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The New York Yankees have placed reliever Sergio Mitre on the 15-day disabled list because of right shoulder inflammation.
Sergio Mitre is headed back to the New York Yankees.
The Washington Nationals traded hot-tempered outfielder Nyjer Morgan to the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday for minor league infielder Cutter Dykstra and cash.
The Milwaukee Brewers have traded outfielder Chris Dickerson to the New York Yankees for right-hander Sergio Mitre in an effort to bolster their banged-up pitching staff.
Capsules of American League teams, listed in order of finish last year:
Yankees reliever Joba Chamberlain has undergone an MRI exam for a strained muscle near the rib cage.
Yankees pitchers Joba Chamberlain and Sergio Mitre will be sidelined for a few days because of muscle soreness on the left side of their upper bodies.
Sergio Mitre is doing everything he can to answer one of New York's questions about its rotation.
The Yankees may take a month or more to decide on the fourth and fifth starters in their very unsettled pitching rotation.
Andy Pettitte will announce his retirement Friday morning at a Yankee Stadium news conference.
Andy Pettitte is going ahead with his decision to retire, leaving the New York Yankees with two huge holes in what appears to be a rather wobbly starting rotation.
Andy Pettitte plans to announce his retirement Friday at a news conference at Yankee Stadium, a person familiar with the arrangements told The Associated Press.
A look at the best-of-seven American League championship series between the New York Yankees and Texas Rangers:
Andy Pettitte has already been in Joe Girardi's ear, telling the Yankees manager at every turn that he feels fine and could be back soon, despite a left groin strain that the team expects to keep him out until mid-August.
Arizona president Derrick Hall has confirmed that the New York Yankees are among "a few teams" in discussions with the Diamondbacks about a possible trade for right-hander Dan Haren.
"A little bit sore and tight yesterday," Mitre said. "Woke up today and I feel good. They don't want to chance it. I pulled an oblique on the same side last year, so we're trying to figure out if it's related."
"It's a cannon — that's all," an admiring Mitre said about Golson's arm.
