Derek Jeter, who wasn't elected to his first All-Star Game start until 2004, his ninth season, now leads all of the American League on the ballot.
Jeter's 537,218 votes led all AL players in voting results released on Wednesday, the first of regularly scheduled weekly updates that will track online and paper balloting by fans leading up to the 77th Annual Fall Classic on July 11 at Pittsburgh's PNC Park.
That said, Jeter nonetheless appears to be settling in to a competitive race against Baltimore's Miguel Tejada. The game's reigning ironman follows at the position with 370,078 votes -- by far the best runner-up total on the slate.
Shortstop thus is a rare position where Yankees and Red Sox players aren't staging their typical match race. Representatives of those teams -- naturally, in a flat-footed tie for the American League East lead entering Wednesday's action -- are running 1-2 around the rest of the infield.
Bombers third baseman Alex Rodriguez has the early runaway lead on the ballot, with a 300,000-vote lead over Boston counterpart Mike Lowell. With 524,153 votes, A-Rod's real battle appears to be with Jeter for overall vote leadership.
David Ortiz, who would have to take a glove to Pittsburgh since the designated hitter will not be in use in the National League ballpark, leads at first base, his 451,431 votes providing an edge of 120,000 over Jason Giambi -- oddly, another frequent DH.
Showing the power of the pinstripe, Robinson Cano, playing his first big-league season and excelling, has a slight lead over Boston second baseman Mark Loretta at second base. With 289,394 checkmarks, Cano is fewer than 32,000 votes ahead of the former Padres infielder, who is wrapping up a hot first May in the Nation.
Yankees and Red Sox also lead at the two other infield positions, although their main competition comes from other precincts.
At catcher, Boston's Jason Varitek and the Yankees' Jorge Posada are separated by 114,000 votes -- and by Detroit's Ivan Rodriguez, whose 277,034 votes trail Varitek by 58,000. Posada is 36,000 further behind I-Rod, a perennial All-Star.
Among outfielders, former Fenway neighbors Manny Ramirez and Johnny Damon are 123,000 votes apart. However, Ramirez's early lead is tenuous, with the Angels' Vladimir Guerrero trailing by fewer than 2,000 votes.
Ramirez leads with 516,658, and Damon checks in with 393,643.
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Gary Sheffield was scratched from the Yankees' lineup less than an hour before the start of Tuesday's game, as the team announced he had a sore left wrist.
After the game, Sheffield expressed concern that the injury -- which he said is in a different spot than the one that kept him sidelined for more than two weeks this month -- might send him back to the disabled list.
"I don't know what's going on," Sheffield said. "I felt like it was getting better, but it's in a different spot now. It's right on the wrist, right on the bone. It's really painful.
"I'm trying to get back, especially with [Hideki] Matsui down, and do what I'm accustomed to doing," he added. "When you're not able to do that, it's frustrating."
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New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter injured his right hand Monday and left the game against Detroit in the fifth inning.
Jeter expects to play Tuesday.
"It's no big deal," he said after New York's 4-0 victory over the Tigers.
Jeter jammed the hand in the third inning while sliding into second base, the Yankees said, though Jeter maintained he wasn't sure how he did it. After batting in the fifth, he was taken out for precautionary reasons so that his hand could be iced.
"It's a mild sprain," Yankees manager Joe Torre said. "If it was the left hand, I would've left him in."
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Yankees May 2006 Archive
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Philadelphia Inquirer | May 29, 2006
A New York Yankees scout was in town this weekend to look at the Phillies' corner outfielders, Pat Burrell and Bobby Abreu.
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New York Post | May 29, 2006
About Barry Bonds, Joe Pepitone said, "It's good to see records be broken.
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New York Times | May 27, 2006
Derek Jeter collected his 2,000th hit of his career on Friday night, a three-foot dribbler off Kansas City's Scott Elarton in the 4th inning.
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Boston Globe | May 26, 2006
A source said he believes Roger Clemens' decision will be between Boston and Houston. Though Houston holds the advantage now, if they fall out of the race then the Red Sox will be the favorite.
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AP | May 26, 2006
Yankees catcher Jorge Posada has a torn hamstring tendon in his left knee and will be sidelined at least a few days.
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Pioneer Press | May 25, 2006
Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said rumors of a trade of outfielder Torii Hunter to the New York Yankees are nothing more than rumors.
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NY Times | May 23, 2006
Less than two weeks ago, the Yankees shelled Curt Schilling for three home runs, but was terrific in his start on Monday.
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NY Times | May 22, 2006
Gary Sheffield will play for Class AA Trenton on Monday and if he feels right, he will join the team in Boston on Tuesday to battle the Red Sox.
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aol.com | May 21, 2006
A uniform worn by Joe DiMaggio in his final World Series sold for $195,500 Saturday during the second day of an auction of his memorabilia.
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Newsday | May 20, 2006
The Yankees and Mets could be battling each other again in July, this time for the 16-year-old son of Yankees first-base coach Tony Pena.
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Newsday | May 20, 2006
The Yankees have been in contact with free agent Richard Hidalgo and plan to work him out shortly at their Tampa complex.
