New York Yankees News and Updates

4 minor leaguers suspended for positive drug tests (AP)

March 10, 2010 :: Posted by - Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News :: Category - New York Yankees News, mlb, new york yankees

Four Dominican Summer League players, including a pair of New York Yankees prospects, have been suspended for the first 50 games of the season following positive tests for steroids under baseball's minor league drug program. Yankees pitcher Israel Tolentino and catcher Josue Rodriguez were penalized along with New York Mets pitcher Melvin Colon and Cleveland Indians outfielder Steven Lebron.

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Spring Training Capsules (AP)

March 03, 2010 :: Posted by - Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News :: Category - New York Yankees News, mlb, new york yankees

Tim Lincecum struggled in his spring debut, allowing three runs in one inning as the San Francisco Giants beat the Seattle Mariners 8-7 in 10 innings Wednesday. Lincecum, the two-time Cy Young Award winner, was expected to throw two innings. He worked only the 29-pitch first, giving up two hits and walking two.

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Youkilis comfortable at both corners for Red Sox

March 01, 2010 :: Posted by - FOXSports.com News for Yankees :: Category - New York Yankees News, mlb, new york yankees

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Red Sox owner: No World Series not sign of failure

February 24, 2010 :: Posted by - FOXSports.com News for Yankees :: Category - New York Yankees News, mlb, new york yankees

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Astros beat W-Rod; Mathis, Burnett have hearings (AP)

February 18, 2010 :: Posted by - Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News :: Category - New York Yankees News, mlb, new york yankees

Pitcher Wandy Rodriguez lost to the Houston Astros in salary arbitration on Thursday, and Los Angeles Angels catcher Jeff Mathis and Washington reliever Sean Burnett had their hearings. Rodriguez will be paid $5 million this year instead of the $7 million he sought. Arbitrators Richard Bloch, Elizabeth Neumeier and Fredric Horowitz made their decision a day after hearing the case.

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The Red Sox shopped for gloves (Yahoo! Sports)

February 11, 2010 :: Posted by - Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News :: Category - New York Yankees News, mlb, new york yankees

Boston emphasized pitching and defense in its offseason acquisitions, but catching the Yankees will be a tough play.

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Report: Braves make offer to Damon

February 10, 2010 :: Posted by - FOXSports.com News for Yankees :: Category - New York Yankees News, mlb, new york yankees

A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that the Atlanta Braves have made an offer to free agent outfielder Johnny Damon.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=3c87b164f71dabda91cc9dd18509f772p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=3c87b164f71dabda91cc9dd18509f772p=1//a img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2224/

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Thames OKs 1-year deal with Yanks

February 08, 2010 :: Posted by - FOXSports.com News for Yankees :: Category - New York Yankees News, mlb, new york yankees

Marcus Thames agreed Monday to a minor league contract with the New York Yankees, who also finalized a $1.1 million, one-year deal with Randy Winn to give themselves more left field options.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=95cc2f3a1b4d1cb6c7aca88fee6ca9aap=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=95cc2f3a1b4d1cb6c7aca88fee6ca9aap=1//a img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2224/

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Yanks add Winn to outfield, slam door shut on Damon

February 07, 2010 :: Posted by - FOXSports.com News for Yankees :: Category - New York Yankees News, mlb, new york yankees

Having agreed to a one-year contract with veteran outfielder Randy Winn on Wednesday, the Yankees made it official. Defense of their world championship will be waged without Johnny Damon.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=2c1adcdae90ca58badc11f1e969b402bp=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=2c1adcdae90ca58badc11f1e969b402bp=1//a img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2224/

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