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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on April 1, 2012
Yankees win in 1st MLB exhibition at Marlins Park (AP)
Marlins Park is just about ready. Same goes for CC Sabathia. Derek Jeter and Nick Swisher each had two hits, Robinson Cano drove in two runs and the New York Yankees beat Miami 10-8 on Sunday in the first exhibition between major league clubs at the Marlins' new $515 million ballpark. Sabathia tuned up for Friday's opening day start at Tampa Bay, allowing four hits and three runs in four...
Yanks and Astros combine for nine homers (AP)
Jordan Lyles insists he ready for the season. Robinson Cano and Raul Ibanez each hit two-run homers off Lyles and the New York Yankees beat the Houston Astros 11-9 Saturday in a game shortened to eight innings by rain. "Nothing went as planned," said Lyles, who gave up 11 hits. "I didn't throw the ball over the plate and when I did, they hit it really hard." Lyles is still in...
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on March 31, 2012
Kuroda goes into 6th, Yanks split squad tops Phils (AP)
Hiroki Kuroda tipped his cap to his Yankees teammates after another job well done. The newcomer to the New York rotation pitched solidly into the sixth inning and Robinson Cano got three hits Friday as a split squad of Yankees beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3. Kuroda gave up one run and six hits in 5 2-3 innings of his fourth spring outing.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on March 23, 2012
Granderson hopes to build on success (AP)
Curtis Granderson looks around the clubhouse and sees superstars all around him. It's enough motivation. On a team that features Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, Mark Teixeira and Robinson Cano, Granderson was the New York Yankees' best hitter last year, leading the team in most major categories, including homers (41) and RBIs (119).
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on March 21, 2012
Braves’ Teheran rebounds from 6-homer start (AP)
Julio Teheran kept the ball in the ballpark, and the result was a much better outing. Hoping to earn a spot in Atlanta's rotation, Teheran allowed one run and three hits over three innings as a Braves split squad lost 3-0 to the New York Yankees on Friday. The 21-year-old struck out three, including Robinson Cano, and walked one in his second spring training start.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on March 9, 2012
McCutchen powers Pirates past Yankees (AP)
After he agreed to a new contract Tuesday, Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen was congratulated by Yankees infielders Mark Teixeira, Robinson Cano and Derek Jeter. "It was all around the bases," McCutchen said. "But I didn't get to A-Rod (Alex Rodriguez). I wasn't on third today." McCutchen wasted no time living up to the second-largest contract in Pirates history,...
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on March 6, 2012
Robinson Cano and Denzel Washington face off in Jay Leno’s Yankees trivia contest (Yahoo! Sports)
Pity the poor PR people who represent Robinson Cano. Despite putting up MVP-caliber numbers for the New York Yankees, the second baseman has an uphill battle in terms of Q rating. As long as Derek Jeter and A-Rod are kicking … Continue reading →
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on February 10, 2012
Robinson Cano and Denzel Washington face off in Jay Leno’s Yankees trivia contest ()
Pity the poor PR people who represent Robinson Cano. Despite putting up MVP-caliber numbers for the New York Yankees, the second baseman has an uphill battle in terms of Q rating. As long as Derek Jeter and A-Rod are kicking around the same infield, anyway.
But to his credit, the 2011 Home Run Derby champ again moved the needle on his national profile quite a bit on Thursday night. At least among the soulless who dutifully tune into Jay Leno's nightly slopping of comedy gruel.
According to reports — what, you think we actually watched? — Cano took on Denzel Washington in a Yankees trivia contest, eventually dropping a 6-5 decision to the actor.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on February 10, 2012
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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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on December 3, 2011
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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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on November 13, 2011
