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The MRI on Kevin Youkilis' back came back "negative," which according to Joe Girardi means there is no new structural damage to an area of his body that has been troublesome for some time, and the 34-year-old third baseman will be given an epidural i...

Pretty straightforward pregame session before tonight's ganme against the lowly Astros. A partial update on Kevin Youkilis' back condition -- hopefully, we'll have the results of his MRI sometime during the game -- and not too many players hanging ar...

As expected, Kevin Youkilis is not in the Yankees lineup tonight, having undergone an MRI on his troublesome lower back earlier in the day. But as of the time the clubhouse was cleared of media before the game, the Yankees still had not received the ...

The MRI on Kevin Youkilis' back came back "negative," which according to Yankees manager Joe Girardi means there is no new structural damage to an area of his body that has been troublesome for some time.

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...

The banged-up New York Yankees have put pitcher Ivan Nova on the 15-day disabled list because of inflammation in his right triceps.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- A bad week for Kevin Youkilis just got worse. Not only has the Yankees third baseman been out of action since Saturday with persistent pain in his lower back, Youkilis today lost points off his batting average without takin...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Kevin Youkilis was a late scratch from tonight's Yankees-Rays game. A Yankees spokesman said Youkilis' lower back tightened up after batting practice. Kevin Youkilis#36 3B New York Yankees2013 STATSGM17 HR2 RBI9 R9 OBP....

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- It had been a fairly eventful, and even encouraging day for the Yankees before it was announced that Kevin Youkilis was a late scratch for tonight's game when his back tightened up on him after batting practice. Ichiro Suzu...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Here's the lineup Joe Girardi will send out against the Tampa Bay Rays and their left-handed starter Matt Moore now that Kevin Youkilis has been scratched with a recurrence of tightness in his lower back: Brett Gardner CF ...

TORONTO -- Kevin Youkilis had the biggest Yankees hit over the first five innings of today's game, and then spent the next six innings in the clubhouse, nursing a sore lower back. Youkilis' two-run single, aided somewhat by third baseman Brett Law...

TORONTO -- Here is the lineup Joe Girardi will send out against the Blue Jays and their righthanded starter, Brandon Morrow: Brett Gardner CF Robinson Cano 2B Kevin Youkilis 3B Travis Hafner DH Vernon Wells LF Ichiro Suzuki RF Eduardo Nunez ...

Here is the lineup Joe Girardi is sending out against the Arizona Diamondbacks and their left-handed starter, Wade Miley, tonight at 7:05 p.m.: Brett Gardner CF Vernon Wells LF Robinson Cano 2B Kevin Youkilis 1B Ben Francisco DH Francisco Cer...

CLEVELAND -- Here's the lineup for tonight's game against the Indians, providing we don't get rained out, which looks like a legitimate possibility right now: Brett Gardner CF Robinson Cano 2B Kevin Youkilis 3B Travis Hafner DH Vernon Wells LF...

CLEVELAND -- On the very first pitch after Robinson Cano had hit a two-run home run to give the Yankees a 7-0 lead, Carlos Carrasco hit Kevin Youkilis on the left shoulder. Off came home plate umpire Jordan Baker's mask and up went his thumb. No ...

The body language of CC Sabathia said it all: The Yanks needed this win, badly.