NY Yankees swing for first base in China
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The New York Yankees will send coaches, scouts and marketing personnel to China and train Chinese players at facilities overseas in a bid to boost baseball in the world's biggest market, top executives said on Tuesday.
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Shelley Duncanâs first major league home run capped a five-run sixth inning as the Yankees took the first game of a day-night doubleheader Saturday.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres will play the first Major League Baseball games in China at Beijing's Olympic stadium in March, the MLB announced on Thursday.
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Baseball officials on Friday hailed the introduction of the first players from China to join an MLB team as a milestone for the sport.
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Terry Francona deployed three Gold Glove winners in his infield for the first time yesterday at Yankee Stadium in hope that their defensive expertise would aid the cause of sinkerball pitcher Derek Lowe [stats, news].
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Derek Jeter is still recovering from the Bombers&#39; unprecedented collapse in the ALCS, but the Yankee captain made some history of his own yesterday when he became the first Yank shortstop to win a Gold Glove.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego  Padres will play the first Major League Baseball games in China  at Beijing's Olympic stadium in March, the MLB announced on  Thursday.
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Maybe they should play the rest of their home games at the ballpark over at Coney Island, because their own place suddenly has become a House of Mirrors. The Yankees lose the World Series here. They get shut out in the Division Series opener here. They squander a 5-3 lead late in Game 2 against the Twins ...
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Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling watches as New York Yankees Gary Sheffield rounds first base after hitting a double in the first inning of game one of the ALCS in New York Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2004.
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NEW YORK -- With an epic defeat, the New York Yankees' hold on first place in the American League East became increasingly tenuous.
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Randy Johnson thinks it was a step in the right direction. Yankees manager Joe Torre figures it could be a whole lot more.
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The New York Yankees introduced their newest acquisition on Tuesday, as five-time Cy Young Award winner Randy Johnson officially met the media in a whirlwind day for New York City baseball.
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New York Post - The question on every Yankee fan's tongue is this: Will adding Randy Johnson, Carl Pavano and Jaret Wright be enough to lead the Bombers to their first World Series title since 2000?
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NEW YORK Torii Hunter slammed a clutch two-out, solo homer in the 12th inning for the Minnesota Twins last night. But the New York Yankees turned that homer into an afterthought by scoring twice in the bottom
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NEW YORK - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi hurled a ceremonial first pitch at the game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox on Sunday, with Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui serving as catcher.
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Even before he stepped on the mound in Toronto, rookie Ian Kennedy was thinking about his first trip to Fenway Park with the New York Yankees.
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The New York Yankees needed help to clinch their ninth consecutive AL East title last night, but that didn't stop them from celebrating like first-timers.