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Kevin Long Gets 3-Year Deal to Return as Yankees Hitting Coach

Kevin Long has agreed to a three-year extension to return to the New York Yankees as their hitting coach. The deal is expected to make Long one of the highest-paid coaches in baseball -- a status symbol well-earned by the 43-year-old Long who never swung a bat at the major league level. In three of Long's four years as...

Alex Rodriguez Looks to Follow Example Set by John Elway

MINNEAPOLIS -- It took Alex Rodriguez 17 years as a professional baseball player to get his first World Series ring. On the eve of the 2010 playoffs in Target Field, Rodriguez was only half joking when he said, "I hope it doesn't take me 17 years to win another one." He reflected back on a conversation he had with Denver...

Robinson Cano's Home Run Derby Participation Up in Air

UPDATE: Cano told reporters Wednesday that he still plans to participate in the Derby, a claim refuted by his manager, Joe Girardi, soon after. Girardi said they'll work out the conflict in-house. When Robinson Cano was named as a participant in the Home Run Derby on Tuesday, there were a couple of obvious reactions. The...

Sabathia, A-Rod Get Well vs. Mets

NEW YORK – CC Sabathia is just fine. Perfectly healthy.So healthy he could hit fifth for the Mets.After a week of consternation in the Yankees universe over Sabathia's pricey left arm – he came out of his last start, Sunday at Florida, with a sore biceps – he proved there was nothing to worry about....

Kevin Long News From the Web

05/24/12 atmlb.com/LuuqmN Source: Bombers Beat The sun glinted in Kevin Long's sunglasses as batting practice concluded on Tuesday afternoon, and the Yankees' hitting coach found a comfortable spot in front of the first-base dugout to present himself for public examination.
05/23/12 Cook wants better balanced Accrington Stanley Source: This Is Lancashire PAUL Cook has stressed the need for a more balanced squad next season after Accrington Stanley lost several senior players to injury during the 2011/12 campaign.
05/23/12 Long feels strong enough to lift La Salle Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia PA "That was probably my best performance of the year," the 6-foot, 190-pound, senior righthander said.
05/22/12 Game 43: Yankees vs. Royals Source: Bombers Beat The Yankees put a seven-run pounding on Luke Hochevar the last time they faced him on May 6 in Kansas City, and they certainly could use another one of those tonight.
05/22/12 Teixeira: âI've always worried about the long haulâ Source: The LoHud Yankees Blog YT, it probably wouldn't be so bad if the rotation had gotten a good start outside of Kuroda.