Curtis Granderson News

The New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays will open up a three-game American League East series Friday night, with the first pitch scheduled for 7:10 p.m. ET New York dropped its final two games of a three-game series to Baltimore, including a 6-3 setback as -116 road favorites Wednesday night, while pushing up against the betting total of 9. The ... (more)

Detroit Tigers pitching coach Jeff Jones, left, talks with starting pitcher Justin Verlander, right, in the sixth inning against the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday in Cleveland.

As the 2013 season approached, many baseball fans thought that the AL East was the division most up for grabs, with any of the five teams showing the ability and promise to make a run at winning the division.

Sometimes it's due to a major injury, other times it's the years of wear-and-tear that they have subjected their bodies to that simply takes its toll and makes them ineffective.

Kuroda was forced from New York's 6-3 defeat with a bruised right calf. The injury occurred when he was hit by a line drive off the bat of Manny Machado in the second inning.

Curtis Granderson proclaimed himself to be completely comfortable at the plate before Wednesday's game against the Orioles at Camden Yards.

One of the greatest things about writing for a blog like Yanks Go Yard is the ability to put your opinion out there about the dealings of all things Yankees.

Reliever Joba Chamberlain will make a rehab appearance in Tampa, Fla. Wednesday, but is not expected to rejoin the team immediately after.

Instead, the man who used to have Joe Girardi's job in The Bronx pointed to the ways the team has been able to overcome the injuries to so many of their high-profile players.

Boston was coming off a miserable and tumultuous 69-93 season. New York entered this year with injuries to stars Derek Jeter, Mark Teixeira, Alex Rodriguez and Curtis Granderson.

Do we cancel the rest of the season and give Joe Girardi a contract extension and Manager of the Year honors? And do we just get it over with in Flushing and proclaim Terry Collins a goner after this year, if not sooner? It's an interesting dualism - on one side a manager who is battling an injury situation that makes plague look like the common ... (more)

Going into 2013, we all knew about the Yankees "austerity" plan; get below $189 million for 2014.

For almost nine years the Colorado Rockies were the only organization Nelson knew, beginning the day he was drafted ninth overall in 2004 and ending when he was traded to the New York Yankees on May 1. After playing 10 games for the Yankees, Nelson was designated for assignment on May 15.

Against the Toronto Blue Jays this season, the only thing that has stopped the Yankees was a day full of rain.

Reid Brignac has arrived in the Yankees clubhouse, on a misty morning at Yankee Stadium.

Curtis Granderson's versatility is only matched by his affability. The Yankees lined Granderson up for his first Major League game in right field Saturday against Toronto, and the longtime center fielder assured his manager that he wouldn't have a problem at the new position.

HIT: In a double dose of encouraging news, New Jersey's unemployment rate fell below 9 percent for the first time in four years last month as the state once again took in more tax dollars than the Christie administration expected HIT: Princeton based Stuart Country Day School senior Jennifer Klejst receiving Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest ... (more)

When Yankees manager Joe Girardi is preparing for bed at the end of the night, he makes a phone call to one of his employees to prepare a fine bottle of wine.

May 15, 2013; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Blue Jays right fielder Jose Bautista and left fielder Emilio Bonifacio and center fielder Colby Rasmus get congratulated by second baseman Maicer Izturis and shortstop Munenori Kawasaki after a win against the San Francisco Giants at the Rogers Centre.

So we are now a quarter of the way through the baseball season and much to everyone's surprise, the New York Yankees sit atop the American League East.