Brett Gardner

Brett Gardner’s latest attempt to finally come off the ... reliever Rafael Soriano has converted all four of his save chances. — Catcher Russell Martin returned to the Yankees’ starting lineup after he was sidelined on Sunday with a ...  

A good sign for the speedy outfielder. Bryan Hoch of MLB.com says Gardner is "still about 10 days away," but that would qualify as good news after he's had a couple setbacks with his elbow. It sounds like he should resume a rehab assignment soon.  

Anaheim ace Jered Weaver left last night's game in the first inning after apparently injuring his back. It could be a monumental blow for an already underachieving Angels team. - Brett Gardner, left fielder extraordinaire, swung a bat yesterday for the first time in two weeks. He's been on the DL since April 18 with a strained elbow, but could return within 10 days. The last time he tried to come back, he felt pain in his elbow...  

Brett Gardner resumed baseball activities on Monday, taking swings at the Yankees’ complex in Tampa without any pain in his strained right elbow. “I think it’s probably the swing and miss, going through a couple of days in a row to see how it responds,” Joe Girardi said.  

Yankees LF Brett Gardner took dry swings and RHP David Robertson played catch in both injured players' latest rehab steps. Gardner is out with a strained right elbow, and Robertson has a strained oblique muscle. Gardner, who has been out for six ...  

NOTES: Yankees LF Brett Gardner took dry swings and RHP David Robertson played catch in both injured players' latest rehab steps. Gardner is out with a strained right elbow, and Robertson has a strained oblique muscle. Gardner, who has been out ...  

ANAHEIM -- Brett Gardner and David Robertson inched one step closer to coming off the disabled list on Monday, working out at the Yankees' Minor League complex in Tampa, Fla. Gardner took dry swings to test his strained right elbow and Robertson ...  

Mark Trumbo hit a game-ending homer into the sold-out stands ... NOTES: Yankees LF Brett Gardner took dry swings and RHP David Robertson played catch in both injured players' latest rehab steps. Gardner is out with a strained right elbow ...  

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The Yankees went 2-for-2 Monday in receiving positive news regarding two of their injured players, though no dates for the return of Brett Gardner and David Robertson have been set. Robertson (strained left oblique ...  

OAKLAND -- Brett Gardner, who has played in just nine games this season due to a lingering right elbow problem, took some "dry swings'' today in Tampa and -- and this is a best-case scenario -- could be back in action by about June 8 ...  

"I have a concern a little bit about that. The whole season? No,'' Girardi said. "If we have another setback you are probably looking at the All-Star break. You have to make sure that when you go out and play some [minor league] games you don't feel it at all.  

Brett Gardner just can’t get his elbow right. After an initial setback that him shut down for ten days, he’s had another setback, in which he’s still feeling some stiffness. The plan now is for him to hit off a tee on Monday.  Or, if the ...  

Update: Gardner (elbow) had an MRI on Wednesday that showed that his muscle had healed, but manager Joe Girardi said Gardner was still feeling "stiffness" in the elbow, and the Yankees hope that Gardner will start hitting off a tee on Monday, the Yankees ...  

The New York Yankees could use Brett Gardner back in the Bronx as soon as possible. The Yanks were hoping to have Gardner back a couple of weeks ago, but he experienced a setback and was unable to return...  

LF Brett Gardner (right elbow) and RHP David Robertson (left oblique) both reported to the Yankees' minor-league complex Thursday to continue their rehab while the Yankees are on a nine-game trip. Gardner isn't expected to swing a bat until ...  

Gardner will not be able to hit off a tee until Monday, meaning he is looking at a bit more time away from the Bronx. Gardner was hitting .321 with a .424 OBP through nine games at the beginning of the season before he injured his elbow making a play in left field.  

Brett Gardner is scheduled to swing a bat on Monday, and if all goes well, he could be on the fast track back to Yankee Stadium. If not? "If we have another setback, we’re probably looking at the All-Star break," Joe Girardi said on Saturday.  

"If there is a hell, I'm sure this is how it smells. I wish this were a dream, but no it isn't!" You've seen me post it or tweet it more times than you'd probably like to count, but here it is again. I miss Brett Gardner. I really miss Brett ...  

If you can’t get enough of seeing Rafael Soriano as the Yankees closer, you’re in luck. It could still be a while before David Robertson returns to the bullpen. Robertson, who inherited the closer’s role when Mariano Rivera went down for the season with his torn ACL, has been sidelined since ...  

"It feels close," Gardner said of picking up a bat. "There's no way to tell until I swing." Gardner was shut down for 10 days after aggravating the injury earlier this month, and his timetable to return is up in the air at this point.  

To clarify Brett Gardner’s vault from College of Charleston walk-on to New York Yankees starter: He was not once cut from the Cougars’ roster — he was cut twice. We are used to seeing Gardner in the same lineup with Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez.  

While manager Joe Girardi isn’t about to channel his inner Lou Brown and tell his players to stop hitting ... Nevertheless, great teams win games in a variety ways. But, with Brett Gardner on the disabled list, this team will continue its persistent ...  

NEW YORK -- Before Wednesday's game against the Royals, Yankees manager Joe Girardi had yet to hear any news on an MRI exam planned for Brett Gardner's injured right elbow. Still, the plan remains for Gardner and reliever David Robertson to ...  

