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What it means: That the 11-day, nine-game, three-city road trip is off to a good start, although a win for the Yankees in Oakland is not exactly a rarity; tonight's 6-3 victory was their seventh straight at the Coliseum dating back to July 5, 2010. A...

Mark Teixeira and Nick Swisher hit two-run homers to help the New York Yankees win for the seventh straight time in Oakland, beating the Athletics 6-3 on Friday night.

Joe Girardi seemed to give some credit for Alex Rodriguez' two-HR game against Kansas City Wednesday night to some critical columns written about him Tuesday night's game, in which he struck out after Royals' manager Ned Yost intentionally walked Rob...

Both David Robertson and Brett Gardner are in Tampa on rehab assignments, but from the way Joe Girardi was talking before tonight's game against the A's in Oakland, it's not likely either of then will be ready to play before the team returns to Yanke...

Here are the lineups for the first game of this nine-game, three-city road trip, first pitch at 10:05 p.m.: YANKEES Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Alex Rodriguez 3B Robinson Cano 2B Mark Teixeira 1B Raul Ibanez LF Nick Swisher RF Er...

Check out this paragraph from today's What2Watch4: Yankees @ Athletics: "Every Yankees hitter who has batted at least 40 times this season has a higher batting average with the bases empty than with a runner in scoring position. The average ...

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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- There is no World Series for crime fighters and defense lawyers, but if there were, it would look a lot like the Roger Clemens perjury trial. It has featured both brilliant plays and embarrassing errors, and it's heading for a sev...

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The Rockies put catcher Ramon Hernandez on the 15-day disabled list Friday with a strained left hand that has bothered him for several days and made it difficult to grip a bat tightly.

Ivan Nova Stat To Watch The Yankees' outfield defense figures to be a key tonight, given that the game will be played in a ballpark that is much bigger than Yankee Stadium. Will that help Nova, who has allowed 10 home runs already this season? ...

U.S. PresswireAlex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter have had their issues in turning balls into outs, but Mark Teixeira has been his usual steady self for the Yankees this season."Our defense has been OK. We have had some guys who have been out of position....

Raul Ibanez grew up in Miami as a Yankee fan. He loved third basemen from George Brett to Mike Schmidt to Graig Nettles. That is why it has been extra special for Ibanez to excel in a Yankee uniform. Listen to the complete interview: On Th...

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Looking to add depth to their pitching options, the Yankees have signed former Met John Maine to a minor league contract, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman confirmed.

Ivan Nova had the chance to be a Boston Red Sox. As a teenager in the Dominican, the Red Sox wanted to sign Nova, but he had grown up a Yankee fan. Colleague Jorge Agangure Jr. writes: Eventually, Nova earned the attention of a few scouts. Former...