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Former Yankees Pitcher Don Larsen Dies at Age 90 Former Yankees Pitcher Don Larsen Dies at Age 90. Larsen pitched the only perfect game in World Series history in 1956 for the New York Yankees.

The title of the 1955 musical Damn Yankees refers specifically to the New York Yankees baseball team but also echoes the older cultural term. Similarly, a book about the ball club echoes the title of the Holmes film: The Magnificent Yankees.

Or when, against the Yankees, Manoah accidentally beaned one of their star hitters, raising the ire of Yankees ace Gerrit Cole, who launched some invective from a safe distance near the dugout.

As much as the Yankees value his defensive versatility, Oswaldo Cabrera's future with the Yankees depends on showing he can hit with some consistency.

How are the Orioles ahead of the Yankees when the Yankees are in first place ahead of them in the AL East?

The New York Yankees fought fiercely to prevent that, at the last minute virtually matching that offer, but Mets owner Steve Cohen quickly persuaded the Yankees to drop out.

Those Yankees were the aging remnants of the glory days of the 1950s and 1960s and the team did not get blanked in a home opener until Friday when this version of the Yankees paused their much-needed solid start by not doing much of anything.

Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner was 7 years old in 1977 when the Yankees won their first title under his father, George.

The Astros fall to the Yankees in the AL Championship Series, and Cano — named team captain before the season — wins World Series MVP honors as his Yankees nab their first championship since 2009.

Former Yankees great Andy Pettitte visited the Yankees’ clubhouse on Friday.

Masahiro Tanaka gets no-decision as Yankees fail to preserve lead against AstrosMasahiro Tanaka tossed six solid innings but missed out on his second win of the season as the New York Yankees fell 4-3 to the Houston Astros on Monday.

New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez, left, and relief pitcher Aroldis Chapman congratulate on another after the Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox 4-1 during a baseball game Friday, May 31, 2019, in New York.

The 6-4 loss to the Yankees in the nightcap of a doubleheader sent the Red Sox reeling to their second loss of the day, their third since arriving in town, their 10th in 14 tries against the Yankees this season and their seventh loss in a row overall.

The Yankees have been the Yankees since since 1913, but before that, the team was known as the Highlanders—so named because they played at Hilltop Park on Broadway and 168th Street, close to Manhattan’s highest point.

Yankees waste Masahiro Tanaka's effortMasahiro Tanaka pitched 6⅔ effective innings, but the right-hander was hurt by a lack of run support in the New York Yankees' 3-1 defeat to the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday evening.

Clarkin, a 33rd overall pick by the Yankees, has not distinguished himself since the Sox acquired him and outfield prospect Blake Rutherford from the Yankees in the 2017 trade for David Robertson, Todd Frazier and Tommy Kahnle.

Even before Corbin, a big Yankees target, went to the Nationals the Yankees’ offseason goal was to add two starters and multiple relievers.

Indians, Yankees conclude competitive season series CLEVELAND -- The New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians will play for the seventh and final time in the regular season Sunday afternoon at Progressive Field.

Yankees general manager Brian Cashman on Tuesday said the Yankees did not have a spot for Harper, but agent Scott Boras pumped the Yanks back into the conversation Wednesday.

Although the Yankees started well, the Athletics soon proved they were the better team in 1929, splitting two series with the Yankees in the first month of the season, then taking advantage of a Yankee losing streak in mid-May to gain first place.