NEW YORK -- Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner has suffered a setback that will delay his return to the Bronx. Gardner experienced pain and swelling in his right elbow after last night's minor league rehab game with Triple-A Scranton, prompting ...  

--LF Brett Gardner underwent an MRI on his injured right elbow Wednesday, and while the test showed his muscle strain had healed, he continued to feel some stiffness in the arm. Gardner will move his rehab to Tampa on Thursday, but he isn't expected to ...  

WFAN's Sweeny Murti reports that Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner (elbow) could be activated in time for Thursday night's home tilt against the first-place Rays. Gardner, who's been on a brief Triple-A rehab assignment, isn't with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre for ...  

NEW YORK -- Before Wednesday's game against the Royals, Yankees manager Joe Girardi had yet to hear any news on an MRI exam planned for Brett Gardner's injured right elbow. Still, the plan remains for Gardner and reliever David Robertson to ...  

New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner was in the lineup Tuesday for the Empire State Yankees as they hosted the Columbus Clippers at Frontier Field in a doubleheader that started at 5:00 p.m. Last year’s American League stolen base champ ...  

New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner was in the lineup Tuesday for the Empire State Yankees as they hosted the Columbus Clippers at Frontier Field in a doubleheader that started at 5:00 p.m. Last year’s American League stolen base champ ...  

Rodriguez's other hit was a sixth-inning double, the 500th of his career. LF Brett Gardner is slated to undergo another MRI on his injured right elbow on Tuesday or Wednesday. If there is no damage, Gardner will head to Tampa later his week to ...  

LF Brett Gardner is slated to undergo another MRI on his injured right elbow on Tuesday or Wednesday. If there is no damage, Gardner will head to Tampa later his week to continue his rehab. There is still no timetable for his return. BY THE ...  

Brett Gardner tripled and walked twice in what was likely his last rehab game for the Empire State Yankees.  

Initially, the New York Yankees placed Brett Gardner on the disabled list with an elbow injury even though his elbow injury didn't seem to be that bad. The expectation was that Gardner would return after the minimum amount of time. About that - that isn't ...  

The New York Yankees were expecting to welcome back left fielder Brett Gardner sometime this week after spending time on the disabled list with a bruised elbow and a strained arm muscle, but Marc Carig tweets that we won't see Gardner until the end of May:  Girardi says Gardner will miss 15-25 days.— Marc Carig (@MarcCarig) May 11, 2012  Although we're not yet sure as to what the "little setback" entails, manager Joe Girardi told ESPNNewYork...  

Just one day after Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte played to a record crowd at Frontier Field, another big name from the Yankees will playing in Rochester. The Red Wings announced that New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner will begin a rehab ...  

New York Yankees left fielder Brett Gardner, originally expected to return this weekend, has re-injured his right elbow and will remain sidelined indefinitely, according to the New York Daily News. “The muscle that he strained, that healed; he ...  

Starting left fielder Brett Gardner is scheduled to play in another rehab game with Triple-A Scranton-Wilkes Barre on Wednesday night, and could be activated from the disabled list as soon as Thursday. "He’s playing today, and we’ll make a ...  

Update: Gardner (elbow) was 1-for-2 in his second rehab game for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, and should return to the Yankee lineup in the next few days, the New York Post reports. Recommendation: Manager Joe Girardi didn't confirm that Gardner would ...  

The left fielder gets good workout in a rehab stint at Frontier Field.  

The left fielder gets good workout in a rehab stint at Frontier Field.  

But the status of the leftfielder, on the DL since April 18 with a right elbow strain, was up in the air after he suffered what Joe Girardi called a "setback'' in his second outing. Gardner started Wednesday night for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre ...  

Brett Gardner is scheduled to start in left field for Triple-A Scranton-Wilkes Barre on Tuesday night, in one half of a doubleheader against the Columbus Clippers. "He’s just playing one game today in left field, and then we’ll make an ...  

Left fielder Brett Gardner will probably start swinging a bat on Thursday, according to manager Joe Girardi. The Yankees do not believe that Gardner's injured right elbow is completely healed yet as he looks to make his return from the disabled list.  

The left fielder gets good workout in a rehab stint at Frontier Field.  

Brett Gardner's strained right elbow is healing at a glacial pace. Gardner earlier in the week said he hoped to pick up a bat at some point this weekend, but Joe Girardi said before Sunday's game he was looking at "probably" Thursday.  

The Yankees could have left fielder Brett Gardner, who has been on the disabled list since April 18, back for the balance of their six-game homestand this week. Gardner has been dispatched to the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees for a ...  

He will play at Frontier Field Monday night and on Tuesday.  

As well, in the three-weeks-plus that Gardner has been sidelined, Raul Ibanez has been seeing regular time in the outfield, which is bad for both the team's fortunes and the observer's sense of aesthetics.  

The outfielder, who has been out with a strained right elbow, had a setback in his rehab, manager Joe Girardi said following Thursday's 5-3 win over Tampa Bay.  

The speedster was not with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees -- the Bombers' Triple-A affiliate -- for their day game on Thursday, so it's likely that he'll be in the Bronx this evening.  

