McCann feeling better, but not in tonight’s lineup
TORONTO – Brian McCann said he’s “sore” but otherwise fine after getting blood drained from his bruised left big toe after Tuesday night’s 3-2 Yankees win against the Blue Jays, in which he played a...
View ArticleMcCann back in the lineup at Toronto
TORONTO – Brian McCann is back in the lineup tonight, after missing Wednesday night’s game with a bruised left big toe. Manager Joe Girardi admitted to “a little concern” with how McCann would handle...
View ArticleA-Rod dropped to No. 6
NEW YORK – The slumping Alex Rodriguez has been dropped to No. 6 in today’s batting order by manager Joe Girardi, who has elevated the hot-hitting Carlos Beltran to the No. 3 spot for the series finale...
View ArticleDidi on the bench, not benched
NEW YORK – Didi Gregorius is on the bench tonight, one day after his baserunning blunder took the Yankees’ out of a critical runners-in-scoring-position spot in Wednesday’s seventh inning. The Yanks...
View ArticleA-Rod availability at Texas up in the air
ARLINGTON, Texas – It was a busy pregame here at Globe Life Park, where the Yankees open a three-game series against the Rangers to begin a nine-game road trip – with stops at Boston and Baltimore. -...
View ArticleA-Rod back in the lineup for Texas series finale
ARLINGTON, Texas – Alex Rodriguez returns to the lineup tonight for the first time since exiting Sunday’s game at Yankee Stadium with a tight left oblique. Here’s the Yankees’ lineup vs lefty Martin...
View ArticleA-Rod to DL; who’s on deck?
BALTIMORE – Welcome to Camden Yards, where the overcast chill matches the mood around the Yankees – who today placed Alex Rodriguez on the DL. A-Rod will be examined later this week in New York by team...
View ArticleGamel arrives, Gardner day-to-day
BALTIMORE – Left-handed hitting Ben Gamel has been called up from Class AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and lefty reliever James Pazos – called up Wednesday when Alex Rodriguez went on the disabled list –...
View ArticleChapman on deck; Ellsbury still idle
NEW YORK – Aroldis Chapman met the media before tonight’s series finale against the Red Sox and was suitably excited to be on the eve of his Yankees debut; the hard-throwing lefty’s 30-game, MLB...
View ArticleEncouraged A-Rod might return sooner than later
NEW YORK – There’s a chance Alex Rodriguez could be ready to return as soon as his stint on the 15-day disabled list expires. His earliest return date would be May 20 at Oakland. “That’s the hope,”...
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