Jun 30, 2009 11:36 AM EST
The New York Yankees today acquired infielder/outfielder Eric Hinske from the Pittsburgh Pirates along with cash considerations in exchange for minor leaguer right-handed pitcher Casey Erickson and minor league outfielder Eric Fryer.
Hinske, 31, appeared in 54 games with the Pirates this season, batting .255 (27-for-106) with 18 runs, 9 doubles, 1 home run and 11RBI. He has played 13 games in right field, six games at first base and three games at third base, and has made 29 pinch-hit appearances, going 8-for-24 (.333) with 5 walks. Hinske was the Opening Day right fielder for the 2008 American League champion Tampa Bay Rays, batting .247 (94-for-381) with 21 doubles, 20 home runs and 60 RBI, making 47 starts in right field, 37 in left field, nine at first base and four at third base. He was also a member of the World Series champion Boston Red Sox in 2007.
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Goose Gossage doesn't think there is even a question that Mariano Rivera is the greatest closer baseball has ever seen.
"I'm very proud of Mariano; he's a great relief pitcher and the greatest modern closer of all-time," Gossage said. "But to compare him to guys like me, Rollie Fingers, Dan Quisenberry and Sparky Lyle, it's apples and oranges. These guys are so dominant in that one-inning role, people forget about what we used to do."
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Lost in all the attention that closer Mariano Rivera received for recording his 500th save and driving in his first run on Sunday night, was Chien-Ming Wang's first win of 2009.
The Yankees held off the Mets 3-2, thanks to Wang's longest and best outing of the season.
He pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowing two runs on just four hits. He walked three batters and struck out the same number.
With the performance, his ERA is at a season-low 10.06.
He induced 13 ground balls, a great sign for a sinker ball pitcher like Wang, while allowing just three fly balls. It was his best ground ball-to-fly ball ratio of the season.
In his last three starts, Wang's ERA is 4.70. He has pitched at least five innings in all three of those starts.
His next appearance is expected to be Saturday, July 4th against the Blue Jays.
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Yankees Jun 2009 Archive
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AP | Jun 29, 2009
Mario Rivera became the second baseball closer to reach the 500-save milestone on Sunday night as the Yankees beat the Mets 4-2.
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Star Ledger | Jun 28, 2009
The Yankees could inquire about reliever Huston Street if the Rockies fall out of the playoff race.
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Philadelphia Inquirer | Jun 28, 2009
The Phillies have scouted struggling Yankees starter Chien-Ming Wang recently.
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AP | Jun 27, 2009
Alex Rodriguez hit his 564th home run on Friday night as the Yankees beat the Mets 9-1 at Citi Field.
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MLB.com | Jun 26, 2009
Yankees closer Mariano Rivera recorded the 499th save of his career against the Braves on Thursday night.
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Star Ledger | Jun 26, 2009
Yankees outfielder Xavier Nady could be headed for season-ending Tommy John surgery on his right elbow.
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ESPN | Jun 26, 2009
Former MLB infielder Andy Phillips has signed a one-year contract worth $400,000 with the Hiroshima Carp of Japan's Central League.
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ESPN | Jun 26, 2009
Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez regrets his confrontation with Yankees reliever Brian Bruney two weeks ago at Yankee Stadium.
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Yahoo! Sports | Jun 26, 2009
Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez hit the 563rd home run of his career on Thursday night.
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ESPN | Jun 26, 2009
Alex Rodriguez had his best game of the season on Thursday, going 3-for-5 with a home run and 4 RBIs against the Braves.
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Yahoo! Sports | Jun 25, 2009
Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez hit a two-run single that got the team going in their win over the Braves on Wednesday night.
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ESPN | Jun 24, 2009
Braves starter Kenshin Kawakami left in the third inning against the Yankees after being hit by a line drive.
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ESPN | Jun 24, 2009
The Indians have acquired reliever Jose Veras from the Yankees for cash.
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New York Times | Jun 24, 2009
CC Sabathia rested his achy left arm on Tuesday, but still expects to make his scheduled start on Friday.
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Brian Reynolds/RealGM | Jun 23, 2009
Mark Teixeira received a mixture of boos and cheers in his first return to Turner Field on Tuesday night.
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New York Daily News | Jun 23, 2009
Yankees catcher Jorge Posada says that he is fired up by criticism that the team is better off without him behind the plate.
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RealGM Staff Report | Jun 23, 2009
MLB has denied the formal protest filed by the New York Yankees regarding their Sunday, June 21st game against the Florida Marlins at Land Shark Stadium in Miami.
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Newsday | Jun 23, 2009
Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Tuesday, which will determine his status.
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RealGM Staff Report | Jun 23, 2009
The American League races at first base and second base are emerging as classic contests in balloting for the 2009 All-Star Game.
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New York Daily News | Jun 22, 2009
Yankees manager Joe Girardi filed an official protest after his team's 6-5 loss to the Marlins on Sunday.