Wallace Matthews of ESPN New York reports that Gardner will begin a minor-league rehab assignment tonight at Triple-A, with manager Joe Girardi indicating that he may only need 2-3 games there before rejoining the Yankees’ lineup. Gardner has ...  

Nix and Wise are both 30-something players that were to be utilized in spots to rest the regulars, and Nunez is still a young developing infielder that made the club as a backup for Jeter, Robinson Cano and Alex Rodriguez.  None of the five ...  

Just one day after Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte played to a record crowd at Frontier Field, another big name from the Yankees will playing in Rochester ...  

The outfielder, who is recovering from a strained right elbow, has joined the Empire State Yankees and is expected to play two games in Rochester.  

Brett Gardner is eligible to come off the disabled list on Thursday – but according to Yankees manager Joe Girardi, that’s not a transaction anyone should necessarily count on happening. "He’s supposed to do more stuff today. We’re going ...  

New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner was placed on the 15-day disabled list ... To contact the reporter on this story: Eben Novy-Williams in New York at enovywilliam@bloomberg.net To contact the editor responsible for this story: Michael ...  

This post was originally supposed to just be about Brett Gardner and Nick Swisher, but in light of the news about Mariano Rivera's season-ending injury, it's only appropriate that I include him too. This kind of post is definitely not my specialty, so I'm not sure how enlightening any of this will be, but I suppose you can't predict baseball or the stories baseball will make you write. You'll have to forgive me if this isn't the...  

Andy Pettitte said that he believes he is ready to rejoin the Yankees’ rotation after his most recent Minor League start, in which he permitted five runs (three earned) in five innings to the Pawtucket Red Sox, pitching for Triple-A Scranton ...  

He is on the mend from a strained right elbow. The Yankees and Clippers play at 7:05 tonight. In other news, struggling Red Wings outfelder Joe Benson was demoted today to Double-A New Britain. Benson, the Minnesota Twins’ No. 2 prospect ...  

New York Yankees OF Brett Gardner (elbow) took around 25 swings Saturday, April 28, for the first time since landing on the disabled list. He could return to the team Thursday, May 3, when he's eligible to be activated.  

Update: Manager Joe Girardi said it was starting to look unlikely that Gardner (elbow) would return on Thursday when he's eligible, as Girardi wants Gardner to play a couple of rehab games before he returns, the Yankees' official site reports ...  

Update: The Yankees expect Gardner (elbow) to be back from the DL as soon as … Full Story »Brett Gardner: May 3 Return Likely Yankees LF Brett Gardner headed to disabled … NEW YORK (AP) Yankees left fielder Brett Gardner is going on the 15-day ...  

Brett Gardner is eligible to come off the disabled list Thursday after missing two weeks with a strained elbow, but manager Joe Girardi said yesterday that the left fielder is “doubtful” to be ready by then. Nunez had never started a game in ...  

NEW YORK -- Left fielder Brett Gardner is eligible to come off the disabled list Thursday, though Girardi called his activation on that day “a little doubtful.” Gardner is ticketed to make at least one appearance in a minor-league game ...  

Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner, who's off to a strong start this season (in addition to being one of the best defensive outfielders on the planet) is headed to the DL with elbow pain, the team has announced. Gardner, who wasn't in the lineup on Wednesday ...  

Brett Gardner took swings Saturday for the first time since landing on the disabled list and declared it a "step in the right direction." The leftfielder, on the DL since April 18 with a right elbow strain, reported no pain. "It didn't bother me at all ...  

Speedy outfielder Brett Gardner has been out of action since April 17 because of an elbow injury, and while his return has been a bit delayed with soreness, he reported no issues in ... To see Eric's valuation of Brett Gardner and Andy Pettitte, you ...  

Baseball NationAfter setback, Gardner to miss weeks moreMLB.comBy Bryan Hoch and Joey Nowak / MLB.com | 05/10/12 10:45 PM ET NEW YORK -- Yankees manager Joe Girardi said after Thursday's 5-3 win over the Rays that left fielder Brett Gardner experienced a setback in his rehabilitation from a right elbow injury and ...Brett Gardner to miss at least two more weeks, Yankees sayThe Star-Ledger - NJ.comGirardi: "We're going to be without Gardy for a...  

To clarify Brett Gardner's vault from College of Charleston walk-on to New York Yankees starter: He was not once cut from the Cougars' roster — he was cut twice. We are used to seeing Gardner in the same lineup with Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez.  

"Maybe 10 to 12 swings,'' said, Gardner who has already tested out his strained elbow by running and throwing. The Yankees would like him to play at least one rehab game before returning on May 3.  

Brett Gardner won’t swing a bat for eight to 10 days to rest his sore right elbow (bone bruise, strained extensor muscle) that landed him on the disabled list. The left fielder — who wore a brace on the elbow Thursday — said the joint began to bother ...  

Eppley was claimed off waivers from Texas on April 5. Girardi says Andruw Jones, Raul Ibanez and Eduardo Nunez will fill in for Gardner in left. Chat with Chris Stewart, Brett Gardner Following … Backup catcher Chris Stewart and left fielder Brett ...  

