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Yanks' Granderson, Teixeira Having Historic Season
PIX11.comYankee fans this season have been treated to 103 homers and the Bronx Bombers show no signs of slowing down. Remarkably, however, almost half of those round trippers have come from only two players. Outfielder Curtis Granderson and first baseman Mark...Tags: Mark Teixeira, Mickey Mantle, Babe Ruth, Athletes, Human Interest
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Yankees' Derek Jeter Hits Home Run For 3,000th Career Hit
The Hartford CourantDerek Jeter's importance to the Yankees and his place in baseball history has often defied statistical definition. But he now has a significant number to go next to his name. Jeter collected his 3,000th career hit on Saturday at Yankee Stadium, a home...Tags: Sports, New York Yankees, History, Career and Workplace, Tampa Bay Rays
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Best Jeter Moment? You Be The Judge!
PIX11.comAs all New Yorkers know Derek Jeter collected his historic 3,000th career hit during Saturday’s game with a home run. It was storybook, too good to be scripted, unbelievable. It was vintage Jeter. In a career that has featured so many...Tags: New York Yankees, Sports, History, Jorge Posada, Byung Hyun Kim
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NY Yankees and Derek Jeter Agree To 3-Year $51M Deal
Derek Jeter is keeping his pinstripes, just like everyone expected all along.
The iconic shortstop and the New York Yankees reached a preliminary agreement Saturday on a $51 million, three-year contract with an $8 million player option for 2014, a person...Tags: New York Yankees, Mickey Mantle, Tampa, New York, Lake Buena Vista
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7/21/2010: PIX11 & This TV pay tribute to "The Boss" George Steinbrenner
New York, NY--July 21, 2010 New Yorkers may love or hate the New York Yankees, but one thing they can all agree on is that George Steinbrenner built the team into a world champion dynasty. WPIX and THIS TV will honor "The Boss" of baseball, the late...Tags: Hank Aaron, Sports, Culture, Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle
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Emotional Farewell to Yankee Stadium
The Bronx Bombers said goodbye to The House that Ruth Built. It was an emotional Sunday night at Yankee Stadium, but it ended on a high note as the Yanks beat the Orioles 7-3. Tamsen Fadal was at the now closed Yankee Stadium and has more on the memorable...Tags: Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, Sports, Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle
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Bronx Students Sue NYPD, Claim Abuse by School Cops
wpix.comSome NYPD civilian safety officers are under fire for allegedly treating Bronx middle and high school students like criminals. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday by the NYCLU in Brooklyn, was launched on behalf of five students at the Lou Gehrig School in...Tags: New York City Police Department, Health and Safety at School, Bronx (New York City)
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Derek Jeter Named "Sportsman of the Year"
wpix.comDerek Jeter posed in his crisp pinstripe uniform, resting a shiny black bat on his shoulder, while a photographer lying on the ground near the entrance to a Bronx subway station snapped pictures of the New York Yankees shortstop from a low angle....Tags: Hank Aaron, Sports, New York Yankees, Roberto Clemente Jr., Sandy Koufax
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Derek Jeter Sets NY Yankee Hit Record
Derek Jeter has earned many honors in his illustrious career. Now add all time Yankee hit king as New York's captain lashed hit number 2, 722 down the rightfield line in the third inning at Yankee Stadium last night passing the Iron Horse Lou Gehrig....Tags: New York, George Steinbrenner, Derek Jeter
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No Hits For Jeter, But Yanks Sweep Rays
AP Baseball WriterDerek Jeter got a standing ovation — when he came on the field for his pregame wind sprints at the start of a very long day. He didn't give fans more to cheer about, failing to gain ground on Lou Gehrig. Jeter went 0 for 8 with a walk and remained...Tags: Sports, New York Yankees, Mark Teixeira, Mickey Mantle, Tampa Bay Rays
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Jeffrey L. Marone, 62, Hollsopple
Jeffrey L. Marone, 62, Hollsopple, died May 8, 2012, at St. Clair Memorial Hospital, Pittsburgh. Born Aug. 2, 1949, in Johnstown, son of Frank C. and Irene “Pinky” (Capazze) Marone. Preceded in death by mother, and brother, Dana F. “...Tags: Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Lou Gehrig's Disease, Pittsburgh, Funeral Parlor and Crematorium, Human Interest
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Small-town Jimmie Foxx brought big-time power
Sixty miles east of Babe Ruth's birthplace, in the drowsy town of Sudlersville (population 497), stands a statue of the other great slugger from Maryland's past. But you'll have to stop at the town's only red light, corner of Church and Main, to view...
Tags: New York Yankees, Sports, Babe Ruth, Carl Yastrzemski, Baltimore City College
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