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Alex Rodriguez insisted yesterday he is not finished. In fact, when he held the bat in his hand during the first day of his return to baseball activities and took about 30 swings off a tee, he said: “Man, I'm so excited to be back out there. It... Read More »

Alex Rodriguez is one step closer to taking the field, but exactly how many steps separate him from where he is now and the batter's box is the question. A-Rod arrived at the Yankees' spring training complex at 10:33 a.m. on Monday, rolling up in... Read More »

There is a light at the end of the tunnel for Mark Teixeira. He is not sure how far away it is but he can see it. Teixeira hit off of a tee and toss for the third straight day today and all has gone accordingly so far. There is also a plan in... Read More »

Phil Hughes is finally on the board for 2013. After three straight no-decisions, coming in well-pitched games this season, Hughes finally got one to go his way. By going eight strong innings and allowing no earned runs and only four hits, the... Read More »

Alex Rodriguez, the near-forgotten former cornerstone of this Yankees roster, is inching back into public view. Rodriguez has cleared a critical step in his rehabilitation from offseason hip surgery, and general manager Brian Cashman Thursday... Read More »

Joba Chamberlain is the latest Yankees player to hit the team's crowded disabled list. The right-handed reliever has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a right oblique strain, the team announced on Thursday. Chamberlain, 27, had no... Read More »

Mark Teixeira did tee and toss batting practice Wednesday, the first time he's done a contact drill since tearing the tendon sheath on his right wrist this spring. “He took some swings, tee and toss, so that's a move in the right direction,"... Read More »

Curtis Granderson had two at-bats in an extended spring game on Wednesday, according to Yankees manager Joe Girardi, and Mark Teixeira also appears to be making progress as he rehabs an injury. One day after Girardi speculated that Teixeira may... Read More »

At times on Sunday, Yankees starter Phil Hughes dominated. He struck out nine, a season-high sum that matched his season high in 2012, too (he never struck out more than six in a game in 2011). He generated 11 whiffs with his fastball, an... Read More »

Yankees infielder Kevin Youkilis experienced a setback with his cranky lower back on Sunday, suffering a return of stiffness in the nettlesome area, and will undergo an MRI on Monday. Youkilis returned to the lineup on Saturday after six days... Read More »

Travis Hafner and Vernon Wells. For crying out loud. Who saves the Yankees' behinds next year? Edgar Renteria and Hank Blalock? The Yankees are mocking the very notion of organizational depth. Of statistical analysis. Of common sense. They are... Read More »

Designated hitter Travis Hafner faced a great deal of uncertainty when he surveyed his options during the off-season. Hafner, a former Cleveland Indians star, had never been a free agent. The freedom to choose his next destination was exciting,... Read More »

Just about everyone around baseball figures the Yankees and their star second baseman Robinson Cano will eventually figure it out and agree to a new contract to keep Cano in pinstripes for a very long time. But before they do, they'll have to deal... Read More »

All along, the New York Yankees have stated the effort to cut their 2014 payroll to $189 million is merely a goal. More and more, it's one major league sources don't believe they'll reach. In recent months, the Yankees have become far less bullish... Read More »

Francisco Cervelli will be out for at least six weeks after suffering a fractured right hand Friday night and Ivan Nova left the game soon after with right elbow pain. Cervelli suffered the injury when leadoff hitter Rajai Davis fouled off a 1-2... Read More »