Chien-Ming Wang

MIAMI —Chien-Ming Wang climbed the Marlins Park mound Wednesday night, his first start of the season presenting dual missions. He could prevent the Washington Nationals from being swept, and he could add clarity to the suddenly muddled back end of their starting rotation. With no outs in the fifth inning, Wang stood tall in the middle of the diamond, neither aim fulfilled, as Manager Davey Johnson limped out to take the ball. Read full...  

Ross Detwiler has been sent to the bullpen as starter Chien-Ming Wang is available for the Washington Nationals. At the time of his injury, the Nationals had to call up Detwiler for filling spot in rotation. Replacing quality starter like Wang had demanded ...  

The Detroit Tigers have announced that 23-year-old left-handed pitcher Casey Crosby will make his MLB debut on June 1 against the New York Yankees. Due to a lingering left side strain, the Tigers had to place pitcher Doug Fister on the 15-day DL, which has ...  

Nationals manager Davey Johnson announced a change to the Washington rotation after Saturday's game against the Braves. Via Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post: Chien-Ming Wang will replace Ross Detwiler in the Nationals' rotation, Manager Davey ...  

The move means Wang will start against the Florida Marlins, while left-hander Ross Detwiler will be sent to the bullpen as a long reliever. The Taiwanese right-hander had surgery for a shoulder injury in 2009 and practiced for two years before ...  

(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Taiwanese pitcher Chien-Ming Wang will start May 30 for the Washington Nationals as the team's fifth starter, Nationals manager Davey Johnson said Saturday in Atlanta.  

When Chien-Ming Wang relieved Ross Detwiler in the fifth inning on Friday, who would have thought he would be permanently relieving him in the Washington Nationals' starting rotation? It was announced on Saturday night that Wang will take over Detwiler's ...  

ATLANTA — The Washington Nationals used Chien-Ming Wang in relief for the first time Friday, summoning him with one out in the fifth when manager Davey Johnson felt it was time to pull the plug on Ross Detwiler’s night. One day later ...  

“It’s a tough decision, but I think it’s best for the whole ball club,” Johnson said. Detwiler (3-3, 3.88 ERA) has allowed 16 earned runs over 20 1/3 innings over his past four starts, including a laborious, 4 1/3-inning outing Friday ...  

The Washington Nationals called up Chien-Ming Wang earlier this week with intentions of using him out of the bullpen and keeping him on a starter's schedule. Although he is not starting games right now for the Nats, he was able to record his first win of ...  

Washington TimesWashington Nationals - TeamReportChicago TribuneMLB Team Report - Washington Nationals - INSIDE PITCH There was a lot of chatter during spring training about Chien-Ming Wang being the Nationals fifth starter and Ross Detwiler possibly pitching out of the bullpen. With Wang recovering and finally ...Washington Nationals' Rotation Shake Up: Chien-Ming Wang In, Ross Detwiler OutBleacher ReportNats' Detwiler: 'Best starting...  

Before Wang strained his hamstring in the spring, Nationals had evaluators had come to view him as one of their top three or four starters, as good as, or perhaps better than, Jordan Zimmermann. “I feel a little bit better today” than in ...  

ATLANTA — The opener of the Washington Nationals’ biggest series yet this year — perhaps their biggest series in seven years — reached a crucial point Friday night in the seventh inning. Their four-run lead over the Atlanta Braves had withered to one.  

Wang will relieve Ross Detwiler tonight if the Nationals require a long reliever. If Detwiler pitches well and goes deep into his start, then it’s unclear what will become of Wang. Johnson said Wang will pitch in the bullpen during the game ...  

Going in as a relief pitcher in the fifth inning, after starting pitcher Ross Detwiler gave up three runs, five hits and four walks in 4-1/3 innings, Wang gave up only one run in three innings, leading the Nationals to a 7-4 victory over the Braves.  

The Washington Nationals bullpen appears to be in trouble and Chien-Ming Wang is on his way to the MLB to provide some help.The Nats have been without Drew Storen all season and Adam Kilgore has reported that they will now be without reliever Ryan Mattheus:Nats announce they placed Ryan Mattheus on the DL and activated Chien-Ming Wang.— Adam Kilgore (@AdamKilgoreWP) May 22, 2012 Mattheus has a partial tear of plantar fascia and is now on the...  

(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Taiwanese pitcher Chien-Ming Wang was added to the Washington Nationals' 25-man active roster Tuesday and will be used initially as a long reliever but could start if a member of the team's starting rotation falters.  

