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• Yankees overcome injuries to beat Blue Jays

  ways. That's what you do."New York got plenty of help from the sloppy Toronto Blue Jays in a 6-4 victory in which catcher Francisco Cervelli and starting pitcher Ivan Nova both left with injuries before there was an out in the third inning.Phelps struck out   Read more »

• Yankees' Francisco Cervelli breaks hand, Ivan Nova injures right elbow vs. Blue Jays

  catcher Francisco Cervelli has suffered a broken hand against the Blue Jays and will miss approximately six weeks for surgery, Newsday's David Lennon reports.Cervelli broke his hand on a foul tip in the first inning. Cervelli was pulled form the game in the   Read more »

• Yankees vs. ex-Yankees: Who has the edge?

  a look at how, three weeks in, the decisions have worked out: CATCHER: Russell Martin vs. Stew-velli ( Chris Stewart / Francisco Cervelli ) Stewart and Cervelli have combined to hit .322 while sharing time behind the plate (about a 67-33 split in favor of   Read more »

• Kevin Youkilis will sit out Sunday with tight back

  knuckled. It's not easy sometimes. I got one yesterday that almost took my head off. It happens a lot at third.'' Hot hand Francisco Cervelli started his seventh straight game, and Girardi said it had more to do with maintaining certain battery combinations   Read more »

• Vernon Wells continues hot hitting against old team as Yankees beat Blue Jays in extras

  of the season.The winning rally came in the 11th against lefthander Aaron Loup. Wells singled and went to second on Francisco Cervelli 's single. Ichiro Suzuki then laid down a sacrifice bunt to the third base side of the mound. Loup pounced on it, his intent   Read more »

Around the web

• After Yankees washed out, Romine hopes for more time to prove worth

  Cervelli was at the Stadium yesterday and hopes to be back with the Yankees when he’s eligible to come off the 60-day disabled list in late June, recovered from a fractured right hand. Chris Stewart is a day closer to returning after missing the previous two 1:30 AM from New York Post Read more »

• Francisco Cervelli ready to meet with docs

  upper body. But the good thing is my brain never stops. I never rest. I'm ready, I can't wait to come back." Yankees catcher Francisco Cervelli had the stitches removed from his right hand Tuesday as part of his recovery from a fractured hand he suffered last 5/19/13 from CBS Sports Read more »

• Francisco Cervelli plans to resume baseball activity for mid-June as Yankees await his return

  YORK – Yankees catcher Francisco Cervelli appeared in the team’s clubhouse shortly after Sunday’s game with Toronto was rained out. He has been in the city for the past week, he said, doing exercises as his broken right hand heals. Cervelli has a doctor’s 5/19/13 from NJ.com Read more »

• Banged-up Bombers just keep on rolling along

  veteran starter Mark Buehrle. Rookie catcher Austin Romine, who will get significant playing time with Stewart down and Francisco Cervelli (fractured right hand) out, delivered a single and double. Nix recorded two walks and two sacrifice flies, a rather productive   from New York Post Read more »

• Yankees put LHP Andy Pettitte on 15-day DL

  Derek Jeter and Eduardo Nunez, first baseman Mark Teixeira, third basemen Alex Rodriguez and Kevin Youkilis, catcher Francisco Cervelli and starting pitchers Ivan Nova and Michael Pineda, and reliever Joba Chamberlain and Cesar Cabral on the sidelines. Curtis   from Mail.com Read more »