Jeter gets key to city on final Spring Training day

By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com | 3/29/2014 4:31 P.M. ET TAMPA, Fla. -- The stadium was called Legends Field back in the spring of 1996, having just opened its gates to the public, and it was where a 21-year-old Derek...

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Tanaka wins award for top Yankees rookie

By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com | 3/29/2014 4:31 P.M. ET TAMPA, Fla. -- As Masahiro Tanaka wraps up his first big league Spring Training camp and prepares to head into the regular season, the Yankees right-hander has already...

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Solarte makes team; Yankees option Nunez

By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com | 3/29/2014 4:31 P.M. ET TAMPA, Fla. -- Yangervis Solarte found a seat inside his clubhouse locker and pointed to the goosebumps running up and down his arms. The infielder was just told...

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Yankees bring back Aceves on Minors deal

TAMPA, Fla. -- The Yankees have signed right-hander Alfredo Aceves, a member of the club's 2009 World Series championship roster, to a Minor League contract. Aceves, 31, opted out of his deal with the Orioles earlier on Friday after being told...

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Ten-aka: Masahiro dominant as Yanks blank Marlins

By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com | 3/28/2014 10:27 P.M. ET Masahiro Tanaka tossed six superb innings, allowing three hits and striking out 10. (AP) TAMPA, Fla. -- As Spring Training draws to a close, Hiroki Kuroda...

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Anna makes roster; Nunez, Solarte up in air

TAMPA, Fla. -- The final roster spot in Yankees camp will come down to the last day of the spring, as utility infielders Eduardo Nunez and Yangervis Solarte have both been told not to pack for the trip to Houston. Dean Anna was told that he has...

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CC ready, eager to shoulder load for Yankees

TAMPA, Fla. -- The weight of the Yankees' dark postseason was voluntarily stacked on CC Sabathia's shoulders, and the left-hander filled part of his winter by crunching the numbers. Five or six more wins somewhere in that schedule, he thought, and...

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After cuts, Yankees gear up for final decisions

By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com | 3/27/2014 5:09 P.M. ET BRADENTON, Fla. -- The Yankees are closing in on their final roster decisions of the spring, shipping 10 more players to Minor League camp and preparing to have...

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Nunez, Anna, Solarte await Yanks' choices

By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com | 3/27/2014 5:09 P.M. ET BRADENTON, Fla. -- Eduardo Nunez has not packed one stitch of clothing for the regular season, and probably won't until Saturday. He is one of three Yankees infielders...

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New faces, added depth could key successful 2014

TAMPA, Fla. -- The Yankees learned not to watch each of Derek Jeter's steps so closely, marveled at how Masahiro Tanaka adapted to his new workplace with relative ease, and were able to spend more time on the field instead of the trainers' table....

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Claiborne's struggles could factor for Girardi

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Preston Claiborne, who made 44 appearances in the big leagues for the Yankees last season, has had a rough spring and could begin the year with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. The right-hander allowed six earned runs on four hits...

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Ellsbury plays field in Minor League contest

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Yankees outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury played in his second Minor League game in as many days on Wednesday, playing five innings in center field and reporting no issues. Ellsbury played in a Class A game against a Pirates' squad at...

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