Following a third consecutive subpar outing from Ross Detwiler on Friday night, manager Davey Johnson didn’t rule out the possibility of moving Chien-Ming Wang from the bullpen to the rotation. Following a third consecutive subpar outing from ...  

After missing the first six weeks of the season with a hamstring injury Chien-Ming Wang will come off the disabled list tonight, according to Mark Zuckerman of CSNWashington.com. Wang volunteered for relief duty if the Nationals felt he was a ...  

Wang, who pitched a rehab start Saturday, will warm up during tonight’s game in order for Davey Johnson to get a feel for how long he takes to warm up. Wang has made only five relief appearances in his career and has been pitched out of the ...  

He has a 2.70 ERA with one save in five career relief appearances. To make room for Wang, the Nationals placed right-hander Ryan Mattheus on the 15-day DL retroactive to May 21 with a strained left foot.  

If you're a bullpen guy in the big leagues, in my opinion, you want to be a closer. That's the premier job ... so Wang will be bumped back a day. The veteran hurler showed up to the park today expecting to just throw a bullpen session, but the team caught ...  

Right-hander Chien-Ming Wang (1-0) won in his season debut. He gave up one run in three innings after taking over for Ross Detwiler in the fifth. The Nationals moved two games ahead of Atlanta in the NL East. Ian Desmond had a two-run single in the ...  

The Washington Nationals have a problem when it comes to their starting pitching. They have too many worthy starters. It is certainly a decent problem to have for any major league ballclub. With Chien-Ming Wang looming in the minors and his rehab stint ...  

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“It’s probably the easiest no decision,” Johnson said of the likely move for Wang to the bullpen. “But I don’t look at him as a reliever. I look at him as a quality major league starter.” Johnson said he will keep Wang on a five-day ...  

Former Angel Mark Teixeira hammered a Hisanori Takahashi 3-2 fastball ... Isringhausen came in and allowed a Nick Swisher’s sacrifice fly that scored Cano and gave up the Russell Martin two-run double down the left field line that brought ...  

WASHINGTON -- Right-hander Chien-Ming Wang says he's willing to pitch in relief -- as unlikely as it seems the team would ask him to -- when he joins the Washington Nationals after what should be one more start in the minors. Wang missed the ...  

Chien-Ming Wang stood on the bullpen mound at Nationals Park on Wednesday afternoon, going through his methodical motion under the supervision of Washington Nationals pitching coach Steve McCatty. It was the first time Wang was with the big ...  

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For now he’s scheduled to make at least one more minor-league rehab start at Triple-A, but the Nationals will have to make a decision on Wang by May 27 and current fifth starter Ross Detwiler has a 2.78 ERA in seven starts.  

Wang, who pitched into the ninth inning Monday at Syracuse, said he’s ready now to pitch in the majors, “but I need to follow the direction from the team.” The question remains, how will he fit in? The Nationals’ starting rotation has a ...  

Another positive sign: Wang induced 14 ground-ball outs against a lineup that featured other ex-major leaguers Ben Revere, Sean Burroughs, J.R. Towles, Matt Carson, Pedro Florimon, Clete Thomas, and Rene Tosoni. Wang was never a strikeout ...  

I watched Chien-Ming Wang‘s latest minor-league rehab start yesterday on MLB Network and thought he looked pretty good in throwing eight innings at Triple-A, but not surprisingly the Nationals aren’t ready to welcome him back from the ...  

The Washington Nationals are close to getting Chien-Ming Wang back to the MLB after he pitched into the ninth inning for Triple-A Syracuse on Monday. Wang pitched eight-plus innings, allowing four runs runs, two in the ninth, and struck out one while ...  

Veteran major league pitcher Chien-Ming Wang allowed four earned runs and scattered 11 hits over eight innings to lead the Syracuse Chiefs to a 6-4 win over visiting Rochester on Monday afternoon at Alliance Bank Stadium. The victory was the ...  

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Chien-Ming Wang is scheduled to start for the Syracuse Chiefs on Monday, May 14 in the team's 12:00 PM game against the Rochester Red Wings at Alliance Bank Stadium. The game will air nationally on MLB Network.  

Keep in mind: The Nationals cannot trade Edwin Jackson or Wang without their consent until June 16 because they both signed as free agents this offseason. Johnson was able to watch Wang’s start, and he saw the same form Wang had in spring training.  

(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Washington Nationals' Taiwanese pitcher Chien-Ming Wang (王建民) will make his second rehab start at Double-A Harrisburg on Friday, Taipei time, marking one step forward toward his return to Major League Baseball, the Nationals website reported yesterday.  

