Jan 31, 2007 10:47 AM EST
Major League Baseball announced on Wednesday that the 2008 All-Star Game will be hosted by the Yankees at Yankee Stadium next July. The announcement was made in a press conference at City Hall attended by Commissioner Bud Selig, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Steve Swindal, a Yankees general partner sitting in for George Steinbrenner, the team's longtime principal owner.
"It is always a great honor for a team's home stadium to serve as host for the All-Star Game, and the Yankees are proud and delighted to have been selected for the honor in 2008," Steinbrenner, the team's owner since 1973, said in a statement. "It will be one of many historic moments in the 2008 season as we say goodbye to a great facility."
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Jan 31, 2007 10:32 AM EST
Mark Newman, Yankees senior vice president of baseball operations, said yesterday that there's "some chance" Philip Hughes, the elite pitching prospect, could begin the 2007 season with the big-league club.
"I would never count someone of his ability out," Newman said in a telephone conference. "But in the best-case scenario, we'll give him some time at Triple-A."
Hughes, 20, is considered by many industry experts to be the best pitching prospect in all of baseball. He finished last season with Double-A Trenton and totaled ' innings (plus six more in the postseason) for Trenton and Class A Tampa.
"We're elevating his workload to 175 [innings], 180 maximum," Newman said. "We think of him as a long-term, high-end starter for the Yankees. We don't want to sacrifice the long-term for a short-term need. Admittedly, that's hard to do with our team and our city. But with top-of-the-rotation starters ... the lesson is to go slower rather than faster."
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Jan 31, 2007 10:32 AM EST
Mike Mussina said on Tuesday that 2007 is an important season for Carl Pavano.
"I think he has to be there," Mussina said of Pavano, when asked what the perennially injured righthander had to do to win back his teammates. "I think he has to pitch. I think he has to do his job. Just kind of be the new guy again, is the best way to put it.
"He's been away a long time. He's come and gone for periods of time, and he's been real close, and everyone thought he was coming back and he didn't. So he's got to earn some trust from some players again, from a coaching staff and a manager and an organization.
"But if he can do it, we know he can pitch, and we know he can get people out. If he gets over those other hurdles, he'll be an asset."
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Yankees outfielder Melky Cabrera will skip the Caribbean World Series at the team's request so he can rest up for next season.
Cabrera played the last part of the winter league season in the Dominican Republic and participated in the playoffs, said Mark Newman, the Yankees' senior vice president of baseball operations.
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The Yankees agreed Tuesday to send coaches, scouts and trainers to China to help boost interest in baseball, furthering a push by the major leagues into one of the world's fastest-growing sports markets.
Under the agreement, the government-backed Chinese Baseball Association will send staff to the Yankees' facilities in New York and Tampa, Fla., while Yankees personnel will assist the Chinese national team and others.
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Yankees Jan 2007 Archive
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Yahoo.com | Jan 29, 2007
Art Fowler, a longtime major league pitcher coach, died on Monday, according to a report on a newspaper web site.
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AP | Jan 29, 2007
Seven-time Cy Young winner Roger Clemens isn't prepared to say whether he'll be back for another season.
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New York Daily News | Jan 27, 2007
A person familiar with the situation said Bernie Williams and his camp have been mulling over the idea of accepting a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training, though it is unknown whether the Yankees have officially offered the deal.
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Yahoo.com | Jan 26, 2007
The Yankees stabilized their bench Friday, signing infielder Miguel Cairo to a one-year contract worth $750,000.
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New York Times | Jan 26, 2007
Despite a long list of injuries the last two seasons, Carl Pavano is expected to handle a regular workload when spring training begins on February 13.
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New York Times | Jan 26, 2007
Brian Cashman continued to dispute the idea that the Yankees are the leading candidate to sign Roger Clemens.
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ESPN.com | Jan 25, 2007
A contingent of executives from the Yankees will fly to China next week with the hope of concluding ongoing negotiations on a working agreement with the China Baseball Association.
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New York Daily News | Jan 24, 2007
Jim Leyritz hasn't played baseball since 2000, but is considering a comeback this season.
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New York Daily News | Jan 24, 2007
Jorge Posada, speaking before last night's Baseball Assistance Team dinner at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square, said Williams plans to play in 2007, though it is unclear whether that will be in Yankee pinstripes.
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Post Chronicle | Jan 24, 2007
Derek Jeter's relationship with Jessica Biel is reportedly over.
