Yankees relish touring Army campus

WEST POINT, N.Y. -- The Yankees are usually content to play the gracious host, but Saturday gave America's most successful pro sports franchise a chance to be the wide-eyed tourist. The Yankees toured the grounds of the United States Military...

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Teixeira healing nicely, to visit doc Monday

WEST POINT, N.Y. -- It won't be long now. Mark Teixeira took a trip with the Yankees for an exhibition game against Army on Saturday, and he said that his injured right wrist is healing according to plan. Teixeira, nursing a partially torn tendon...

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Yankees victorious in return to West Point

WEST POINT, N.Y. -- In most places, the Yankees are hardly an afterthought. But when manager Joe Girardi started walking around West Point on Saturday, he noticed an interesting phenomenon. And he didn't have to look hard. The popular phrase, "Go...

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Cashman always looking for talent to add

By Jeff Seidel / Special to MLB.com | 03/29/2013 8:15 PM ET WASHINGTON -- Yankees general manager Brian Cashman has been a little busier this Spring Training than he'd like. The injury-filled spring that Cashman...

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Teixeira optimistic he'll return in early May

By Jeff Seidel / Special to MLB.com | 03/29/2013 8:15 PM ET WASHINGTON -- Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira, out with a partially torn tendon sheath in his right wrist, said before Friday's 4-2 exhibition win...

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Overbay makes Yanks; Aardsma designated

By Jeff Seidel / Special to MLB.com | 03/29/2013 8:15 PM ET WASHINGTON -- The Yankees have just one game left in the exhibition season, Saturday's matchup with Army in West Point, N.Y., which fans can watch free...

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Nuno wins outstanding Spring Training rookie award

By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com | 3/28/2013 5:12 P.M. ET TAMPA, Fla. -- Yankees left-hander Vidal Nuno was announced on Thursday as the recipient of the 2013 James P. Dawson Award, given annually to the outstanding Yankees...

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Yankees' projected Opening Day lineup

MLB.com | 3/28/2013 4:47 P.M. ET The Yankees open their season Monday against the Red Sox in New York as CC Sabathia faces Jon Lester at 1:05 p.m. ET. Below is the Yankees' projected Opening Day lineup. 1. CF: Brett Gardner2....

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J. Rivera out; Overbay, Francisco to make Yanks

By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com | 3/28/2013 5:08 P.M. ET TAMPA, Fla. -- The Yankees released veteran Juan Rivera from his Minor League contract on Thursday, giving Lyle Overbay the inside track to win the regular first-base...

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Nova pleased arm is in shape for season

By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com | 03/27/2013 6:45 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. -- Ivan Nova said that his Spring Training has been "not good," but the Yankees right-hander has also been able to find a few silver linings. Nova...

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Phelps strong before Yanks' bats break out vs. O's

By Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com | 3/27/2013 10:40 P.M. ET SARASOTA, Fla. -- Yankees starter David Phelps struck out nine and pitched into the sixth inning as New York beat the Orioles, 11-8, in Grapefruit League action...

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Overbay essentially has three-day tryout with Yanks

By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com | 03/27/2013 6:45 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. -- On Wednesday, Lyle Overbay was in Day 2 of what essentially amounts to a three-day tryout to prove he can crack the Yankees' Opening Day roster....

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Yankees claim righty Otero off waivers from Giants

By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com | 3/26/2013 4:07 P.M. ET TAMPA, Fla. -- The Yankees announced on Tuesday that they have claimed right-hander Dan Otero off waivers from the Giants. Otero, 28, had no record and a 5.84 ERA...

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Now a Yankee, Wells looks to show his stripes

TAMPA, Fla. -- When last season ended, Vernon Wells began the process of figuring out why things had gone so wrong. He'd been one of baseball's rising stars for the first five years of his career, making the American League All-Star team twice and...

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CC settles down after rough first inning vs. Astros

By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com | 3/26/2013 10:22 P.M. ET TAMPA, Fla. -- CC Sabathia surrendered four runs, including a Brandon Barnes solo homer, in his final tuneup before Opening Day as the Astros and Yankees played to...

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Wells' impact for Yankees difficult to define

TAMPA, Fla. -- Vernon Wells might make the Yankees better, and after waves of bad news, it's at least a step in the right direction. He's a consummate professional and one of the most likable guys in baseball. In a different place and time, he might...

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Wang happy to be back where he started

By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com | 3/25/2013 11:52 A.M. ET TAMPA, Fla. -- Tugging on a Yankees cap, Chien-Ming Wang said on Monday that it felt just like old times to go through the paces of a workout at the club's Minor...

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Former Yankees pitcher Trucks dies at 95

By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com | 3/25/2013 6:04 P.M. ET TAMPA, Fla. -- Virgil Trucks, who had the distinction of being the oldest living Yankees player, died on Saturday evening at his home in Calera, Ala. He was 95. The...

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Improved defense has Nunez ready to play shortstop

By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com | 03/24/2013 7:08 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. -- With Derek Jeter expected to miss his first Opening Day since 2001, the Yankees are ready to entrust Eduardo Nunez with a starting role at shortstop...

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Mo dealing with migraines, but Yanks not worried

By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com | 03/24/2013 7:08 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. -- Yankees closer Mariano Rivera has been dealing with severe migraine headaches this spring, but the team does not believe that the issue is serious....

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