Yankees Notebook: Mientkiewicz, Facing Surgery, Eyes July Return
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Doug Mientkiewicz, the injured first baseman, said he would have surgery in New York on Tuesday to put a pin in his wrist to repair a broken bone.
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Kansas City, MO (Sports Network) - New York Yankees first baseman Jason Giambi will make his first appearance since late July, as the former American League MVP was inserted in the starting lineup for Tuesday night&#39;s game against the Kansas City Royals at
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Cardinals pitcher Mark Mulder, who struggled in three September starts coming back from rotator cuff surgery, will undergo another operation that will end his already abbreviated season.
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Terry Francona's unusual tweak to Boston's lineup left the Red Sox wondering if their manager had made a mistake. Former Gold Glove first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz started at second base for the first time in his career in Boston's 8-4 victory over Toronto on Monday night.
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Pedro MartÃ­nez will undergo surgery this week to repair a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder and may not be back until after the All-Star break next season.
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He hit .071, committed a major throwing error, and admitted that he had the toughest summer of his life. Yet, Alex Rodriguez wants to return to the Yankees in 2007.
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Doug Mientkiewicz returned to Fenway Park on Monday wanting to get past the issue of the ball he caught for the final out of the 2004 World Series and instead was critical of Red Sox CEO Larry Lucchino.
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Having served a four-game suspension stemming from a July 24 ejection against the Yankees, Jason Varitek returned to work. It would have been an understatement to say the Red Sox catcher was happy to be back in his familiar spot, crouched behind the plate at Fenway Park, for last night's 5-3 victory over the Tigers.
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It would have been easy to take the bait. Acknowledge that, yes, September is a traditionally difficult month offensively for catchers. That the season has been wearing him down. That the injuries he rarely admits to have caught up with him, making his bat slow and his stroke impotent. Instead, Jason Varitek claimed health, blamed his eyes, and thanked, once ...
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All-Star outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. had surgery Monday to repair his torn right hamstring and is expected to return for spring training.
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JUPITER, Fla. -- New York Mets pitcher Pedro Martinez can start throwing Saturday as part of his recuperation from October rotator cuff surgery.
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New York Yankees&#39; Alex Rodriguez knocks the ball out of the glove of Boston Red Sox pitcher Bronson Arroyo, left, as first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz looks on during the eighth inning of Game 6 of the ALCS in New York, Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2004.
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Back on the field in time for the stretch drive, Mike Mussina and Doug Mientkiewicz are helping the New York Yankees try to chase down Boston.
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The Mets wanted to fill their void at first base with slugger Carlos Delgado. Now they may have their sights set on Doug Mientkiewicz.
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The New York Mets will be missing ace Pedro Martinez for more than just the postseason. The Mets right-hander will have rotator cuff surgery next week and be out eight months. The injury is expected to sideline him until at least June.
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NEW YORK -- Jason Giambi will be sidelined at least three weeks because of torn tissue in the arch of his left foot, the latest setback in a tumultuous season for the New York Yankees designated hitter.
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New York Yankees: Joe Torre hopes Jason Giambi, who has fought to overcome a benign tumor and other ailments, can be his team&#39;s designated hitter in the postseason -- if not in the first round, perhaps in the league championship series if New York advances