TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius played five innings of defense and went 2 for 4 with a walk Monday at extended spring training in his first game action since Tommy John surgery on Oct. 17."It was good," Gregorius said.Outfielders Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge also took steps forward in their return from injuries. Stanton homered as he started a minor league injury rehabilitation assignment and Judge threw on the field before New York's game at Baltimore.Playing against Detroit Tigers minor leaguers and in front of Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner, Gregorius singled twice and cleanly fielded three grounders but had an error for an errant throw to first base.Gregorius is coming back from surgery to a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow. He appears on track to soon start a rehab assignment with Class A Tampa and rejoin the Yankees in mid-to-late June."He got a lot of at-bats, got a couple balls. He threw a ball away, so his arm was feeling a little... [More]

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius played five innings of defense and went 2 for 4 with a walk Monday at extended spring training in his first game action since Tommy John surgery on Oct. 17."It was good," Gregorius said.Playing against Detroit Tigers minor leaguers and in front of Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner, Gregorius singled twice and cleanly fielded three grounders but had an error for an errant throw to first base.Gregorius is coming back from surgery to a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow. He appears on track to soon start a minor league injury rehabilitation assignment with Class A Tampa and rejoin the Yankees in mid-to-late June."He got a lot of at-bats, got a couple balls. He threw a ball away, so his arm was feeling a little too good, I guess," Yankees manager Aaron Boone said before New York faced the Orioles in Baltimore. "But he got through it. A hot day down there. A couple more days down there and then, hopefully, get transferred... [More]

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius played five innings of defense and went 2 for 4 with a walk Monday at extended spring training in his first game action since Tommy John surgery on Oct. 17."It was good," Gregorius said.Playing against Detroit Tigers minor leaguers and in front of Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner, Gregorius singled twice and cleanly fielded three grounders but had an error for an errant throw to first base.Gregorius is coming back from surgery to a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow. He appears on track to soon start a minor league injury rehabilitation assignment with Class A Tampa and rejoin the Yankees in mid-to-late June."He got a lot of at-bats, got a couple balls. He threw a ball away, so his arm was feeling a little too good, I guess," Yankees manager Aaron Boone said before New York faced the Orioles in Baltimore. "But he got through it. A hot day down there. A couple more days down there and then, hopefully, get transferred... [More]

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius played five innings of defense and went 2 for 4 with a walk Monday at extended spring training in his first game action since Tommy John surgery on Oct. 17."It was good," Gregorius said.Playing against Detroit Tigers minor leaguers and in front of Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner, Gregorius singled twice and cleanly fielded three grounders but had an error for an errant throw to first base.Gregorius is coming back from surgery to a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow. He appears on track to start a minor league injury rehabilitation assignment in a week or two and rejoin the Yankees in late June.Gregorius had an eventful first inning.He charged to field a one-hopper and then make an accurate throw to first to retire the second batterAfter fouling a ball off his foot and breaking a bat on a pop foul, Gregorius drew a walk in the bottom half. He slid feet first into second base on grounder, then slid headfirst into third... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Didi Gregorius is projected to return to the New York Yankees next month, a faster recovery from Tommy John surgery than expected.Gregorius is scheduled to play shortstop on Monday at extended spring training in Tampa, Florida, his first game action since surgery on Oct. 17 to replace a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow."It's a good step. We're getting there. Everything feels really good," Gregorius said Saturday after eight plate appearances during a simulated game in Tampa. "You've got to trust the whole thing, even though I'm impatient because I want to work. But it is what it is. Got to go with what they're saying and go with their schedule."Manager Aaron Boone does not expect Gregorius will need the equivalent of a full spring training, which is about six weeks."I think it will be shorter," Boone said Saturday. "He's been doing so much already as far as getting live ABs (at-bats), doing all this work. So he's a little further down the road than he would... [More]