NEW YORK — After making a spectacular sliding catch against the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday, Yankees left fielder Brett Gardner thought he’d be fine to play on Wednesday. “I didn’t really think anything of it,” he said. “It kind of ...  

Brett Gardner said before Wednesday night’s game against the Twins that he was grateful he had gotten over the stomach bug that knocked him out on Saturday. But not long after that, he took batting practice and noticed that his elbow would not ...  

The New York Yankees have placed Brett Gardner on the 15 day DL and promoted right handed pitcher Cody Eppley from AAA Scranton Empire State. Gardner injured his right elbow Tuesday, yet stayed in the game. The gritty gutty outfielder was a late scratch tonight, so Andruw Jones played left field in his place. Cody Eppley has pitched 6.1 shutout innings in AAA this season, walking one and striking out nine. Eppley is 1-1 with a 8...  

If it were your call to make, would Yankees left fielder Brett Gardner play against lefties, too? As you know, manager Joe Girardi tends to sit Gardner against most left-handers, preferring to give those at-bats to Andruw Jones. It's ...  

After Wednesday’s loss to the Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi announced that Brett Gardner had been placed on the 15-day disabled list due to soreness in his right elbow. The team has called up side-arming right-hander Cody Eppley ...  

New York Yankees left fielder Brett Gardner has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with both a bruised left elbow and strained arm muscle. The injury was suffered on Tuesday night during the Yankees' win over the Twins, although Gardner did ...  

The big thing is that we don't have a setback -- that the first time he swings, he doesn't feel it." Gardner's speed gives him a lot of value in fantasy leagues, and it sounds like he won't be gone for too long.  

NEW YORK – One of the qualities Brett Gardner brings to a Yankees lineup lacking it, is speed, which he utilizes both on the basepaths and in the outfield. But it was that speed that ultimately forced him on the 15-day disabled list.  

NEW YORK — Less than 10 minutes before the first pitch was delivered Wednesday night, the Yankees announced left fielder Brett Gardner would be a last-minute scratch from the starting lineup. The reason was soreness in his right elbow after a ...  

The New York Yankees placed left fielder Brett Gardner on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday because of a bone bruise and muscle strain in his right (non-throwing) elbow, according to the New York Daily News. Gardner suffered the injury while ...  

Backup catcher Chris Stewart and left fielder Brett Gardner spearheaded ... increasing their advantage to five runs on Andruw Jones' fourth-inning solo homer and RBI singles by Jeter and Stewart in the fifth and seventh, respectively.  

Gardner had an MRI that showed a strained muscle just above his elbow. He also has a bruise.  

New York Yankees left fielder Brett Gardner hit the disabled list last night with an elbow injury that stemmed from his diving catch in Tuesday night's game against the Twins. The Yankees recalled right-handed pitcher Cody Eppley to take Gardner's spot on the roster.With left field now open for at least the next two weeks, a combination of Andruw Jones, Raul Ibanez and Eduardo Nunez will see some time.Ibanez will get the call in Thursday night...  

Yesterday was Day 2 of Brett Gardner not picking up a bat for 10 days so don’t look for the left fielder to come off the disabled list anytime soon. “You figure it’s almost impossible for him to be back in 15 days,’’ Joe Girardi said of Gardner ...  

Diamondbacks outfielder Chris Young landed on the DL with a small tear in his right shoulder. Here is a tweet from Nick Piecoro from the Arizona Republic: Nick Piecoro ‏ @nickpiecoro Dbacks OF Chris Young has a ligament tear and a deep bruise in the shoulder. No one would give any indication of how long he might be out. Young injured himself on a running catch in Tuesday night's game. Gerardo Parra and A.J. Pollock are...  

The Yankees are calling it a strained right elbow. It doesn't seem like too bad of an injury, but I guess I'm not expert, and even if I were, I don't have access to Gardner's medical records. Outfielders Andruw Jones, Curtis Granderson, Raul ...  

NEW YORK -- Brett Gardner estimates that his strained right elbow was at 95 percent when he started his rehab assignment, not the necessary 100 percent, and that will cost the Yankees speedster at least another two weeks on the disabled list.  

We'll try to get him back after 15 days." Andruw Jones and Eduardo Nunez will likely see the bulk of the time in left field, with Raul Ibanez—if you still consider him an outfielder—seeing a few starts as well over the next two weeks. The offense ...  

NEW YORK -- Yankees manager Joe Girardi said that outfielder Brett Gardner experienced a setback in his rehabilitation from a right elbow injury and was expected to undergo another MRI exam on Thursday. Gardner, who was expected to rejoin the ...  

Brandon Phillips (hamstring) is not in Saturday's lineup against the Nationals. Utilityman Willie Harris will start and bat leadoff. Phillips struck out as a pinch-hitter in Friday's extra-inning loss to the Nationals, but likely won't return to the lineup ...  

Yankees left fielder Brett Gardner will have an MRI exam on his right elbow after experiencing soreness playing rehabilitation games. Gardner, out since April 17, felt discomfort in the muscular part of the joint after playing Tuesday and Wednesday.  

New York Yankees left fielder Brett Gardner suffered "a little setback" after playing in a rehab game Wednesday night in Rochester, and has returned to New York to undergo another MRI on his ailing right arm.  