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New York Daily News | Jun 22, 2009
Alex Rodriguez will get one day off per week over the next month.
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ESPN | Jun 22, 2009
CC Sabathia left his start against the Marlins on Sunday in the second inning with tightness in his left biceps.
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ESPN | Jun 22, 2009
Yankees starter A.J. Burnett had a six-game suspension reduced to five games on Sunday.
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Andrew Perna/RealGM | Jun 21, 2009
CC Sabathia left his start against the Marlins on Sunday after throwing just 28 pitches.
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ESPN | Jun 21, 2009
The Yankees are unlikely to deal either Nick Swisher or Xavier Nady after the latter returns in the beginning of July.
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Palm Beach Post | Jun 21, 2009
A.J. Burnett regrets how he left the Marlins in 2005.
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New York Post | Jun 21, 2009
The Yankees haven't started Alex Rodriguez in their last two games because of fatigue, but he found energy to party.
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New York Post | Jun 21, 2009
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said that the team's decision to rest Alex Rodriguez against the Marlins was "medical."
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ESPN | Jun 21, 2009
Yankees outfielder Johnny Damon was slow to read a ball hit by Jorge Cantu on Saturday night, which allowed the Marlins to score what would be the deciding run.
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New York Post | Jun 20, 2009
The Yankees have signed 16-year-old Dominican catcher Gary Sanchez to a $2.5 million deal, according to sources.
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New York Daily News | Jun 20, 2009
Alex Rodriguez has been given two games off to recharge his batteries, something he says he wouldn't think about doing in September.
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MLB.com | Jun 19, 2009
Alex Rodriguez is out of the lineup with fatigue.
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MLB.com | Jun 19, 2009
The Nationals defeated the Yankees 3-0 on Thursday night as the new Yankee Stadium saw it's first game without a home run.
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New York Daily News | Jun 19, 2009
Pedro Martinez reportedly threw for Yankee scouts in the Dominican Republic on Thursday.
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New York Daily News | Jun 18, 2009
Alex Rodriguez was hitting just .219 entering Thursday night's game, but says that he'll be fine.
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MLB.com | Jun 18, 2009
Yankees manager Joe Girardi has decided to keep Chien-Ming Wang in the team's starting rotation.
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New York Times | Jun 18, 2009
Yankees manager Joe Girardi held Derek Jeter out of Wednesday's loss to the Nationals.
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RealGM Staff Report | Jun 17, 2009
Alex Rodriguez is struggling at the plate and with treatment from the home crowd.
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New York Post | Jun 17, 2009
Chien-Ming Wang will start against the Nationals on Wednesday night in what Yankees general manager Brian Cashman called "an important start."
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New York Daily News | Jun 17, 2009
Sammy Sosa worked out with the same Dominican trainer as Alex Rodriguez, according to a source familiar with the workouts.
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RealGM Staff Report | Jun 16, 2009
Kevin Youkilis and Mark Teixeira are locked in a battle to be the American League's starting first baseman in the 2009 All-Star Game.
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New York Times | Jun 16, 2009
Pitching has been a problem for the Yankees throughout the 2009 season.
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Boston Herald | Jun 15, 2009
CC Sabathia has 122 wins in his major league career, but was asked about the possibility of going for 300.
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Sports Radio Interviews | Jun 15, 2009
It hasn't taken long for Yankees ace CC Sabathia to get comfortable in New York.
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ESPN | Jun 15, 2009
Yankees outfielder Nick Swisher says that players typically raise their game against a pitcher like Johan Santana.
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New York Times | Jun 15, 2009
Yankees reliever Brian Bruney says that he tried to apologize for the comments he made about Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez.
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ESPN | Jun 14, 2009
Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez and Yankees reliever Brian Bruney had to be separated during batting practice on Sunday.
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Brian Reynolds/RealGM | Jun 14, 2009
Johan Santana gave up the most runs of his major league career on Sunday when he allowed nine to the Yankees.
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New York Post | Jun 14, 2009
Johnny Damon will try to solve his eye problems by eliminating caffeine from his diet.
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ESPN | Jun 14, 2009
Yankees reliever Brian Bruney says the Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez is "a tired act."
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ESPN | Jun 14, 2009
Red Sox starter Brad Penny has fired back at Yankees manager Joe Girardi.
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North Jersey | Jun 13, 2009
Johnny Damon felt like he almost passed out in the field against the Red Sox on Thursday.
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ESPN | Jun 13, 2009
Mets second baseman Luis Castillo cost his team a win against the Yankees on Friday night.
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ESPN | Jun 13, 2009
Red Sox owner John Henry used his Twitter account recently to ask whether the Yankees are cursed by Mark Teixeira.
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ESPN | Jun 13, 2009
Yankees manager Joe Girardi believes that Red Sox pitcher Brad Penny intentionally hit Alex Rodriguez in the first inning on Thursday night.
