Phelps focused on strikes, not his role with Yanks

By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com | 2/27/2014 7:16 P.M. ET TAMPA, Fla. -- David Phelps is coming into camp competing to win the fifth-starter vacancy in the Yankees' rotation, but the right-hander feels confident that he...

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Cervelli posts photo calling for peace in Venezuela

By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com | 2/27/2014 7:16 P.M. ET TAMPA, Fla. -- Yankees catcher Francisco Cervelli engaged with social media to show support for his troubled homeland on Thursday, posting a picture with several...

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Johnson: Teaming with Jeter is amazing

By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com | 2/27/2014 7:16 P.M. ET TAMPA, Fla. -- When Derek Jeter was on these same fields in the spring of 1996, convincing Yankees officials that he was a starting shortstop, Kelly Johnson was...

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Mo honored Yanks coming to 'my beloved Panama'

By Jesse Sanchez / MLB.com | 2/26/2014 4:47 P.M. ET Former Yankees closer Mariano Rivera is going back home to Panama next month, and he's taking his former teammates with him for a legendary weekend. The "Legend...

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First game out of the way for Yanks' prized newcomers

BRADENTON, Fla. -- The opening inning of the Yankees' first Grapefruit League contest featured new leadoff hitter Jacoby Ellsbury working a seven-pitch walk, then racing home when new catcher Brian McCann ripped a sharp single to center field. That's...

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Learning process ramps up for McCann

BRADENTON, Fla. -- The long feeling-out process between pitcher and catcher began in earnest on Wednesday for Yankees right-hander Ivan Nova and his new catcher, Brian McCann. It was the first time Nova threw in a game to McCann, who signed a five-year,...

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Nuno fans three in Yankees' win over Seminoles

By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com | 2/25/2014 4:57 P.M. ET Catcher Gary Sanchez contributed an RBI; FSU's Heisman winner-turned-baseball player Jameis Winston went 0-for-2. (AP) TAMPA, Fla. -- The Yankees' Spring...

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New faces take center stage in Grapefruit opener

TAMPA, Fla. -- The Yankees spent the winter months working to repopulate their clubhouse, seeking out star players with solid track records in hopes of assembling the caliber of club that could bring a 28th World Series title to the Bronx. Those...

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Winston 'starstruck' in exhibition vs. Yankees

TAMPA, Fla. -- When a Major League team opens its exhibition schedule against a college team, it usually doesn't attract a crowd of nearly 8,000, a marching band and an overflow press box. Then again, these early tuneups usually don't feature the...

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Levine sees health as Yankees' priority

NEW YORK -- With the start of Spring Training just a couple of weeks away, the Yankees are not finished with the open market, although the big spending for this year may be over, said one of the team's top executives. "I think for major free agents,...

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Duckworth, Giese among scouting department adds

By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com | 1/30/2014 12:29 P.M. ET NEW YORK -- The Yankees on Thursday announced five additions to their Major League and professional scouting department, a group that includes former big league pitchers...

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Around the Horn: Middle infield

With the start of Spring Training just a few weeks away, anticipation is building for the 2014 season. MLB.com will go around the horn to break down each area of the Yankees' roster, continuing with this look at the middle-infield spots. NEW YORK...

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