Damon, Granderson to face former teams

Two reunions will transpire on Wednesday when Johnny Damon of the Tigers and Curtis Granderson of the Yanks face their former teams in Lakeland, Fla.

Steinbrenner: No extension talks for trio

The Yanks won’t alter their stance not to deal with contract extensions during the season — even for Mariano Rivera, Derek Jeter and manager Joe Girardi, managing partner Hal Steinbrenner said on Tuesday.

Yanks’ Cervelli OK after getting beaned

Yankees catcher Francisco Cervelli was hit in the helmet by a fastball while batting against Blue Jays right-hander Zech Zinicola in the third inning on Saturday at George M. Steinbrenner Field.

Yanks likely to sit Johnson until Monday

Yankees manager Joe Girardi said that his plan is to keep designated hitter Nick Johnson sidelined until Monday, resting the 31-year-old after he tweaked his back while catching a spike in a turf mat around the batting cage on Thursday.

Facing Yanks, Hellickson doesn’t blink

Jeremy Hellickson got his feet wet on Friday, and while doing so, he managed to confirm in four outs why he is one of the top pitching prospects in baseball.

Against Yanks, Halladay in top form

Roy Halladay’s 2010 Grapefruit League debut on Thursday will soon be forgotten, but it also went about as well as Phillies fans could have wanted.

Johnson scratched from Yanks game

Yankees designated hitter Nick Johnson was a late scratch from the lineup against Roy Halladay and the Phillies on Thursday with a stiff lower back.

One game in, new Yanks at home

Curtis Granderson’s pinstriped debut went almost too swiftly, as he had just two groundouts to show for his four innings of duty. But it is a long spring, one where countless ounces of sweat get poured into the work behind the scenes, and Granderson was content to just make sure he was in the right places at the right times.

Many bidders for Yanks’ No. 5 battle

Though something unexpected would have to happen for Joba Chamberlain or Phil Hughes not to win the Yankees’ vacant fifth starter’s job, manager Joe Girardi continues to insist that Chad Gaudin, Sergio Mitre and Alfredo Aceves are all legitimate candidates for the gig.

Aceves strong in Yanks’ walk-off win

Hitless until the fifth inning on Wednesday, the Yankees broke through late against the Pirates, walking off with a 6-3 win thanks to Colin Curtis’ three-run homer in the ninth. Alfredo Aceves pitched two perfect innings.

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