The Orioles, who have won seven of their last 10 games, will battle the Yankees in New York this weekend in a series with major playoff implications.
With a win on Thursday night, Baltimore picked up a half-game on idle New York. They are now just three games back of first place in the American League East.
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Alex Rodriguez will face live pitching on Friday for the first time since breaking his left hand on July 24th.
Brian Cashman ruled out the possibility of Rodriguez returning for this weekend's series against the Baltimore Orioles.
"We'll be traveling down to him, so I'm certainly not ruling it out," Cashman said. "But let's see what we see this weekend."
Rodriguez was hitting .276 with 15 homers when he was injured. Eric Chavez has been playing very well in his absence.
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Aug 28, 2012 10:40 PM EST
Brian Cashman wasn't surprised by the 50-game suspensions Melky Cabrera and Bartolo Colon are serving for failed drug tests.
"Unfortunately, not surprised," Cashman said when asked about his impressions of the news.
Colon played for the Yankees last season, while Cabrera was traded to the Braves after the 2009 season.
"You see some spike in performance," Cashman said. "You hope it's not the case, but you scratch your head and you wonder at the same time. But then you sit there and get a comfort level: Tests are taking place, so if people are passing their tests."
Cabrera had a .906 OPS before his suspension.
"When we traded him to Atlanta we had him as a low-end, everyday regular or an excellent fourth outfielder," Cashman said of Cabrera. "And that's how we show where we thought his ceiling was. As you know, he was starting for us in the World Series, but we had him as a low-end, everyday guy, not a National League MVP candidate. So I wasn't surprised."
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Aug 28, 2012 12:10 PM EST
The Dodgers called the Yankees about trades for CC Sabathia and Mark Teixeira.
The Dodgers, looking to be proactive ahead of free agency, called high-payroll teams in July to let them know they were willing to take on huge contracts.
Los Angeles has taken on the contracts of Hanley Ramirez, Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford and Josh Beckett this summer.
The Yankees told the Dodgers that they had no interest in moving either Sabathia, who has four years and $99 million left on his deal after the season, or Teixeira, who has $90 million left on his contract through 2016.
It isn't believed that Alex Rodriguez's name came up in talks.
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The Yankees may be without Mark Teixeira for as long as two weeks after he suffered a Grade 1 strain of his left calf.
Teixeira suffered the injury on Monday night against the Blue Jays. It initially occurred when Teixeira ran out of the box on a foul ball in the fourth inning. He stayed in the game and the muscle tightened up on the bases.
Derek Jeter suffered a Grade 1 calf strain last season and spent nearly three weeks on the disabled list.
With Teixeira sidelined, the Yankees will play Nick Swisher and Eric Chavez at first.
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Yankees Aug 2012 Archive
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MLB Trade Rumors | Aug 27, 2012
Steve Pearce will give New York a right-handed bat for the month of September when rosters expand.
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Associated Press | Aug 27, 2012
Curtis Granderson joins Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, Nick Swisher, Mark Teixeira, Raul Ibanez, Eric Chavez and Andruw Jones in the 200-home run club.
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Wall Street Journal | Aug 25, 2012
A few years ago, Eric Chavez decided that he wanted to become a manager when his playing days were over.
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Wallace Matthews/ESPN.com | Aug 25, 2012
Joe Girardi's rant directed at a fan was in an effort to protect his wife and kids on Wednesday night at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago.
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George A. King III/New York Post | Aug 24, 2012
Joba Chamberlain is a candidate to be demoted to Triple-A Scranton-Wilkes/Barre when the Yankees activate CC Sabathia from the disabled list.
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ESPN.com | Aug 23, 2012
The Yankees have placed starting pitcher Ivan Nova on the 15-day disabled list with inflammation in his right rotator cuff.
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ESPN.com | Aug 23, 2012
Yankees manager Joe Girardi shouted at a White Sox fan after being heckled during a postgame interview on Wednesday night.
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ESPN.com | Aug 23, 2012
Derek Jeter laughed off remarks by Skip Bayless that his excellent season has been the result of PED use.
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Journal News | Aug 22, 2012
Andy Pettitte hasn't ruled out pitching in 2013 after this year's return to the mound for the Yankees was shortened by an injury.
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MLB.com | Aug 22, 2012
Derek Jeter had been tied with Eddie Murray with 3,255 hits before a home run.
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Associated Press | Aug 22, 2012
Ivan Nova, who was 16-4 with a 3.70 ERA in 2011, is 11-7 with a 4.92 ERA this year.
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Wallace Matthews/ESPN.com | Aug 22, 2012
CC Sabathia threw what he called a "normal between-starts bullpen session" Tuesday and declared himself ready to start for the Yankees on Friday night.
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Jon Heyman/CBS Sports | Aug 21, 2012
Nick Swisher may seek a contract similar to the one Jayson Werth received from the Nationals two winters ago when he hits the free agent market after the season.
