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Yankees Place Reliever Joba Chamberlain On DL With Strained Oblique
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Another one bites the dust. Joba Chamberlain is joining the New York Yankees’ crowded disabled list. The reliever has a strained oblique on his right side and will be put on...
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Yankees Shortstop Nunez Suffers Ribcage Injury, Set To Undergo MRI
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — The Yankees are crossing their fingers in hope that their situation at shortstop hasn’t gotten worse. Already without captain Derek Jeter, they’re hoping Eduardo Nunez’s...
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Alex Rodriguez Returns To Field For 1st Time Since Surgery On Left Hip
TAMPA, Fla. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Alex Rodriguez is back on the field for the first time since surgery on his left hip almost four months ago. He joined a group of injured New York Yankees starters Monday...
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The 1st Big Bopper Is Back: Yankees Activate Outfielder Curtis Granderson...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — The Grandy Man is back! Outfielder Curtis Granderson became the first of the New York Yankees’ injured stars to return to the lineup, rejoining the team 2½ months after...
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Yankees Designate Alberto Gonzalez, Acquire Reid Brignac From Rockies
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — The New York Yankees acquired infielder Reid Brignac from the Colorado Rockies for cash, adding a lefty bat to the group of backups filling in for the team’s injured stars....
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Yankees Injury Notes: A-Rod Adds To Workload, Teixeira Bats In Simulated Game
TAMPA, Fla. (CBSNewYork/AP) – Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez started his third week of on-field work by adding defensive drills and hitting in a cage. The 37-year-old, recuperating from left hip...
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Teixeira Could Soon Start Playing In Minors Games; Pettitte Making Progress
TAMPA, Fla. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Injured New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira could soon start playing in minor league games while pitcher Andy Pettitte is also working his way back to the majors....
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Teixeira Planning To Play For Yankees’ Double-A Trenton Next Week
TAMPA, Fla. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira expects to play in his first game since hurting his right wrist in early March, suiting up for a minor-league game with the Double-A...
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Yankees Add Left-Handed Reliever David Huff To Roster
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (CBSNewYork/AP) — The New York Yankees have added left-hander David Huff to the roster and designated outfielder Ben Francisco for assignment. The moves were announced before...
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Teixeira, Youkilis To Start Minor League Assignments; Both Could Return Friday
TAMPA, Fla. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Injured New York Yankees infielders Mark Teixeira and Kevin Youkilis are ready to start minor league rehab assignments. Both players took part in extended spring training...
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Mark Teixeira, Kevin Youkilis Go Hitless In Rehab Debut With Trenton Thunder
TRENTON, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — A true sight for sore eyes. But it wasn’t exactly a great show. Mark Teixeira and Kevin Youkilis were hitless Wednesday in their first minor-league rehab game, working...
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Keidel: Trouble In Yankee Universe — The Smoke And Mirrors Are Melting
By Jason Keidel » More Columns Brian Cashman can talk for hours and not say a word, which likely makes him like other general managers. They speak in cliches and corporate platitudes and are often so...
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Palladino: Teixeira-Youkilis Return Should Send Yankees’ Backups To Bench
By Ernie Palladino » More Ernie Palladino Columns We do love our backups, and there’s nothing wrong with that. But when the starters come back, you have to expect said backup to revert to his old role...
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Mark Teixeira, Kevin Youkilis Get Hits For Trenton Ahead Of Return To Bronx
TRENTON, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — They’re off the schneid! At least in Trenton. New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira and third baseman Kevin Youkilis are on their way back to the Bronx, having...
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Giglio: CC Sabathia, Not Returning Stars, Is Key To Yankees’ Season
By Joe Giglio » More Columns The impending returns of Mark Teixeira and Kevin Youkilis should give a boost to a Yankees offense that was stymied by Mets pitching this week, arriving just in time for a...
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With Teixeira And Youkilis Activated, Yanks Send Nova And Nuno To Triple-A
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – To make room for Mark Teixeira and Kevin Youkilis on the 25-man roster, the Yankees have optioned pitchers Ivan Nova and Vidal Nuno to Triple-A. Youkilis is batting second and...
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CC Gets His Groove — And Fastball — Back, Carries Yankees Over Red Sox
Throwing up to 94 mph after two months of decreased velocity, CC Sabathia matched his season high with 10 strikeouts while pitching into the eighth inning, leading the Yankees over the Boston Red Sox...
