Alex Rodriguez is in the building.
A-Rod arrives at Charleston RiverDogs' ballpark. #Yankees pic.twitter.com/d7I5TOyCKU— Ken Davidoff (@KenDavidoff) July 2, 2013
The New York Yankees' third baseman made his arrival in Charleston, where he'll begin a rehab assignment with the Charleston RiverDogs, the Yankees' Single-A affiliate.The RiverDogs are hosting the Rome Braves in a series through Wednesday.Lucas Sims, last year's first-round pick of the Braves, tweeted his reaction to A-Rod starting his rehab while they were in town:
Alex Rodriguez is playing against us tomorrow in Charleston. That should be interesting.— Lucas ...
The New York Yankees won Tuesday night. These days, one win—even against a lousy Minnesota Twins team—is cause for celebration in Yankees Universe.But in a lot of respects, Tuesday night's ugly, yet inspired 10-4 victory in the Upper Midwest seems like a band aid over the many cuts and wounds that cover the Bombers this summer. The Yankees are falling in the standings and their competitors are climbing. Like The Beatles, the 2013 Yankees are in need of some "Help!"Namely, help is needed in the lineup and more specifically the left ...
With the New York Yankees rapidly sinking in the A.L. East standings, it is safe to expect some moves to be made from this aggressive club. UPDATE: Tuesday, July 2, at 11:45 a.m. ET by Brandon GalvinNew York Post's George A. King III has the latest on Joba Chamberlain:
According to a pair of American League talent evaluators, the Braves and Giants have an interest in Joba Chamberlain.
Braves scout Jim Fregosi watched Chamberlain pitch a scoreless inning Friday night in Baltimore, when his fastball was clocked in the mid-90s.
The Giants sent scout Lee ...
The New York Yankees had lost five games in a row entering Monday night's contest with the Minnesota Twins, but the Bronx Bombers received a bit of a boost as longtime Yankee Andy Pettitte pitched his way into the record books.Pettitte, who debuted for the Yankees in 1995, surpassed the great Whitey Ford for the franchise lead in strikeouts, finally breaking a record that has been in place since Ford's retirement in 1967.The three-time All-Star and five-time World Series champion took the mound Monday night in a position to stop the club's ...
Go ahead and put another feather in Andy Pettitte's cap.In the fifth inning of his start against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field on Monday night, Pettitte fanned Justin Morneau with a fastball to pick up the 1,958th strikeout of his career in pinstripes.That's kind of a big deal. Whitey Ford can vouch, for he is now second on the New York Yankees' all-time strikeout list. This time a couple years ago, Pettitte was retired. Now here we are dealing with yet another ANDY PETTITTE DID SOMETHING situation. And whenever one ...
Andy Pettitte has his name all over the New York Yankees history books, but on Monday night against the Minnesota Twins, he took the top spot in one of the organization's most notable categories. With a strikeout of Justin Morneau in the fifth inning, Pettitte passed Whitey Ford and became the all-time Yankees leader in the category with 1,958 strikeouts. New York's official Twitter account congratulated Pettitte with this post following his fifth-inning K:ESPN New York's Ryan Ruocco also tipped his cap to the franchise great:Bryan Hoch of MLB.com had this post ...
The past week or so, you may have heard, has been rather tumultuous for Alex Rodriguez and the New York Yankees.After a little innocent back-and-forth—the kind that led general manager Brian Cashman to oh-so-bluntly tell A-Rod to "just shut the [you-know-what] up"—the club finally cleared its highly paid (former?) star third baseman for rehab in the minors on Monday, per Jon Morosi of Fox Sports, meaning Rodriguez is taking the next step in returning from major offseason hip surgery.That was the first on-field news we've heard about A-Rod in quite some time. Everything ...
The New York Yankees and the Minnesota Twins square off tonight at 8:10 EDT in Minneapolis.The game features some interesting storylines, as both teams are desperate to start off July with a win.The Yankees are seeking to put their June woes behind them, and they come into tonight's game as losers of six of the last seven. Minnesota is still hoping to recover from its 10-game losing streak in May. The Twins find themselves six games under .500, and they have been slowly digging themselves out of their early-season hole.Both ...
As the calender turns to July, the 2013 New York Yankees are teetering on the brink of last place in the American League East. While their overall record (42-39) isn't poor, the team is on a five-game losing streak and stumbling into Minnesota for a four-game set with the Twins looking more destined to hit the All-Star break in the division cellar rather than turning a corner.At this stage, 30 days prior to the trade deadline, it's hard to pinpoint how the Yankees can markedly improve their roster.The farm system ...
Alex Rodriguez has been officially cleared to start rehab assignments, according to NBC Sports.Rodriguez is slated to play at least three innings defensively at third base as he comes back from hip surgery, starting the 20-day clock on his rehab stint. Presumably he won’t be giving many updates on his rehab assignment via Twitter.While thousands of New York Yankees fans wait in eager anticipation of his return, there is still a lot A-Rod must prove before he's considered ready to return to the Bronx.With his 20-day clock starting, ...