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NEW YORK, NY - MAY 23: CC Sabathia #52 of the New York Yankees wears a bracelet that reads 'Little League' during their game against the Kansas City Royals on May 23, 2012 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City.

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  • Alex Rodiguez throws jolt into lineup and nonbelievers

    or at least slow it for a few months, then why not A-Rod? Or Teixeira? It's what Girardi and his crew have clung to during the Yankees' most turbulent times, believing that A-Rod will regain his power stroke in similar fashion and single-handedly carve out 5/23/12 Read more »

  • Alex Rodriguez's two HRs back solid Andy Pettitte

    not engendering dancing in the streets or inside the clubhouse, nonetheless produced a bit of an emotional release.And sent the Yankees (23-21), who had lost six of their last eight games and seven of 10, feeling far better about themselves as they departed 5/23/12 Read more »

  • The Boss would never stand for this

    games. We have 120 games left. I don't use that as a crutch, but you've got to let the whole season play out."What else can the Yankees do? In many ways, this team is designed to fly on autopilot. With All-Stars and potential Hall of Famers planted at most   Read more »

  • 3 runs, 1 win: Hey, Yankees will take it!

    starter Phil Hughes got two outs to begin the fourth but then gave up a solo home run to Jeff Francoeur on a 92-mph fastball .The Yankees' recent problems hitting with runners in scoring position were weighing heavily on them entering the game, but this is   Read more »

  • Mariano Rivera still has blood clot, so surgery is on hold

    19 days removed from tearing the ACL in his right knee, Yankees closer Mariano Rivera cruised through the clubhouse Tuesday night at the Stadium without the aid of crutches and showing no sign of a limp."When I think of someone tearing an anterior cruciate,   Read more »

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About New York Yankees

The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of the Bronx, in New York City, New York. The Yankees are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Baltimore, Maryland in 1901 as the Baltimore Orioles, and moved to New York City in 1903, becoming known as the New York Highlanders before being officially renamed the "Yankees" in 1913. From 1923 to 2008, the Yankees' home was Yankee Stadium. In 2009, they are scheduled to move into a new stadium, also to be called "Yankee Stadium".

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