The Yankees in the News
| Every lineup, every day, as they are made public by the clubs. | | While Ivan Nova was activated from the 15-day disabled list Friday, Yankees manager Joe Girardi sent him to the bullpen. Instead, Vidal Nuno will start Saturday's game against the Rays, who send undefeated Matt Moore to the mound. | | Curtis Granderson suffered a left hand fracture and will miss a minimum of four weeks, a loss that soured the celebratory mood of the Yankees' 9-4 victory over the Rays on Friday night at Tropicana Field. | | After just eight games on the field with the Yankees this season, Curtis Granderson is headed back to the disabled list. Granderson suffered a fractured fifth metacarpal on his left hand when he was hit by a Cesar Ramos pitch in the Yankees' 9-4 victory over the Rays on Friday at Tropicana Field. | | A seat in the Yankees' bullpen may not be Ivan Nova's ideal assignment, but as he acknowledged with a chuckle, it still beats riding buses in the Minor Leagues. Nova was activated from the 15-day disabled list on Friday by the Yanks, and while they gave some thought to reinstating him to the rotation in Vidal Nuno's place, Nova will instead be asked to work as a long reliever. | | Mark Teixeira expects to begin a Minor League rehabilitation assignment next week with the Double-A Trenton Thunder, and the Yankees first baseman believes his first big league action of the season is just around the corner. | | Chris Stewart had an audience as he ran the bases at Tropicana Field on Friday afternoon, testing the left groin strain that has kept him out of the Yankees' lineup since May 16. | | With an overall game that often translates into one becoming a fan favorite, rookie David Adams is filling in nicely for the injury-depleted Yankees. | | Yankees right-hander Michael Pineda, who missed all of last season while recovering from surgery to repair a torn labrum, tossed five innings on Thursday at the club's Minor League complex Thursday. | | First baseman Lyle Overbay is quite literally wearing a Yankees uniform only because Mark Teixeira is not, and now the 36-year-old veteran wonders if there might be a place for both players to fit on the roster. | | Yankees right-hander Hiroki Kuroda expects to make his next scheduled start despite being forced to exit in the third inning of Wednesday's game, a 6-3 loss to the Orioles, with a bruised right calf. | | Hiroki Kuroda was hit hard and forced to leave early with a bruised right calf and the Yankees never recovered, suffering a 6-3 defeat to the Orioles on Wednesday at Camden Yards. | | Curtis Granderson has been working on knocking off the rust after spending most of the season on the disabled list, working with hitting coach Kevin Long to get his timing and rhythm right. | | Mariano Rivera insists that no matter what the numbers look like, this season is still going to mark the end of his illustrious career. If so, then what a way to go out. Rivera has converted all 17 of his save opportunities, the second-longest such streak of his career, and he leads the American League in saves. | | The metro area's newest sports team, New York City Football Club, took center stage on Wednesday, when the Yankees and Manchester City Football Club joined forces to unveil their newest property. | | New York City Football Club on Wednesday named Claudio Reyna as the club's director of football and its first employee. | | Nate McLouth delivered a game-winning home run off rookie left-hander Vidal Nuno in the 10th inning, lifting the Orioles to a 3-2 victory over the Yankees on Tuesday at Camden Yards. |
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The Braves in the News
| After the Mets produced two runs off Anthony Varvaro during a game-tying eighth inning, a 76-minute rain delay preceded the decision to suspend the game with the Braves and Mets tied, 5-5. The two teams will be entering the ninth inning when play resumes Saturday at 6:10 p.m. ET. | | Jordan Walden completed a pain-free bullpen session at Citi Field on Friday afternoon. This marked the first time the Braves reliever threw off a mound since being placed on the disabled list with right shoulder inflammation last week. | | When the Braves opened a three-game series against the Mets on Friday night, they began a stretch in which they are scheduled to play on 20 consecutive days. This arrangement has led manager Fredi Gonzalez to believe he might need to go back to a seven-man bullpen soon. | | Somewhere in the midst of his four-year absence from baseball and just before he began a stint as a janitor, Evan Gattis found himself broke, hungry and feeling helpless at the end of a five-day trip to New York City. | | The Mets and Braves will complete Friday's suspended opener, tied 5-5 heading into the ninth, before Dillon Gee and Mike Minor square off at Citi Field in the second game of the series. | | This year's All-Star Game ballot is, in part, a tribute to the men and women who run the Atlanta Braves. That's because the Braves' Minor League system produced 14 of the players on this year's ballot, more than any other Major League franchise. | | Jonny Venters and Eric O'Flaherty became the fifth and sixth Braves pitchers to undergo Tommy John surgery over the past five seasons. Their heavy workload has been scrutinized over the past few years and they both were blessed with left-handed arms subjected to significant strain as they consistently threw 90-plus mph fastballs. | | The grind of a 162-game season is sure to wear on a baseball team. The Braves, known for not wearing their emotions on their sleeves, have found a solution. | | Just before rookie Evan Gattis sent a game-tying homer off into the left-field stands with two outs in the ninth inning on Tuesday night, Freddie Freeman got a taste of the excited anticipation many Braves fans have become very familiar with over the first quarter of the 2013 season. | | When the Braves saw Eric O'Flaherty and Jonny Venters go down for the season, while also dealing with the loss of hard-throwing righty Jordan Walden, they simply swallowed hard, then called in reinforcements in Cory Gearrin, Luis Avilan and Anthony Varvaro. | | Ramiro Pena and B.J. Upton hit solo homers and Evan Gattis hit a grand slam as the Braves powered past the Twins, 8-3, on Wednesday afternoon for their sixth win in a row. | | Evan Gattis added to the wonder of his rookie season with a pinch-hit, two-out homer that gave the Braves life, and Freddie Freeman's single in the 10th gave Atlanta a 5-4 win over the Twins on Tuesday night at Turner Field. | | Jordan Walden might not be quite ready to come off the disabled list when he becomes eligible for activation on Monday. But the right-handed reliever is confident his ailing right shoulder will be strong enough for him to rejoin Atlanta's injury-depleted bullpen at some point next week. | | Second baseman Dan Uggla's decision to go with the bigger bat was simply a product of his willingness to change things up, as he entered Monday hitting .182 with seven homers through 39 games. | | Outfielder Ralph Garr played the first eight seasons of his 13-year Major League career with the Braves from 1968-75. Legendary scout Paul Snyder spent the entirety of his 50-year professional baseball career with the Braves organization. | | Julio Teheran produced the finest start of his young career, as he benefited from a four-run first inning and came two outs away from his first career shutout while leading the Braves to a 5-1 win over the Twins on Monday night at Turner Field. | | The Braves announced reliever Eric O'Flaherty will undergo Tommy John surgery on Tuesday afternoon in Gulf Breeze, Fla. Dr. James Andrews will perform the procedure. |
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