‘NY Yankees’ Archives
Mariano Rivera Drafted by the Harlem Globetrotters, »
Is the entertainment business in New York Yankees' legend Mariano Rivera's future plans? Even if it wasn't, now it could be.The Harlem Globetrotters selected Rivera on Tuesday (amongst four other athletes) in the seventh-annual honorary player draft, reports Andrew Marchand of ESPNNewYork.com. As an honorary member, players are given the [...]
Will the New York Yankees Make the Playoffs? »
The biggest question mark throughout the MLB season has been the New York Yankees. Coming into a season with injuries to stars like Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Curtis Granderson and Mark Teixeira, many wrote them off quickly.With some big performances from their replacements, the Yankees are still within reach of the playoffs.The [...]
Is Yankees’ Rash of Injuries Helping or Hurting »
The New York Yankees, sitting at 41-34 as of Tuesday, June 25, have a myriad of short-term and long-term issues to deal with, both on and off the field.Their issues include: Surviving the 2013 AL East gauntlet; Keeping their 2014 payroll under their team-mandated $189 million cap; Handling the latest Alex Rodriguez steroid tie deftly; Hoping [...]
New York Yankees Prospects Who Could Be Called Up in »
Given the New York Yankees' inexplicable inability to stay healthy in 2013, it is never too early to start looking at a handful of prospects who could be called up to the majors during the second half of the season. Names like Joba Chamberlain remind us what type of impact a fresh face can have in the clubhouse during a late-season playoff [...]
Derek Jeter’s Days as Yankees’ Leadoff »
Derek Jeter has given everything he possibly could to the New York Yankees since taking over as the everyday shortstop in 1996. He is an icon for a franchise that has no shortage of legendary figures, with the freedom to do anything he wants. But the reality of the situation as it stands on June 24, 2013 is that Jeter is 38 years old and [...]
What to Expect from Alex Rodriguez’s Official »
Alex Rodriguez has officially joined Twitter.The blue check mark on his profile verifies that it's him, so now we can expect to see great tweets from the third baseman.So what can we expect from the injured New York Yankees third baseman? First time facing live pitching today in over 8 months. Felt good to put on my helmet and metal [...]
New York Yankees’ Trade Deadline Plan if Mark »
The New York Yankees are clearly not in a good position relating to first baseman Mark Teixeira. But there has to be a plan in place if he's done for the year...right?Yankees general manager Brian Cashman told Andy McCullough of the Newark Star-Ledger that Teixeira is still dealing with soreness a week after receiving a cortisone shot.He’s [...]
NY Yankees: Stock Up, Stock Down for Yankees’ »
This past week was full of changes for both the New York Yankees and the prospects on this list. This week the Yankees finally called up a player ranked towards the top of their organization, and reaped the rewards. Outfielder Zoilo Almonte made his major league debut last week and has started three straight games, going a combined 6-for-10 with a [...]
MLB All-Star Game: Mariano Rivera Would Prefer to »
In what will be Mariano Rivera's final appearance in the MLB All-Star Game, the most dynamic closer in baseball history has said that he would prefer to pitch the ninth inning as opposed to starting the first inning, according to For The Win's Ted Berg.An online campaign surfaced back in May to "#StartMo" in the game. This campaign was started to [...]
Zoilo Almonte Doing His Best Yasiel Puig Impersonation »
Talk about a great debut by Zoilo Almonte.The New York Yankees rookie has now started two games in his major league career and has made pitchers pay by hitting, well, everything.The switch-hitting outfielder is now 5-for-8 in his career with a home run, three RBI, two walks, two runs scored and a strikeout. He's currently hitting .625.Almonte made [...]