Derek Jeter

Yankees' Derek Jeter expected to wear walking boot

2013-04-24 19:09:00

New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter is expected to be in a walking boot when he rejoins his teammates Thursday for the start of a homestand. Jeter found out last Thursday that he had fractured his ankle for a second time in six months, a blow to a...

New York Yankees are finally showing their age

2013-04-20 18:32:00

Brian Cashman, the New York Yankees' general manager, said this in spring training: "The story that we're too old gets written so much that at some point they'll be right." This appears to be that point. The Yankees learned last week that Derek Jeter'...

They said it: Major League Baseball quotes

2013-04-27 14:55:00

"It wasn't because of my 'advanced' age that my ankle broke." — New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter, 38 and out until at least the All-Star break, scoffing at the question of whether he ponders his baseball mortality. — "I thought...

Cardinals closer Jason Motte tests elbow

2013-04-27 15:51:00

St. Louis Cardinals closer Jason Motte has thrown for the first time in five weeks, a step toward determining if he will need season-ending surgery on his right elbow. The Cardinals set a May 1 deadline to decide whether he will require elbow-...

Derek Jeter out until after All-Star break, Yankees GM says

2013-04-18 14:50:00

Derek Jeter, the New York Yankees' venerable captain, will not make his return this season before the All-Star break after another examination Thursday revealed a new fracture in his injured left ankle. Jeter, who injured the ankle in October against...

Derek Jeter has setback, will sit until after All-Star break

2013-04-18 22:11:00

Derek Jeter will be sidelined until after the All-Star break because of a new crack in his broken left ankle — a blow to a New York Yankees team already reeling from injuries and one that raises long-term questions about the 38-year-old shortstop'...

Tigers' Victor Martinez suffers thumb injury

2013-04-09 17:01:00

Designated hitter Victor Martinez sat out the Detroit Tigers' 7-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday after cutting his thumb on the bat rack at Comerica Park. Martinez needed eight stitches in his right thumb after the mishap Sunday. He was...

Short-handed Galaxy could lose Robbie Keane as well

2013-03-24 15:30:00

The Galaxy began the season without Landon Donovan and now they may be without their other designated player, Robbie Keane, after Keane was ruled out of Ireland's World Cup qualifier with Austria on Tuesday with a calf injury. "A scan ... confirmed that...

Derek Jeter might be out until May

2013-04-05 21:15:00

Derek Jeter may not return to the New York Yankees until next month and his replacement at shortstop, Eduardo Nunez, joined the team's long list of banged-up players. New York Manager Joe Girardi said Friday that Jeter will have to go through a spring...

Angels lose, 5-4, as Reds hit three homers against Joe Blanton

2013-04-04 17:25:00

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Angels pitcher Joe Blanton gives up 3 homers in 5-4 loss to Reds

2013-04-04 12:52:00

CINCINNATI -- Joe Blanton gave up three home runs in his Angels debut, one on his first pitch with his new team, in a 5-4 loss to the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park on Thursday, the ninth time in his career Blanton has given up three or...

Angels finalize trade of Vernon Wells to Yankees

2013-03-26 12:27:00

TEMPE, Ariz. — The Angels finalized their trade of Vernon Wells to the New York Yankees on Tuesday after the veteran outfielder passed a physical and the commissioner’s office approved the cash being exchanged in the deal. The Angels will...

Captain Derek Jeter watches the Yankees game against the Blue from the dugout Thursday in New York.

2013-04-25 00:00:00

Just this month, the Yankees booted Ruben Rivera, accused of stealing a glove from teammate Derek Jeters locker. The glove is worth about $2,000 on the memorabilia market. Riveras contract was worth $1 million.

2013-04-12 23:22:00

Late-spring additions Vernon Wells and Travis Hafner are helping keep Pinstripes afloat while Derek Jeter, Curtis Granderson and Mark Teixeira inch closer to returning.

2013-04-03 00:00:00