Francisco Cervelli

The Yankees have traded catcher Francisco Cervelli to the Pirates for lefty reliever Justin Wilson. Cervelli is a career .278 hitter across parts of seven big league seasons. He played 93 games for the Yankees in 2010. He has missed a lot of time over his career with injuries - and he was suspended for 50 games in 2013 in connection with the biogenesis scandal...

Michael Pineda got tossed in the second inning of Wednesday's game against the Red Sox for having pine tar on his neck. It's the second consecutive start against Boston that Pineda has been accused or found of using the illegal substance. Baseball people say that pine tar gets used all the time by pitchers who are looking for help with grip...

This isn't the 1st time and i promise it won't be the last where I will take the tough position, perhaps the unpopular position, but in my view the right position. Having said all that I hope pitchers keep throwing at Alex Rodriguez, again and again and again...

It's no secret that Alex Rodriguez is not the most morally upstanding guy in baseball, but he has allegedly stooped to a new low, as he and his inner circle, now stand accused of leaking documents that linked Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun and Yankees catcher Francisco Cervelli to Biogenesis. In other words, Alex Rodriguez may have snitched on his own teammate to avoid a lifetime ban from

Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Eduardo Nunez and Francisco Cervelli are still out and injured for the Yanks.  When those guys are activated, there won't be room on the 25-man roster for everyone.  Someone will have to go as each player returns...

The Yankees got off to a nice start in a four-game home set with Toronto.  New York slugged three home runs and Hiroki Kuroda settled in for his third win of the season in a 5-3 triumph over the Blue Jays.

In a last-minute move before the regular season gets started, the New York Yankees move catcher Francisco Cervelli to their minor league affiliate in Scranton.

Despite going 12-7 this month in preparation for another postseason berth, the Yankees still have some injury concerns heading into October.

Just when the Yankees thought things were looking up, the injury bug bites again. This time, the victim is backup catcher Francisco Cervelli.

Yankees catcher Francisco Cervelli caused quite a stir during last night's 5-2 win over Boston. After a hitting a homerun in the 5th, Cervelli clapped his hands as he touched home plate.  The next time he was up to bat, Sox starter John Lackey drilled him in the back. Was Cervelli's "celebration" being over the top?

Yankee fans know Francisco Cervelli for bringing his energy, enthusiasm, and passion to each and every pitch and play in the games he has played so far in his young Yankees career. However, he did get carried away last night. I'll tell you why Cervelli was in the WRONG for his actions.

The Yankees closed out April and the first day of May in style as they defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2 and win the weekend series 2-1 in games.Yankees have had to deal with some early challenges. Some were easy to predict. But there were a couple of surprises and one BIG shocker that sent a ripple through the Bronx Bombers. So how did the Yankees get to their current 16-9 mark?