MLBPA not concerned about Yanks reducing payroll

TAMPA, Fla. -- Yankees managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner vowed to reduce payroll below $189 million in 2014, but Michael Weiner said the Major League Baseball Players Association is "not overly concerned" by the team's financial goals....

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Teixeira tired of ongoing PED discussion

TAMPA, Fla. -- Mark Teixeira has been an outspoken critic of performance-enhancing drug use in baseball, commenting that he is "sick" of the topic being discussed, and the Yankees first baseman said that he is not alone among his peers. "Most guys...

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Competitive AL East braces for shakeup

TAMPA -- The division that set the standard for sameness is virtually unrecognizable these days. Just a decade ago, the American League East race was the most predictable competition in sports. From 1998 through 2003, the five East teams finished in...

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Minus mishaps, Robertson on pace for Opening Day

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- After last spring's mishap, David Robertson can promise one thing: He won't be carrying any boxes down the stairs. Robertson added to the long list of odd baseball injuries last March when he tumbled down the steps of his...

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A season of uncertainty faces Yankees

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Rain was drenching the Bright House Field turf late Tuesday morning when the Yankees arrived for their Spring Training game against the Phillies. The Yankees had waited until the last minute to make the 45-minute trip to Clearwater...

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Without doubt, Jeter in a class by himself

Cue the laugh track. Then send in the clowns after the dancing bears and the elephants on roller skates. I mean, surely New York Mets owner Fred Wilpon was joking earlier this month in Spring Training when he referred to David Wright as "our Jeter."...

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Pronk's pop could prove key to Yanks' early fortunes

TAMPA, Fla. -- There were eight kids -- four guys and four girls -- in Travis Hafner's senior class in Sykeston, N.D., and this setup provided at least one positive, from a social standpoint. "Everybody," Hafner has often joked, "had a date for...

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Mo, CC continue to progress as planned

TAMPA, Fla. -- It was another day of positive outings for Mariano Rivera and CC Sabathia, as the Yankees' closer and ace each completed their morning work at George M. Steinbrenner Field with no issues. Rivera threw 32 pitches in a live batting-practice...

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Sore left oblique sidelines Youkilis

By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com | 2/26/2013 10:35 A.M. ET TAMPA, Fla. -- Kevin Youkilis was scratched from Tuesday's Yankees lineup for precautionary reasons after the third baseman said that he felt a cramp above his left...

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Cervelli competing at catcher with no Minors options

By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com | 02/24/2013 6:48 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. -- Francisco Cervelli was stunned late in last year's camp when he was summoned to the manager's office and informed that he was being optioned to the Minors,...

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Gardner now frontrunner for center-field job

By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com | 02/24/2013 6:48 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. -- It wasn't how the Yankees would have scripted it to play out, but the organization's big spring center-field competition appears to have been settled...

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Cashman successful with smart, efficient plan

TAMPA, Fla. -- No to Alfonso Soriano. No to Vernon Wells as well. Unless both come gift-wrapped at hugely discounted prices, the Yankees should take a pass. This is a time to stay the course. General manager Brian Cashman has come too far to turn...

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Cervelli's defense impresses in spring opener

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The Yankees still believe their three-headed catching competition may take all of Spring Training to sort out, but Francisco Cervelli definitely made a good first impression in the club's exhibition opener Saturday. Manager...

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Jeter runs infield for first time since broken ankle

TAMPA, Fla. -- Yankees captain Derek Jeter ran on the infield dirt Saturday at George M. Steinbrenner Field, the first time he has done so since breaking his left ankle last October. "He ran the bases a bit, slowly," Yankees manager Joe Girardi...

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Rotation candidate Phelps effective in first start

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Yankees right-hander David Phelps had little reason to complain after turning in his first Grapefruit League start of the year on Saturday. Phelps threw two scoreless innings in New York's 8-3 victory over the Braves, scattering...

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Jeter gradually ramping up spring workouts

TAMPA, Fla. -- On the eve of the Yankees' first Grapefruit League game, Derek Jeter provided a brief update on his progress as he works his way back from offseason surgery on his left ankle. Jeter has been taking regular batting practice and taking...

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Jay-Z, Timberlake to perform at Stadium in July

TAMPA, Fla. -- Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake announced a summer tour on Friday that will bring them to Yankee Stadium on July 19. The "Legends of the Summer" stadium tour will visit 12 cities in North America, with the first stop at Rogers Centre in...

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'Stress-free' Posada enjoying life as retiree

By Adam Berry / MLB.com | 2/22/2013 3:25 P.M. ET TAMPA, Fla. -- Jorge Posada walked around George M. Steinbrenner Field on Friday morning wearing a Yankees uniform and catcher's mitt. He was on the field among a...

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Classic-bound Yanks to play early before departure

TAMPA, Fla. -- The Yankees could be sending a total of seven players from their organization to the World Baseball Classic, most notably Robinson Cano and Mark Teixeira, and manager Joe Girardi said Thursday he'll try to get them as many at-bats...

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