AL East

BOSTON (AP) — Yangervis Solarte drove in four runs, Mark Teixeira hit his first homer of the season and the New York Yankees capitalized on five Boston errors to beat the Red Sox 14-5 on Thursday night. CC Sabathia (3-2) struck out eight while allowing two runs on three hits in six innings as the Yankees rebounded from a 5-1 loss Wednesday night in which starter Michael Pineda was ejected in the s

Yankees starting pitcher Ivan Nova could be headed for Tommy John surgery. The righty has been diagnosed with a partial tear of the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL), and that is the part of the elbow that is addressed in the surgical procedure...

NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Pineda followed an overpowering outing by Masahiro Tanaka with one of his own, pitching six innings of four-hit ball as the New York Yankees beat the Chicago Cubs 2-0 on a bitterly cold Wednesday night to complete its first doubleheader shutout sweep since 1987...

NEW YORK (AP) — Jacoby Ellsbury singled in a run off old roommate Clay Buchholz in his first game against the Red Sox, Michael Pineda won while pitching with some noticeable substance on his hand, and the New York Yankees beat Boston 4-1 Thursday night in the first of 19 games between the rivals this season...

New York Yankees SS Derek Jeter began his final home opener in a very familiar fashion. Jeter was joined by the three other members of the "Core Four"  Andy Pettitte, Jose Posada, and Mariano Rivera to throw out the ceremonial first pitch for the Yankees 2014 home opener...

TORONTO (AP) — CC Sabathia pitched six innings for his first victory of the season, Brett Gardner hit a two-run home run and the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-4 on Sunday afternoon. Sabathia (1-1) allowed four runs and seven hits, walked none and struck out six...

Masahiro Tanaka couldn't have come to the New York Yankees at a better time. While everyone is cheering Derek Jeter for his 19 years of service in the MLB -- giving him cowboy boots, and 10 gallon hats -- as he takes his final stroll around the league, there is a seven-year, $155 million dollar "solid", consistent third starter named Masahiro Tanaka waiting to unleash on the MLB... Read

You have to wonder if the Boston Red Sox are starting to look behind them. At the Rays. The Orioles. And now the Yankees. The Yanks pound Boston in game 1 of their weekend series in Boston 10-3 behind the pitching of Andy Pettitte and the power of Alfonso Soriano and newly acquired Mark Reynolds...

Suffice to say neither the Mets or Yanks are as hot as the weather in New York as we get set to start the " 2nd half" of the baseball season. The Mets are looking for respectability. The Yankees seek another playoff birth. Both have 2 big questions to settle as the season picks up starting Friday...

Life is good right now and if the Mets can win 1 more game against the hated Yankees tonight life will be a bit better. Sporting life that is. The Mets, who have been most horrible this year are taking out their frustrations on the hated Yankees and for this Met fan it is oooh so enjoyable...

Entering last weekend, the New York Yankees sat atop the American League East to begin a crucial stretch in this young 2013 season, with 12 of their next 16 games against all 4 divisional foes. The team started with two convincing wins on Friday and Saturday against the Blue Jays, only to see Mother Nature postpone the potential sweep on Sunday. So with just 5 games of separation from Boston, Tamp

Going into the 2013 MLB season, I would have called you crazy if you said the older free agents signed during the off-season would help carry the Yankees to a good start and maintain relevancy in the American League East. However, that has been exactly the case, and this afternoon was another perfect example of that.