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TAMPA, Fla.—On the far wall of the Yankees’ clubhouse at Legends Field sits the locker of Alex Rodriguez. In it are a few uniforms, several shoe boxes and a glove and ball on the top shelf. All that’s missing is A-Rod, who is off recovering from hip surgery elsewhere, his return to the club unknown.
The embattled, half-broken down slugger isn’t the only Bronx Bombers’ star with an uncertain future. In a season that could be called the Yankees’ Last Stand (as we know them), six core members of the roster are preparing for what could be their final year in pinstripes.
— Mariano Rivera, 43, says he will tell us by the end of spring training whether he plans to pitch in 2014. I take that as a clue that he’ll...
Derek Jeter’s left ankle is going to be fine. It’s the rest of his team I’m worried about. Jeter, whom you last saw writhing in pain on the Yankee Stadium infield last October, fielded about 80 ground balls at the... more »
TAMPA - New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter still hasn't begun running yet on anything but the treadmill since fracturing his left ankle in the playoffs, and has no idea when he'll start playing spring-training games, but... more »
A shrewd baseball man once observed that having a good record in Spring Training means exactly one thing: You're going to have a good Triple-A team. The lesson, of course, is that people who care about baseball put far too much... more »
DUNEDIN, Fla. — Playing in the same division as the Yankees will bring out the best in Jose Reyes’ and yesterday the former Mets shortstop put those Yankees on notice. “We’re here to win the division,’’ Reyes told... more »
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