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AP | Jan 24, 2007
Baseball is set to announce Yankee Stadium as the site for the 2008 All-Star game.
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New York Post | Jan 23, 2007
Robinson Cano will wear number 24 if Roger Clemens signs with the Yankees.
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New York Post | Jan 18, 2007
The Yankees haven't made a final decision regarding Bernie Williams, a source told The Post.
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Los Angeles Times | Jan 17, 2007
With Mariano Rivera nearing retirement in New York, the Yankees are already said to be eyeing Francisco Rodriguez as a potential replacement.
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AP | Jan 16, 2007
The D-Backs traded Luis Vizcaino and three minor leaguers to the Yankees this month for Randy Johnson.
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ESPN | Jan 16, 2007
Baseball sources have told Buster Olney that Yankee Stadium will host the 2008 All-Star Game.
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AP | Jan 12, 2007
Jeff Nelson wanted to retire as a member of the Yankees, so he agreed Friday to a minor league contract and then said he wouldn't play anymore.
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AP | Jan 12, 2007
"If Roger is interested in coming to New York, I'd love to talk to him," GM Brian Cashman said Thursday.
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New York Post | Jan 11, 2007
GM Omar Minaya said the Mets have no plans to pursue free agent Bernie Williams.
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Houston Chronicle | Jan 11, 2007
Randy Hendricks, agent for Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte was recently interviewed by the Houston Chronicle.
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AP | Jan 10, 2007
The tumor that was removed from Bobby Murcer's brain during surgery last month was malignant.
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AP | Jan 8, 2007
Kei Igawa pulled on his new pinstripes, stepped to the podium and threw his first change-up in the United States.
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AP | Jan 8, 2007
Former AL president Gene Budig is back in baseball, this time as a part-owner of the Class A Charleston RiverDogs.
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Yahoo.com | Jan 8, 2007
Japanese pitcher Kei Igawa left for New York on Monday to attend a news conference to mark his signing with the Yankees.
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AP | Jan 7, 2007
Infielder Miguel Cairo decided to remain with the New York Yankees, reaching a preliminary agreement on a $750,000, one-year contract.
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Arizona Republic | Jan 7, 2007
Randy Johnson and his representatives agreed to a contract extension for the 2008 season, which could pay him anywhere from $10 to $14 million or more.
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AP | Jan 6, 2007
Randy Johnson's agents were still negotiating with the Diamondbacks on Saturday, trying to work out a contract extension that would clear the way for Arizona to acquire the five-time Cy Young Award winner from the Yankees.
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MLB.com | Jan 6, 2007
The Yankees are coming together with utility infielder Miguel Cairo on a one-year contract.
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Bergen Record | Jan 6, 2007
At the start of the offseason, Brian Cashman asked Scott Proctor to be prepared to be a starter in 2007.
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Bergen Record | Jan 6, 2007
While the Mets have expressed some interest in signing Ron Villone, the lefty reliever still hasn't heard a word from the Yankees.
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AP | Jan 6, 2007
It appears the New York Yankees might not have room for Bernie Williams next season, unless they trade Melky Cabrera.
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Yahoo Sports | Jan 5, 2007
The uniforms in Arizona may be different now, but the Diamondbacks hope that Randy Johnson can reclaim the stuff he had during his tenure there.
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MLB.com | Jan 4, 2007
The D-backs and Yankees have agreed on the structure of a deal that would send Randy Johnson back to Arizona.
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New York Post | Jan 4, 2007
The Yankees reached a tentative deal with first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz, and he will be undergoing a physical on Thursday.
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Newsday | Jan 4, 2007
Randy Johnson will accept $10 million for 2008 in return for waiving no-trade clause.
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Los Angeles Times | Jan 2, 2007
Beginning last February, the Spinners (Boston's Single-A affiliate) offered to donate money for new uniforms to any local youth league willing to replace its Yankees with a team called the Spinners.
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New York Post | Jan 2, 2007
Randy Johnson is likely to become more involved in the negotiations between the Diamondbacks and Yankees in order to get the money right.
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New York Post | Jan 1, 2007
As soon as Randy Johnson is traded, the Yankees will pursue Roger Clemens with vigor.
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MLB.com | Jan 1, 2007
Scott Brosius, who retired after the Yankees' World Series loss to the Diamondbacks in 2001, is one of 13 first-year candidates on the 2007 Hall of Fame ballot, which includes eight-time batting champion Tony Gwynn, four-time home run leader Mark McGwire and two-time Most Valuable Player Cal Ripken Jr.
