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The planets and baseball standings must be perfectly aligned for the Yankees and the Mets to make a trade, but all the necessary circumstances might be in place for third […]

The Yankees, moving to fill a bullpen hole that was exposed in Sunday's dramatic loss to the Mets, tentatively agreed to trade two minor leaguers to the Montreal Expos in […]

George Steinbrenner dares to dream, which is why his Yankees executives have spent time considering ways to acquire Ken Griffey Jr., even when they know it is probably a long […]

While Ken Griffey Jr. ranks among the game's greatest players and may break Hank Aaron's career home run record -- he needs 2 to reach 400, 358 to surpass Aaron […]

With teams already trying to position themselves for the incredible class of free agents next fall, the Texas Rangers swapped the star slugger Juan Gonzalez to the Detroit Tigers in […]

The Yankees retained outfielder Paul O'Neill and designated hitter Darryl Strawberry for next season, exercising contractual options, as expected. O'Neill will receive $6.5 million, Strawberry $750,000. Those were the first […]

The Anaheim Angels have asked for permission to interview the Yankee coaches Willie Randolph and Chris Chambliss for their managerial opening -- though, technically, the Angels do not need approval, […]

The Yankees and the Braves will play the first two games of the World Series without a designated hitter, and with the heightened possibility of double switches, pinch-hitters and pinch-runners. […]

The father of the utility infielder Luis Sojo died Thursday evening, and the Yankees do not know when Sojo will be available to play in the World Series, if at […]

As Derek Jeter ascended through the minor leagues, his contact with Mark Newman was like that of student and principal. Jeter was learning how to play shortstop and hit, and […]

Scott Brosius left the Yankees yesterday to be with his father, Maury Brosius, who has been gravely ill at his Oregon home. Scott Brosius may rejoin the team later in […]

Ricky Ledee heard voices yesterday during the Yankees' 5-3 loss to the Minnesota Twins at Yankee Stadium. Ledee tried ignoring the voices, but they persisted, making an eerie sound familiar […]

These kind of games appeal to Roger Clemens's basic instinct, when his stuff isn't really that good and he's not exactly sure where he's throwing the ball, and he's forced […]

In a county courthouse in Tampa, Fla., yesterday, Darryl Strawberry offered a plea of no contest to charges of drug possession and solicitation of prostitution and was given 18 months […]

Roger Clemens, the five-time Cy Young Award winner acquired in the spring, was placed on the 15-day disabled list today, one of a series of moves intended to restructure the […]

In the latest chapter of his troubled life, Darryl Strawberry now awaits the outcome of his arrest Wednesday night on charges of cocaine possession and solicitation of prostitution. Others who […]

Catchers bear the tools of ignorance, as the saying goes, the inference being that anyone playing the position must be lacking in brain matter to willingly absorb so much physical […]

Scott Brosius batted .300 last year and won the most valuable player award in the World Series. But the Yankees' third baseman has determined he lacks whatever skills are required […]

The primary field here is filled every day with Yankees stars, Derek Jeter and Bernie Williams and Paul O'Neill and Roger Clemens. But Manager Joe Torre likes to slip away […]

Graeme Lloyd and Homer Bush, two-thirds of the package sent to Toronto for Roger Clemens, were luxuries to Manager Joe Torre, specialists on a roster of stars. The Yankees will […]

Roger Clemens might win 300 games before he retires, he could become only the third pitcher to compile 4,000 strikeouts. With at least five Cy Young Awards to his credit, […]

The Yankees, who won more games than any team in major league history in 1998, are trying to improve in 1999. They have resumed trade talks for Toronto's Roger Clemens, […]

TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 16 -- Many of the Yankees have been careful during the off season to say that the team is not likely to match the 125-victory standard established […]

TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 16 -- Derek Jeter realized a childhood dream in playing shortstop for the Yankees and winning two championships in his first three years. To Jeter, the money […]

Scott Boras, the agent responsible for negotiating Kevin Brown's record-setting $105 million contract, went through law school and honed his skill as a haggler with nearly two decades of experience. […]

