Shelley Duncan News

Kevin Russo and Shelley Duncan have been selected to the Topps Triple-A All-Star Team, honored for their performances by the Topps Company of New York in conjunction with Minor League Baseball.

George Steinbrenner released a statement on Thursday reminding all of New York that the quest for World Series championship No.

Joe Girardi enjoys uplifting moment and announces hea s changing goal and number to 28.

Manager Joe Girardi #27 of the New York Yankees celebrate after their 7-3 win against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game Six.

Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt and his wife Jamie have separated. The couple confirmed it in a statement to The Associated Press on Wednesday night.

And, while that answer is technically correct, these three have something else in common: Starting a game at D.H. for the New York Yankees, while batting 9th.

These days, it doesn't seem to matter who the Yankees put on the field. With Chad Gaudin looking for his first win as a Yankees starter and the bottom half of the lineup more resembling something out of Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre than The Bronx, the Bombers still won their sixth straight, with an 8-2 victory over the Royals at Yankee Stadium.

Robinson Cano capped a five-run seventh inning with a grand slam, Chad Gaudin made a case for a spot on the Yankees' postseason roster and a makeshift New York lineup beat the Kansas City Royals 8-2 Monday night for the team's 101st win.

Joe Girardi is thinking Gold Glove after watching Robinson Cano excel for almost six months.

's right foot taken yesterday were negative, and the catcher expects to return to the lineup tomorrow night against the Red Sox .

Published: Thursday, September 24, 2009 at 12:22 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, September 24, 2009 at 12:40 a.m. ANAHEIM, Calif.

And the Yankees just might have figured out how to beat the Angels. Turning in his second straight strong outing since whispers became shouts regarding his reliability for October, Burnett and an unusual combination of relievers helped the Yankees win 3-2 Wednesday afternoon at Angel Stadium.

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Movements in the world of baseball Wednesday: MLB-Suspended Yankees players C Jorge Posada and 1B-OF Shelley Duncan and Toronto LHP Jesse Carlson for three games and fined Yankees hitting coach Kevin Long, RHP Edwar Ramirez and Toronto C Rod Barajas undisclosed amounts for their actions in a bench-clearing incident in a game on Sept.

Yankees catcher Jorge Posada and Toronto pitcher Jesse Carlson have each been suspended for three games following their bench-clearing brawl.

Andy Pettitte won't know until Monday against the Angels whether he is beyond the problem that forced him to miss a start last week.

Two Octobers ago, Joe Torre - to the surprise of some, most notably Ron Villone - rewarded rookie relievers Ross Ohlendorf and Jose Veras for strong Septembers with spots on the 25-man roster for the Division Series against the Indians.

Yankees catcher Jorge Posada and Toronto pitcher Jesse Carlson were suspended for three games each and fined Wednesday by Major League Baseball for their roles in a bench-clearing brawl.

Most of the big names have moved on to bigger things. Players such as Phil Hughes, Shelley Duncan, Alfredo Aceves, Jonathan Albaladejo, Mark Melancon and Francisco Cervelli who all played at PNC Field this season are all enjoying a slice of the Big Apple.

The Scranton-Wilkes Barre Yankees Despite losing many of their top players to their MLB parent including MVP Shelley Duncan, the SWB Yankees completed a 3-1 first round victory over the Gwinnett Braves by a score of 12-3 Saturday as recently promoted AA standout P Zach McAllister started his first AAA game and went 5.1IP, 8H, 3R, 1BB, 3K.