Editors note: The following post is a midwinter dispatch from Dylan Stableford of Yahoo! News FAIRFIELD, Conn. — “I never wanted to be the general manager of the New York Yankees,” Brian Cashman said. “I still don’t.” You would think he … Continue reading →

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Brian Cashman and Theo Epstein say after years of being on opposite sides of baseball’s most bitter rivalry, they are looking forward to being able to make deals with one another. The Yankees general manager and the former general manager of the Red Sox appeared together at a forum Tuesday at Sacred Heart University.

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The Yankees have finalized their $10 million, one-year contract with free-agent right-hander Hiroki Kuroda. The deal, which had been pending a physical, was agreed to on Jan. 13, the same night the Yankees acquired right-hander Michael Pineda from Seattle in a trade that sent catcher Jesus Montero to the Mariners.

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By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer

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The New York Yankees have finalized their acquisition of right-handed starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda, signing him to a one-year, $10 million deal, the team announced Thursday afternoon. As a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2011, Kuroda, 36, went 13-16 with a 3.07 ERA over 32…

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There have been many great home run hitters born in New York . Home of the New York Yankees and New York Mets, this state has two MLB teams and is the birthplace of over 1,000 MLB players. Here’s a look at the top 10 home run hitters with a hometown in New York.

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Herman Hernandez, the general manager of a youth baseball team sponsored by New York Yankees co-chairman Hank Steinbrenner, has died. The death of the co-founder of Hank’s Jr. Yanks was announced in a statement from Steinbrenner and Hank’s Yanks manager Ray Negron. Negron and Hank’s Jr. Yanks official Sandy Kyrkostas confirmed Hernandez died Thursday morning of an apparent heart attack.

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Those of us hoping for at least one more year of the current playoff structure — and preferably decades more — seem unlikely to get our wish based on comments commissioner Bud Selig made to the assembled media at SoxFest … Continue reading →

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Here is my list of the top five catchers of the 2000′s: Jorge Posada (2000-09 New York Yankees) – Finished the decade with a .283 batting average, hitting 208 homers while driving in 819 runs. Jorge had eight seasons of 20+ homers and 80+ RBI’s.

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Commissioner Bud Selig expects baseball to expand its playoffs this season. Players and owners have already agreed to add an additional wild-card team in each league, but are still deciding whether it would take effect this year or in 2013. Selig said there are scheduling issues to be worked out — once they are, the new 10-team format would begin with a one-game playoff.

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