Outfielder Brett Gardner, who was expected to return Thursday to the New York Yankees, has had a setback in his recovery from an elbow injury.  

After his first rehab start Monday night, Brett Gardner's return to the lineup this week seemed inevitable. But the status of the leftfielder, on the DL since April 18 with a right elbow strain, was up in the air after he suffered what Joe ...  

There is no telling when Brett Gardner will return to the Yankees. An MRI exam revealed another muscle strain in Gardner’s right (non-throwing) elbow yesterday and the left fielder will not be coming off the disabled list. “He won’t pick up a bat for ...  

Brett Gardner said on Tuesday night that he “felt good” after his first rehab game with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, and his second appearance on Wednesday showed that he may in fact be ready to return to the Major Leagues. Gardner went 1-for-2 ...  

Throughout his career, Brett Gardner has carried around a label that described him as a left-handed slap hitter who will provide exceptional defense. Gardner could hit like a replacement level scrub and still be an above average Major League player because his defense is generationally good: 3.2 dWAR, 25.8 UZR in 2011. Let that sink in for a moment. Because everything he does with his glove is so incredible, everything that he...  

Brett Gardner will travel to Rochester tonight and will play in his first rehab game since going on the DL on April 18 with a right elbow strain for the AAA SWB Yankees on Monday. Joe Girardi said he didn't know how many games Gardner would need ...  

NEW YORK -- Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner reported no problems after testing his strained right elbow with some bunting, and he is hoping to be cleared to resume taking batting ... general manager Brian Cashman announced after Saturday's ...  

But the team’s offense is supposed to perform, and it has not. Robinson Cano and Mark Teixeira haven't been themselves, and Brett Gardner and Nick Swisher have missed time with injuries. Gardner hasn’t played since April 17, and Swisher just returned on Sunday.  

NEW YORK -- Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner reported no problems after testing his strained right elbow with some bunting, and he is hoping to be cleared to resume taking batting practice soon. "[Bunting] doesn't bother me at all. Hopefully it ...  

PORT ST. LUCIE — So the Yankees showed up here on Tuesday without their billion-dollar infield or their star center fielder, and that sort of took the glitter off the first spring training game against the Mets since 1996. I’m aware these ...  

KANSAS CITY -- Brett Gardner's next destination figures to be Rochester, N.Y., as the outfielder is ready to test his strained right elbow in Minor League rehabilitation games. Gardner is expected to join Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre after ...  

Enter Yankees' hitting coach Kevin Long. Long has been working with Gardner to give him a more consistent balance at the plate. If Long can make tweaks and adjustments to Gardner and have similar results as when he worked with center fielder Curtis ...  

The New York Yankees placed left fielder Brett Gardner on the 15-day disabled list due to a bruised left elbow and a strained arm muscle. NEW YORK -- The New York Yankees placed left fielder Brett Gardner on the 15-day disabled list due to a bruised left ...  

Rehabbing Gardner hopes to resume BP soon NEW YORK -- Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner reported no problems after testing his strained right elbow with some bunting, and he is hoping to be cleared to resume taking batting practice soon.  

Though Nick Swisher and Brett Gardner made the trip here ... took batting practice in the cage Thursday and Joe Girardi said the rightfielder should hit on the field Friday. "I don't know. We'll see," Girardi said of Swisher possibly playing ...  

NEW YORK -- Joe Girardi said left fielder Brett Gardner's return has been pushed back at least a couple days, which will keep the Yankees' outfield shuffle going at least until then. With Gardner -- nursing a sore right elbow -- and right ...  

--OF Brett Gardner will be shut down for two more days because of pain in his injured right elbow, meaning he will not come off the 15-day disabled list before this weekend. "We're going to give him two days where he does nothing, so seeing him Thursday or ...  

NEW YORK -- Joe Girardi cautioned against following timetables for the progress and rehabilitation of outfielders Nick Swisher and Brett Gardner, but the Yankees' manager hopes to have the two back in the lineup by early next week, at the latest.  

On Thursday afternoon, I received a trade offer involving injured Nationals star Michael Morse—one that was rebuffed at first...but had a whisk of plausibility about 10 minutes later: In exchange for surrendering Brett Gardner, I'd receive Morse and Delmon Young. (During spring training, I had Morse 26th and Gardner 28th in my Top 40 Outfielders piece.)For those out of the Washington loop, Morse recently suffered a setback in his rehab from a...  

Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner will be spending plenty of time resting as he works to recover from the bruised right elbow and strained right arm muscle that placed him on the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday. He said in the clubhouse on ...  

Yankees left fielder Brett Gardner took approximately 25 swings on Saturday, the first time he's swung since being place on the disabled list on April 19 with a right elbow strain. Gardner took 10 free swings and about 15 swings off a tee.  

NEW YORK -- Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner is battling flu-like symptoms, according to manager Joe Girardi, but he could be available off the bench in Saturday's contest against the Angels. With Alex Rodriguez in the DH spot, Girardi slotted ...  

LF Brett Gardner will test his right elbow in the batting cage Friday, and he hopes to hit on the field Saturday. Gardner took Wednesday and Thursday off after feeling some discomfort in his elbow while hitting Tuesday. The Yankees plan to send ...  