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Andrew Marchand/ESPN.com | Aug 21, 2012
The Yankees acquired Pineda from the Mariners for Jesus Montero before the 2012 season. He has missed the entire season because of shoulder surgery.
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FOX Houston | Aug 20, 2012
The Skeeters play in the Atlantic League, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball.
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Joel Sherman/New York Post | Aug 20, 2012
Nick Swisher will likely be the premier corner outfielder on the market this winter.
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Andrew Perna/RealGM | Aug 20, 2012
Emilio Bonifacio can still win the stolen base title, the Brewers have no plans to shut down Mike Fiers, Nick Swisher values time in New York and Toronto's Cuban infield.
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Joel Sherman/New York Post | Aug 19, 2012
Joba Chamberlain and Phil Hughes are both set to become free agents after the 2013 season.
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George A. King III/New York Post | Aug 18, 2012
CC Sabathia is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Saturday, his first since going on the disabled list with left elbow inflammation.
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Joel Sherman/New York Post (via Twitter) | Aug 18, 2012
The Yankees plan to send second base prospect David Adams to the Arizona Fall League.
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Associated Press | Aug 18, 2012
Derek Jeter joins Willie Mays as the only players in Major League history with 3,000 hits, 250 homers, 300 steals and 1,200 RBIs.
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Andrew Perna/RealGM | Aug 17, 2012
Pedro Ciriaco is hitting .500/.522/.682 with six RBI and three stolen bases against the Yankees.
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Anthony McCarron/New York Daily News | Aug 17, 2012
Joba Chamberlain has struggled since he returned to the mound for the Yankees, but the issues may not be his own fault.
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New York Post | Aug 14, 2012
Mariano Rivera took part in a long-toss session on Monday afternoon before the Yankees faced off against the Rangers.
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New York Post | Aug 13, 2012
The Yankees placed CC Sabathia on the disabled list on Saturday, but the left-hander tried to avoid the move.
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Andrew Perna/RealGM | Aug 13, 2012
The Braves will use a six-man rotation, Andre Ethier's home run drought, Alex Rodriguez's $38 million house and a possible Jurickson Profar promotion.
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Wallace Matthews/ESPN.com | Aug 12, 2012
CC Sabathia is only planning to remain on the disabled list for the minimum amount of time.
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MLB.com | Aug 11, 2012
Derek Jeter and Hank Aaron are the only players in history to record at least 150 hits in 17 consecutive seasons.
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Wallace Matthews/ESPN | Aug 11, 2012
Derek Lowe will pitch out of the bullpen for New York while CC Sabathia is on the disabled list.
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MLB.com | Aug 11, 2012
CC Sabathia has felt soreness in his elbow since his outing against the Tigers on Wednesday.
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Yankees (via Twitter) | Aug 11, 2012
New York signed Russell Branyan back in February.
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AP | Aug 10, 2012
Yankees closer Mariano Rivera has no timetable, but is working hard to return from injury.
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Andrew Perna/RealGM | Aug 9, 2012
The Tigers have jumped into the Top 10, the Mariners have fallen to 25th and the Yankees, Nationals, Cardinals and Reds still comprise the first four spots.
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Daniel Barabarisi/Wall Street Journal | Aug 9, 2012
Jim Hendry has made an impact since joining the Yankees as a special-assignment scout in February.
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Associated Press | Aug 9, 2012
Curtis Granderson was dropped to sixth in the batting order on Wednesday night and delivered with a home run and four RBI.
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Andrew Marchand/ESPN | Aug 6, 2012
The Yankees are shutting down Manny Banuelos, their top pitching prospect, for the remainder of 2012.
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George A. King III/New York Post | Aug 5, 2012
The Yankees are hoping that Alex Rodriguez will return in mid-September from his fractured left hand.
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Buster Olney/ESPN (via Twitter) | Aug 4, 2012
The Giants attempted to acquire Eric Chavez in a pre-deadline trade with the Yankees, offering Nate Schierholtz.
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Jon Heyman/CBS Sports | Aug 4, 2012
Carlos Lee rejected a deal to the Yankees and Miami couldn't agree on a package with Baltimore.
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Andrew Perna/RealGM | Aug 3, 2012
The Reds have moved into second place in our rankings despite playing without slugger Joey Votto as of late.
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Yahoo! Sports | Aug 2, 2012
Ford recorded a hit on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium, his first Major League knock since Sept. 21, 2007 at the Metrodome in Minneapolis.
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George A. King III/New York Post | Aug 2, 2012
The Yankees got a huge relief this week when it was revealed in an MRI that Mark Teixeira has no structural damage to his injured wrist.
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Associated Press | Aug 2, 2012
In 1 2/3 innings, Joba Chamberlain surrendered four hits and allowed two runs to score, including one on a home run.
