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New York Yankees hit with $25.7M luxury tax
NEW YORK — Winning came with a hefty price for the New York Yankees. The World Series champions were hit with a luxury tax of nearly $25.69 million Monday, according to information received by clubs and obtained by The Associated Press.
Moving Home Plate Could Help Mets
As a disastrous 2009 season comes to a close for the Mets, it is time to review the performance of one of the team’s more expensive rookies. In other words, just how has Citi Field done this year?
Tigers maintain two-game lead over Twins
The Detroit Tigers restored their two-game lead over Minnesota in the American League Central after a workhorse effort from pitcher Justin Verlander guided them to a 6-5 win in the second game of a doubleheader Tuesday.
MLB savior and judge Sotomayor to throw out ceremonial pitch at NY Yankees game
WASHINGTON — Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who grew up in the Bronx and is a longtime New York Yankees fan, will throw out the first pitch Saturday before their game against the Boston Red Sox.
In Playoffs, Yankees Could Be Facing Tigers’ Hard-Throwing Verlander
Justin Verlander bounded down the clubhouse steps toward the Tigers’ dugout late Tuesday afternoon, clutching a toy befitting a Motor City icon: a deluxe remote-controlled monster truck, purchased just that morning. It zoomed around the Comerica P...
Yankees and Blue Jays in wild brawl
New York Yankees catcher Jorge Posada and Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Jesse Carlson were both ejected after sparking a bench-clearing brawl at Yankees Stadium on Tuesday.
Jeter Ties Gehrig’s Record With Three Hits
As Jorge Posada circled the bases in the eighth inning at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday night, the fans naturally erupted in cheers. The hard part was telling their motivation. Were they saluting Posada for his three-run, go-ahead homer, or reacting...
It's a great homecoming for Dodgers' Jon Garland
The Granada Hills native wins his Dodgers debut, throwing seven strong innings against the Diamondbacks, the team he played for only a few days ago.
Swisher Continues His Road Show at Camden Yards
It is 320 miles from Parkersburg, W.Va., where Nick Swisher lives, to Oriole Park at Camden Yards, where he plays his best baseball. He has no family here, but this is a border state and Swisher makes himself at home.
Yankees Celebrate Bad Day for Beckett
The Yankees have seen Josh Beckett at his best, and now they have seen him at his worst. In their final game at Fenway Park this season — until a possible playoff date, anyway — the Yankees stung their nemesis for five home runs Sunday night.
Sabathia Continues His August Dominance
The Yankees have the biggest division lead in baseball, seven games in the American League East, but a loss Tuesday night would have been troubling, if only a bit. They would have dropped a game in the standings with Chad Gaudin starting Wednesday...
Difficult Victory, and Yankees Have Bruises to Prove It
When the X-ray machine is used more than the star closer, it usually indicates problems. So it was Wednesday for the Yankees, who closed out another exceptional homestand with another extra-inning victory.
Trailing Late, the Yankees Go Homer-Homer-Sweep
Division titles are not determined in early August. There are too many games left for that to happen. But they can be collared for safe keeping. Teams can have stellar streaks that maybe, just maybe, are the impetus for their never tumbling out of...
Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw has it going, then he's gone
Left-hander cruises early before faltering in the fifth inning.
Cardinals outlast Dodgers, win 3-2 in 15th
Albert Pujols drove home the winning run in the 15th inning as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 in a marathon game lasting almost five hours Wednesday.
Setting Aside Distractions, Mets Win Third in a Row
On a bizarre day when the Mets fired a member of their front office and made accusations against a reporter who covers the team, something almost as bizarre happened on the field; the Mets won a game with a grand slam from pinch-hitter Fernando Ta...
Nats' Kearns' misery walks off
One game-winning hit will not change the way Austin Kearns' train wreck of a season is perceived around baseball. The stats do not lie, and there is no stat that suggests the 29-year-old outfielder is having anything but a miserable year while mak...
Angels have enough firepower for the Royals
They finish off a three-game sweep of Kansas City and are 9-1 since Torii Hunter and Vladimir Guerrero went on the disabled list.
Manny Ramirez promotion doesn't sit well with sponsor
Healthcare provider Kaiser Permanente dropped its sponsorship of Wednesday's Ramirez bobblehead giveaway after his suspension for violating drug polity.
Matsui Lifts the Yankees on a Homer in the Ninth
Hideki Matsui will almost certainly play for a different team next year. The Yankees want more flexibility with their roster, and Matsui’s ravaged knees prevent him from playing the outfield.