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Why Yankees drool over getting Starlin Castro out of Chicago
Across the final two months of the 2014 season, the Yankees played a 40-year-old Derek Jeter at short and sore-footed Stephen Drew at second base, a new position. Last season,...
Fired coaches? Bullpen help? 5 questions Yankees must answer
On Friday, manager Joe Girardi will meet the media for the third straight year without his club participating in a postseason series. You want to count Monday night’s sleep-inducing 3-0...
Breaking down every Yankee's status for 2016
As the Yankees' wild-card playoff loss to the Astros wears off, The Post takes a look at the key members of the 2015 roster and evaluates what 2016 may hold...
How to fix the Yankees, with trades and free agents
I can make this easy. I can give the current Yankees the attributes we associate with?George Steinbrenner’s heyday and attempt to solve all their problems with their?wallet and a disregard...
How the Stephen Drew void could ruin Yankees
Considering Stephen Drew batted .201 in 131 games this season, a case can be made the concussion that likely has ended his year has created a hole at second base,...
Yankees' Stephen Drew loss has surprisingly hurt (against righties)
BALTIMORE — Who knew how much the Yankees would end up missing Stephen Drew? Drew had been mired in a horrific slump when a vestibular concussion forced him from the...
Banged-up Headley, Ellsbury will return to Yankees lineup
BALTIMORE ?— Joe Girardi plans on playing Chase Headley and Jacoby Ellsbury in one of Saturday’s doubleheader games against the Orioles at Camden Yards. Though the Yankees manager said the...
A-Rod finally shows signs of busting out of slump
Had it not been for Dellin Betances giving up a home run to the Red Sox’s Mookie Betts in the seventh inning Wednesday night, Alex Rodriguez’s sixth-inning blast to left...
Stephen Drew's season likely over, but it could've been worse
The season very possibly is over for Yankees second baseman Stephen Drew. But in the far bigger picture, though it is disappointing, it has not been his major worry. Drew...
Yankees' desperate John Ryan Murphy shuffle to hit lefties
Less than a week remains before the regular season ends and the Yankees still are trying to mix and match their way to success. Greg Bird has struggled against southpaws...
Girardi facing tough choices to spark Yankees against lefties
Having started 25 of the last 27 games when the other team started a left-hander, Chris Young was on the bench Monday night when the Red Sox used lefty Eduardo...
Stephen Drew reveals scary condition behind his absence
Yankees manager Joe Girardi said Dustin Ackley is playing second base these days “because of the way he’s playing.” But Ackley also is playing because of the way Stephen Drew...
The 4 problems bipolar Yankees must solve in final week
The 2015 Yankees have displayed more personalities than Peter Brady. Old and tired. Young and lively. Pitching-deficient mashers. Well-armed banjo hitters. At war with Alex Rodriguez. Celebrating Alex Rodriguez. They...
Position-by-position breakdown: Who's better, Yankees or Mets?
The Yankees need wins to catch the Blue Jays. The Mets just want to move closer to officially clinching the NL East. Those plot lines will define the second edition...
Yankees lose again to lowly O's as Blue Jays come to town
The Yankees open a critical series Thursday night in The Bronx, where they will have a chance to get back into first place in the AL East. You never would...
Why Joe Girardi believes A-Rod's 'really close' to busting out
Maybe it’s a case of crawling before walking before running, but Yankees manager Joe Girardi and hitting coach Jeff Pentland believe Alex Rodriguez is emerging from a deep funk, even...
Yankees roll but forced to use Miller, Betances in slugfest
BOSTON — Manager Joe Girardi was well aware of the ramifications of using Dellin Betances and Andrew Miller in a game that was out of hand early and made close...
The one World Series shot Yankees have after gut-punch Teixeira injury
BOSTON — Since we’re here at Fenway Park … remember when this 2015 Yankees season carried an “Impossible Dream” vibe reminiscent of the 1967 Red Sox? When their two long-dormant...
Michael Pineda hurls gem to lead Yankees past Red Sox
BOSTON — They sat on couches and acted like fans. That’s what September baseball does to big-league players involved in a tight pennant race. Shortly after the Yankees topped the...
Eovaldi shows why he can't be trusted after another cheap win
ATLANTA — Nathan Eovaldi is 14-2 and one win away from matching his career victory total in his first season with the Yankees. And if the Yankees make it to...