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Kuroda, Yankees Drop Rain-Shortened Rubber Game To Red Sox
Boston took two of three at Yankee Stadium for the second time this season and left town with a 2 1/2-game lead in the AL East over Baltimore. The Yankees fell into a third-place tie with Tampa Bay,...
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Report: Cashman Wants Girardi Back For 2014 And Beyond
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Brian Cashman has made it clear that he wants manager Joe Girardi to remain with the Yankees beyond 2013. Girardi is the final year of his contract and is set to become a...
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Palladino: A-Rod’s Disappointing Yanks Career Goes Beyond Massive Contract
By Ernie Palladino » More Ernie Palladino Columns Alex Rodriguez is at the center of the Biogenesis of America scandal, and he’s reportedly looking at a possible 100-game suspension. But he’s been in...
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Yankees’ Youkilis Says Back Stiffness ‘Nothing Like It Was Before’
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Kevin Youkilis was kept out of the Yankees lineup Sunday with lower back stiffness, but says it’s “nothing like” the injury that put him on the disabled list in April. “It’s...
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Giglio: As Summer Begins, Mets And Yankees Are Who We Thought They Were
By Joe Giglio » More Columns Heading into the 2013 season, the predictions of doom in Flushing and mediocrity in the Bronx were met with skepticism by many baseball fans and followers in New York. If...
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Bad Back Sends Yankees Infielder Youkilis On The DL Again
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Kevin Youkilis has landed on the disabled list once again following a recurrence of a nagging back injury. “Basically I have the feeling of when you fall asleep on something,...
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Palladino: Postseason Baseball In New York? Not This Year
By Ernie Palladino » More Ernie Palladino Columns The longer this pre-All-Star break period progresses, the more the reality begins to sink in. There’s a better than even chance that the 2013 baseball...
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Yankees GM Brian Cashman Leaning Toward Placing Mark Teixeira On DL
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — So much for good news. Slumping Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira could be sidelined a while longer because of his ailing right wrist. “I haven’t done anything, but I’m...
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Mark Teixeira Returns To DL; Kevin Youkilis To Miss At Least 10-12 Weeks
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Kevin Youkilis needs back surgery and Mark Teixeira returned to the 15-day disabled list Tuesday with an aching right wrist, the latest injury setbacks for the depleted New...
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Keidel: Are The New-Age Yankees A First Or Last-Place Club?
By Jason Keidel » More Columns The good news is that the Yankees are just 3 1/2 games out of first place. The troubling news is that they’re just four games out of last. And the two teams that are...
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Palladino: The Yankees’ Arrow Is Pointing Up Again
By Ernie Palladino » More Ernie Palladino Columns The pop guns turned into rifles for just one day, but maybe that was enough to spark some optimism about this Yankees offense. After struggling through...
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Kevin Youkilis: ‘Definitely A Chance’ Of Returning To Yankees’ Lineup
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – After Alex Rodriguez suffered a quad strain that will prolong his time on the DL, the Yankees received some positive news that helps with their third base and hitting troubles....
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Yankees’ Third Baseman Luis Cruz Headed To DL With Knee Sprain
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The Yankees have placed third baseman Luis Cruz on the 15-day disabled list due to a right knee sprain. The Yankees have been in trouble at the hot corner due to injuries to...
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Yankees Place Infielder Jayson Nix On The 15-Day Disabled List
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — The Yankees have been getting healthier as of late, but they were hit with the injury bug again on Wednesday night. Infielder Jayson Nix has fractured his left hand, the...
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Palladino: If Front Office Doesn’t Mess It Up, Mets Will Win WS Before Yanks
By Ernie Palladino » More Ernie Palladino Columns It’s a hard thing to say just a couple of days after the Mets blew their 10th extra-inning game of the season. And it might seem downright insane when...
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Keidel: G.I. Joe Is Your American League Manager Of The Year
By Jason Keidel » More Columns Enough fans have cursed me for putting a premature postmortem on the Yankees. They even call me a closet Mets fan, which is more cutting than any voodoo or vulgarity. No...
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Keidel: R.I.P. Yankees — From Postseason To Postmortem
By Jason Keidel >> More columns Who would have thought the most moxie and muscle the Yankees would flash last night would be from the bench? The secret is out: Girardi/Showalter is on the...
