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Former Yankees Transitioning into New Roles, Teams

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With the Yankees currently in Cleveland for a four-game series, players and fans alike were able to get an up-close look at Nick Swisher donning an Indians uniform in Monday’s 11-6 win over the Tribe.  Swisher, now the starting first baseman in Cleveland, went 1-3 yesterday with two walks and a run scored.  With a ...

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Andruw Jones drunkenly beat his wife on Christmas, still going to Japan

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Former Yankee and known prostitution solicitor Andruw Jones was arrested on Christmas morning for beating his wife, dragging her down some stairs, grabbing her by the neck and told her, "I want to kill you," but is still expected to still play in Japan next season. Apparently it all started when his wife asked him for ...

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Andruw Jones signs with Japanese team

The Yankees are going to have to look for a new bat off the bench against lefties as outfielder Andruw Jones has agreed to a one-year deal worth approximately $3.6 million to play for the Rakuten Golden Eagles of Japan, according to NikkanSports.com (via the NPB Tracker). The deal is contingent on Jones passing a physical. Jones, 36 in ...

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The offseason officially starts today

With the Giants win over the Tigers last night, the 2012/13 postseason has officially begun. Yankees fans are going to expect big things this offseason, however their team finished with the best record in the American League and probably needs a few tweaks rather than a major overhaul. The one area where they really need to focus on ...

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Jones blames lack of production on injured finger

For a guy who was signed to hit left handed pitching, Andruw Jones didn't do much of that for the Yankees this year. In 194 plate appearances against lefties, he hit just .202/.294/.411. His numbers got worse as the season went on, he barely played down the stretch, and was ultimately left off the playoff ...

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Yankees ALDS roster: Jones and Eppley are out and Nix may be in

The Yankees are still waiting until the last minute to finalize their roster, but slowly we are getting pieces of the puzzle as to what it may look like. Casey McGehee had previously told reporters he was left off the playoff roster. David Aardsma and Chris Dickerson took to Twitter to announce that they hadn't made ...

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Yankees playoff roster shaping up

The Yankees haven't officially announced their ALDS roster yet, but it does seem like it is coming together. Brian Cashman was on The Michael Kay Show on Thursday and indicated that it was likely the Yankees would carry 11 pitchers and also made it sound like Brett Gardner had a good chance to make the roster. There ...

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Imagining a playoff roster without Ibanez and Jones

There is slightly more than two weeks left in the season and while the AL East isn't guaranteed for the Yankees the chances that they at least pull in a Wild Card are likely. So I wanted to take a look at a possible playoff roster today, but one where my dream is fulfilled and ...

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What’s wrong with the Yankees?

The Yankees came out of the All-Star break the same way they went into it, winning lots of games, but unfortunately after they took six of seven games they haven't been the same since. From July 19th, the start of a four game series against Oakland, they have been 19-24 and looked awful doing it. But ...

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Pictures of Andruw Jones’ wife Nicole Derick Jones

Here are pictures of Andruw Jones' wife Nicole Derick Jones. She must be a nice, forgiving woman because Jones was called to testify involving a case surrounding prostitution at The Gold Club back in the 90's and is rumored to still enjoy a gentlemen's club or two these days.

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