Many current Yankees have reached their goal this season -- playing in the Majors. Nine players on the current roster, including three in the five-man pitching rotation, weren't on the team on Opening Day.
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The Mets rode a splendid performance by Mike Pelfrey to a victory over the Giants, their fourth straight, moving within one and a half games of first place.
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The Yankees, who ban facial hair below the lower lip, will celebrate hair above the upper lip with an impromptu promotion in honor of Jason Giambi.
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The Mets’ right fielder complained of exhaustion and a feeling he described as his brain “swishing around a little bit,” symptoms the team did not link to a recent concussion.
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Derek Jeter does not move as quickly at 34 as he once did, but his dazzling play in the seventh inning punctuated a shutout victory over the Rays.
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Bernie Williams will be making an All-Star appearance, but it will not be at Yankee Stadium. Williams, an accomplished guitarist, will be performing his music at Major League Baseball’s All-Star gala at the Museum of Natural History on Sunday night. He has no plans to be at the Stadium for the game on Tuesday night.
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Andy Pettitte pitched eight scoreless innings, and Derek Jeter hit a two-run double to lead the Yankees to a 5-0 victory over the Rays on Tuesday night.
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Derek Jeter said the other day that he did not feel old, but the evidence suggests that he is, in fact, getting older. He was not talking about anything on the field – Jeter almost never criticizes his own performance, beyond a play here or there. He was talking about the way young players look [...]
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The Mets chose Monday night essentially to relive one of the more bizarre games in their history — another 10-9 victory in Philadelphia that took place 18 years ago.
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After Tuesday's Yankees-Rays game, sixth-grader Chianna Joseph will put her ticket stub, autographed by New York reliever David Robertson, in a frame.
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Hideki Matsui took some swings in the batting cage, which is a good sign. But he's still on the disabled list, which is a bad sign.
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Yankees slugger Jason Giambi continued to trail both Evan Longoria of the Rays and Jermaine Dye of the White Sox on Tuesday in voting to earn the final spot on the American League All-Star team. Jose Guillen and Brian Roberts are also vying to make the AL roster.
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Some random notes as the hype builds for the All-Star game.
** With only 23 games played this season, it would be ridiculous to suggest that Eric Chavez, the Oakland Athletics third baseman, should be representing his team in the All-Star game. But with it looking less and less likely that he will get back on [...]
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The Brewers hope their acquisition of C. C. Sabathia from the Indians on Monday will help lead to their first playoff appearance since 1982.
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After having the first pick in the past two drafts, the Tampa Bay Rays have a stable of prospects that bode well for the team's future.
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