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Stepping between the 40-foot pines surrounding his house, Mike Mussina is 15 minutes from Divine Providence. That's the hospital where he was born, and the Little League field on which […]

The Yankees want left-hander Arthur Rhodes, but Rhodes must now decide whether he wants to leave the Baltimore Orioles. As recently as late yesterday afternoon, the Yankees had offered the […]

The Yankees are engaged in something of a stare-down contest with David Cone, the free-agent pitcher. Both sides are waiting to see what develops, and although neither club officials nor […]

Pedro Martinez became only the third pitcher to win Cy Young awards in both leagues when he was given the American League honor unanimously yesterday. Martinez figured that would happen, […]

The Yankees already possess arguably the best closer in the majors in Mariano Rivera. Now they are trying to build the best middle relief corps, and have made a multiyear […]

The Yankees have interest in signing the left-handed reliever Arthur Rhodes, but Rhodes might want more than they want to spend. The Yankees already are about to complete a three-year […]

Roger Clemens and David Wells will be forever linked for last spring's blockbuster trade, but they won't share New York City any time soon. Clemens, officially giving up his right […]

Television cameras caught the image of Atlanta's Chipper Jones chuckling in the Braves' dugout Wednesday night in the ninth inning of Game 4. Atlanta was on the verge of being […]

Tom Glavine is the first in the last line of defense for the Atlanta Braves in this World Series, and over the past two days, his manager asked the pitcher […]

Paul O'Neill batted .190 against left-handed pitchers this year, the worst in the American League, and left-handed batters hit .140 against the Braves left-hander John Rocker. In cold, hard statistics, […]

Sweat dripped off the face of Gary Tuck, the Yankees' catching instructor and primary bullpen catcher, when he returned to the clubhouse after Tuesday's workout. It had been one of […]

Four generations of New Englanders have suspected that the Boston Red Sox exist merely to lure and then torture them. In these final days of the 20th century it seems […]

They ambushed Roger Clemens here tonight, waves of attackers, one of them covering his face with shaving cream. He handed the offender his bottle of champagne. 'Here, pour this on […]

The Yankees are among the teams talking about signing Danyso Baez, a right-handed pitcher who defected from Cuba during the Pan American Games in August. Baez, said to be 22, […]

The largest locker in the Yankees' clubhouse belongs to Bernie Williams, for he has the longest tenure of any player. Located in a corner, it provides enough room for Williams […]

It's not as if the Yankees possess some secret formula on how to shut down the fearsome offense of the Texas Rangers. It's not as if the Rangers are numb […]

Mel Stottlemyre, the Yankees' pitching coach, must concern himself with Orlando Hernandez, Andy Pettitte and the other Yankee pitchers. But he will have a Diamondback on his mind late tonight: […]

Here is a scouting report on the American League division series, both rematches of last year's first round with comments on the Yankees and Texas Rangers by Buster Olney and […]

Somewhere there is a college genius flopped on a fraternity couch who can relate to the Yankees. The final exam is imminent, but there's no sense of urgency. The final […]

A massive homemade calendar takes up about a third of the wall space in the office of Yankees Manager Joe Torre, and in those boxes where the scheduled starting pitchers […]

Mike Stanton is not in the habit of making excuses or letting small injuries prevent him from pitching. So when Stanton, the Yankees' durable left-hander, beckoned Joe Torre to the […]

Hitters gossip on the Yankees' bench during games, sharing information about the opposing pitcher's flaws. But there was no free-flowing exchange of thought last night, no tips, no insight. They […]

Ed Yarnall joined the Yankees in spring training, and the pitching coach, Mel Stottlemyre, didn't like what he first saw despite the glowing reports he had heard. Yarnall, a 23-year-old […]

The Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers made trades yesterday, and if they did not make the deals strictly to cope with the Yankees, they certainly had the Yankees in mind. […]

The Cleveland Indians and Baltimore Orioles are discussing a trade that, if completed, would have repercussions for American League playoff contenders. The Indians have been awarded waiver claims on two […]

