On Wednesday, Derek Jeter spoke for the first time since announcing that this would be his last season, via Facebook.
Audio: Jeter's opening statement -
For anyone who has forgotten or doesn’t understand why ‘The Captain’ has gotten so much attention by the fans and media since his announcement, we were all reminded quickly...
The Yankees have brought in a lot of new faces over the winter.
"I think it's a very intriguing spring training," said John Sterling, voice of the Yankees. "I don't know what's going to happen but it's a very intriguing camp as it happens...
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees reliever David Robertson is not overanalyzing his role as Mariano Rivera's replacement.
Robertson is moving from an eighth-inning setup man to closer following Rivera's retirement.
He says "Throwing the eighth or ninth inning, you've still got to get three outs...
Since 1996, the face of the most famous American sports team has been one man. The shortstop. The eventual captain. #2. The future Hall of Famer. Derek Sanderson Jeter. 2013 seems like such a strange year without him.
Learning that you've been traded to another team is an inevitable event during the career of a Major League Baseball player. For most players it's just a part of life - a non-event you might say. Not so for former Phillies pitcher Vance Worley when he was traded on Dec. 6, 2012, to the Twins.
On Thursday night the Yankees and Red Sox met up for a Spring training game, which ended in a 4-4 tie. Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine is not happy about how the game ended.
On Sunday night, Yankee second baseman Robinson Cano was hit by a pitch on the hand and left the game. He had X-Rays, and manger Joe Girardi reports that they were negative.
Over thirteen months ago, Andy Pettitte held a press conference at Yankee Stadium to announce his retirement from the game of baseball. He quietly walked away from the game he loved, going down in history as one of the greatest left-handed pitchers in the history of the New York Yankees. Well today, the man who wore jersey number 46 has decided to put on the Pinstripes one more time.
With ownership attempting to trim payroll down to a meager $185 million, many are concerned that 2012 will be the fall of the “Evil Empire” New York Yankees. Well, if that is the case, then I suppose you can chalk David Robertson’s injury up to foreshadowing.