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ESPN | May 19, 2006
Carl Pavano's last rehab start lasted just nine pitches and Joe Torre announced on Friday that he will have bone chips removed from his elbow.
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aol.com | May 19, 2006
The New York Yankees put Bubba Crosby on the 15-day disabled list Friday, the third outfielder they've sidelined in the last two weeks.
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NY Times | May 18, 2006
Johnny Damon said on Wednesday that he had "a little crack in one of the bones" of his sore right foot.
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Associated Press | May 17, 2006
Just when everyone was starting to believe that the Yankees were in trouble, they come out Tuesday night and overcome a 9-0 second inning deficit to win a thriller agaisnt the Texas Rangers 14-13 at the Stadium.
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Newsday | May 17, 2006
Hideki Matsui is still hoping to return to the Yankees in 2006.
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Newsday | May 16, 2006
Gary Sheffield became eligible to leave the DL last Sunday.
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Newsday | May 16, 2006
Yankees right-hander Tanyon Sturtze could miss the rest of the season after an MRI on his right shoulder yesterday revealed what the Yankees described as a "small" rotator-cuff tear.
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NY Times | May 16, 2006
Roger Clemens will make his decision on whether or not he will return to action by June 15. His close friend, Andy Pettitte, believes that he will indeed come back.
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NY Daily News | May 14, 2006
"Due to our poor start, we've had a lot of teams who've called inquiring about a lot of our quality players because of where we are in the standings," said Jim Bowden.
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MLB.com | May 14, 2006
There was no concern on Saturday about the soreness that developed in disabled starter Carl Pavano's right biceps area during a start for Double-A Trenton on Friday.
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MLB.com | May 12, 2006
Hideki Matsui, Yankees left fielder, underwent successful surgery on Friday morning, roughly 12 hours after suffering a fractured left wrist.
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NY Post | May 12, 2006
The Alfonso Soriano rumors began as soon as Hideki Matsui's wrist began to bend. The former Yankee is now playing left field and with the Nationals struggling, he could be had well before the trade de
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AP | May 12, 2006
Yankees manager Joe Torre estimated Hideki Matsui will be sidelined about three months.
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Seattle PI | May 11, 2006
Hideki Matsui left Thursday's game against Boston after injuring his left wrist.
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New York Daily News | May 11, 2006
George Steinbrenner apologized to Joe Torre after leaving Tuesdays game early and making comments about Randy Johnson and Alex Rodriquez that were not to favorable.
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AP | May 11, 2006
"More than anything, getting a positive result from the MRI gives me a peace of mind," Randy Johnson said. "I can't remember the last time I pitched a good ballgame."
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Newsday.com | May 10, 2006
Yankees owner George Steinbrenner was in one of his moods last night and could not even make it past the seventh inning, choosing to leave the ballpark instead.
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AP | May 10, 2006
If the Major League Players Association don't have a new labor contract by August, they can scrap the new drug testing policy.
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MLB.com | May 9, 2006
"Even my two little ones who did not want Dad to go out there are talking about it again, which I knew that would happen once they were seeing all my friends out there playing with Houston."
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The Boston Herald | May 9, 2006
He hasn't even decided whether or not he will return to pitch in the MLB, but that isn't stopping the two American League rivals from making a push to land The Rocket.
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Newsday | May 9, 2006
According to a friend, Gary Sheffield visited a third doctor and anticipated a season-ending injury on his wrist.
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aol.com | May 8, 2006
A baseball signed by Yankees great Joe DiMaggio and actress Marilyn Monroe sold for $191,200 in a memorabilia auction.
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ESPN.com | May 7, 2006
Joe Torre got his 1,000th win as manager of the Yankees in a 8-5 victory over the Texas Rangers on Sunday that stretched New York's winning streak to a season-high five games.
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ESPN.com | May 7, 2006
"I won't go until it's ready, and right now it's sore and stiff," Sheffield said prior to Sunday's game. "I'm going to take the extra time and make sure it's right."
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ESPN.com | May 5, 2006
Randy Johnson became only the third pitcher in major league baseball history with 4,400 strikeouts as the New York Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 10-5, on Thursday.
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NY Times | May 4, 2006
With more treatment Wednesday, Gary Sheffield said his bruised left wrist improved significantly.
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NY Times | May 4, 2006
"Roger is mulling over what he wants to do but does not intend to play in May," Randy Hendricks said in an email message.
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New York Daily News | May 2, 2006
Johnny Damon was expecting the worst for his first game back in Boston wearing a Yankees uniform, instead, Damon received a polite mix of cheers and boos during his introduction.
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NY Times | May 2, 2006
Brian Cashman is using modern technology to keep in contact with Roger Clemens, as he has been showing the Yankees interest in the future hall of fame pitcher via email.
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AP | May 2, 2006
Doug Mirabelli got a special police escort from Logan Airport, changed into his uniform in the car, and made it to Boston's Fenway Park just before game time.
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NY Times | May 1, 2006
Yankees right fielder Gary Sheffield missed yesterday's 4-1 victory against Toronto with a bruised left wrist and may miss the two games in Boston tonight and tomorrow night.
