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Yankees insist CC Sabathia's knee is just a 'maintenance' issue
BALTIMORE — The Yankees haven’t listed a starter for Sunday’s game against the Rangers, but that doesn’t appear to be because of a problem with CC Sabathia’s right knee. Sabathia,...
Six-part theory on how Red Sox actually stole the Yankees' signs
BALTIMORE — It would make for a heck of a “CSI” episode: How exactly did the Red Sox steal the Yankees’ signals and transmit them, with the help of an...
Yankees showed MLB this proof of Red Sox sign-stealing scheme
One of the video clips the Yankees sent to the Commissioner’s Office that they claim shows the Red Sox illegal use of electronic gear in the dugout to help steal...
The only mistake Red Sox made in sign-stealing scandal
BALTIMORE — Let’s establish, first of all, that this is both good for baseball and hilarious at a time when our country could benefit from some frivolity. But that doesn’t...
Yankees vs. Red Sox: Breaking down how the rivals match up
The Yankees and Red Sox will meet for another critical series this weekend in The Bronx, with Boston streaking and having won eight straight games to wrest control of the...
What is wrong with the AL East's 'most talented team'?
What if before this season we told you that the Red Sox’s trades for Chris Sale and Craig Kimbrel would prove golden? That Sale would be the best pitcher in...
Yankees-Red Sox rivalry missing a necessary four-letter word
I’m not at Fenway Park this weekend. There was a time when saying those words would have been sacrilege, impossible to believe given the way the emotions (and occasionally blood)...
Yankees brass turned Stadium games into a funeral
If the previous Yankee Stadium was a “cathedral,” this one, almost from Day 1, sounds like one. Perhaps the life was drained from Friday night’s crowd after a 1-hour, 42-minute...
David Ortiz goes scorched earth on Bobby Valentine in new book
In his upcoming autobiography, “Papi: My Story,” written with the help of Michael Holley, former Red Sox slugger David Ortiz opens up about the dreadful 2012 season, and Bobby Valentine’s...
Chris Sale won't throw feeble Red Sox lineup under bus
BOSTON — Chris Sale played the part of Yankee-killer once again Thursday night in every way but one: He took the loss. The Red Sox lefty dazzled the Yankees for...
Why facing Yankees in Red Sox uniform won't be big deal for Chris Sale
BOSTON — With Alex Rodriguez and David Ortiz having ridden off into the sunset — in very different ways — there’s a void heading into the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry. Maybe...
Red Sox's reckless head-hunter can't be stomached in baseball
To believe that Matt Barnes was not trying to hit Manny Machado on Sunday afternoon, well, let’s go through it: -- Barnes and his Red Sox manager, John Farrell, insisted...
Desperate Pedroia to Machado: I didn't order the headshot
The next time a Red Sox pitcher wants to avenge one of his teammates, he might want to clear it with the guy he’s sticking up for first. In the...
Yankees' offense goes silent as David Ortiz's bat booms
On a night the Yankees were looking to finish off a sweep of the Red Sox, they instead got a reminder Sunday of what’s been wrong with them for much...
Fantasy baseball: 2 Astros stars would give boost to your team
It’s unfair to group shortstop and second base together this season, as the middle infield spots have gone in opposite directions. Second base is a luxurious garden of plenty —...
Veteran on Mets talks what it's like to play with Jeter, Wright and Pedroia
Playing for eight teams in 10 years, including every member of the AL East from 2012-14, might not represent an ideal major league career path. But Kelly Johnson stressed some...
The fantasy baseball players to keep for 2016: Is Cano one of them?
Since 2008, Robinson Cano and Dustin Pedroia have been among the best second basemen, the cream of the fantasy crop. They were easily two of the most kept players, largely...
Solace for Mets fans: Matt Harvey shreds Red Sox regulars
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Nothing Matt Harvey did Monday against the Red Sox could overshadow the news that Zack Wheeler is lost for the season because of a torn ligament...
Dustin Pedroia shows best way to beat shift: Steal 2 bases
As Colby Lewis and the unwritten-rules aficionados wrangle about the moral and ethical implications of each use of the shift, Dustin Pedroia gave the baseball world a primer on beating...
Reinforcements useless as Yankees fall to Red Sox
BOSTON — Brian Cashman believes adding Martin Prado and Stephen Drew on Thursday made the Yankees a better team than they were Wednesday. “But time will tell,’’ the general manager...