It’s hard to imagine the Nationals would send fifth starter Ross Detwiler to the bullpen after posting a 2.10 ERA through his first six starts. It’s also hard to ignore that the Nationals lined up Wang to pitch on Detwiler’s day to start.  

Wang, who once conducted these conversations in the bowels of major league ballparks as a New York Yankee, was in Syracuse for his most recent rehabilitation assignment for the Washington Nationals. He seemed generally pleased with his performance.  

MLB Pitcher Chien-ming Wang Admitted to an Affair With a Taiwanese-American Woman in Florida. Here is a Photo Major League pitcher Chien-ming Wang admitted publicly to having an extra-marital affair. In an unusual move, the Washington Nationals hurler held a press conference...read more  

#chienmingwang In 2009, Chien-Ming Wang had received shoulder surgery that would keep him out of baseball for two years, and had just lost his contract with the Yankees. So he did what any one of us would do—he went to the bar a lot, and chatted up the cute bartender. More »  

Setbacks in both his shoulder and his hamstring have delayed first baseman Chris Marrero’s recovery from the torn hamstring he suffered this winter, Manager Davey Johnson said. Marrero had hoped to begin playing minor league games by May ...  

Syracuse, NY - The Syracuse Chiefs announced today that Washington Nationals starting pitcher Chien-Ming Wang is scheduled to start for the Chiefs on Wednesday, May 9. Wang will pitch in Syracuse for the second straight season, after the right-hander made ...  

That was either one hell of a news conference, or the Washington Post headline editor should be fired. “Two years ago I made a very serious mistake. I will not and cannot excuse myself for this mistake,” Wang said, according to translated accounts. “To my family and friends who love and support me, I will not even dare to ask for your forgiveness, but I want to express my most deep apology.”  

The Nationals’ most delightful problem of having too many starting pitchers is getting closer to coming to a head. Friday night, Chien-Ming Wang allowed one earned run over six innings at Class A Hagerstown during his second minor league appearance. Wang struck out seven while allowing three hits – including a home run – and walking one. The Nationals planned for Wang to throw 75 pitches. Read ...  

Wang allowed a run in the first inning but settled in after that. The righty from Taiwan scattered two runs on eight hits over seven innings. He threw 89 pitches with 61 registering for strikes.  

OAKLAND, Calif., May 26 (UPI) -- Home runs by Mark Teixeira, Robinson Cano and Nick Swisher Friday powered the New York Yankees to a 6-3 victory over Oakland.  

(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Taiwanese pitcher Chien-Ming Wang of the Washington Nationals played an outstanding game Friday in his second minor league rehab start, leading the Hagerstown Suns to a 10-2 victory.  

Hagerstown, MD - The Hagerstown Suns, Single-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals, will receive Major League pitcher Chien-Ming Wang for a rehabilitation ... innings out of the bullpen. Rome starter David Filak (1-2) suffered the loss as the Suns ...  

(ChinaPost.com.tw) - A senior executive of the Washington Nationals expressed his support Tuesday for Taiwanese pitcher Chien-Ming Wang over his decision to admit publicly to having had an extramarital affair.  

But it is possible that Wang could find himself back in the majors with another team? Could the New York Yankees be interested in bringing their former pitcher back? The Yankees most certainly have a need right now. Phil Hughes has a 7.88 ERA after his ...  

Washington Nationals right-hander Chien-Ming Wang pitched in an extended spring training game on Monday afternoon. Shortly following it, the Taiwanese native held a press conference with Taiwanese reporters to disclose an extra-marital affair he ...  

He's on the DL this year for a hamstring injury suffered in Spring Training. Wang is the second Major Leaguer the Pelicans have faced this season, seeing two innings of Red Sox pitcher Rich Hill in Salem two weeks ago. Myrtle Beach faced Nationals ace ...  

SAN DIEGO -- Washington Nationals' right-hander Chien-Ming Wang will officially begin his rehab assignment on Saturday when he starts for Single-A Potomac. Wang, who has been in Viera, Fla., rehabbing a left hamstring strain suffered on March 15 ...  

Apologizing: Washington Nationals pitcher Chien-Ming Wang , 32, who confessed to having an extramarital affair two years ago. A tabloid in his native Taiwan recently published photos of him with the other woman, prompting him to call a press conference Monday in Florida for Taiwanese journalists . Wang explained the eight-month fling began after the 2009 shoulder surgery that preceded his ...  

