New York Yankees

08-14-2007 -- Rudy Giuliani made the following statement today regarding the passing of former New York Yankee Phil Rizzuto:

“I send my deepest condolences to Cora and the Rizzuto family for the loss of a truly great Yankee.

“As a lifelong Yankee fan, Phil was one of my childhood heroes. He was also the Yankee announcer I grew up with and it was a great privilege for me later in life to become his friend.

“He was an excellent ballplayer, superb announcer, one of the greatest bunters in the history of baseball and a truly fine person. Everyone will miss the Yankee Scooter.”    » read more »

08/14/2007 -- Major League Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig issued the following statement today regarding the passing of Hall of Famer Phil Rizzuto:    » read more »

08/14/2007 -- Statement by New York Yankees principal owner George M. Steinbrenner on the death of Phil Rizzuto:    » read more »

08/14/2007 4:06 PM ET: Phil "Scooter" Rizzuto: Sept. 25, 1917 - Aug. 13, 2007

GEORGE M. STEINBRENNER
PRINCIPAL OWNER, NEW YORK YANKEES    » read more »

13 August 2007 (By VOA Sports) -- The Baltimore Orioles rallied in the late innings Sunday to beat the slumping Boston Red Sox in a key Major League Baseball matchup.

Former Boston Red Sox star Kevin Millar hit a game-ending three-run home run in the ninth to give the Baltimore Orioles a 6-3 win. Miguel Tejada tied the game with a homer in the eighth inning.

Boston has lost four of its last six games, and now leads the American League East division by just four games ahead of the New York Yankees.    » read more »

12 August 2007 (By VOA Sports) -- New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez hit a pair of two-run home runs Saturday to lead the New York Yankees to an 11-2 win over the Cleveland Indians in a Major League Baseball matchup.

Rodriguez leads the majors with 39 homers.

Pitcher Mike Mussina earned his 100th win as a Yankee, becoming only the ninth pitcher in the majors to win at least 100 games for two teams. He had 147 wins with the Baltimore Orioles, before coming to New York.    » read more »

12 August 2007 -- New York slugger Alex Rodriguez hit a pair of two-run home runs Saturday to lead the Yankees to an 11-2 win over the Cleveland Indians in a Major League Baseball matchup.

Rodriguez leads the majors with 39 homers.

Pitcher Mike Mussina earned his 100th win as a Yankee, becoming only the ninth pitcher in the majors to win at least 100 games for two teams. He had 147 wins with the Baltimore Orioles, before coming to New York.    » read more »

- Aug. 14-15 Central Division showdown Cleveland Indians vs. Detroit Tigers
- Three-game Yankees series to feature Larry Doby tribute and fireworks, Aug. 10; 2007 Hall of Fame Induction and Indians flag giveaway on Aug. 11 and Sabathia '47 retro jersey on KeyBank Kids Fun Day Aug. 12

01 July 2007 -- In Major League Baseball, Oakland pitchers Chad Gaudin and Rich Harden combined for a one-hitter, leading the Athletics to a 7-0 win over the lethargic New York Yankees.

Gaudin gave up a single in the sixth inning Saturday, while his Oakland teammates hit three home runs off Yankee pitcher Kei Igawa.

The Yankees have not scored in their last 16 innings.    » read more »

Signings by New York, Seattle help “grow” baseball in China

26 June 2007 -- Washington - A new era in baseball may be beginning with the signing by the New York Yankees and Seattle Mariners of four Chinese players to major league contracts.

The Yankees started the trend when the team announced the signing of two 19-year-olds, pitcher Kai Liu and catcher Zhenwang Zhang.    » read more »

24 June 2007 -- In Major League Baseball interleague action, San Francisco rookie Nate Schierholtz drove in the game-ending run in the 13th inning Saturday to give the Giants a 6-5 win over the New York Yankees.

The Giants had to rally from an early three-run deficit, and overcome a game-tying home run in the ninth inning by Yankee star Alex Rodriguez.

The winning two-out single by Schierholtz snapped the Giants' eight-game losing streak, and handed the Yankees their fourth loss in five games.    » read more »

21 May 2007 -- The New York Yankees avoided a three-game sweep by the cross-town rival Mets with a 6-2 victory in interleague baseball action Sunday.

Yankee pitcher Tyler Clippard made a successful major league debut, giving up just three hits in six innings of work. He was the seventh rookie pitcher to start for the injury-plagued Yankees this year.

ny yankees logo 150 eng 8oct03.jpgAlex Rodriguez led the Yankees' offense with his major league-leading 17th home run.    » read more »

04/19/2007 3:35 PM ET -- George Steinbrenner: "I am gratified at the Forbes valuation of the Yankees. We are continuing to build a worldwide brand for the people of New York and Yankee fans everywhere."

Source: MLB