Brett Gardner took swings Saturday for the first time since being placed on the 15-Day disabled list on April 18 with a sprained right elbow and reported no problems. Gardner injured his elbow while making a diving catch in left on April 17 and was ...  

Tonight we'll see just the seventh all Japanese starting pitcher matchup ever as Hiroki Kuroda goes for the Yankees against Yu Darvish of the Rangers.* The contest will be broadcast live in Japan. May 3rd could be Brett Gardner's ETA. That's the start of a four-game set in Kansas City. The gritty, gutty left fielder was off to the best start of his career: .817 OPS through nine games. Hopefully there's no rust when he returns...  

Young was released from jail on a $5,000 bond, and he was replaced on the Tigers’ roster by utility infielder Danny Worth. Gardner takes swings: Left fielder Brett Gardner, on the disabled list with a strained right elbow, was cleared to begin ...  

Russell Martin behind the plate, Raul Ibanez at designated hitter -- making his Yankees debut on the ballot -- and outfielders Brett Gardner, Curtis Granderson and Nick Swisher. Jeter and Rodriguez are perennial All-Stars, with Jeter having ...  

Ivan Nova and the Yankees will take on the Red Sox and Clay Buchholz in funny uniforms this afternoon at 3:15 p.m. for the 100 year celebration of Fenway Park. Until then, entertain yourselves with some news: - Mike Axisa at RAB discusses what Brett Gardner's injury might mean for the team. Before hitting the DL, Gardner was one of the hottest Yankees at the plate and always brings his strong defense in the outfield. DeWayne Wise...  

Brett Gardner knew something was amiss. When he attempted to warm up minutes before the first pitch of Wednesday night's game against the Twins, he simply wasn't feeling like himself. "I went to get loose," Gardner said Thursday, "and I really ...  

It looks like Brett Gardner is heading to the DL with an elbow sprain after diving for a catch last night. I'm somewhat happy for Cody Eppley to be back in the big leagues, though he'd be great to have in AAA as insurance. But Gardner is such a pesky hitter at the bottom of their order and creates such a defensive plus for them in the OF alongside Granderson, that this has to be a net gain for our chances in that series http://espn.go.com...  

Brett Gardner didn’t think he had hurt himself making a sliding catch against the Twins on Tuesday ... created more of a stir than he anticipated and with the Yankees on their way to Fenway Park tomorrow for the first time this season, Martin still ...  

The Yankees watched Hiroki Kuroda get knocked around for six runs in 4 1/3 innings in a loss to the Twins on Wednesday night, but that was hardly the worst thing that happened to the Bombers. Brett Gardner is headed to the disabled list with a bone bruise ...  

NEW YORK -- Twenty-four hours after he helped lead the Yankees to a win against the Twins, left fielder Brett Gardner was placed on the disabled list with a right elbow injury on Wednesday night. Manager Joe Girardi said Gardner had a bruised ...  

NEW YORK — After making a spectacular sliding catch against the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday, Yankees left fielder Brett Gardner thought he’d be fine to play on Wednesday. “I didn’t really think anything of it,” he said. “It kind of ...  

Instead, Brett Gardner did his Usain Bolt routine, sprinting in to make a sliding catch that saved Sabathia a run and left the Yankees down just two instead of three and counting in the third. "I hate to say you expect it, but he is a great ...  

NEW YORK -- It's become commonplace for there to be a game in which outfielder Brett Gardner makes his presence felt in all three aspects of the game -- at the plate, on the bases and in the field. Such was the case Tuesday night against the ...  

Brett Gardner was a casualty of his own hustle play.The New York Yankees New York Yankees placed their speedy left fielder on the 15-day-disabled list on Wednesday with a strained right elbow and muscle soreness...  

Catcher Russell Martin is on the ballot, as are Raul Ibanez and outfielders Brett Gardner, Curtis Granderson and Nick Swisher. Among the Yankees' nominees, Gardner is the only one who hasn't made it to the Midsummer Classic. Rodriguez has made ...  

Using Fangraphs' calculation of the statistic, both Brett Gardner and Albert Pujols finished the 2011 season with 5.1 Wins Above Replacement (Gardner, Pujols). While the first reaction is probably "Pujols is better, so WAR is bullshit," this is one of the reasons why I find sabermetrics, and by extenstion, WAR, to be so additive to any baseball discussion. Statistics should provide a way to measure some part of what happens on...  

The Yankees lost their best defensive outfielder Wednesday night when Brett Gardner hit the disabled list with a bone bruise and strain of his right elbow.  

The trending topic of Brett Gardner's playing time against lefties gained some momentum as Gardner just pulled a single off Wei-Yin Chen to tie the game at four in the sixth The Yankee scored three in the sixth, thanks in part to Mark Reynolds.  

BALTIMORE -- Brett Gardner was again not in the starting lineup on Monday night as the Yankees faced Orioles left-hander Brian Matusz, and manager Joe Girardi plans to talk to the speedster about his role. "Early in the season, you don't want ...  

Tonight's Yankees lineup features the switch-hitting Nick Swisher hitting second and Curtis Granderson moved down to sixth in the order against Rays lefty David Price, and Andruw Jones, who hits lefties well, playing in place of Brett Gardner.  