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner is pleased with the performance of his injury-decimated team."Considering the adversity we've faced in the first two months of the season, it's phenomenal the job these guys have done," Steinbrenner said Friday at a Yankees extended spring training game.The Yankees have put 17 players on the injured list for 18 total stints. Still, they entered a three-game home series against AL East-leading Tampa Bay with a 26-16 record, a half-game behind the Rays.Domingo Germán, inserted into the starting rotation after ace Luis Severino got hurt, leads the major leagues with eight wins. Clint Frazier, who began the season at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, it hitting .280 with six homers and 18 RBIs in 27 games. Gio Urshela, an infield replacement bought up from the minors, is batting .330 with 15 RBIs in 33 games."Young guys are stepping up," Steinbrenner said. "They realize this is an opportunity that they might not otherwise have had and... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Miguel Andújar was activated by Yankees on Saturday and New York lost pitcher James Paxton to the 10-day injury list.Andújar, who missed 28 games because of a small labrum tear in his right shoulder, was batting fourth and playing third base against the Minnesota Twins.Paxton exited Friday's start after the third inning with left knee soreness. He threw 64 pitches — 33 in the third inning before departing. He underwent an MRI on Saturday."It's just something that's nagging at me enough that I couldn't execute pitches," Paxton said Friday. "I'm not real worried it's going to be something long-term. I'm hoping it's something that's just a quick fix."The Yankees were happy to get Andújar back after they feared he might need surgery that could jeopardize his season, but he responded well to rehab and rejoined the Yankees on Friday."Excited to have another guy with Miggy's capabilities, just potentially adding a little bit more length to our lineup," manager Aaron Boone said.... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Miguel Andújar was activated by the New York Yankees on Saturday and was batting fourth and playing third base against the Minnesota Twins.Andújar missed 28 games because of a small labrum tear in his right shoulder. He had been among 13 players on the injured list.Initially, the Yankees feared Andújar might need surgery that could jeopardize his season, but he responded well to rehab and rejoined the Yankees on Friday."Excited to have another guy with Miggy's capabilities, just potentially adding a little bit more length to our lineup," manager Aaron Boone said. "So one of the guys we've been looking forward to getting back. The rehab process for him has gone as well as we could have hoped, so feel good about getting him back in the mix."The Yankees are still without Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Didi Gregorius, Luis Severino, Dellin Betances, Aaron Hicks, Greg Bird and Troy Tulowitzki.Andújar was injured diving back into third base on a pickoff attempt against Baltimore during New York's third game this season on March 31.He batted .297 with 27 homers and 92 RBIs last season when he was runner-up for AL Rookie of the Year.To make room for Andújar, first baseman Mike Ford was optioned back to Class AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Ford batted .179 (5-for-28) with one homer and two RBIs in 10 games.

NEW YORK (AP) — The banged-up New York Yankees are finally starting to get some of their bats back.Third baseman Miguel Andújar is set to come off the injured list Saturday, and the team hopes infielder DJ LeMahieu will return to the lineup that day as well. Yankees outfielder Clint Frazier is scheduled to follow on Monday, when center fielder Aaron Hicks could begin a minor league rehab assignment.With 13 players still on the IL, manager Aaron Boone gave a long rundown of medical status reports Friday before New York opened its homestand with a 6-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins."Slowly but surely, we feel like we're making some progress," Boone said.Maybe he spoke a little too soon.Hours later, James Paxton exited his start after three innings because of soreness in his left knee. The team said Paxton will undergo an MRI on Saturday.The oft-injured lefty, acquired from Seattle in an offseason trade, threw only half his 64 pitches for strikes on a nippy, 51-degree night."It's just something... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — The banged-up New York Yankees are finally starting to get some of their bats back.Third baseman Miguel Andújar is set to come off the injured list Saturday, and the team hopes infielder DJ LeMahieu will return to the lineup that day as well. Yankees outfielder Clint Frazier is scheduled to follow on Monday, when center fielder Aaron Hicks could begin a minor league rehab assignment.With 13 players still on the IL, manager Aaron Boone gave a long rundown of medical status reports Friday before New York opened a homestand against the major league-leading Minnesota Twins."Slowly but surely, we feel like we're making some progress," Boone said.Maybe he spoke a little too soon.Hours later, James Paxton exited his start after three innings because of soreness in his left knee. The team said Paxton will undergo an MRI on Saturday.The oft-injured lefty, acquired from Seattle in an offseason trade, threw 32 of 64 pitches for strikes on a nippy, 51-degree night.The most encouraging... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — The banged-up New York Yankees are finally starting to get some of their bats back.Third baseman Miguel Andújar is set to come off the injured list Saturday, and the team hopes infielder DJ LeMahieu will return to the lineup that day as well. Yankees outfielder Clint Frazier is scheduled to follow on Monday, when center fielder Aaron Hicks could begin a minor league rehab assignment.With 13 players still on the IL, manager Aaron Boone gave a long rundown of medical status reports Friday before New York opened a homestand against the major league-leading Minnesota Twins."Slowly but surely, we feel like we're making some progress," Boone said.The most encouraging news involved Andújar, sidelined since April 1 with a small labrum tear in his right shoulder. Initially, the fear was he might need surgery that would jeopardize the remainder of his season, but Andújar responded well to a rehab program and rejoined the Yankees on Friday."That's our expectation, that he will be back... [More]

