TORONTO (AP) -- The New York Yankees activated outfielder Hideki Matsui off the 15-day disabled list and optioned outfielder Justin Christian to Triple-A on Tuesday.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Injured slugger Hideki Matsui is back with the Yankees and is likely to be activated Tuesday, when the club begins a six-game trip at Toronto.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Yankees manager Joe Girardi was optimistic Saturday that injured right-hander Joba Chamberlain could be back soon, but a timetable still hasn't been set.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Yankees right-hander Joba Chamberlain is scheduled to start a throwing program Wednesday as part of his rehab for his injured shoulder.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- New York Yankees designated hitter and left fielder Hideki Matsui intensified the running program for his injured left knee on Saturday.
Richie Sexson and his .218 batting average are on the way to the Bronx as a part-time player. But the New York Yankees are also canvassing the majors for an everyday player now that Hideki Matsui is all but assured of missing the rest of the year.
Dubbed "Godzilla" for his batting abilities, Hideki Matsui is one of the most successful Japanese baseball players in Major League Baseball. He became a national hero in Japan with his down-to-earth approach playing for the Yomiuri Giants, before signing a three-year contract with the New York Yankees in 2003 -- and then extending it another four years for $52 million in 2006. Despite a couple of major injuries and tough New York fans, he tells CNN's Maggie Lake that he enjoys his life with the Yankees and in the United States. Talk Asia gauges the opinion of fans towards Matsui on game day and explores a restaurant chain created in his honor -- as the man himself discusses his career, his favorite players and life off the field.
The Giants, who are desperately seeking offense, have inquired about Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui's availability. Matsui has a no-trade clause, so if there's a match there, the Yankees first would have to get his approval.
TORONTO (AP) -- The New York Yankees activated outfielder Hideki Matsui off the 15-day disabled list and optioned outfielder Justin Christian to Triple-A on Tuesday.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Injured slugger Hideki Matsui is back with the Yankees and is likely to be activated Tuesday, when the club begins a six-game trip at Toronto.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Yankees manager Joe Girardi was optimistic Saturday that injured right-hander Joba Chamberlain could be back soon, but a timetable still hasn't been set.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Yankees right-hander Joba Chamberlain is scheduled to start a throwing program Wednesday as part of his rehab for his injured shoulder.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- New York Yankees designated hitter and left fielder Hideki Matsui intensified the running program for his injured left knee on Saturday.
Richie Sexson and his .218 batting average are on the way to the Bronx as a part-time player. But the New York Yankees are also canvassing the majors for an everyday player now that Hideki Matsui is all but assured of missing the rest of the year.
Dubbed "Godzilla" for his batting abilities, Hideki Matsui is one of the most successful Japanese baseball players in Major League Baseball. He became a national hero in Japan with his down-to-earth approach playing for the Yomiuri Giants, before signing a three-year contract with the New York Yankees in 2003 -- and then extending it another four years for $52 million in 2006. Despite a couple of major injuries and tough New York fans, he tells CNN's Maggie Lake that he enjoys his life with the Yankees and in the United States. Talk Asia gauges the opinion of fans towards Matsui on game day and explores a restaurant chain created in his honor -- as the man himself discusses his career, his favorite players and life off the field.
The Giants, who are desperately seeking offense, have inquired about Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui's availability. Matsui has a no-trade clause, so if there's a match there, the Yankees first would have to get his approval.
Twenty-five years ago, the Yankees hit July 4 at 36-37 on their way to unceremoniously snapping a string of five postseason appearances in six years, including three pennants and two World Series championships. That run could have been six-for-six if not for the demoralizing death of captain Thurman Munson during the 1979 season. The '82 Yankees, who bear a passing resemblance to this year's squad, were a talented bunch (on papyrus) that wheezed in fifth in the A.L. East at 79-83 -- the franchise's first losing record since 1973.
The biggest impact no-names this week have emerged from the ranks of relievers, as fantasy owners scramble to find out if pitchers such as Lee Gardner, Joakim Soria and Casey Janssen are the real deal or just one-save wonders. Here's this week's crop of players to watch.
Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter has an idea that seems to make sense, especially after a trying first week in baseball in which the Indians had seven games either snowed out or relocated to a different time zone, stars such as Johnny Damon, Hideki Matsui and Victor Martinez were hurt trying to play baseball in football weather, and fans, when they bothered to show up at all, sat through miserable conditions to watch something that did not pass for major league-quality baseball.
For someone who's usually so level-headed, you've really become smitten with Daisuke Matsuzaka. Frankly, it's embarrassing. Do you think, maybe, the guy should win a couple games first before you induct him into Cooperstown? -- Bill Opalka, Glastonbury, Conn.
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