreed to on Jan. 13, the same night the Yankees acquired right-hander Michael Pineda from Seattle in a trade that sent catcher Jesus Montero to the Mariners.

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The Yankees have finalized their $10 million, one-year contract with free-agent right-hander Hiroki Kuroda.

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Right-hander Jonathan Albaladejo has agreed to a $490,000, one-year contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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The Houston Astros have made pitcher Rhiner Cruz the top pick in baseball's Rule 5 draft. The draft of players left off the 40-man rosters of major league teams was held Thursday at the winter meetings. The right-handed Cruz was a combined 5-3 with seven saves in Class A and Double-A for the New York Mets.

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The Toronto Blue Jays made a late pitching change Friday before their series opener against the New York Yankees. Right-hander Dustin McGowan will start instead of lefty Brett Cecil, who has been listed as day to day after sustaining a cut on his left index finger while cleaning a blender. McGowan will pitch against Yankees' ace CC Sabathia (19-8).

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Nick Blackburn's pitches were flying all over the place, and the sharp pain his in his right forearm made it impossible for him to do anything about it. So after walking the bases loaded with one out in the second inning, he summoned the Twins training staff and headed for the showers. Anthony Swarzak somehow wiggled out of the big-time jam, but Curtis Granderson hit an inside-the-park home run...

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By JOE KAY AP Baseball Writer

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The New York Yankees have signed journeyman pitcher Brian Gordon and started him against Texas on Thursday. The 32-year-old Gordon opted out his contract with Philadelphia's Triple-A Lehigh Valley affiliate and joined the Yankees. He was 5-0 with an International League-leading 1.14 ERA when he left the Phillies' organization.

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The New York Yankees have signed journeyman pitcher Brian Gordon and started him against Texas on Thursday.

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Yankees reliever Joba Chamberlain is scheduled to have season-ending Tommy John surgery on his pitching elbow next week. Chamberlain has a torn ligament in his right elbow and is expected to be sidelined for at least a year. Noted orthopedist Dr. James Andrews will perform the procedure Thursday in Pensacola, Fla.

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