Eovaldi praised by hometown legend Ryan

"I haven't watched him in person, only on television, but I've followed him ever since he's been in high school," Ryan said. "I really think that the better part of his career is still ahead of him." Eovaldi put on a good show for the strikeout king,...

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Yanks believe good health will lead to good offense

"Let's face it, the key to any order, a lot of times, is the middle of the order and how they produce, and that's where we need to keep those guys healthy and get the production we expect out of them," manager Joe Girardi said. Complete coverage ...

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A-Rod makes debut at first in Yanks' victory

"It was fun," Rodriguez said. "It was quite interesting after 20 years in the league to see the game from a totally different lens. It was pretty cool." Yankees manager Joe Girardi was encouraged by Rodriguez's cameo at first, saying that he could...

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Didi reports improvement after straining left wrist

TAMPA, Fla. -- Didi Gregorius received treatment and reported some improvement in his strained left wrist on Sunday, one day after the Yankees' shortstop awkwardly rolled on his glove hand diving for a ground ball. Gregorius said that he believes...

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A-Rod makes debut at first in Yanks' victory

"It was fun," Rodriguez said. "It was quite interesting after 20 years in the league to see the game from a totally different lens. It was pretty cool." Yankees manager Joe Girardi was encouraged by Rodriguez's cameo at first, saying that he could...

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Eovaldi praised by hometown legend Ryan

"I haven't watched him in person, only on television, but I've followed him ever since he's been in high school," Ryan said. "I really think that the better part of his career is still ahead of him." Eovaldi put on a good show for the strikeout king,...

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Minor Leaguers pounce on Sabathia's pitches

TAMPA, Fla. -- It was CC Sabathia's request to pitch in a Minor League game Saturday, not wanting to provide a sneak peek to a division rival while the Yankees hosted the Orioles over at George M. Steinbrenner Field. He may have been regretting that...

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A-Rod adds third homer to consistent spring

TAMPA, Fla. -- When Alex Rodriguez hit his first home run of the spring, he remarked that it had been so long, he had forgotten what it was supposed to feel like. This time, when ball met barrel, he knew exactly what was happening. Rodriguez slugged...

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Betances has more to fix in Spring Training

TAMPA, Fla. -- Dellin Betances would hate to get on the plane without another clean inning under his belt, so this is going to be an important week for the Yankees right-hander to iron out the wrinkles. Betances was touched for a run in the sixth...

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A-Rod makes first 180-foot dashes of spring

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- As Alex Rodriguez checks the boxes off his mental to-do list this spring, he was waiting for an opportunity to make the pair of 180-foot dashes from first to third and second to home. Both were knocked out on a busy Friday afternoon....

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Drew goes 3-for-3, shows signs of heating up

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- The Yankees are hoping that a more normal Spring Training will allow Stephen Drew to return to the form he showed two seasons ago, and that belief was not shaken by the veteran infielder's slow start at the plate. Entering Friday...

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Drew, Yanks' bats erupt behind solid Pineda

Every hitter in the Yankees' starting lineup had at least one hit before the end of the fifth inning. MOMENTS THAT MATTERED • Right-handed prospect Aaron Nola, whom the Phillies selected with the seventh overall pick in the 2014 First-Year Player...

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Yankees release right-hander Burton

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- The Yankees have unconditionally released right-hander Jared Burton from his Minor League contract. Burton, 33, had been sidelined since March 17 with a strained lat. He pitched four innings over four spring appearances, allowing...

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Warren works to further cement status as fifth starter

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Adam Warren may not be thrilled with his new nickname of "Secretariat," playing off a comment offered this week by Yankees general manager Brian Cashman, but he is certainly happy with what it represents. Cashman likened Warren...

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Steinbrenner confident in Yankees' chances

"We have a good group of veterans and a good group of young kids, some of which you'll see a lot of this year and next year," Steinbrenner said on WFAN. "Winning is going to solve a lot of problems. I believe in balance. We finally have that balance...

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Frustrated Betances vows to finish spring strong

TAMPA, Fla. -- The home run that Dellin Betances served up on Wednesday came on a hanging curve, so any chatter about radar-gun readings is irrelevant there. Yet with less than two weeks before Opening Day, the Yankees right-hander is running out of...

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Tanaka working on improving two-seamer

"The reason for the 88, 89, 90 [mph] is that I'm throwing two-seamers," Tanaka said through an interpreter. "The reason I'm not throwing [four-seamers] much is that a lot of the four-seamers were being hit last year during the regular season. So I'm...

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Tanaka strikes out 7 Mets in solid outing

MLB.COM BINGO OFFICIAL RULES NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. ODDS OF WINNING A PRIZE WILL DEPEND ON THE TOTAL NUMBER OF BINGO CARDS ISSUED AND THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VALID POTENTIAL WINNING...

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Rogers endures tough outing against Tigers

TAMPA, Fla. -- Esmil Rogers spoke in hushed tones and fixed his gaze toward the clubhouse carpet after his outing on Tuesday night against the Tigers. The Yankees won't say it publicly, but the right-hander seems to sense that his chances of breaking...

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Flores caps Yanks' comeback with walk-off blast

The walk-off shot came after Anibal Sanchez turned in another sharp spring performance. He was supported by Ian Kinsler and J.D. Martinez, who each drove in a pair of runs to highlight Detroit's attack against Esmil Rogers. Martinez, who signed with...

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Betances not concerned with low velocity

TAMPA, Fla. -- Dellin Betances believes that his arm strength will continue to build the more he is used out of the bullpen, and so the Yankees right-hander isn't concerned about radar-gun readings at this stage of the spring. Betances maxed out at...

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Mitchell backed by homers from Young, McCann

McCann's two-run homer NYY@WSH: McCann connects for a two-run homer 3/23/15: Brian McCann drives a Doug Fister pitch for a two-run homer, giving the Yankees a 3-0 lead in the top of the 3rd inning MOMENTS THAT MATTERED Young dials up power...

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Betances, Miller not concerned with title of 'closer'

"I didn't know what I was going to do last year. I'm ready just to help the team win," Betances said. "We have a couple weeks left and I'm just trying to do whatever I can to better myself, to put myself in a good position to do the best I can right...

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Young belts pair of homers, ready for any role

VIERA, Fla -- Outfielder Chris Young is not entirely sure what his role will be with the Yankees this season, and he is fine with that. "I showed up last year not knowing what would happen," Young said, referring to signing with the Yankees 12 days...

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CC's rough spring continues, but lefty feeling good

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Three home runs against Yankees starter CC Sabathia and another encouraging performance from right-hander Matt Harvey lifted the Mets to a 6-0 Grapefruit League win over the rival Yankees on Sunday afternoon at sold-out Tradition...

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A-Rod, Beltran have 'productive' day in Minor League camp

"It was good. Tiring, but very productive," Rodriguez said. "I said to Carlos, 'That's the longest five innings we've ever played.' But it was good." Beltran also felt the day was productive, facing pitching from the Blue Jays' top two farm clubs....

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Yankees encouraged by CC's increased velocity

PORT ST.LUCIE, Fla. -- Yankees lefty CC Sabathia felt encouraged after his second Grapefruit League start. Sure, he was not happy he gave up three home runs -- one an inside-the-parker -- in 2 2/3 innings, but he is not worried about the results during...

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