The wait is over for the New York Yankees.Andy Pettitte will finally be clear to come off the disabled list and pitch for the New York Yankees, according to Bryan Hoch of MLB.com.
Andy Pettitte will start for the Yankees on Tuesday— Bryan Hoch (@BryanHoch) September 13, 2012
Pettitte will be taking the start for David Phelps, who will be moved to the bullpen, as the 40-year-old will square off against the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday night.Pettitte was 3-3 with a 3.22 ERA in nine starts with 59 ...
The New York Yankees got a great piece of news today when they found out that Andy Pettitte will be ready to take the mound on Tuesday against the Toronto Blue Jays.Bryan Hoch of MLB.com broke the news via Twitter:
Andy Pettitte will start for the Yankees on Tuesday— Bryan Hoch (@BryanHoch) September 13, 2012
Pettitte has been absent from the Yankees' rotation for far too long—since June 27 to be exact. That was a result of Pettitte taking a line drive off his leg, effectively knocking him out for over ...
New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi has inputted Eduardo Nunez into the lineup for the Bombers matchup with the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night, per Dan Martin of the New York Post. It is the second time Nunez has gotten a start since he was re-called at the start of September.The 25-year-old will get the nod at shortstop while Derek Jeter will move to designated hitter.Since May 10, Nunez has been battling fielding and injury issues, both have kept him from playing any important role with the big-league club ...
Given all that's gone on this season, the last thing the New York Yankees wanted to see this month was Derek Jeter hobbling around with an apparently serious injury.That's exactly what they saw in the eighth inning of their eventual 5-4 win over the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on Wednesday night. Jeter busted down the line on a tailor-made double-play ball to second base, and he started limping pretty much as soon as he crossed the bag and was called out at first base.Everyone in the Yankees dugout ...
In recent years, MLB has seen the wild card races repeatedly heat up in September. The St. Louis Cardinals rose from obscurity to win the World Series, and the Boston Red Sox haven't been to the playoffs since 2009, despite coming close the past two seasons. This year is no different. According to Deadspin, the American League wild-card race is the closest the league has experienced over the past 17 years. Among the teams included are the New York Yankees. Owners of a double-digit lead in the division as recently as ...
New York Yankee fans have been patiently waiting for one of their veteran stars to break out and deliver the kind of September that makes October playoff baseball a reality.Exactly 20 games remain in the 2012 regular season—12% of the full slate of 162 games— so while the Yankees poor play over the last eight weeks makes it feel like the sky is falling, there are still plenty of games left for the Bombers.That doesn't mean there's not a sense of urgency or that the Yankees shouldn't be on high alert ...
The New York Yankees have seen their once comfortable 10-game lead in the American League East quickly evaporate and now find themselves in an all-out sprint to the postseason. Some of the bigger problems for the Bombers have reared their ugly heads down the stretch of the 2012 season, leaving many to wonder if the Yankees had done enough to set themselves up for another appearance in the playoffs. Could the Yankees have filled some of their biggest voids through the trade market? Let's take a look at some of the ...
After publishing an article last week about the New York Yankees’ lack of an impact prospect to call up in September, it got me thinking about the organization’s struggles in developing prospects—especially pitching prospects. Heading into the 2012 season, the team’s top pitching prospects were left-hander Manny Banuelos and right-hander Dellin Betances. Had both players excelled in the minor leagues and ultimately reached the majors, it would have been a step in the right direction for the system as a whole. Unfortunately, both of their 2012 campaigns didn’t unfold as ...
Right fielder turned fill-in first baseman Nick Swisher is showing signs of breaking out of a September slump that saw him go 0-for-Baltimore-and-Tampa Bay to begin the current 10-game road trip through the American League East.Swisher was 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles Wednesday night as the New York Yankees kept pace with the Baltimore Orioles atop the division with a 5-4 win over the Boston Red Sox. That comes on the heels of a 2-for-5 night with a double in Tuesday night’s series-opening 4-3 loss at Boston. The 5-for-10 ...
The New York Yankees already got one starter back this week with the return of Ivan Nova to the rotation.By next week, they could be getting a huge uplift to their rotation if Andy Pettitte is ready to return to the team.According to Wallace Matthews of ESPN New York, Pettitte feels like he could be ready to come back after throwing 55 pitches in a simulated game held at Fenway Park in Boston before Wednesday night's game. Pettitte doesn't feel like he could give them 90-100 pitches, but if he ...