Phil Hughes News

Uh-oh. More bad news could potentially await the New York Yankees . Hiroki Kuroda left Wednesday night's game against the Baltimore Orioles with a bruised right calf.

Reliever Matt Reynolds tried to outthink his former teammate, guess what pitch Wilin Rosario would be looking for and throw the opposite.

The shaving cream was still glopped on Chris Dickerson's head and shoulders long after the final pitch, a tell-tale indicator that the Baltimore Orioles had finally returned to celebratory mode at Camden Yards.

Last year I brought up the notion that we all feel like CC Sabathia at work sometimes; when it seems like everyone else is slacking off, your boss piles even more responsibility on you, because he knows you can handle it.

The Orioles earned themselves a much needed win this evening, but it wasn't easy.

The New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles will continue a three-game American League East series at Oriole Park at Camden Yards Tuesday night, with the first pitch scheduled for 7:05 p.m. ET.

In the immediate aftermath of his most recent outing for the Yankees, Phil Hughes anticipated that he would have a tough time sleeping for a couple of nights.

2. Kingston : According to coach Andrea Clausi, Kingston shortstop Olivia Lattin takes 100 swings after practice almost every day.

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

Though the former reliever's first turn was a rather inauspicious four-run, 5.2 IP outing against the lowly Houston Astros , the righty has since been just about the team's best starting pitcher, only dwarfed by the incredible performance that Hiroki Kuroda has put on.

Raul Ibanez was more than happy to turn those welcome back calls of "Ra-uuul!" into a good old Bronx cheer.

Three outs away from escaping a humiliation, Yankees manager Joe Girardi worked through the dugout, offering unusual instructions to a series of players.

Before the 2012 season, Dellin Betances was a top 50 prospect in baseball and one of the Yankees' most promising young players.

The Replacements are doing a great job, but the reason the Yankees are in first place is the incredible work of the bullpen and the living masterpiece that is save artist Mariano Rivera.

The Yankees may not have been short on pitchers, but they still used their shortstop.

Raul Ibanez belted a pair of homers, including a grand slam that highlighted a seven-run first inning, as the Seattle Mariners pounded the New York Yankees, 12-2, Wednesday night.

David Adams turns 26 today. His present? He received a call-up from the Yankees, who will use him in a utility role.

Felix Hernandez and Hisashi Iwakuma have been one of the best one-two pitching tandems in baseball so far this season, and Hernandez, the Mariners' ace, is thrilled to have company atop the rotation.

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It's not often that the Yankees aren't the biggest sports story in New York, but with the Knicks and Rangers in the playoffs and the Islanders and Nets recently eliminated, the Yankees haven't had custody of the back page of the paper too much lately.