New York Yankees

02 September 2007 (VOA Sports) -- Rookie Boston Red Sox pitcher Clay Buchholz threw a no-hitter in just his second major league start, giving Boston a 10-0 win over the Baltimore Orioles.

Hours after being called up from the minor leagues Saturday, the 23-year-old Clay Buchholz baffled the Baltimore Oriole batters.

He becomes the 21st rookie ever to toss a no-hitter, and just the third since 1900 to accomplish the feat in his first or second career start.    » read more »

08/31/2007, NEW YORK -- The New York Yankees announced today that the start time for their Sept. 24 game vs. the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium has been changed from 7:05 p.m. to 1:05 p.m.

The Sept. 24 game is a rescheduling of the April 25 game between the Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium -- which was postponed due to rain.    » read more »

08/31/2007 -- New York Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain has been suspended for two games and fined an undisclosed amount for his inappropriate actions during the top of the ninth inning of yesterday's New York Yankees game against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium. Bob Watson, Vice President of On-Field Operations for Major League Baseball, made the announcement.

Joba Chamberlain will begin to serve his suspension tonight, when the New York Yankees host the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

Source: MLB

08/28/2007 -- Tomorrow, Wednesday, Aug. 29, will mark the first of 10 Baltimore Orioles games that will be broadcast on 102.7 JACK-FM instead of the club's flagship station, WHFS-FM (105.7). The changes are necessitated by coverage of University of Maryland football programming on WHFS-FM.    » read more »

New promo features Bon Jovi's "I Love This Town" single from their new Lost Highway album

27 August 2007 (By VOA Sports) -- Detroit Tigers' Curtis Granderson led off the first inning against the New York Yankees with an inside-the-park home run, starting the Detroit Tigers on their way to a 5-4 victory over New York Yankees in a key Major League Baseball matchup.

The New York Yankees' loss dropped them to seven-and-a-half games behind Boston Red Sox for the American League East division lead, as the Boston Red Sox crushed the Chicago White Sox, 11-1. Boston - with the best record in the majors at 80-51 - completed a four-game sweep of the Chicago White Sox.    » read more »

26 August 2007 -- New York Yankees pitcher Chien-ming Wang continued his dominance of Major League Baseball's defending American League champion Detroit Tigers with a 7-2 victory Saturday.

Wang has five wins and no losses against the Detroit Tigers this season, along with a no decision.

The pitcher from Taiwan improved his overall record to 15-6 this year with Saturday's victory.

Detroit Tigers pitcher Jeremy Bonderman suffered his sixth straight loss after posting a 10-1 record to start the season.    » read more »

08/24/2007 -- Statement from New York Yankees regarding gang-related New Era apparel:

The New York Yankees were completely unaware that caps with gang-related logos and colors had been manufactured with the New York Yankees logo on them. These caps were made under a licensing agreement between New Era and Major League Baseball and were not subject to the Yankees' approval nor shown to the New York Yankees at any point prior to their retail distribution.    » read more »

MLB.com to commemorate date with free access to New York Yankees - Detroit Tigers matchup on Sunday

08/23/2007, NEW YORK -- On August 26, 2002, MLB.com, the official website of Major League Baseball, offered fans the first live, full-game webcast of a Major League game, a Texas Rangers- New York Yankees matchup from Yankee Stadium. To commemorate that historic broadcast, MLB.com will offer a free live webcast of Sunday's series finale between the New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers.    » read more »

Kansas City Royals celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with special pre-game concert

Cleveland Indians make final visit, New York Yankees make only appearance

08/20/2007, DETROIT -- With the American League Central Division race headed toward the finish line, the Cleveland Indians make their final regular season appearance in Detroit on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. The seven-game homestand at Comerica Park will also feature the only regular season appearance of the New York Yankees for four games from August 24-27.    » read more »

08/16/2007 -- Major League Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig announced today that he will not take any disciplinary measures against Jason Giambi of the New York Yankees given his cooperation with Senator George Mitchell's investigation and his off-field charitable activities.

Jason Giambi had admitted to the use of performance-enhancing substances in a newspaper article in May and subsequently discussed his use with Senator George Mitchell's investigative team.    » read more »

Los Angeles Angels homestand #11

Monday, August 20 - vs. New York Yankees, 7:08 pm
Television: ESPN
Radio: ESPN 710 & AM 830 (Español)

Donated Tickets
Each home game Vladimir Guerrero provides the opportunity for local charities and youth groups to attend an Angels game by donating tickets in Vlad's Pad (Section 238, Rows B-E; Section 239, Rows S (1-14) &T (1-13). The following charities received tickets for Monday, August 20:
• Orangewood Children's Home; H.O.M.E.S., ASA's Gordon Panthers, Boys & Girls Clubs of Stanton & Fullerton    » read more »

A-Rod Joins the Ranks of Ruth and Mantle as Yankee Legends

August 16, 2007 -- New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today presented the Key to the City to New York Yankee third-baseman Alex Rodriguez in honor of his 500th home-run, which A-Rod hit on August 4, 2007. First given in 1702, the Key to the City of New York is presented to distinguished persons for outstanding civic contributions. Last week the Mayor presented a key to New York Met pitcher Tom Glavine in honor of his 300th career win.    » read more »

08/16/2007 -- The New York Yankees announced the signing of 21-year-old right-handed pitcher Andrew Brackman, their first-round selection (30th pick overall) in the 2007 First-Year Player Draft, to a four-year Major League contract with three additional club-option years.

Brackman has been assigned to the Yankees' Gulf Coast League affiliate in Tampa.    » read more »