New York Yankees News

Johan Santana and Erik Bedard definitely showed something in their debuts for new teams: Even baseball’s best pitchers need time to tune up in spring training. Acquired in a blockbuster trade this offseason, Santana gave up a three-run homer to Juan Gonzalez in the first inning of his first start with the Mets on […]

New York Yankees broadcaster Bobby Murcer is scheduled to undergo a brain biopsy Monday in Houston. Murcer had surgery on Dec. 28, 2006, four days after being diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor. An MRI performed Tuesday showed an area of concern, which could be scar tissue or another tumor. The 61-year-old Murcer played with […]

The New York Yankees’ trio of touted young pitchers opened 2008 with shutout ball. Joba Chamberlain, Ian Kennedy and Phil Hughes combined for five scoreless innings to lead the New York Yankees past South Florida 11-4 on Friday. The three, all 23 years old or younger, could wind up together in the Yankees’ rotation at […]

Former New York Yankees outfielder Bobby Murcer’s battle with brain cancer may have taken a turn for the worse, according to the New York Daily News.

Josh Beckett and the World Series champions against a college team that’s been practicing indoors all winter to escape the snow. Cold start to spring break. With a merciless Beckett throwing hard from the mound, the Red Sox were in October form during their exhibition opener Thursday as they routed Boston College 24-0 in […]

The FBI has begun investigating whether Roger Clemens lied to Congress when he denied taking steroids, officials said Thursday in the case of another baseball star snared in a long-running inquiry into drug use by professional athletes. Clemens, the All-Star pitcher and seven-time Cy Young Award winner, maintains he has never used steroids or other […]

Yankees closer Mariano Rivera is scheduled to throw off a bullpen mound Friday and is not expected to make his first spring training appearance until next Wednesday at the earliest. The 38-year-old Rivera has taken a slow approach in preparing for game action the past few years. He will throw around nine or 10 innings […]

Yankees closer Mariano Rivera is scheduled to throw off a bullpen mound Friday and is not expected to make his first spring training appearance until next Wednesday at the earliest. The 38-year-old Rivera has taken a slow approach in preparing for game action the past few years. He will throw around nine or 10 innings […]

Players’ union leader Donald Fehr would consider approving blood testing for the human growth hormone if there was a valid, efficient procedure for determining its use over an extended period. Under baseball’s collective bargaining agreement, urine tests for performance-enhancing substances are administered, although HGH cannot be detected in current urine tests.

New York Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte said he is trying to focus on baseball, not the investigation into whether Roger Clemens lied to Congress. Pettitte acknowledged Thursday the new investigation might mean he’ll be interviewed again by federal officials. “I’m just prepared that it might happen,” Pettitte said before a workout at Legends Field.