The Yankees will sorely miss Brett Gardner's speed and defense while he recovers from a strained muscle above his elbow.  

Riverside Christian Academy’s Brett Gardner (6-0) threw his second consecutive no ... Monday night against Northwest and Tuesday night at Dickson County. Josh Wilson improved to 4-0 in Monday’s 7-1 victory, and freshman Donnie Everett ...  

Five weeks ago, at the very beginning of Spring Training, Brett Gardner told Jack Curry in an interview on Yankees Baseball Daily that he had high expectations for the 2012 Yankees. "I think we'll win over 100 games," Gardner said back in February.  

Brett Gardner pitched the first game against Ardmore. He faced 33 batters, striking out 14 of them, and only allowing eight hits and one run. Gardner went one for two at the plate with an RBI and a double. Both Josh and Elisha Brooks went one for three ...  

Perhaps nothing illustrates the problem with defensive statistics in baseball better than the way Brett Gardner feels about how he played defense last year. Gardner appears to be a spectacular left fielder. He gets to balls no one else reaches.  

Brett Gardner, Curtis Granderson, Raul Ibanez, and Eric Chavez are among the name players ... Two men vying to be the second lefty out of the bullpen, Clay Rapada and Cesar Cabral, were just as impressive, with Rapada striking out two in a ...  

There was plenty for the Yankees to feel good about after their 5-3 win in the rubber game against the Rays, but Joe Girardi had some disturbing news about Brett Gardner's injured right elbow. Gardner suffered a setback following Wednesday night ...  

In fact, Girardi lobbied general manager Brian Cashman for the extra arm. -- Brett Gardner's DL stint means the Yankees will go to a straight left-right platoon in left field. Jones plays against lefties. Raul Ibanez gets the call against righties.  

It will be about why Derek Jeter’s skills at this point in his career are more suited to being a No. 2 hitter, and why the Yankees would be better off with Brett Gardner or Curtis Granderson in the leadoff spot. Batting first only matters in the first in ...  

Brett Gardner, OF, NY Yankees – 1-4 with 2 K's in a 6-4 win over the Orioles. The Holly Hill native is batting .353 for the season Matt Wieters, C, Baltimore Orioles – 2-5 with a K and a run scored in a 6-4 loss to the Yankees. The Goose Creek native ...  

After all, Omar Infante has more home runs than Albert Pujols, Raul Ibanez has more stolen bases than Brett Gardner and Chad Billingsley is the most valuable pitcher in fantasy. But you know the drill by now. No matter how the stat book looks now ...  

Former New York Yankees teammates Brett Gardner, left, and Nick Swisher, right, react as retired New York Yankees catcher Jorge Posada throws out the ceremonial first pitch before the Yankees home opener baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels at ...  

Former New York Yankees teammates Brett Gardner, left, and Nick Swisher, right, react as retired New York Yankees catcher Jorge Posada throws out the ceremonial first pitch before the Yankees home opener baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels at ...  

The injury that may have hurt the team the most though is the one Brett Gardner sustained in the middle of April. Without their speedy left fielder the Yankees become more of a station to station ball club. When a guy like Dewayne Wise and his .100 batting ...  

Brett Gardner, OF, NY Yankees – 15-Day DL with a sore right elbow. Matt Wieters, C, Baltimore Orioles – 0-5 in a 2-1 loss to the Nationals. The Stratford alum is batting .250 Justin Smoak, 1B, Seattle Mariners – 1-4 with 3 K's in a 4-0 win over the Rockies.  

With Brett Gardner roughly 2-3 weeks from activation, Ibanez will continue to log regular PT. Even when the speedster returns, he should remain a fixture in the lineup. As New York manager Joe Girardi remarked earlier this week, the lefty has delivered ...  

Brett Gardner, OF, NY Yankees – 15-Day DL with a sore right elbow. Matt Wieters, C, Baltimore Orioles – 0-3 with a walk, a run scored and a K in an 8-2 win over the Royals. The Stratford alum also committed an error (5) and is now batting .233 Justin ...  

Three home runs and seven RBI in two games. Yankees left fielder Brett Gardner, on the DL since April 19 with a strained right elbow, is set to take swings Monday at the team's facility in Tampa, Fla. "Will it take a little bit longer than last time?  

Brett Gardner, OF, NY Yankees – 15-Day DL with a sore right elbow. Matt Wieters, C, Baltimore Orioles – 1-3 with a K in a 4-2 loss to the Royals. The Stratford alum is batting .232 Justin Smoak, 1B, Seattle Mariners – 2-4 with an RBI (21) in a 4-2 ...  

Brett Gardner, OF, NY Yankees – 15-Day DL with a sore right elbow. Matt Wieters, C, Baltimore Orioles – 1-3 with a walk and a K in an 8-5 loss to the Yankees. The Stratford alum is batting .275 Justin Smoak, 1B, Seattle Mariners – 2-4 with a double ...  

LF Brett Gardner (right elbow bone bruise and strain) went on the 15-day disabled list April 18. He shut down again May 2 because of pain in his injured right elbow. He made rehab appearances with Class AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on May 8-9, but he ...  

