New York Yankees News

Yankees closer Mariano Rivera could make his 2007 spring training debut Monday. Rivera, sidelined from Aug. 31 to Sept. 22 last year because of a muscle strain near his right elbow, has felt fine since spring training began. The 37-year-old right-hander threw off a bullpen mound Wednesday, and wants to throw another bullpen session Friday.

Ron Santo, Jim Kaat and Marvin Miller can only hope their Hall of Fame vote totals improve next time. A change in the Veterans Committee might help them, too. The Hall threw another shutout Tuesday when the vets panel admitted no new members for the third straight election. Gil Hodges, Tony Oliva and Doug Harvey […]

Kei Igawa was the center of attention even before he threw a pitch Tuesday. About 20 photographers from his homeland lined up behind the plate to record the Japanese left-hander’s first warmup toss before a New York Yankees’ intrasquad game. The quick-working Igawa needed just 19 pitches to cruise through two scoreless innings.

Derek Jeter drew quite a crowd for this at-bat — President Bush waving in the stands, Mickey Mantle studying from the dugout. Made for a perfect picture on Jeter’s new baseball card. Of course, the game never happened. Instead, this Topps triple play was just someone’s idea of a visual gag. It was a card […]

Joe Torre’s brother could undergo a kidney transplant in the next couple of months after tests determined two of his children are a match for the procedure. Former major leaguer Frank Torre, the brother of the New York Yankees’ manager, needs the operation because of medication he’s taken since receiving a new heart more than […]

SURPRISE, Ariz. – Michael Young is about to sign a contract extension that will keep him with the Texas…

Yankees right fielder Bobby Abreu is expected to miss at least two weeks after straining his right oblique during batting practice Monday, an injury general manager Brian Cashman and manager Joe Torre said won’t cause the team to make a new push for Bernie Williams to report. “It’s not an option we’re looking at,” Cashman […]

New York Yankees outfielder Bobby Abreu will miss about two weeks with a strained right oblique muscle, manager Joe Torre said Monday.

Yankees center fielder Johnny Damon rejoined the team Monday after a two-day excused absence to tend to a personal matter. Damon spent the weekend at home with his family in the Orlando area. He didn’t discuss specifics, but said the issue has been resolved. He said it did not involve his father or infant daughter, […]

Barry Bonds and other players under suspicion of using performance enhancing drugs have been asked by Major League Baseball’s lead steroids investigator to turn over medical records and submit to interviews. A letter urging the cooperation of Bonds and other players tied to the BALCO scandal was sent Feb.