From the Yankees' dugout, you can hear Roger Clemens lecturing himself on the mound. The words are harsh and often profane, delivered with intent. The message is this: You must […]

When the Twins traded Chuck Knoblauch to the Yankees 18 months ago, Minnesota General Manager Terry Ryan was roundly criticized for making a bad trade, for giving away an All-Star […]

The Kingdome looms beyond and above the left-field fence of Safeco Field, nothing more than a dated monument to offense. The new ball park possesses far different dynamics and, for […]

Orlando Hernandez complained of a tired arm and took himself out of a game after six innings last week, and in the days that followed he grew exasperated whenever reporters […]

George Steinbrenner was in a good mood tonight, which was notable in itself because the day after the July 31 trade deadline there is reason to reconsider what your team […]

The Yankees reacquired Jim Leyritz today to augment their bench, and even though the trade dominos remained in place right up until the midnight trade deadline for a possible swap […]

Hideki Irabu kicked and pawed at the Fenway Park mound tonight, until he finally excavated to his satisfaction. Boston's Mark Portugal fell on the mound in the first inning -- […]

The Yankees have a trade for Andy Pettitte they can accept or reject, they agreed in principle on acquiring the former Yankee Jim Leyritz, and they are engaged in serious […]

The Yankees delved deeply into trade talks involving Andy Pettitte with the Philadelphia Phillies and other teams today, after George Steinbrenner pronounced in a staff meeting that he was disappointed […]

There was one out in the fourth inning tonight when Joe Torre stepped out of the Yankees' dugout to relieve Andy Pettitte, who waited on the mound, sweat dripping over […]

In the last week, three of the Yankees' primary rivals have made trades, the Mets acquiring the left-hander Kenny Rogers, the Boston Red Sox adding Butch Huskey and the Toronto […]

There will be a Yankees staff meeting in late September to prepare for the American League playoffs, with Manager Joe Torre and others circled around a table. General Manager Brian […]

David Cone won 20 games for the Yankees last year, but after the season -- when other pitchers were signing deals for as much as $105 million -- he received […]

A blown save confuses Mariano Rivera in the way an incorrect answer might confound a math genius. Rivera will ponder and fret over failure, for in his mind all the […]

If Andy Pettitte had pitched like a bona fide No. 2 or No. 3 starter in the first three months of this season, his outing yesterday would have been perfectly […]

Introduced as one of the 100 All-Century players before Tuesday's All-Star Game, Roger Clemens stepped forward and tipped his cap to the fans at Boston's Fenway Park -- a Yankee […]

Hideki Irabu was exiled to the bullpen at the start of this season, branded as a fat toad by George Steinbrenner, and he wondered if he would ever fit in […]

Pedro Martinez can't lift a Volkswagen. There is nothing cartoonish about his body, no Popeye forearms, no Superman chest; Martinez possesses the physical presence of a toll taker. His favorite […]

The Mets and the defending World Series champion Yankees are among only eight teams with winning percentages of .571 or higher this season, but they will have relatively little representation […]

The Yankees are actively trying to trade the left-hander Andy Pettitte, and they will probably want to do so before the July 31 trading deadline, according to officials with other […]

Scientists have documented global warming in this century, but nobody needed to tell the Texan Roger Clemens that it was panhandle hot at Yankee Stadium yesterday. Clemens returned to the […]

Joe Torre did not know if he was going to replace David Cone when he jogged to the mound in the sixth inning last night. Cone was tiring, and Baltimore […]

The instant Shane Spencer's ninth-inning home run cleared the fence in left-center field last Friday in Baltimore, Mariano Rivera pushed himself off the bench in the visitors' bullpen. An iron […]

It was as if the Yankees were cursed like the Boston Red Sox, for one evening. When the first of Chili Davis's two line drives turned into a triple play […]

Every couple of weeks or so, the Yankees' general manager, Brian Cashman, touches base with other general managers, to see what they are looking for, to see what they are […]