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Johnny Damon is a Major League Baseball player from Orlando, Fla. The former Dr. Phillips High outfielder has played 12-plus seasons in the majors, including the past two with the New York Yankees. He debuted in 1995 with the Kansas City Royals, who took him in the first round of the 1992 draft. He was dealt to the Oakland Athletics as part of a three-way trade in 2001, then joined the Boston Red Sox as a free agent for the 2002 season.
A career .288 hitter, he is a two-time all-star. A longtime center fielder, he is expected to spend most of his time either in left field or as the Yankees¿ designated hitter in 2008. His most memorable moments came in Game 7 of the 2004 American League Championsh...
A career .288 hitter, he is a two-time all-star. A longtime center fielder, he is expected to spend most of his time either in left field or as the Yankees¿ designated hitter in 2008. His most memorable moments came in Game 7 of the 2004 American League Championsh...
Johnny Damon is a Major League Baseball player from Orlando, Fla. The former Dr. Phillips High outfielder has played 12-plus seasons in the majors, including the past two with the New York Yankees. He debuted in 1995 with the Kansas City Royals, who took him in the first round of the 1992 draft. He was dealt to the Oakland Athletics as part of a three-way trade in 2001, then joined the Boston Red Sox as a free agent for the 2002 season.
A career .288 hitter, he is a two-time all-star. A longtime center fielder, he is expected to spend most of his time either in left field or as the Yankees¿ designated hitter in 2008. His most memorable moments came in Game 7 of the 2004 American League Championship Series, when his two home runs, including a grand slam, helped the Red Sox from a 3-0 series deficit to oust the Yankees. The Red Sox went on to sweep the St. Louis Cardinals and claim their first World Series title in 86 years. He was born Nov. 5, 1973, in Fort Riley, Kan.
A career .288 hitter, he is a two-time all-star. A longtime center fielder, he is expected to spend most of his time either in left field or as the Yankees¿ designated hitter in 2008. His most memorable moments came in Game 7 of the 2004 American League Championship Series, when his two home runs, including a grand slam, helped the Red Sox from a 3-0 series deficit to oust the Yankees. The Red Sox went on to sweep the St. Louis Cardinals and claim their first World Series title in 86 years. He was born Nov. 5, 1973, in Fort Riley, Kan.
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Lineup, pre-game/trade talk
On the Yankees beatHere's the Yankees lineup and some pregame chatter: Yankees Damon DH Jeter SS Abreu RF Rodriguez 3B Giambi 1B Cano 2B Cabrera CF Molina C Gardner LF Chamberlain RHP Johnny Damon said he's aiming to be ready to play the......Tags: Barry Bonds, Fenway Park, Joe Girardi, Green Monster, Wrigley Field
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YANKS NOTEBOOK: Trade to affect Posada?
kat.obrien@newsday.comBOSTON - The chances of Jorge Posada's returning to the Yankees' active roster this season got slimmer with the acquisition of Xavier Nady. The Yankees now have a quality hitter in Nady to play leftfield until Johnny Damon becomes more than a DH....Tags: Jorge Posada, Kevin Youkilis, Latroy Hawkins, Boston Red Sox, Fenway Park
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Yankees show restraint as A-Rod is plunked
ken.davidoff@newsday.comBOSTON Alex Rodriguez nearly pirouetted all the way from home plate to the mound, so extreme did his pain look after taking a Craig Hansen fastball to his left arm. In the Yankees' dugout, however, not a creature was stirring. The players stood atop...Tags: Kevin Youkilis, Roger Clemens, Boston Red Sox, Joe Girardi, David Ortiz
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YANKEES 10, RED SOX 3: It's all coming together now
kat.obrien@newsday.comBOSTON - That hefty gap that separated the Yankees and Red Sox a few weeks ago? All but gone. The Yankees might as well be dialing the Fenway Park switchboard and saying: "Hello, Red Sox Nation? This is the Yankees calling. We're on your tail." And...Tags: Jason Giambi, Boston Red Sox, Joe Girardi, ESPN, David Ortiz
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Yankees win 8th straight
The Associated PressRobinson Cano homered and drove in three runs, Andy Pettitte gave the Yankees another strong start and New York beat Boston 10-3 Saturday for its season-best eighth consecutive win. The Yankees closed within a game of second-place Boston in the AL East...Tags: Kevin Youkilis, Boston Red Sox, Manny Ramirez, Terry Francona, Tim Wakefield
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Pettitte, Cano lead Yanks to 8th straight win
Of The Associated PressRobinson Cano homered and drove in three runs, Andy Pettitte gave the Yankees another strong start and New York beat the Boston Red Sox 10-3 Saturday for its season-best eighth straight win. The Yankees closed within one game of second-place Boston in...Tags: Kevin Youkilis, Latroy Hawkins, Boston Red Sox, Mike Mussina, Manny Ramirez
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NFL players SPARQ up their stocks with Tom Shaw
Sentinel InstituteEach year, NFL players and prospects come to Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex looking to enhance their dreams. And each year, a different class of NFL players come seeking the guidance of one man with more than 25 years of experience. Tom Shaw...Tags: Physical Fitness, Jacksonville Jaguars, Derrick Mason, Major League Baseball, James Farrior
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Yankees Defeat Red Sox For 8th Straight Win
Courant Staff Writer— The Red Sox were an inning away from doing serious damage against the Yankees three Saturdays ago at Yankee Stadium. But the Yankees held on in the ninth inning that early July afternoon. On a late July afternoon Saturday at Fenway Park, the...Tags: Kevin Youkilis, Boston Red Sox, Manny Ramirez, Joe Girardi, Mariano Rivera
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Barry Bonds???
On the Yankees beatSo Mark Didtler of the Associated Press caught Hank Steinbrenner on the way into the Yankees' organizational meetings today, and Hank said they would discuss Barry Bonds. What are your thoughts on the possibility of adding Bonds? Yea, nay???...Tags: Barry Bonds, Derek Jeter, Hank Steinbrenner, Bobby Abreu
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New names in Yankees-Pirates trade
kat.obrien@newsday.comThe final names in the Yankees' Friday trade have changed. The Yankees officially announced this afternoon that they have acquired outfielder Xavier Nady and lefthanded reliever Damaso Marte for the Pirates. As expected, minor league outfielder Jose...Tags: National League, Jason Giambi, Fenway Park, Mariano Rivera, Randy Johnson
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