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees center fielder Aaron Hicks played in the outfield for the first time since being sidelined in early March by a strained left lower back.Hicks threw out a runner trying to score Thursday, moving in to grab a fly in the fifth inning of an extended spring training game against Philadelphia Phillies minor leaguers. He made a perfect one-hop throw to plate to complete an inning-ending double play."Things are going well," Hicks said.Hicks played five innings and had three hits, including a homer, in three at-bats and also walked. He went 1 for 3 with a single and two walks as the designated hitter in his first extended spring game Wednesday.Hicks is scheduled to DH on Friday and play seven innings in center Saturday at extended spring training.Third baseman Miguel Andújar played defense for four errorless innings and went 2 for 2 with a two-run homer in his third rehabilitation game with Class A Tampa on Thursday night and could rejoin the Yankees this weekend.... [More]

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees center fielder Aaron Hicks played in the outfield for the first time since being sidelined in early March by a strained left lower backHicks threw out a runner trying to score Thursday, moving in to grab a fly in the fifth inning of an extended spring training game against Philadelphia Phillies minor leaguers. He made a perfect one-hop throw to plate to complete an inning-ending double play."Things are going well," Hicks said.Hicks played five innings and had three hits, including a homer, in three at-bats and also walked. He went 1 for 3 with a single and two walks as the designated hitter in his first extended spring game Wednesday.Hicks is scheduled to DH on Friday and play seven innings in center Saturday at extended spring training.There was no update on shortstop Troy Tulowitzki, who left his second rehabilitation game with Class A Tampa Wednesday night with tightness in the left calf. That is the same calf he strained last month and has kept him... [More]

PHOENIX (AP) — New York Yankees infielders DJ LeMahieu and Gio Urshela were available for the opener of a two-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks after recently suffering injuries.Yankees manager Aaron Boone said both players would be on the bench for Tuesday night's game.LeMahieu left Sunday's game against San Francisco in the third inning with right knee inflammation after fouling a ball off his leg two days earlier.Urshela was removed in the fifth inning of the same game after being hit on the left hand by a pitch from Nick Vincent. X-rays were negative on both players.New York has had 15 players on the injured list this year, with only catcher Gary Sánchez and left-hander CC Sabathia returning.Two more could join them soon.Shortstop Troy Tulowitzki hit a two-run homer and was hit by a pitch during a rehab appearance with Single-A Tampa on Tuesday night. He went 1 for 3.Tulowitzki has not played since April 3 because of a strained left calf.Third baseman Miguel Andújar went 0 for 4 and had two errors in seven innings for Tampa. He has been sidelined since tearing the labrum in his right shoulder on March 31.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees shortstop Troy Tulowitzki was 1 for 4 with a home run and a walk in his first injury rehabilitation appearance, facing the Detroit Tigers in an extended spring training game Monday.Tulowitzki struck out twice and flied out, and he played four innings in the field without getting a chance"Everything is good," he said.Tulowitzki is among 13 Yankees currently on the injured list. He has not played since April 3 because of a strained left calf.Infielder DJ LeMahieu is day-to-day with inflammation in his right knee.LeMahieu was removed in the bottom of the third inning Sunday at San Francisco because of the inflammation, two days after he fouled a pitch off his knee. Infielder Gio Urshela left after he was hit on his left hand by a pitch in the fifth inning. The Yankees said after the game that X-rays on both players were negative.New York opens a two-game series Tuesday at Arizona, the end of a nine-game trip. While the Yankees are 17-11, they will be... [More]

LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees shortstop Troy Tulowitzki was 1 for 4 with a home run and a walk in his first injury rehabilitation appearance, against the Detroit Tigers in an extended spring training game Monday,Tulowitzki struck out twice and flied out, and he played four innings in the field without getting a chance"Everything is good," he said.Tulowitzki is among 13 Yankees currently on the injured list. He has not played since April 3 because of a strained left calf.Infielder DJ LeMahieu is day-to-day with inflammation in his right knee.LeMahieu was removed in the bottom of the third inning Sunday at San Francisco because of the inflammation, two days after he fouled a pitch off his knee. Infielder Gio Urshela left after he was hit on his left hand by a pitch in the fifth inning. The Yankees said after the game that X-rays on both players were negative.New York opens a two-game series Tuesday at Arizona, the end of a nine-game trip. While the Yankees are 17-11, they will be... [More]

April 291918 — Center fielder Tris Speaker executed the fourth unassisted double play of his career in the Cleveland Indians' 8-4 loss to the Chicago White Sox.1922 — The New York Giants hit four inside-the-park home runs in a 15-4 win at Braves Field in Boston. George Kelly hit two and Ross Youngs and Dave Bancroft hit the others. Youngs also hit for the cycle and added a double while going 5-for-5 and driving in five runs.1931 — Wes Ferrell of the Cleveland Indians pitched a 7-0 no-hitter over the St. Louis Browns, including his brother Rick. Wes also knocked in four runs with a homer and a double.1933 — In a strange play at home plate, catcher Luke Sewell of the Washington Senators tagged out two Yankees runners on the same play. Lou Gehrig had held up, thinking a fly ball would be caught. Dixie Walker closed up on him, and both were tagged out trying to score.1981 — Steve Carlton struck out Montreal's Tim Wallach in the first inning of the Philadelphia Phillies' 6-2 victory over the... [More]

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees shortstop Troy Tulowitzki and center fielder Aaron Hicks are about ready to join third baseman Miguel Andújar in minor league injury rehabilitation games.Tulowitzki, recovering from a strained left calf that has sidelined him since April 3, hit again Saturday in a simulated game and said he plans to play in an extended spring training game Monday.Hicks, out since early March with a strained left lower back, hit against live pitching for the first time and could play in an extended spring game Wednesday.Andújar, one day after playing five innings of defense and going 2 for 3 with a two-run homer and walk in his first intrasquad game, had three singles in five at-bats Saturday as the designated hitter in an extended spring training game against Philadelphia Phillies minor leaguers.Andújar has not played for the Yankees since tearing the labrum in his right shoulder while sliding into third base on a pickoff attempt on March 31.First baseman Logan Morrison, signed to a minor league deal last week, hit in the simulated game with Tulowitzki and Hicks.The trio also did defensive drills and took regular batting practice with shortstop Didi Gregorius, who is expected to be out until the summer following Tommy John surgery.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees shortstop Troy Tulowitzki and center fielder Aaron Hicks are about ready to join third baseman Miguel Andujar in minor league rehab games.Tulowitzki, recovering from a strained left calf that has sidelined him since April 3, hit again Saturday in a simulated game and afterward said the plan is for him to play in an extended spring training game Monday.Hicks, out since early March with a strained left lower back, hit against live pitching for the first time and could play in an extended spring game Wednesday.Andújar, one day after playing five innings of defense and going 2 for 3 with a two-run homer and walk in his first intrasquad game, had three singles in five at-bats Saturday as the designated hitter in an extended spring training game against Philadelphia Phillies minor leaguers.Andújar has not played for the Yankees since tearing the labrum in his right shoulder while sliding into third base on a pickoff attempt on March 31.First baseman Logan Morrison, signed to a minor league deal last week, hit in the simulated game with Tulowitzki and Hicks.The trio also did defensive drills and took regular batting practice with shortstop Didi Gregorius, who is expected to be out until the summer following Tommy John surgery.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees third baseman Miguel Andújar played five innings in his first intrasquad game at the team's minor league complex.Andújar has not played for the Yankees since tearing the labrum in his right shoulder while sliding into third base on a pickoff attempt on March 31. He went 2 for 3 Friday with a two-run homer and a walk.Logan Morrison, who signed a minor league deal last week, played five innings at first base.Shortstop Troy Tulowitzki, recovering from a strained left calf that has sidelined him since April 3, hit in a simulated game.Right-hander Ben Heller, recovering from Tommy John surgery, is throwing to hitters. Right-hander Danny Farquhar remains at extended spring training to build arm strength.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports