With tears filling his eyes, Jorge Posada announced his retirement from baseball on Tuesday. Posada began the press conference by reading from a prepared statement, calling his experience as a Yankee “priceless.”

He thanked many in and outside the Yankees organization, including his wife, Laura, whom he called his “rock.” When he got to his teammates, he briefly cried as he spoke about his best friend, shortstop Derek Jeter.

“Hopefully, you won’t miss me that much,” Posada said to Jeter, who was in attendance.

With the Yankees not showing interest in re-signing him, Posada said he didn’t consider signing with any other teams.

“I knew in my heart and I knew in my head I didn’t want to play anymore,” Posada said.

Posada recounted how he entered Yankee Stadium each day with the same thought in his head.

“I quoted Joe DiMaggio’s (famous quote), ‘I want to thank the Good Lord for making me a Yankee,’ ” Posada said.

Posada sat at a dais flanked by his wife and his children, Jorge Jr. and Paulina. To his right were five world championship trophies, four of which Posada helped the Yankees win. Jeter, closer Mariano Rivera, ace CC Sabathia and Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner were among those in attendance.

After Posada finished his opening statement, Diana Munson, the widow of Yankees great Thurman Munson, spoke. She credited Posada for inspiring her to watch baseball again. Posada had considered Thurman Munson, who died in 1979 when the plane he was piloting crashed in Ohio, a hero.

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Curtis Granderson belted a three-run, go-ahead bomb Sunday, lifting the New York Yankees to a 5-2 victory over Toronto.

New York came into the fifth inning with a 2-1 deficit but scored four times and went on to take the rubber match of a three-game set with the Blue Jays.

Jorge Posada doubled to lead off the frame and Brett Gardner and Francisco Cervelli followed with singles to tie the game. One out later, Granderson lined a 3-2 pitch into the right field stands, putting the Yanks in front to stay.

Ivan Nova (2-2) earned the win, allowing two runs on six hits over six frames. Three Yankees relievers combined for 1 2/3 scoreless innings and Mariano Rivera collected his 10th save with a 1-2-3 ninth.

Jesse Litsch (2-2) received  the loss, giving up five runs on six hits over six innings.

Adam Lind bashed a solo homer for one of his two hits for the Blue Jays.

Nick Swisher and his 10th inning sacrafice fly helped the Yankees edge the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 in New York. The victory gave the Yankees a 2 game sweep of the Orioles.

Alex Rodriguez showed up big and took CameronDiaz off his mind while he went 3-3 and had a big double in the 10th to help put Mark Teixeira on 3rd.

One of the biggest hits for the Yankees came from Jorge Posada who belted a solo homerun in the ninth to tie up the game.

Mariano River came in for the 10th inning to shut down the O’s.

Overall a solid victory for the Yankees that helped them get a little momentum for the weekend. Let’s hope they continue to win these close games.

Ivan Nova and the New York Yankees get the victory over the Twins. A much needed win.

The Yankees are in need of a great season to help them get a good path to the World Series. And since they are the Yankees, this is always the goal.

The Yankees were a little concerned about the depth of their starting rotation, but today answered many questions and will hopefully put many Yankees fans at ease.

Nova allowed three runs in six innings and Alex Rodriguez and Jorge Posada homered again to lift the Yanks to a 4-3 victory over Minnesota. The Twins are now 6-31 in the Bronx since 2002, including the postseason.

So, what…..

1. The Yankees will have a good rotation that will get them some big wins during the season.
2. A-Rod is going to have a great season and hit a good amount of bombs.
3. The Yankees really need to not worry about the Twins. Regulars season or post season, the Twins are not a threat to the Yankees.