Yankees closer expected to play in ALCS
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Mariano Rivera&#39;s celebration of the Yankees&#39; Division Series win was muted on Saturday night, as the closer learned after the game of an accident at his home in Panama.
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The Yankees will open the 2005 regular season the way they closed the 2004 postseason, with a series against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium.
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LOS ANGELES  - The New York Yankees are poised to add five-time Cy Young Award winner Randy Johnson to their rotation in a blockbuster three-team trade, New York Newsday reported on its website.
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Derek Lowe will get the nod over knuckleballer Tim Wakefield to start Game 7 of the AL championship series for the Boston Red Sox.
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MINNEAPOLIS - It&#39;s Yankees-Red Sox in the American League Championship Series for the second year. Alex Rodriguez had a double, stole third and scored on a wild pitch, while Mariano Rivera closed out the 6
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The Boston Red Sox announced on   Tuesday night that closer Jonathan Papelbon will be out   indefinitely with a sore shoulder, on the same day that slugger   David Ortiz returned to their line-up.
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A groin injury will keep Roger Clemens off the field for at least the Yankeesâs series against the White Sox. Kei Igawa is expected to start in his place.
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CHICAGO -- Barring any rainouts here or in Detroit over the next couple of days, the pitching matchups have been set for the Red Sox-Yankees series that opens Tuesday night in the Bronx.
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Randy Johnson exceeded his expected pitch count, which was cause for optimism in New York yesterday. The Yankees lefthander threw 41 pitches during a bullpen session and is hopeful he will start Game 3 of the playoffs Friday night. Manager Joe Torre , who is confident the Big Unit will pitch against Detroit, expected Johnson to throw only 25 ...
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The Randy Johnson to the New York Yankees saga might be over before the new year. According the New York Daily News, the Arizona Diamondbacks and Yankees were getting closer to finalizing a deal for the left-hander on Tuesday night.
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MINNEAPOLIS - The New York Yankees are hoping that unpredictable right-hander Kevin Brown can put them in position to win Game 3 of the AL Division Series on Friday night, while the Minnesota Twins will try not to let the best-of-five series slip away after losing a dramatic Game 2 in New York. The series is tied at 1-1 entering Friday's game, which starts at 8:09 p.m...
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New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera is reportedly dealing with a personal issue that could affect his availability early in the American League Championship Series against the Boston Red Sox, which begins Tuesday in the Bronx.
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The Yankees are making sure they will be at full strength for this weekend&#39;s series with the Boston Red Sox. Jason Giambi returned from the disabled list Tuesday
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Baseball They want to be a part of it, but there's a chance both New York teams will be without a star pitcher when the playoffs start. One day after the Mets said Pedro Mart&#xED;nez will miss the postseason because of a torn tendon in his left calf muscle, the Yankees announced that Randy Johnson has a herniated disk in ...
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John Smoltz might rejoin the Braves' rotation if Atlanta finds another closer.
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NEW YORK - The Boston Red Sox are to send hobbled star Curt Schilling to the mound Tuesday night against the New York Yankees, whose 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven AL championship series is down to 3-2 after back-to-back marathon games. But rain in the forecast could make for another long night of delays or earn both teams some much needed rest...
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NEW YORK - A day after giving Boston ace Curt Schilling a pounding, the New York Yankees look to take a 2-0 lead over Pedro Martinez and the Red Sox in Game 2 of the American League Championship Series on Wednesday night. Martinez (16-9) faces Jon Lieber (14-8)...