Detroit reportedly scouted Lannan the past few weeks, but an injury to Chien-Ming Wang coupled with the Tigers subdued interest probably means he will remain in Washington. AP PhotoWashington Nationals starting pitcher John Lannan warms up before a spring training game against the Houston Astros in Viera, Fla. on Monday. LAKELAND, Fla. -- Turns out, left-hander John Lannan will be a fifth starter after...  

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Wang is returning from the hamstring strain he suffered March 15 during a spring training start. Manager Davey Johnson had hoped Wang could return by late April or early May, but the Nationals can take more time if they wish. Because Wang did ...  

Lannan won't be with the club before the All-Star break, barring an injury, and Wang should return from the DL sometime in late May, or early June. When Wang returns, who is the odd man out of the rotation? A better question would probably be whether the ...  

I think it’s evil and wrong and Godless and I shudder to think that my children may hear about it from a stranger before ... League has led to betrayal and disgrace: Chien-ming Wang, Taiwan’s favorite major league baseball pitcher ...  

The Yankees won 6-2 today, thanks to an outstanding performance from ace starter CC Sabathia, and home runs off the bats of Curtis Granderson and Andruw Jones. CC Sabathia was spectacular, giving up two runs in eight innings of work, while only walking two and striking out eight. CC got his third win of the season, and pitched a much needed low pitch count game. The bullpen was only used for one inning, as David Robertson set...  

Max Scherzer allowed seven hits and seven walks while throwing 119 pitches in just 4 2/3 innings, but somehow the Tigers trailed just 3-1 when he left the game in the fifth. AP PhotoDetroit Tigers catcher Gerald Laird argues Sunday afternoon with home-plate umpire Rob Drake after Chris Stewart was called safe at home on a fielder's choice. Replays showed that Stewart slid under Laird's tag and was safe...  

The Detroit Tigers (10-9) and New York Yankees (10-8) will open up a three-game American League series on Friday night at Yankee Stadium, with the first pitch scheduled for 7:05 ET Detroit Tigers at New York Yankees   Detroit hits the road trying to snap a four-game losing streak that includes dropping three games in [...]  

Brad Eldred will make his Tigers debut as the designated hitter. He will hit sixth. AP File PhotoDon Kelly will start in left field in place of Delmon Young today when the Detroit Tigers open a three-game series against the New York Yankees. NEW YORK -- Delmon Young is not in the starting lineup for the game Friday night against the New York Yankees following his arrest early Friday morning. Don Kelly...  

Yes, Next Media Animation, the Taiwanese company that produces animated shorts explaining everything from Tiger Woods' affairs to fighting ... After Monday's press conference, Wang's announcement was front page news in Taiwan.  

Washington Nationals right-hander Chien-Ming Wang threw 35 pitches in a simulated game on Wednesday, the first time since March 15 that the sinkerballer has faced live hitters -- and a big step in his recovery from a strained left hamstring.  

This will be his first time throwing to hitters since suffering the hamstring injury March 15 in a spring training start against the Yankees. The Nationals will continue to take things very slow with the veteran right-hander, but if all goes well in Wang's ...  

Duane Below, among three candidates for the fifth starter spot, gave up one run and three hits in 3 2/3 innings in the Detroit Tigers split-squad 1-1, 10-inning tie. Duane Below TAMPA, Fla. -- Left-hander Duane Below, among three candidates for the fifth starter spot, gave up one run and three hits in 3 2/3 innings in the Detroit Tigers' split-squad 1-1, 10-inning tie with a New York Yankees on Sunday...  

Manager Davey Johnson has said he expects Wang to return by the end of April. The Nationals have yet to determine how many minor league rehab starts Wang will need, Rizzo said. The Nationals want Wang, who has thrown live batting practice, to be ...  

After missing one turn in the rotation because of a bruised right hand, Freddy Garcia returns to the mound against the red hot Tigers in Lakeland. After today, the veteran right hander will have only two spring outings remaining, so time is running out on his chance to go North with the team as a starter. Unfortunately for Garcia, because of his 10-day layoff, he'll be limited to about 65 pitches, so there won't be much room for...  

Armed with a newly revamped two-seam fastball, Max Scherzer puzzled the New York Yankees for nearly seven scoreless innings in Detroits 4-2 10-inning loss to the Yankees. AP PhotoDetroit Tigers starting pitcher Max Scherzer throws against the New York Yankees in the first inning of a spring training game in Lakeland, Fla. on Saturday. (AP Photo) LAKELAND, Fla. -- That new pitch Max Scherzer has been...  

