Eduardo Nunez, who has been filling in at shortstop while Derek Jeter recovers from an ankle injury, strained a rib cage muscle last Sunday.

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Mariano Rivera and Joba Chamberlain exchanged words Saturday, the latest in a list of Yankee feuds.

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The right-hander Phil Hughes missed two weeks of spring training because of a back problem that slowed his conditioning.

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The Eephus pitch, which Randy Johnson inadvertently threw Sunday, was popularized in the 1930s and 40s by a Pirates pitcher named Rip Sewell and is basically just a high arcing lob or a “junk ball.”

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David Wright spoke to reporters on Sunday and said he hopes to be ready for Opening Day, but also said he does not want to rush back and cause a more serious injury.

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Brennan Boesch, who seems destined for a platoon role, played his first spring training game for the Yankees

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Justin Turner, the primary candidate to replace David Wright while he is out with a muscle strain, picked up his own injury Saturday during the Mets’ 4-2 loss to the Miami Marlins.

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General Manager Sandy Alderson said the Mets did not yet know the extent of the injury, which was described initially as a sore back.

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You’re not going to find many third basemen who can do it all, but the position is deep in four-category production.

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Ben Francisco played for three different teams in two leagues last season. Now he has an opportunity with the Yankees.

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Brian Cashman, the Yankees’ general manager, said on Monday that he would sign Chipper Jones in a heartbeat if he would come out of retirement.

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Brian Cashman, the Yankees’ general manager, said on Monday that he would sign Chipper Jones in a heartbeat if he would come out of retirement.

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After Mark Teixeira’s wrist injury, the Yankees were in talks with the retired first baseman Derrek Lee, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.

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Ken Griffey Jr. batted .524 with three home runs in the first World Baseball Classic in 2006. On Sunday, he and Ferguson Jenkins threw out ceremonial first pitches before the United States played Canada.

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Frank Francisco, who is battling inflammation in his right elbow, threw off a mound Sunday morning for the first time this spring training.

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The team’s highest-paid player has yet to appear in a spring training game this year.

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A Mets prospect already known for his defensive prowess takes an extra-base hit away with a sliding catch on the warning track.

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Mariano Rivera announced on Saturday that the 2013 season will be his last, bringing an end to one of the most successful careers in Yankees’ history.

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Mariano Rivera announced on Saturday that the 2013 season will be his last, bringing an end to one of the most successful careers in Yankees’ history.

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With 608 saves, the Yankees’ Mariano Rivera has had what may have been the greatest career ever by a closer.

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