Yankees 11, Angels 3: Soriano’s Revived Bat Stirs Postseason Hopes
They struggled to hit, and Alfonso Soriano, their new acquisition, appeared lost at the plate. Their ace, C. C. Sabathia, was mired in one of the worst slumps of his career. Manager Joe Girardi...
View ArticleWith time slipping away, Bombers must clock Sox
Follow Mike on Twitter You know what it’s going to look like, right? You know what it’s going to sound like, and feel like, what it’s going to be like. After seven straight days in which each Alex...
View ArticleWith time slipping away, Yankees must clock Sox
Follow Mike on Twitter You know what it’s going to look like, right? You know what it’s going to sound like, and feel like, what it’s going to be like. After seven straight days in which each Alex...
View ArticleBack at Fenway, Rodriguez Is Met With Fervent Booing
A few held up cameras as they booed. Several shouted, “Cheater!” Others just stood and watched as he dug in at the plate. Rodriguez was making his first appearance this season at Fenway Park — where...
View ArticleYankees 9, Red Sox 6: Hit by Pitch, Rodriguez Recovers, as Do Yanks
In what appeared to be a blatantly intentional act, Dempster hit Rodriguez with a pitch in the second inning of the Yankees’ 9-6 victory over the Red Sox, prompting a wild outburst by Manager Joe...
View ArticleTakes Dempster deep after being drilled
BOSTON — Alex Rodriguez has worn the villain’s hat long enough to know he is disliked throughout baseball. What he doesn’t want is people throwing at him because of their opinions of him filing an...
View ArticleFOLLOW: Sherman’s trade deadline updates
JOEL SHERMAN Joel Sherman has been at the Post since 1989, serving as Yankees beat writer from 1989-95 and baseball columnist since 1996. His Hardball blog won a 2008 Best Sports Blog honor from the...
View ArticleMurphy’s 3 HRs not enough for Yankees’ Double-A team
Thursday night’s most digit-packed boxscore came out of Erie, where Trenton — the Yankees’ Double-A affiliate — opened a road trip with a 15-14 loss. Catcher J.R. Murphy had three of Trenton’s six...
View ArticleYankees put Jeter back on DL with calf strain
WireImage Derek Jeter. CHICAGO – As Alex Rodriguez comes in, Derek Jeter is headed out again. The Yankees placed Jeter on the DL tonight with a Grade 1 strained right calf. Jeter has played just five...
View ArticleYankees put Jeter back on DL with calf strain
WireImage Derek Jeter. CHICAGO – As Alex Rodriguez comes in, Derek Jeter is headed out again. The Yankees placed Jeter on the DL tonight with a Grade 1 strained right calf. Jeter has played just five...
View ArticleConte says Yankees’ A-Rod was clean last year
EPA Alex Rodriguez before Monday night’s game with the Angels. Alex Rodriguez admitted to taking steroids in the past, but Victor Conte, the founder of BALCO who supplied illegal substances to...
View ArticleConte says Yankees’ A-Rod was clean last year
EPA Alex Rodriguez before Monday night’s game with the Angels. Alex Rodriguez admitted to taking steroids in the past, but Victor Conte, the founder of BALCO who supplied illegal substances to...
View ArticleYankees’ Jeter plays in simulated game, but does not run bases
Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post Derek Jeter. Derek Jeter played in a simulated game Monday at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, but he did not run the bases, so his return to the Yankees from a strained...
View ArticleYankees’ Jeter plays in simulated game, but does not run bases
Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post Derek Jeter. Derek Jeter played in a simulated game Monday at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, but he did not run the bases, so his return to the Yankees from a strained...
View ArticleYankees’ A-Rod says he won’t talk about anything but baseball for the rest of...
AP Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez tells reporters he’ll only be talking about baseball. Two months after being told by Yankees general manager Brian Cashman to “shut the f–k up,” Alex Rodriguez...
View ArticleYankees 4, Blue Jays 2: Suzuki Reaches 4,000 Hits as Yankees Gain in Playoff...
Suzuki’s first-inning single against Toronto Blue Jays starter R. A. Dickey in the Yankees’ 4-2 win Wednesday night gave him a total of 4,000 hits as a professional, 1,278 while playing for the Orix...
View ArticleYankees 4, Blue Jays 2: Suzuki Reaches 4,000 Hits as Yankees Gain in Playoff...
Suzuki’s first-inning single against Toronto Blue Jays starter R. A. Dickey in the Yankees’ 4-2 win Wednesday night gave him a total of 4,000 hits as a professional, 1,278 while playing for the Orix...
View ArticleYankees stay hot following Dempster’s beaning of Alex Rodriguez
Follow Larry on TwitterBlog: Slap Shots It Was Day Two of the truce, the whole truce and nothing but the truce in the matter of Alex Rodriguez v. the New York Yankees after the appealing athlete...
View ArticleThanks, Ryan! Yankees win fifth straight since A-Rod plunking
At this point, the Yankees should start figuring out what kind of share Ryan Dempster gets if they make the playoffs. The Yankees won their fifth straight yesterday, a 5-3 victory over the Blue Jays...
View ArticleRays 7, Yankees 2: Yankees’ Playoff Push Takes Step Backward
The Yankees were battered, 7-2, in a sobering loss Friday that could serve as a warning to anyone convinced that their playoff aspirations are real. Chris Archer, the hard-throwing Rays right-hander...
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