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Teixeira, Girardi can't knock the hustle of Cano and Jay-Z
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Baseball super-agent Scott Boras has been dumped by Yankee headliners before. But one of those former clients, Alex Rodriguez, didn’t stop to talk to reporters after visiting fellow players during batting practice Wednesday. And another, Mark Teixeira, made a point of saying how different the landscape is for potential free agents since Boras negotiated his deal with the Yankees in 2009.
“I...
Read more »Yankees mailbag: Defending Mark Teixeira
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When it comes to Mark Teixeira, the eyes don't have it.
A couple of comments on an article I wrote about the impact of Teixeira missing at least the first month of the season because of injury grabbed my attention (the comments have been edited for spelling, grammar and clarity):
James23 Respectfully, Teixeira has regressed as an offensive threat. As a lefty, he has become a one-dimensional,...
Read more »Yankees have options to replace Mark Teixeira
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Mark Teixeira normally doesn't hit in April.
But that hasn't been a matter of health before.
A partially torn tendon sheath in his right wrist has knocked Teixeira out at least until May. The Yankees, already dealing with the loss of Curtis Granderson and Alex Rodriguez, must now also scramble to replace their first baseman and cleanup hitter.
But before the cries to trade for...
Read more »Wright: Don't blame Teixeira injury on WBC
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – David Wright, taking part in his second World Baseball Classic, thinks it’s crazy to blame the tournament for what happened to the Yankees' Mark Teixeira, who bowed out with a strained wrist tendon.
“I think he did it swinging off a tee or something,” Wright said. “They got tees in Tampa. You can get hurt here, you can get hurt in St. Lucie, in Tampa. It doesn’t matter....
Read more »Why Eric Hosmer over Ike Davis in WBC?
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – When asked about selecting the Royals’ Eric Hosmer over someone such as the Mets' Ike Davis to replace the injured Mark Teixeira on the Team USA roster for the World Baseball Classic, manager Joe Torre’s explanation on Wednesday went something like this:
Location, location, location.
Torre did offer two other specifications -- namely USA’s need for a lefthanded hitter...
Read more »Mark Teixeira out 8-10 weeks with strained right wrist
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Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira will miss eight to 10 weeks of the season with a strained right wrist, Newsday's Erik Boland reported Wednesday.
Teixeira had pulled out of the World Baseball Classic on Tuesday and returned to New York for further evaluation on Wednesday.
It's the second major injury to a Yankee this spring. Outfielder Curtis Granderson fractured his forearm in the...
Read more »David Wright, Mark Teixeira in Team USA lineup vs. Chicago White Sox
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The United States will take on the Chicago White Sox in an exhibition game at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Camelback Ranch - Glendale in Glendale, Ariz., before beginning its World Baseball Classic pool play schedule Friday.
David Wright is slated to bat seventh and play third base, and Mark Teixeira will bat sixth and play first base for the U.S. Here's a look at the rest of the starting lineup:
Jimmy...
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