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 opportunity to actually join the Globetrotters if they choose to do so.Brittney Griner, college slam dunk champion Doug Anderson, NAIA All-American Tyrone Davis and High-Point University's Corey Law were the other four athletes selected by the Globetrotters on Tuesday.The Globetrotters ...
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 combination of unreliable players and unknown return timetables for their injured players leave the Bronx Bombers at a crossroads. John Smoltz and Ernie Johnson give their predictions on the Yankees' postseason on Behind the Mic.Read more New York Yankees news on BleacherReport.com
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 their old, iconic star Derek Jeter can return to help in the second half of the season. Oh yes, and somewhere tied among finances, brand recognition and winning on the field lies Robinson ...
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 push, and also what type of pressure can be placed on such young players. The move could be a temporary fill-in gig when an everyday player hits the 15-day DL, ...
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 still trying to make his way back from two significant ankle injuries in the last eight months. He hasn't played since Game 1 of the American ...
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 cleats.— Alex Rodriguez (@AROD) June 18, 2013
Simulated game yesterday - nice to see real game pitching action!— Alex Rodriguez (@AROD) June 22, 2013
I know, real exciting stuff.My guess is ...
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 still sore, even after the shot, Cashman said in a telephone interview on Monday afternoon. So our doctors are obviously working through it, trying to analyze the situation. So it’s clearly ...
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 home run and four RBI. Almonte’s departure from the minors last week became part of a major stir to this top 10 list. As we start heading into July, ...
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 ensure that Rivera would make an appearance in the game, as there's no telling if the American League will be holding the lead come the ninth.Rivera, one of the ...
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 his debut on Wednesday in the second game of the doubleheader against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He received just one at-bat pinch-hitting for Austin Romine in the ninth inning and grounded out ...