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New York Yankees' analyst Paul O'Neill caused a bit of hysteria during Thursday's broadcast when he called a Yankees' legend on FaceTime during the game.

It's one thing to be so good at baseball, that the player is enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. It's another thing, when that same player faced the challenge of serving in the United States military during wartime. The U.S. Navy decided those players were special.

Baseball is a game full of superstitious players. From pre-game meals, musical choices and parking spots to the unapparent choice of undergarments, hitting streaks, scoreless innings and batting slumps have made Major League ballplayers do some pretty weird things to keep or change their luck. Just ask a New York Yankees legend and Hall of Famer.

MLB umpire Angel Hernandez is alleging discrimination against minority umpires by Major League Baseball, and legendary NY Yankees' manager Joe Torre is involved.

From Torre, to Arbour, to Parcells and more, Capital Region fans made their picks for the best coaches/managers in New York sports history. Who made the list?

Ever since 2001, September 11th has meant a bit extra in the baseball world. The ceremony Saturday was powerful and moving, and here are photos that moved me.

The New York Yankees returned to glory in the late 90's under Manager Joe Torre. The Torre lead Yankees won four World Series. Over the weekend Torre gave the commencement speech at Skidmore College and he was nice enough to take a few minutes and call into the show. After a full career both on the field and in the dugout, Torre is now the MLB's Chief Baseball Officer and assists with making the game better. So what does Torre think could be better about today's game?

Last week the Capital Region had two former Yankees pop into town. Nick Swisher was here to help the Center for Disability Services and Joe Girardi spoke at the Capital about legalized gambling and made some appearances around town. Today was Joe Torres turn to travel to New York's capital and have his say in front of the New York State Lawmakers about legalized gambling.

After four World Series titles with the New York Yankees, Brooklyn native Joe Torre solidified his place in baseball history with his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday afternoon in Cooperstown. Torre, who had originally planned to speak for only 10 minutes, stretched it out into a 28-minute trip down memory lane. Alo...

Baseball legend Don Zimmer passed away Wednesday night at 83-years old in Dunedin, Fla. Zimmer played in the majors from 1954-65 with the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers, Cubs, Mets, Reds and Senators. He then embarked on a coaching career that saw him manage four teams and become Joe Torre's right-hand man with the Yankee dynasty teams of the late 1990s and early 2000s...

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Retired managers Joe Torre, Tony La Russa and Bobby Cox have been unanimously elected to the baseball Hall of Fame by the expansion era committee. Each of the inductees won more than 2,000 games in managerial careers that spanned more than four decades...

On Monday morning, it became official that long-time New York Yankees manager Joe Torre had been unanimously elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. It's a well deserving honor as Tony La Russa and Bobby Cox will join Torre in this summer's class...