Most likely, one of Craig Stammen or Ryan Mattheus will be optioned to the minor leagues to clear the way for Wang on the Nationals' roster and Ross Detwiler will return to the bullpen to make room for Wang in the rotation. Johnson has been ...  

While with the Yanks, even Pavano's teammates questioned the legitimacy of some of his injuries. Coming off a 2003 season where he posted an 18-8 record and a 3.00 ERA for the Florida Marlins, Carl Pa  

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Ankiel will start as designated hitter for Harrisburg today, with Morse in left field. Because the Nationals did not add Ankiel to their 40-man roster until March 30, he is not eligible to return until April 14. Morse is eligible to come off the ...  

Wang is at least a week away from beginning a rehab assignment and will likely be asked to make three minor league starts, so he’s doubtful to join Washington’s starting rotation before the end of April. But an early-May debut seems doable.  

Robinson Cano is hitting everything right now for the New York Yankees and is easily the hottest hitter in Major League Baseball at the moment. Over his last five games, Cano is 12-for-20 (.600), with two home runs and eight RBI. His latest great game was ...  

CC Sabathia let team down against Reds after Ibanez handed him late two-run lead; he has good innings to strikeout ratio but average hits to innings numbers. Hiroki Kuroda looks like a bust in the American League, having to have perfect location on his ...  

Washington Nationals pitcher Chien-ming Wang, one of Taiwan’s most famous sports celebrities, admitted having an affair with a woman in the US two years ago  

Thursday night, Robinson Cano's two-run homer provided the margin of victory ... worth just under 27 wins above replacement level, trailing only Alex Rodriguez. He's just ahead of Derek Jeter over that span, and miles ahead of anyone else.  

When the New York Yankees traveled north of the border this week for ... In Toronto's half of the first, Hughes came dangerously close to giving up a 1-0 lead provided by Robinson Cano's RBI double off right-hander Drew Hutchison (W, 3-1) (6.0 IP, 5H ...  

Robinson Cano and Mark Teixeira are not off to the starts that they would have hoped for this season. New York Yankees' manager Joe Girardi has dropped Cano in the lineup to the fifth spot and moved Teixeira to the three-hole, the spots that were most ...  

Santana won the Major League Pitching Triple Crown. He completed the season leading the majors in ERA (2.77) and strikeouts (245), and tied Yankees pitcher Chien-Ming Wang in wins (19). He is the first pitcher to win the triple crown with fewer than 20 ...  

It's a nice little step, but we suspect having a light game of catch didn't really push Wang's hamstring. He's still expected to begin the season on the disabled list and might miss the first month or so of the season.  

KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 6 (UPI) -- Robinson Cano connected for a grand slam and Alex Rodriguez added a three-run shot Sunday in the New York Yankees' 10-4 victory over Kansas City. Cano's slam highlighted a six-run third inning that also saw Nick ...  

Cano, a powerful second baseman with a strong arm, was coming off of a down 2008 season that saw him get benched by manager Joe Girardi in September. Kemp, on the other hand, was showing signs of improvement in his first full season in the league.  

"And we got a big two-out hit from Curtis (Granderson) in the first." New York went ahead to stay when Granderson blooped a two-run single into short right-center in the first. Jeter led off the game with an infield single and Robinson Cano also had a single.  

With Bruce Chen (0-4) pitching for the Royals, Robinson Cano led off the seventh with a single. The next two batters were retired, but Eduardo Nunez tripled home Cano and Nunez scored on a single by Chris Stewart. That brought up Jeter ...  

In baseball, there is an unwritten law that the third spot in the batting order is reserved for the best hitter on the team. In the case of the New York Yankees, that player is Robinson Cano. On a team full of superstars who play in perhaps the biggest ...  

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(AP) -- The Detroit Tigers are determined not to let Delmon Young's arrest be a distraction while in New York, but they definitely need a boost ... and he figures to get significant playing time following the release of veteran fan favorite Brandon Inge.  

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 ...  

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The New York Yankees are entering the season as a favorite to win not only the AL East, but as a contender for the World Series. Robinson Cano plays a vital role in those plans. With so many stars on the Yankees roster such as Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez , Mark Teixeira and CC Sabathia, it is difficult to see who is the team's best player. Cano has lined himself up to take the throne and ...  

The 2012 MLB regular season well underway. It is still a long road to October baseball but paths are already starting to take shape. The beginning of the year brings promise, and already memories have been created early in the season. At this point ...  

