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• Dodgers give Yankees a run for top dollar

  April 2, 2013 in Sports on Page B2 The New York Yankees have had Major League Baseball’s highest payroll in each of the last 14 seasons. But this past offseason, the Los Angeles Dodgers – triggered by new …

• Ichiro, N.Y. near deal

  December 11, 2012 in Sports on Page B2 The New York Yankees and outfielder Ichiro Suzuki could be reunited by the end of the week. The two sides are nearing completion on a one-year deal, according to several …

• Detroit advances to World Series

  October 19, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 DETROIT – Prince Fielder waved his arms franticly, gleefully calling off his teammates before catching the final out. From the moment Fielder signed his massive multi-million dollar contract in January, …

• Tigers top punchless Yankees

  October 15, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 NEW YORK – Anibal Sanchez and the Detroit Tigers made the plays, benefited from an admitted missed call by an umpire and delivered during their few good opportunities at the …

• Tigers take 2-0 lead over Yankees

  October 14, 2012 in Sports NEW YORK – Anibal Sanchez and the Detroit Tigers made the plays, benefited from an admitted missed call by an umpire and delivered during their few good opportunities at the …

• Orioles hang on as Chen delivers gem

  October 9, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 BALTIMORE – Sometimes, postseason experience isn’t all that important. How else to explain the Baltimore Orioles beating the playoff-tested New York Yankees, and rookie Wei-Yin Chen outpitching 40-year-old Andy Pettitte?

• Rookie pitcher helps O’s draw even

  October 8, 2012 in Sports BALTIMORE – Sometimes, postseason experience isn’t all that important. How else to explain the Baltimore Orioles beating the playoff-tested New York Yankees, and rookie Wei-Yin Chen outpitching 40-year-old Andy Pettitte? …

• Yankees’ Andy Pettitte ready to return to the mound

  September 18, 2012 in Sports on Page B3 Three weeks after Andy Pettitte’s left ankle was fractured by a line drive on June 27, the Yankees had flown to a 10-game A.L. East lead. Back then, the prospect …

• Nix delivers in pinch as Yankees beat M’s

  July 25, 2012 in Sports Whether it was Hisashi Iwakuma or Josh Kinney, Seattle’s pitchers kept successfully working themselves out of jams most of the day. Until Shawn Kelley threw a slider that got a …

• Commentary: Ichiro helped himself, Mariners with trade

  July 25, 2012 in Sports on Page B4 SEATTLE - The Mariners without Ichiro Suzuki didn’t look much different, on the surface, than they did with him. They struggled to hit at Safeco Field and fell to the …

• Hughes leads Yankees past Mariners for 6-2 victory

  May 12, 2012 in Sports NEW YORK — Phil Hughes won consecutive starts for the first time this season, Raul Ibanez homered against his former team for the second day in a row and the … 2

• Tigers-Yankees playoff opener suspended by rain

  October 1, 2011 in Sports on Page C3 The playoff opener between the Detroit Tigers and New York Yankees was suspended because of rain in the second inning Friday night, probably wiping out the ace of each pitching …

• Yanks clinch playoff spot with sweep

  September 22, 2011 in Sports on Page B4 NEW YORK – Jorge Posada came off the bench and helped the Yankees to yet another first-place finish with a go-ahead single in the eighth inning, and New York swept …

• Cano wins Home Run Derby showdown

  July 12, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 PHOENIX – Robinson Cano outslugged Adrian Gonzalez to win the All-Star Home Run Derby that turned into a Yankees-Red Sox showdown, even though his Boston rival made the biggest splash. …

• The chosen ones

  July 12, 2011 in Sports on Page B3 Pitching has again become the dominant force in baseball over the past couple of years, the hitters not standing much of a chance against all those arms. With so many …

• Newsmakers

  February 1, 2011 in Sports on Page B2 Signed The Seattle Mariners have signed right-handed pitcher Jamey Wright as a minor league free agent and invited him to spring training. The 36-year-old Wright appeared in 28 games last …

• Rangers down Yankees

  October 16, 2010 in Sports New York Yankees starting pitcher Hughes entered Game 2 of the A.L. championship series with 15 1/3 scoreless innings in Arlington, Texas. The streak came to a halt when Texas’ …

• Yankees rally to beat Rangers

  October 15, 2010 in Sports Alex Rodriguez scooted home soon after his two-run single that nearly was a double-play grounder, and the Yankees rallied for five runs in the eighth inning to beat the Rangers …