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Keidel: If The Yankees Miss The Playoffs, They Are Still A Success
By Jason Keidel » More Columns There are certain, vulgar verities in life that cannot be avoided, even beyond death and taxes. In sports, for instance, we deny and then ignore the end of dynasties and...
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Sweeny: Breaking Down Yankees’ Long List Of Free Agents
By Sweeny Murti » More Columns Last week the Yankees brought back Joe Girardi and likely very soon will bring back his coaching staff and keep intact the group that garnered so much praise around...
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Yankees Extend Qualifying Offers To Cano, Granderson, Kuroda
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – With free agency set to begin, the Yankees have extended qualifying offers to second baseman Robinson Cano, outfielder Curtis Granderson and starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda. A...
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Joe Girardi: A-Rod’s Hearing Complicates Yankees’ Offseason Planning
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — All the Yankees can do is wait and see, and that’s an issue. The Yankees will make alternative plans for third base if Alex Rodriguez’s grievance hearing isn’t decided soon....
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Cano, Granderson, Kuroda Reject Yankees’ Qualifying Offers
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Second baseman Robinson Cano, outfielder Curtis Granderson and starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda have declined the Yankees’ qualifying offers. The qualifying offers were for one...
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Heyman: Ex-Yank Kevin Youkilis Agrees To Deal With Rakuten Golden Eagles
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Corner infielder Kevin Youkilis has agreed to terms with the Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan, according to WFAN/CBSSports.com baseball insider Jon...
View ArticleSweeny: These Guys Ain’t So Bad! Yankees Bring ‘Major League’ Indians To Mind
By Sweeny Murti » More Columns So watching the Yankees the last few days I was suddenly reminded of the movie “Major League.” That happens nearly every time I’m in Cleveland — I mean, why wouldn’t it?...
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Yankees Take Advantage Of Brutal Error, Turn Triple Play In Win Over Orioles
The Yankees turned a triple play in the eighth inning after Adam Jones dropped Vernon Wells' fly ball while blowing a bubble for a game-changing, three-run error, and New York beat the Baltimore...
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Sweeny: Yankees-Red Sox Rivalry Takes Back Seat To Grace After Boston Bombings
By Sweeny Murti » More Columns The Rivalry took a back seat to humanity and compassion Tuesday when the Yankees played the Diamondbacks in the first game here since the tragic events on Patriots’ Day...
View ArticleSweeny: Hits Record? Derek Jeter’s Slim Chance To Catch Pete Rose Is Gone
By Sweeny Murti » More Columns In the days since we learned Derek Jeter will miss at least half this season, one thing has become clear: any slim chance that Jeter had to catch Pete Rose on the...
View ArticleJeter Expected To Be In Walking Boot When He Rejoins Teammates On Thursday
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (CBSNewYork/AP) — New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter is expected to be in a walking boot when he rejoins his teammates Thursday for the start of a homestand at Yankee Stadium....
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Yankees’ Battery Drained, Cervelli And Nova Headed To DL
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — The bad news keeps coming for the Yankees. They placed banged-up pitcher Ivan Nova and catcher Francisco Cervelli on the 15-day disabled list Saturday. It’s the latest...
View ArticleBack Problems Flaring Up Again For Yankees Infielder Youkilis
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Kevin Youkilis sat out of the New York Yankees’ lineup on Sunday because of a bad back, one day after his return from a six-game layoff. He is set to undergo an MRI on Monday...
View ArticleYoukilis Placed On DL With Lumbar Spine Sprain; Yankees Call Up Corban Joseph
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Kevin Youkilis has joined Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Mark Teixeira and Curtis Granderson on the New York Yankees’ disabled list. The Yankees said Tuesday that Youkilis has...
View ArticleYoukilis Thinks He Can Return When Eligible To Come Off DL; Girardi Not So Sure
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Kevin Youkilis is happy his back injury doesn’t appear serious and thinks he could return to the Yankees’ lineup as soon as his stint on the 15-day disabled list is up. The...
View ArticleYankees Acquire Infielder Chris Nelson From Rox For Player To Be Named Or Cash
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Seeking depth for their injury-depleted infield, the New York Yankees acquired Chris Nelson from the Colorado Rockies for a player to be named or cash Wednesday night. The...
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