The 2012 MLB regular season well underway. It is still a long road to October baseball but paths are already starting to take shape. The beginning of the year brings promise, and already memories have been created early in the season. At this point anything can still happen.  

You would've thought Freddy Garcia of the New York Yankees would be able to at least last until Andy Pettitte comes back, but he simply doesn't deserve it after another horrible start against the Detroit Tigers. Garcia went 1.2 innings and allowed six runs ...  

It's time for the Yankees to make a change on the team. I know it's only April, but Freddy Garcia needs to go, and needs to go now. His last outing on Saturday against the Detroit Tigers is just another example of why he can't cut it for the Yankees in 2012.  

The Detroit Tigers fell to the New York Yankees in extra innings today in ...Detroit Free PressHometown fans handed Jack White a 13-minute sellout Friday when tickets went on sale for his... Michigan drivers, already paying some of the nation's highest insurance rates, must now brace for a... Same old, same old from Rep. Paul Ryan.and more »  

Former Cy Young runner-up will pitch in 6:35 game on Saturday  

NEW YORK, May 10 (UPI) -- CC Sabathia struck out 10 and the New York Yankees got homers from Curtis Granderson and Robinson Cano Thursday in a 5-3 win over Tampa Bay.  

Apr 29, 2012 - The New York Yankees have begun a shakeup of their struggling starting pitching rotation, sending Freddy Garcia and his 12.51 ERA to the bullpen. Garcia (0-2) lasted just 1.2 innings on Saturday against the Detroit Tigers, the ...  

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Enter Yankees second baseman, Robinson Cano. During his seven years in pinstripes ... Cano might by all rights steal the cleanup role from the aging, injury-prone Alex Rodriguez; in that event he'd be hitting behind three players who had a  

The New York Yankees have a star-studded lineup that features plenty of sound fantasy options. Last year the team was second in runs and on-base percentage and seventh in batting average. The pitching staff isn’t as great, but its top heavy with sure-fire studs worth a selection in the early rounds. Here are the top five Yanks to consider when executing your fantasy draft.   1. Robinson Cano, 2B One of the top candidates for last year’s MVP...  

But if winning was all that defined the best starter in a given rotation, Nova would get the current nod over teammate CC Sabathia, albeit by a single dubya.  With his 3-0 start to this campaign, New York is now 22-8 in Nova's last 30 regular season ...  

The Texas Rangers and the New York Yankees meet tonight in a game three rubber match. Find out what the sportsbook oddsmakers have on offer for us tonight, and which way we have decided to lean with our MLB picks. Mother Nature is a fan of the New York ...  

NEW YORK — Struggling Yankees starter Freddy Garcia is going to the bullpen. Garcia, the one-time Mariner, was shifted to a relief role Sunday, a day after he gave up six runs to the Detroit Tigers in 1-2/3 innings. The outing boosted his ...  

NEW YORK — Struggling Yankees starter Freddy Garcia is going to the bullpen. Garcia, the one-time Mariner, was shifted to a relief role Sunday, a day after he gave up six runs to the Detroit Tigers in 1-2/3 innings. The outing boosted his ...  

Robinson Cano also continued his pursuit to be considered along with the game's elite, while Curtis Granderson did his best to join him with a career season that saw him slug an AL-high 40 home runs.  

Things work quickly in major league baseball. Yesterday Jack Cust was a Houston Astro ... He was also thinking of signing with the Colorado Rockies in the National League, but the Yankee offer was likely just a dream come true for the 34-year ...  

Below escaped a jam in the second inning. Mark Teixeira led off with a double, and Russell Martin followed with a walk. Andruw Jones flied out to center field, allowing Teixeira and Martin to advance with one out. Eduardo Nunez struck out ...  

Left-hander Drew Smyly takes another crack at his first major league win this afternoon when the Detroit Tigers continue a three-game series with the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium.  

The wacky game between the Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles on May 6, in which position players Chris Davis and Darnell McDonald had to pitch due to a lack of arms left in the bullpen, got me thinking.  

Pitcher Ron Guidry, who wound up playing in center field at Yankee Stadium on two occasions, understood why Mariano Rivera enjoyed shagging fly balls during practice.  

NEW YORK--Carl Pavano has given New York Yankees fans yet another reason to detest him.  

The Steve Drzewicki Band is among five groups in the running for the June 1 gig.  

The Steve Drzewicki Band is among five groups in the running for the June 1 gig.  

A man wearing a New York Yankees hat robbed a Jupiter bank Monday morning, police say.