Brett Gardner (elbow) is expected to return to the Yankees on Wednesday or Thursday of this week.
Gardner is scheduled to play rehab games at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Monday and Tuesday, and could return to the Yankees’ active roster Wednesday if both of those go well. The fleet-footed left fielder has been sidelined for about three weeks with a right elbow strain. He’s batting .321 with a .424 on-base percentage and two stolen bases in nine games this season.
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May 07, 2012
So Phil Hughes didn't get bombed yesterday, against a team with 9 wins and the 4th lowest run total in the AL, and now suddenly everyone thinks the guy has figured it out. Let's look at some headlines, shall we?
Ken Davidoff says, the "Yankees should keep Hughes in rotation.
John Harper believes that Hughes is turning things around and turning heads with his newly...
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May 07, 2012
After throwing 92 pitches on Sunday, Yankees un-retired starter Andy Pettitte is stretched out and ready to return to the Bronx. Now the Yankees just have to figure out when.
“I feel like I’m ready to go up and I think they’re ready for me to come up,” Pettitte told Mike Harrington of Newsday. ”I felt good. I felt as strong in the last inning as I did in the first inning...
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May 07, 2012
I missed this when I was away celebrating my first anniversary last week, I don’t think I missed much. There was the Eric Chavez injury, but if that’s news then there is a dog barking across the street from my house that I need to tell you about.
Something did happen that I missed while I was gone, the Yankees signed 26-year-old Cuban outfielder Adonis Garcia to a one-year...
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May 09, 2012
Brett Gardner returned to action and played in a minor league game for the first time on Tuesday since he injured his elbow making a diving catch on April 17. Gardner hit leadoff and played left field as he went 2-for-3.
The Empire State Yankees actually played a double header yesterday, but Gardner only played in the first game. So they are still taking it easy with him. He...
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May 07, 2012
The Yankees offense was pathetic last week, but they got a boost on Sunday when Nick Swisher returned to the lineup.
The outfielder missed the previous six games with a tight hamstring, but returned as the DH on Sunday and went 1-for-5 with a solo home run. After the game Swisher told reporters that he felt good and hopes to return to right field on Tuesday.
“I don’t like...
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May 07, 2012
Phil Hughes has been pathetically bad so far this season and with Andy Pettitte looming down in the minor leagues about ready to return, he was dangerously close to losing his rotation spot. However, his start on Sunday was just what he needed to secure his spot for at least a little bit longer and perhaps get himself back on the right track.
One start clearly doesn’t mean much...
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May 08, 2012
<a href="http://NYYUniverse.com/wp-content/plugins/wordpress-feed-statistics/feed-statistics.php?url=aHR0cDovL05ZWVVuaXZlcnNlLmNvbS9nYW1lLWRheS95YW5rZWVzLWdhbWUtMTktbGluZXVwLTA0MjcxMi9hdHRhY2htZW50L25vdmEv" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4990\">Right-hander Ivan Nova will take the mound for New York tonight as they face the Tampa Bay Rays. This will be the first...
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May 08, 2012
The great Mariano Rivera met with doctors over the weekend to setup a date for when he would have surgery to repair a torn ACL and meniscus in his right knee, but there were complications when they examined him and they have still not set a date for surgery.
“We ran into complications,’’ agent Fernando Cuza told George King of the NY Post. “I am referring to Dr. Ahmad...
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May 08, 2012
BBDP MVP: Gary Sanchez – 2/4, HR
Triple-A Empire State: Double header
Game One: L 0-1 vs Columbus. L: Banuelos (0-2)
Brett Gardner: 2/3 (.667) How soon can we have you back, Brett?
Kevin Russo: 1/3 (.300)
Ronnier Mustelier: 0/3, K (.250) Oh, I guess he is human.
Brandon Laird: 0/3, K (.250)
Frankie Cervelli: 0/3 (.214)
Manny “ManBan” Banuelos: 5 IP, 4 H, ER, 0 BB...
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May 06, 2012
BBDP MVP: Caleb Cotham with 5 IP, ER, 7 K.
Triple-A Empire State: L 3-9 to Pawtucket. L: Figueroa
Kevin Russo: 1/5, 2 K (.317)
Colin Curtis: 1/4, R, RBI, K (.209)
Brandon Laird: 2/4, BB, K (.266) Nice rebound from the 0/4 yesterday.
Ronnier Mustelier: 2/5, R (.400) When does this guy stop hitting?
Frankie Cervelli: 2/3, 2B, 2 RBI, BB (.221) After a slow start, he’s 11 for...
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May 08, 2012
The Yankees are back in New York after a 5-5-road trip to host the Tampa Bay Rays for a three-game set at the stadium starting tonight.
James Shields at Yankee Stadium.
Last time these two teams met was the start of the 2012 season, and the Rays swept the Yankees right out of Tropicana Field.
The Rays stand atop the AL East, tied with the Orioles with a 19-10 record but are coming...
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May 08, 2012
After a much-needed travel day off, the Yankees will return to the Bronx for a six-game home-stand, which begins with a three-game set against the Tampa Bay Rays.
When they opened up the 2012 season in Tampa Bay, the outcome wasn’t favorable for the Yankees. They were swept away in that initial three-game series and have been on an up and down ride ever since. A little payback...
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May 08, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) -- David Robertson struck out Carlos Pena with the bases loaded to end a rocky ninth inning in his first save chance since Mariano Rivera's season-ending knee injury, helping the New York Yankees end a seven-game skid against the Tampa Bay Rays with a 5-3 victory Tuesday night.
Raul Ibanez homered twice, Curtis Granderson also connected and the Yankees handed James...
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May 08, 2012
As a lifelong sports fan, I have a very strong attachment to the New York Yankees and THE Ohio State Buckeyes. I was born in the Bronx, New Yorkand as anyone can imagine the Yankees were the first sports team that I can remember. Of course New York Cityalso had the Mets, but most people in my neighborhood were Yankee fans with an occasional Met fan sprinkled in. In the late...
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May 08, 2012
After his brief retirement, Andy Pettitts is set to make his return Sunday when his New York Yankees play host to the Seattle Mariners.In his four starts in the minors, the 39-year-old gave up 10 runs in 17 innings. He struck out 13 and walked just three. This will be his first start at the Major League level since he took the mound against the Texas Rangers during the 2010...
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