The New York Yankees have certainly had their share of ups and downs in the first half of 2013.
In spite of numerous injuries to key players, as well as their replacements, the team has somehow managed to remain in the AL East race.
Last season's squad won the most games in the American League (95) and reached the ALCS where they fell to the Detroit Tigers.
A look at this year's version of the "Bombers" reveals a much different team than the 2012 club and, more specifically, shows four startling statistical contrasts ...
New York’s golden boy is back.
Well, sort of.
In Derek Jeter’s first regular-season game since suffering an ankle injury during the 2012 ALCS, Jeter started experiencing quad tightness during the Yankees’ contest against the Kansas City Royals on Thursday, July 11.
Yes, Jeter’s presence had been sorely missed throughout the Yankee clubhouse, the streets of New York City and televisions in households all over America.
Nevertheless, was it worth bringing him back before he may have been ready to play with the Yankees?
It is commonplace for a team to wait until after the ...
In another twist to the narrative of the New York Yankees' ongoing injury problems, shortstop Derek Jeter was pulled early from Thursday's game with quad tightness.
While Jeter believes he'll be fine for Friday's game, one has to wonder: Is the Yankees' brass to blame for rushing him back?
Jeter had nine at-bats in four rehab games, going 1-for-9 with two runs scored and four walks.
After injuring his ankle in last year's ALCS, things seemed to be going smoothly for Jeter as he rushed to return for Opening Day. However, he developed ...
New York Yankees shortstop and captain Derek Jeter returned to the diamond Thursday for the first time since Game 1 of the 2012 ALCS.
The Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals, 8-4, as Jeter went 1-for-4 with a single and an RBI in his 2013 debut.
It wasn't great, but the team won, and that's all New York fans care about.
However, Jeter left the game for a pinch hitter in the eighth inning due to quad tightness, according to YES clubhouse reporter Meredith Marakovits.
Let's take a deeper look into Jeter's first game ...
The Captain has returned.Derek Jeter, batting his in his customary No. 2 spot in the Yankees batting order, arrived back to the Bronx this afternoon, just in time for a matinee against the Kansas City Royals.
Before reaching base on an infield single against Royals right-handed pitcher Ervin Santana, Jeter was announced to a standing ovation, behind new walk-up music and the noticeable absence of a familiar voice serenading the crowd with his introduction.Naturally, the ovation for the Yankees captain was raucous, actually starting during the top of the first inning, ...
The New York Yankees have experienced numerous injury setbacks in 2013 and will need to depend more upon players promoted from the minor leagues to remain in the race for a playoff berth.
Manager Joe Girardi has been handcuffed at several key positions, and yet somehow has the team contending in the AL East. It is arguably his finest season at the helm of baseball's most storied franchise.
However, not all is rosy in the Bronx.
The team's lack of depth is starting to show as it struggles to score runs from night ...
The captain is back.
After missing nine months due to a fractured left ankle suffered in Game 1 of last year’s ALCS, Derek Jeter will finally be listed in the New York Yankees lineup on Thursday against the Kansas City Royals, according to comments from Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman, courtesy of ESPN New York:
After the game last night, after Hafner got hurt, we looked at the weather patterns and I just decided to make the move for today. Derek was scheduled to DH in Scranton, so I figured, he could ...
Despite a 49-42 record, the New York Yankees sit in fourth place in an extremely competitive AL East.
This season has been marred by injuries. With a strong pitching staff—largely the reason the Yankees are above .500—we’ve seen very limited offense from the Bronx Bombers.
A year removed from setting a franchise record with 245 regular season home runs, the Yankees have mustered just 87 long balls through the first 91 games.
First in the majors with a +129 run differential in 2012, New York has a +1 run differential on the season and that ...
Alex Rodriguez just can't seem to stay out of the news.
According to ESPN New York's Wallace Matthews, Rodriguez is nowhere close to returning.
One has to wonder if A-Rod is protecting his hip or avoiding the PED media firestorm that is sure to hit when he returns?
The New York Yankees third baseman already said he was going to use his full complement of 20 rehab games:
A-Rod is 2-for-15 so far in six rehab games, all in Single A ball. The Yankees have until July 22 to make a determination of whether ...
The New York Yankees may not have a steadfast role in this year's July 31 trade deadline in terms of being a buyer or a seller, but Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com reports (via Twitter) that the team is "aggressively shopping" both right-handed reliever Joba Chamberlain and right-handed starter Phil Hughes.Rosenthal cites that Chamberlain could be shipped to a National League team "soon," but also stressed that the Yankees aren't yet close on anything.Perhaps that National League team could be the Philadelphia Phillies (pure speculation on my part)? The Phillies have ...