Two major red flags threaten to derail a potential Yankees deal for Teruaki Sato
NEW YORK — A rare opportunity to add a 39-home run hitter has arrived at a vulnerable point for the ...
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Yankees risk losing Japanese ace pitcher as surprising career condition threatens his Bronx move
NEW YORK — The Yankees have spent much of the past year building a pitching staff around proven starters and ...
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Yankees face bitter Red Sox challenge for Japanese Triple Crown slugger Teruaki Sato
NEW YORK — The Yankees enter another offseason facing an uncomfortable question about third base. Their most expensive current option ...
Read moreDetailsYankees join pursuit of 100-mph Japanese fireballer coming off a dominant 1.36 ERA season
NEW YORK — The Yankees' search for pitching talent increasingly reaches beyond the major leagues. Their newest overseas option comes ...
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Yankees’ Hideki Matsui returns to dugout as manager, but faces an immediate challenge
NEW YORK — Seventeen years after Hideki Matsui delivered one of the defining performances in New York Yankees history, the ...
Read moreDetailsYankees are better positioned to win Teruaki Sato sweepstakes as looming lockout raises stakes
NEW YORK — The Yankees enter the winter with a 17-season championship drought and one hole every rival scout has ...
Read moreDetailsYankees scouting Japanese slugging infielder as potential Ryan McMahon replacement
NEW YORK — The Yankees have spent much of this season trying to squeeze enough offense from a lineup that ...
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Yankees’ valuation of Tatsuya Imai raises eyebrows in new report
NEW YORK — The Yankees need starting pitching. Gerrit Cole is recovering from Tommy John surgery. Carlos Rodon had elbow ...
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Boras’ Tatsuya Imai plan goes sideways, advantage Yankees in final 72 hours
NEW YORK — Scott Boras told teams Tatsuya Imai had done everything Yoshinobu Yamamoto accomplished in Japan. He projected a ...
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Yankees’ Tatsuya Imai hopes take big hit from plugged-in insider
NEW YORK — The Yankees have been linked to Japanese ace Tatsuya Imai for weeks. Fans dreamed about him anchoring ...
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Yankees gain unexpected edge in Tatsuya Imai pursuit after new report
NEW YORK — The Yankees may have just caught a major break. A fresh leak suggests Japanese ace Tatsuya Imai ...
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Inside Yankees decision to skip Murakami despite scouts backing NPB slugger
NEW YORK — The Yankees watched. They scouted. They analyzed every swing. And then they let Munetaka Murakami walk right ...
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