NEW YORK, July 31, 2008 (AFP) - Ivan Rodriguez, a 14-time all-star catcher, was traded to the New York Yankees from the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday.

The Tigers received pitcher Kyle Farnsworth in return for Rodriguez who will replace injured starting catcher Jorge Posada.

Posada underwent season-ending shoulder surgery prior to Wednesday's 13-3 victory over Baltimore.

NEW YORK, July 28, 2008 (AFP) - New York Yankees catcher Jorge Posada will have season ending surgery on his injured right shoulder, the major league baseball team said Monday.

Posada, 36, has been troubled by pain in the shoulder all season. He was placed on the disabled list last Monday, and had an MRI on Tuesday to determine how to proceed with the injury.

NEW YORK, July 26, 2008 (AFP) - The New York Yankees, surging into title contention in the American League East division, landed outfielder Xavier Nady and southpaw pitcher Damaso Marte in a Major League Baseball trade Saturday.

BOSTON, July 26, 2008 (AFP) - Jason Giambi drove in a run off Boston's Josh Beckett and Joba Chamberlain held the Red Sox to three hits over seven innings as the Yankees spoiled the return of David Ortiz with a 1-0 victory.

The Yankees improved to 57-45, extended their winning streak to seven games and pulled within two games of the 60-44 Red Sox in the American League East.

PITTSBURGH, July 26, 2008 (AFP) - The Pittsburgh Pirates traded outfielder Xavier Nady and lefthanded hurler Damaso Marte on Friday, reportedly to the New York Yankees.

In return, the Yankees will send righthander Ross Ohlendorf and three minor leaguers - outfielder Jose Tabata, righthander George Kontos and lefthander Phil Coke - to Pittsburgh.

NEW YORK, July 22, 2008 (AFP) - The New York Yankees put catcher Jorge Posada on the disabled list on Monday with a sore right shoulder, and could be without him for the rest of the baseball season.

Posada was to go an MRI on Tuesday, a day after landing on the 15-day disabled list.

NEW YORK, July 19, 2008 (AFP) - New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui, nursing a knee injury, admitted after meeting with doctors on Friday that he wasn't sure if he would be able to return this season.

Matsui has been on the disabled list with a left knee injury since June 23.

NEW YORK, July 12, 2008 (AFP) - Bobby Murcer, a former New York Yankees outfielder who also served as a broadcaster for the storied Major League Baseball club, died Saturday at age 62 after a battle with brain cancer.

NEW YORK, June 6, 2008 (AFP) - Catcher Jorge Posada, sidelined for more than five weeks by a sore right shoulder, returned to the New York Yankees' lineup Thursday.

Posada went 1-for-3 with a walk in the Yankees' dramatic 9-8 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.

NEW YORK, May 20, 2008 (AFP) - Third baseman Alex Rodriguez was activated from the Major League Baseball disabled list by the New York Yankees here on Tuesday after missing 17 games with a strained right quadriceps muscle.

The Yankees went 6-11 since his April 28 departure, dropping three in a row and five of their past six before he rejoined the club.