The Toronto Blue Jays' efforts to trade Roger Clemens will be the headline event at the baseball winter meetings, which begin today in Nashville. The Yankees, unwilling to meet the […]

The Yankees have expressed a willingness to trade Andy Pettitte in a package for Toronto's Roger Clemens, according to a major league executive. The teams, however, are not close to […]

George Steinbrenner likes Roger Clemens, likes his grit, likes the way he tries to intimidate hitters. Steinbrenner acknowledges that the addition of the five-time Cy Young Award winner would improve […]

All along, Bernie Williams has been Plan A for the Yankees. But now the Yankees are fully committed to pursuing Plan B, as in Albert Belle. Members of the Yankees' […]

Most baseball decisions are based on numbers -- productivity, home runs, runs batted in. But amateur psychology has played a large role in the Yankees' decision to pursue the volatile […]

The Yankees' aggressive pursuit of the slugger Albert Belle appears to be accelerating negotiations with another free agent, Bernie Williams. Williams's agent, Scott Boras, has asked to meet with George […]

If Bernie Williams's ultimate intent is to re-sign with the Yankees, he may be running out of time. The Yankees may replace him in their lineup by week's end, with […]

The acquisition of Ken Caminiti signaled the rebirth of the San Diego franchise four years ago, but now the third baseman is headed back to Houston. Caminiti, the National League's […]

Within two days last week, the Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red Sox and Colorado Rockies all signed center fielders, and the Yankees were well aware of the implication of the […]

Charisse Strawberry, the wife of Darryl Strawberry, threw out the first ball before last night's game. She was greeted with a standing ovation as she walked on the field with […]

Darryl Strawberry, the 36-year-old Yankee outfielder, was found today to have cancer of the colon and will undergo surgery, perhaps on Saturday. According to the team and Strawberry's wife, Charisse, […]

The Baltimore Orioles are on the verge of elimination, and after an extremely disappointing season, they are headed for a period of upheaval. Roberto Alomar and Rafael Palmeiro, the second […]

Chili Davis strolled into the Yankees' clubhouse shortly after 5 P.M. today, a bag in hand, his rehabilitation of an ankle injury complete after more than four months. Joe Torre, […]

His face cemetery serious, Derek Jeter briefly watched Joe Torre answer questions from reporters at Yankee Stadium yesterday before announcing that he could handle Torre's job as the Yankees' manager. […]

Starting pitchers are creatures of habit, and David Cone ascended the mound at the Kingdome tonight surrounded by minor discomforts. The catcher who usually works with him was on the […]

Playing shortstop for the Yankees is the dream that has driven Derek Jeter since the fourth grade, a goal he realized when he turned 21. And yet, playing shortstop for […]

Last year, the Yankees negotiated with their first-round pick, Tyrell Godwin, for more than three months before he rejected their offer of $1.9 million and went to college. Drafting in […]

Only a select few within the Yankees organization had any idea why the team acquired Chad Curtis last June. He is an outfielder; the Yankees had too many outfielders and, […]

Chuck Knoblauch, the Yankees' new second baseman, carefully packed his equipment bag after a victory over Seattle on Wednesday, preparing for the home opener at Yankee Stadium today. Baseball gloves […]

Don Zimmer's seemingly expandable eyes are widening. In his 50th year of professional baseball, Zimmer is stumped. 'Mazeroski and Groat were pretty good,' Zimmer says, but his words trail off […]

A pair of scouts sat behind home plate at an exhibition game last week, watching the Yankees' carousel of sluggers bludgeon the Toronto Blue Jays. 'There's just no end to […]

Baseball's beanball code is almost as established as British common law, unwritten and yet completely understood. When Derek Jeter stepped into the batter's box in the fifth inning of today's […]

Bernie Williams is apparently willing to explore free agency and possibly play elsewhere after the 1998 season. The Yankees, too, have been prepared to sever ties with their star center […]

The Yankees have agreed to a trade that will bring them Chuck Knoblauch, one of the game's premier leadoff hitters and second basemen. They have settled on the four minor […]

Finding a free moment on his first day as Yankees general manager, Brian Cashman spoke yesterday with a fellow executive who asked about the trade talks involving Chuck Knoblauch, Minnesota's […]