Brett Gardner, OF, NY Yankees – 15-Day DL with a sore right elbow. Matt Wieters, C, Baltimore Orioles – 0-3 with a walk, a run scored and 2 K's in a 5-3 win over Tampa Bay. The Stratford alum is batting .268 Justin Smoak, 1B, Seattle Mariners – 1-4 ...  

Brett Gardner, OF, NY Yankees – 15-Day DL with a sore right elbow. Matt Wieters, C, Baltimore Orioles – 0-1 as a pinch hitter in a 6-5 loss to the Red Sox. The Stratford alum is batting .238 Justin Smoak, 1B, Seattle Mariners – 0-3 with a walk in a 5 ...  

BALTIMORE -- The Yankees seek their first win of the season here with Andruw Jones back in the lineup for Brett Gardner against Orioles lefty Brian Matusz. The Yankees will also give Alex Rodriguez the night off from the field and have him as the DH with ...  

Brett Gardner, OF, NY Yankees – 15-Day DL with a sore right elbow. Rehab game with Triple-A team was postponed Matt Wieters, C, Baltimore Orioles – 1-4 with a run scored and a K in a 14-3 loss to Texas. The Stratford alum is batting .299 Justin Smoak ...  

It might keep him from being with us as much as he should be, but I think he’ll be able to block it out.” * Brett Gardner took swings yesterday for the first time since being placed on the 15-day disabled list April 18 with a sprained right elbow ...  

Girardi had already planned to start the seldom-used Chris Stewart at catcher, and to give Brett Gardner a rare start against a left-hander. But then the Yankees were forced to make even more changes when Mark Teixeira was a late scratch because ...  

Left field is full of semi new faces for this season, with only Brett Gardner and Carl Crawford spending the entire 2011 season on their current team. Eric Thames, Desmond Jennings, and Nolan Reimold all spent a chunk of time at their teams' AAA ...  

Burnett says he still keeps in touch with multiple Yankees, texting with Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, Sabathia, Brett Gardner and Ivan Nova, among others. On Monday, Burnett got a gift in the mail from Phil Hughes, who sent him a suit as a thank ...  

Brett Gardner will be out about two more weeks with an elbow injury, and Ibanez is making the most of the regular playing time. Capping a week in which Ibanez went 8-for-18 with four homers and nine RBI, the seventh hitter in the lineup drove in ...  

LHP Clay Rapada (illness) wasn't feeling well following his May 14 appearance. --LF Brett Gardner (right elbow bone bruise and strain) went on the 15-day disabled list April 18. He shut down again May 2 because of pain in his injured right elbow.  

184 average (7-for-38) in 2011. LF Brett Gardner (right elbow) and RHP David Robertson (left oblique) both reported to the Yankees' minor-league complex Thursday to continue their rehab while the Yankees are on a nine-game trip. RHP Ivan Nova ...  

Saturday marked Ibanez's 23rd start of the season in the outfield, 17 of which have come in left field with Brett Gardner on the disabled list. By contrast, Ibanez has been the DH just 10 times, three fewer than Alex Rodriguez, who was the DH ...  

This year, the Angels struck again in the Bronx when starter Ervin Santana faked to third and nailed Brett Gardner at first. The play is specifically addressed in the Official Baseball Rules under Rule 8.05 (c), which states: "It is possible ...  

Yankees LF Brett Gardner, on the DL since April 19 with a strained right elbow, is set to take swings Monday at the team's facility in Tampa, Fla. "Will it take a little bit longer than last time? Maybe," Girardi said. "I think you've got to ...  

"I figured he'd be our DH against righties all the time,'' Joe Girardi said. "I didn't think that Gardy [Brett Gardner] was going to be out a month . . . In my mind, I had him playing the outfield maybe once a week, twice a week, maybe three ...  

Brett Gardner, OF, NY Yankees – 2-4 with a walk and a K in a 7-6 loss to Tampa Bay. The Holly Hill native also had an outfield assist (1). Matt Wieters, C, Baltimore Orioles – 0-3 with an RBI (1) in a 4-2 win over Minnesota. John Murrian, C ...  

It was 3-1 Minnesota. But Yankees leftfielder Brett Gardner conjured a charging, diving catch of Josh Willingham's line drive for the third out -- another reminder that baseball is a game of thirds. And the fireworks had just begun. In the ...  

LF Brett Gardner (right elbow bone bruise and strain) went on the 15-day disabled list April 18. He shut down again May 2 because of pain in his injured right elbow. He made rehab appearances with Class AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on May 8-9 ...  

Brett Gardner doubled, Francisco Cervelli singled, Robinson Cano doubled and Eric Chavez singled as the Yankees took a 3-0 lead. Worley recovered to allow seven hits and three runs with seven strikeouts in six innings. Yankees right-hander ...  

“On a ball like that, the shortest distance between two points is a straight line,” left fielder Brett Gardner said. “If he runs, if he zig zags a little bit or wavers off course a little bit, he probably doesn't get to it. I don't ...  

It was the second homer in as many days for Cano, who has seven this season. LF Brett Gardner, who has been on the disabled list since April 19 with a strained right elbow, will take swings Monday at the team's facility in Tampa, Fla.  

With Eppley, the Yankees will go with 13 pitchers. He replaced outfielder Brett Gardner, on the disabled list because of an elbow injury incurred making a catch during Tuesday's game.