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Jorge Posada Retires

 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 [...]

Bryce Harper’s First RBI Against Yankees

Bryce Harper, the young phenom that was the number one pick in the MLB draft last recorded his first RBI of his major league career against the New York Yankees. Big deal. This kid is getting a lot of hype for the small things. I think he will be a great player but the media [...]

New York Yankees’ Francisco Cervelli Out 6-8 Weeks

New York Yankees catcher Francisco Cervelli injured himself when he fouled a ball off of his left foot on Wednesday.  This injury will  most likely put Cervelli on the sideline for the next six-to-eight weeks. This will have some interesting ramifications with who wil be the Yankees starting catcher for opening day and throughout the [...]

Rafael Soriano Added To Yankees

The New York Yankees have added to their pitching staff a big time pitcher in Rafael Soriano. This was quite an interesting acquisition for the Yankees. 1- They have an awesome closer in Mariano Rivera. 2- They really don’t need an 8th inning set up man. Mariano Rivera can handle the 8th inning if the [...]