The Yankees moved quickly to get two starting pitchers from the Seattle Mariners, Michael Pineda and Jose Campos, and agreed to a one-year deal with Hiroki Kuroda.

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Yanks Trade Jesus Montero for Michael Pineda and Sign Kuroda

The Yankees signed the Japanese pitcher Hideki Okajima to a minor league contract on Wednesday.

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Bats: Yankees Give Former Red Sox Reliever a Shot

It has been nine years since Bobby Valentine last managed in major league baseball, but the rivalry with the Yankees is about to get another jolt.

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Valentine Chosen to Manage Red Sox

Lately, the Yankees have been turning up in unlikely contexts, including indictments, testimony and ethics rulings.

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To Keep Up With the Yankees, Look Beyond Sports Pages

The Yankees avoided a potential pitching calamity when their ace pitcher C. C. Sabathia agreed to the extension just hours before the deadline for him to opt out of his current deal.

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Sabathia and Yankees Agree on Contract Extension

Robinson Cano drove in six of New York’s nine runs as the Yankees jumped out to a 1-0 lead over the Detroit Tigers in the American League division series.

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Yankees 9, Tigers 3: Cano’s Six R.B.I. Helps Yankees Top Tigers in A.L.D.S. Opener

Using an assortment of relievers after the starter Phil Hughes was scratched with back problems, the Yankees rallied to win, 4-2. Still ahead: the American League East title.

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Yankees 4, Rays 2: Yankees Beat Rays to Clinch Playoff Spot

Mariano Rivera tied Trevor Hoffman for most career saves in the Yankees’ victory over Toronto. Alex Rodriguez, who missed the previous six games, rallied the Yankees with a three-run homer.

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Yankees 7, Blue Jays 6: Rivera Ties Saves Record as Yankees Win

With only one open date left in the season, the Yankees started Tuesday’s game after a four-hour delay.

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Makeup Options Dwindling, Yankees Start Play After 4-Hour Rain Delay

The Yankees became the first team in major league history to hit three grand slams in a game, just one of several notable occurrences in a wild and rainy contest at Yankee Stadium.

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Yankees 22, Athletics 9: Yankees Win in Grand Style on a Long and Wet Day

There is no more argument that the days of Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez as the prototypical five-tool player.

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On Baseball: Plenty of Time Left to Regret Rodriguez’s Contract

Bartolo Colon retired 23 of his first 26 hitters, allowing four hits, in the Yankees victory in Oakland.

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Yankees 5, Athletics 0: With Shutout, Colon Continues to Be a Surprise

In 1960, after the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the New York Yankees in an electrifying seven-game World Series, the Yankees fired manager Casey Stengel, who had turned 70 in July. The Yankees said he was too old. He said, “I’ll never make the mistake of being 70 again.” It is, however, a coveted mistake, considering the alternative, and remembering how recently it was that passing this milestone became unremarkable. The Bible, with the thumping certitude for which it is famous and sometimes tiresome, asserts that “the days of our years are threescore years and ten.” If so, after turning 70, one has, ever after, the pleasure of playing, as it were, with house money. For what, exactly, would one now give up red meat and dry martinis? Read full article > >

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The wonders of being 70

In his 17th and most scrutinized season with the Yankees, Derek Jeter has gotten off to a slow start.

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Under a Microscope, Jeter Has a Powerless Start

Jorge Posada hit a tying home run in the ninth inning, but Phil Hughes struggled for the third straight start, raising questions about how effective he can be for the Yankees.

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Yankees 6, Orioles 5: Rally Can’t Calm Unease Over Hughes