Cano, Damon tell Ortiz to join Yankees (Yahoo! Sports)

Robinson Cano would like to see his friend David Oritz jump from the arch-rival Boston Red Sox to his New York Yankees and Johnny Damon, the former teammate of both players, said it would be a good idea. "Shoot, I was trying to tell him if he went to New York his 30 home runs...

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Lazzeri Makes Sense as Top Yankee Second Baseman– for Now: A Fan’s Take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

The Sporting News recently released its all-time New York Yankees team, with few surprises for veteran fans such as me who have followed the team for decades and have knowledge of past players. Today's casual Yankee fan might object to Robinson Cano not being named the second...

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MLB All-Stars defeat Taiwan team 6-4 (AP)

Robinson Cano of the New York Yankees and Ty Wigginton of the Colorado Rockies each hit solo home runs Sunday to lead an MLB All-Star team to a 6-4 win over Taiwan and a sweep of their five-game series. Cano's blast in the third inning and Wigginton's in the seventh helped seal the game in the southern city of Kaohsiung and added to the MLB power display.

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MLB squad arrives in Taiwan for 5-game series (AP)

Major League Baseball brought its traveling roadshow to Taiwan less than 48 hours after the 7th game of an epic World Series capped the season in North America. New York Yankees stars Curtis Granderson and Robinson Cano lead the MLB squad, which will play five games this week against a team that includes former Yankee -- and current Washington National -- Chien-ming Wang, one of a pair of...

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Cano, Swisher back, but Sabathia has option (Yahoo! Sports)

A day after the New York Yankees picked up the options of Robinson Cano and Nick Swisher, they faced an impending deadline on an option that's out of their hands. Ace CC Sabathia has until Monday at 11:59 p.m. to opt out of his remaining four-year, $92 million contract.

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Yankees pick up options on Cano and Swisher (AP)

The New York Yankees have exercised contract options for next season on second baseman Robinson Cano and right fielder Nick Swisher. The moves were announced Saturday night. The decision on Cano's $14 million option was a mere formality, but there was some thought that the Yankees might consider parting ways with Swisher because of his postseason struggles.

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Report: Cano wants new deal, but Sabathia is Yankees’ focus (Yahoo! Sports)

New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano wants a contract, but the Yankees are focusing on re-signing pitcher CC Sabathai at the moment, and Cano will have to wait, ESPNNewYork.com reported Thursday. A baseball official told ESPNNewYork.com that it was "highly, highly...

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Robinson Cano and the Five Must-Follow New York Yankees on Twitter: A Fan’s View (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

The New York Yankees are the most well-known franchise in Major League Baseball, and several players on the team use Twitter to promote the team to new heights. You can follow the Yankees official Twitter handle @Yankees, or check in with the many individual player pages on the...

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Cano, Granderson, Cabrera headline Taiwan trip (AP)

Robinson Cano and Curtis Granderson of the New York Yankees, Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers and Skip Schumaker of the St. Louis Cardinals headline the 19-man roster announced for Major League Baseball's Taiwan exhibition tour next month. The roster released Friday also includes Pedro Sandoval of the San Francisco Giants and a rather lackluster pitching staff of Bill Bray, Ross Detwiler,...

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Cano, Granderson, Cabrera headline Taiwan trip (PA SportsTicker)

Robinson Cano and Curtis Granderson of the New York Yankees, Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers and Skip Schumaker of the St. Louis Cardinals headline the 19-man roster announced for Major League Baseball's Taiwan exhibition tour next month.

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