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Travis Hafner is back in the lineup after missing five games because of his shoulder issue, while Curtis Granderson is in right field for the first time. Ichiro Suzuki is on the bench. Brett Gardner, CF Robinson Cano, 2B Vernon Wells, LF Travi...

With Travis Hafner close to a return, Joe Girardi will begin to unveil how he plans to use his four outfield starters in the three open spots. Against most right-handed pitchers, Hafner will be the DH, leaving Girardi to choose between Brett Gard...

Lyle Overbay hit a two-run homer and finished with five RBIs, Ichiro Suzuki also hit a two-run shot and the New York Yankees opened their only series in Kansas City with an 11-6 rout of the Royals on Friday night.

DENVER -- They might not be the Bronx Bombers anymore, but the Yankees did pretty well tonight in their latest incarnation as the Bronx Bunters. They won a 3-2 squeaker with the kind of offense not normally seen in pinstripes. What it means: Righ...

DENVER -- Look closely at the lineup Joe Girardi is sending out tonight against the Rockies and their right-handed starter, Juan Nicasio: Brett Gardner CF Robinson Cano 2B Vernon Wells LF Lyle Overbay 1B Ichiro Suzuki RF Jayson Nix SS Chris ...

Here is the lineup Joe Girardi is sending out against the Colorado Rockies tonight and their left-handed starter, Jorge De La Rosa: Ichiro Suzuki CF Jayson Nix SS Robinson Cano 2B Vernon Wells LF Ben Francisco RF Lyle Overbay 1B Chris Nelson...

Say you have a guy who clouted more than 50 extra-base hits as a rookie and stole 30 bases. Among batters with 450 or more at-bats leading off, this guy finished fifth in the majors in OBP, getting aboard at a .355 clip. You see a guy do all of th...

Here is the Yankees lineup for Friday's series opener against the Oakland A's, first pitch at 7:05 p.m.: Brett Gardner, CF Robinson Cano, 2B Vernon Wells, LF Travis Hafner, DH Ichiro Suzuki, RF Eduardo Nunez, SS Lyle Overbay, 1B Jayson Nix,...

The most important move of Wednesday's game was not a swing or a catch, it was a whisper. In the sixth, the score was tied at four and there was one out and runners were on first and third. With Ichiro Suzuki up, first base coach Mick Kelleher no...

The big news from the pregame is that Curtis Granderson batted for the first time since his first at-bat of spring training, while Kevin Youkilis is optimistic about his back. Both Granderson and Youkilis could return by the middle of the month. ...

Here is the Yankees' lineup vs. Erik Bedard. Bedard is 0-2 with a 7.98 ERA. Ichiro Suzuki, CF Jayson Nix, 3B Robinson Cano, 2B Vernon Wells, LF Travis Hafner, DH Ben Francisco, RF Eduardo Nunez, SS Lyle Overbay, 1B Chris Stewart, C ...

The Yankees were supposed to hang on until the big boys returned. Instead, Derek Jeter reinjured himself and Ivan Nova and Francisco Cervelli joined Mark Teixeira, Curtis Granderson and Alex Rodriguez, among others, on the DL. The end result of Ap...

Here is the lineup Joe Girardi will send out against the Toronto Blue Jays and their left-handed starter, J.A. Happ: Brett Gardner CF Jayson Nix 3B Robinson Cano 2B Vernon Wells LF Kevin Youkilis 1B Travis Hafner DH Ichiro Suzuki RF Eduardo...

Random statistical observations on the Yankees that I found noteworthy through 20 games: • Through 20 games, the Yankees have an AL-best 28 homers (a pace for 227) and only seven stolen bases (Ichiro Suzuki and Brett Gardner have one st...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Ichiro Suzuki came to the ballpark Tuesday night decked out in customarily garish attire: a striped T-shirt under a plaid button-down shirt over a pair of tight jeans rolled up at the ankles and finished off with a pair of gli...

Ichiro Suzuki hit a go-ahead two-run single in the ninth inning and the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 Tuesday night.