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Boston Herald | Jun 12, 2009
The Red Sox are 8-0 against the Yankees this season, but closer Jonathan Papelbon isn't overly excited.
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ESPN | Jun 12, 2009
Yankees outfielder Johnny Damon didn't expect his team to get swept by the Red Sox for the third time this season.
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Newsday | Jun 11, 2009
Chien-Ming Wang will start on Wednesday against the Nationals at Yankee Stadium.
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New York Daily News | Jun 11, 2009
Rick Sutcliffe has no problem with Mark Teixeira and Alex Rodriguez, even after being confronted by the pair.
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ESPN | Jun 10, 2009
Just a month after Selena Roberts made headlines for her book, "A-Rod: The Many Lives of Alex Rodriguez," it has vanished from best-seller lists
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New York Post | Jun 10, 2009
Johnny Damon wants the Yankees to get to the postseason, in part, to prove former manager Joe Torre wrong.
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New York Post | Jun 10, 2009
A report indicates that the size of the new Yankee Stadium, and not the weather or wind, is the reason for all the home runs at the ballpark.
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Boston Globe | Jun 10, 2009
Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez made his first appearance of the season at Fenway Park on Tuesday night.
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RealGM Staff Report | Jun 9, 2009
New York first baseman Mark Teixeira has overtaken Boston's Kevin Youkilis in the latest AL All-Star balloting update.
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Journal News | Jun 9, 2009
During an interactive chat with Yankees fans, CC Sabathia was asked about his relationship with LeBron James and if he can help recruit him to the Knicks.
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MLB.com | Jun 9, 2009
The Red Sox are gearing up to face a completely different Yankee lineup than the one they dominated earlier this season.
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Christopher Reina | Jun 8, 2009
Four out of the top-eight teams in our rankings this week come from the American League East.
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ESPN | Jun 8, 2009
Mariano Rivera retired Evan Longoria for the final out of New York's 4-3 win over Tampa Bay on Sunday.
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ESPN | Jun 8, 2009
Mariano Rivera retired Evan Longoria for the final out of New York's 4-3 win over Tampa Bay on Sunday.
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MLB.com | Jun 6, 2009
Yankees reliever Brian Bruney hopes to return to the club within the next two weeks.
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AskMen.com | Jun 5, 2009
Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter played basketball at Kalamazoo Central High School against some future NBA stars.
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ESPN | Jun 5, 2009
Yankees manager Joe Girardi was encouraged by Chien-Ming Wang's start on Thursday.
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New York Daily News | Jun 5, 2009
Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter has denied rumors that he is engaged to actress Minka Kelly.
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ESPN | Jun 4, 2009
Chien-Ming Wang allowed five earned runs in 4 2/3 innings and took the no-decision thanks to the Yankees late inning comeback.
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RealGM Staff Report | Jun 4, 2009
A.J. Burnett has been suspended for six games and fined an undisclosed amount for intentionally throwing a pitch in the head area of Nelson Cruz.
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San Francisco Chronicle | Jun 4, 2009
Alex Rodriguez's relationship with Kate Hudson is reportedly getting more serious, with the actress introducing him to her friends.
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ESPN | Jun 3, 2009
The record for most homers in the first 25 games at a major league ballpark is 95 at Houston's Enron Field in 2000, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
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Yahoo! Sports | Jun 3, 2009
Rangers starter Vicente Padilla fired back at Mark Teixeira after the first baseman insinuated that the pitcher was drilling him intentionally.
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Yahoo! Sports | Jun 3, 2009
After getting plunked by Rangers starter Vicente Padilla twice on Tuesday night, Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira took exception.
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Hartford Courant | Jun 3, 2009
The Yankees have decided to keep Chien-Ming Wang in the bullpen for now.
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Toronto Star | Jun 3, 2009
Yankees catcher Jorge Posada committed an error in the team's win over the Rangers on Tuesday, the team's first since May 13.
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ESPN | Jun 2, 2009
There have been 24 games at Yankee Stadium through Tuesday night, and all have had at least one home run.
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New York Post | Jun 2, 2009
Andy Pettitte has declared that he will start for the Yankees against the Rangers on Wednesday.
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RealGM Staff Report | Jun 2, 2009
Rays third baseman Evan Longoria and Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter remain at the top of the American League All-Star voting.
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New York Daily News | Jun 2, 2009
The Yankees could consider changes to their $1.5 billion stadium if home runs continue to fly out of the new park.
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New York Daily News | Jun 2, 2009
The Yankees set a Major League record on Monday night when they finished their 18th straight game without an error.
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New York Post | Jun 1, 2009
If Andy Pettitte isn't able to pitch on Wednesday, the Yankees could start Chien-Ming Wang against the Rangers.
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MLB.com | Jun 1, 2009
The Yankees tied a Major League record when they recorded their 17th straight errorless game on Sunday.
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