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Yankees call up Wise, Eppley, send Mitchell to AAA

In the wake of Mariano Rivera's injury, the Yankees made a couple of moves on Friday. They called up outfielder Dewayne Wise and righty reliever Cody Eppley while sending D.J. Mitchell back to Triple-A. Calling up Wise was overdue. The Yankees have been short two outfielders since Brett Gardner was placed on the DL and Nick ...

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Francisco Cervelli who? Stewart finding a role

It was an unexpected move that brought Chris Stewart to the Yankees. Francisco Cervelli seemed to have locked down the backup catcher role and the man whom was traded way in the Stewart deal, George Kontos, seemed poised to help the Yankees in the bullpen this season. It was a move that shocked Yankees fans. It ...

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D-Rob: I’m not Mariano Rivera

Yankees manager Joe Girardi hasn't officially named the Yankees next closer now that Mariano Rivera is done for the season with a torn ACL, but he did indicate that in a save situation on Thursday night he would have gone with David Robertson - a strong signal that he will eventually be named the closer. Reporters ...

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Yankees demote Garcia to pen, call up Mitchell

After his fourth consecutive awful start, the Yankees have demoted veteran pitcher Freddy Garcia to the bullpen, according to Chad Jennings of the Journal News. In corresponding moves, the Yankees promoted starter D.J. Mitchell from Triple-A and demoted Cody Eppley back down to the minors. Mitchell will likely take David Phelps' role in the bullpen as ...

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How Brett Gardner’s injury changes the Yankees roster

It was a little bit of a surprise to see that the Yankees called up reliever Cody Eppley when Brett Gardner went on the DL with a strained elbow and not another outfielder. Apparently, Yankees manager Joe Girardi thought that they needed a reliever more than an outfielder and is comfortable using a platoon of ...

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Yankees put Gardner on DL with strained elbow

The Yankees announced after their 6-5 loss to the Twins Wednesday night that they have put outfielder Brett Gardner on the 15-day DL with a strained left elbow, according to Andrew Marchand of ESPNNewYork.com. “We will have to sit him down for a while,” Joe Girardi told Marchand. “We’ll try to get him back after 15 ...

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Yankees claim righty Cody Eppley off waivers

It didn't take long for the Yankees to replace George Kontos, who was traded for catcher Chris Stewart on Wedneday, in the Triple-A bullpen as they signed righty Cody Eppley for the role, according to Bryan Hoch of MLB.com. "He gets right-handers out," Cashman told Hoch. "Obviously, we've had a number of things happen. [David] Phelps ...

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