Mariano Rivera was always going to go down in history as one of baseball's best closers, but now he has the most saves ever after ensuring the Yankees' 6-4 win over the Twins today. The Daily News' Anthony McCarron said after the last out, the team went to the field, "Mo is hugging everyone. then they are gone and Mo is left on the mound and crowd goes wild." Aww! more ›

Tributes to those who were martyred ten years ago filled the sports world Sunday, but amazingly Major League Baseball repeated a mistake from that era. In 2001 the Mets wanted to wear FDNY and NYPD hats to honor the victims of 9/11 but MLB denied them permission. Those Mets wore the hats in defiance of MLB rules. Sunday, the 2011 Mets tried to make the same tribute with the same result. Most shockingly, it was the Vice-President of MLB, Joe Torre, the Yankee Manager ten years ago, who made the decision. more ›

When the votes are cast for the AL MVP, Curtis Granderson is going to receive a lot of them. Granderson added to his case with his 35th homer of the year Sunday, but it was unlike the previous 34 in that it was an inside the park homer. Granderson raced around the bases and beat the throw home to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead. Mark Teixeira followed with his 34th homer, a more standard over the wall variety to make it 3-0. That was all Ivan Nova needed as he pitched another good game, improving to 13-4 on the year. David Robertson worked into and out of trouble in the 8th and Mo set them down in order in the 9th to preserve the 3-0 win. more ›

Yankees 7 Toronto 3: The Yankees signed Andruw Jones to make occasional starts against left handed pitchers and provide some offensive punch against them. Wednesday he did his job perfectly. Jones launched two home runs, part of a 3-for-3 day and drove in 4 runs as the Yankees cruised to an easy win in the final game of the homestand. Freddy Garcia was the beneficiary of the offense as he won his third game of the year and Mariano Rivera appeared in his 1,000th game. more ›

For over a decade Yankees closing pitcher Mariano Rivera has walked to the mound with the sound of Metallica's "Enter Sandman" echoing throughout the stadium, and now Metallica will be performing it there live. more ›

Rangers 5 Boston 3: The Rangers earned their most satisfying two points of the year and climbed into a tie for sixth with Montreal. New York fell behind 3-0 in the second period before Vinny Prospal scored two goals to bring them within one. But, they still trailed with under five minutes in the game when Brandon Dubinsky netted his 24th of the year to tie things up. Less than a minute later, Michael Sauer slipped a weak wrist shot past Tim Thomas and MSG erupted in euphoria. Derek Stepan scored his 21st into an empty net to put New York four points up in the race for the final playoff spot. more ›

Yankees 6 Detroit 3: A lot of good things happened for the Yankees in this game besides the win. Start with Mark Teixeira getting off to a good start with a three-run home run. Add a Curtis Granderson homer off of a lefty, plus three great defensive plays. Mix in a perfect 7th, 8th and 9th from the bullpen trio of Joba, Soriano and Rivera and you have a very happy home crowd despite the miserable weather. The Yankees and Tigers will meet again Saturday. more ›

After an off-season that was widely reviewed as a failure, the Yankees will take to the field tomorrow attempting to prove their detractors wrong. Yes, they didn’t land Cliff Lee and yes, they enter the season with big question mark hanging over their rotation. But the fact remains that this is still a pretty good ballclub. more ›

After a fall filled with disappointment, rejection, and lethargy, the Yankees might be feeling a little too much like the Mets, rather than a team with 27 World Series rings. However, they made their first big deal of the winter yesterday, signing reliever Rafael Soriano to a three-year, $35 million deal. Soriano, who posted an AL-best 45 saves last season for the Rays, will become the 8th-inning setup man for perennial closer Mariano Rivera next year. more ›

According to reports, the Yankees and longtime closer Mariano Rivera have agreed on a two-year-deal worth around $30 million. The 41-year-old pitcher reportedly had serious offers from other teams, including the Angels and Red Sox, and was offered a three-year-deal worth more money from one of those other teams yesterday, according to the News. That offer seemed to have spurred the Yankees into finalizing their deal with Rivera, which sources expect should be finalized by tonight. more ›

The Yankees took control of the ALDS with a 5-2 win over the Twins Thursday. Andy Pettitte pitched like he did in the first half of the season and Mariano Rivera set the Twins down for his second save of the series. Lance Berkman had a huge game, homering and adding a RBI-double in the 7th to break up a 2-2 tie. Curtis Granderson added three hits and a RBI. more ›

Yankees 6 Boston 5: The Yankees and Red Sox engaged in one of their typical games in the first game of their doubleheader. New York fell behind 2-0, led 3-2, saw things tied at 3, led 5-3 and saw things tied up again at 5 heading into the ninth. That’s where Phil Hughes put the Red Sox down in order and the Yankees scratched a run across in the 10th. Mariano Rivera set Boston down 1-2-3 to earn the save. more ›

The Yankees decided to win in 10 innings against the Red Sox (the magic number for a playoff spot is 1), the Jets defeated Miami 31-23 in an exciting, sloppy game, the Giants had two turnovers at the goal line in their 29-13 loss to Tennessee, and the Mets pounded Cole Hamels to win 7-3 over the Phillies. more ›

Take a deep breath Yankees’ fans, A-Rod has brought you back into first place. Down to his final strike in the ninth with New York trailing 3-1, A-Rod launched his second home run of the game to put the Yankees ahead. And a throwing error by David Wright and a walk to the pitcher doomed Jon Niese and the Mets in the fourth inning. more ›

The Yankees took this series and made sure that neither team would win the overall Subway Series with a 4-0 victory on Sunday. CC Sabathia was dominant, allowing only six baserunners over eight-shutout innings. more ›

Yankees 3 Baltimore 1: Javier Vazquez pitched very well, working out of a jam in the seventh while striking out seven and allowing only one run. But, it seemed like all of that would go to naught because the Yankees couldn’t seem to take advantage of the opportunities they had. Curtis Granderson had a solo home run to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead, but that was it until the seventh. And then the Yankees got lucky. more ›

The Yankees got both their runs in the seventh, assisted by a huge error by Alex Cora. With Nick Swisher on first, Cora couldn’t see the ball cleanly as he tried to field a grounder to second. However, that’s no excuse for his throw, which sailed into center and gave the Yankees runners on 2nd and 3rd with one out. Kevin Russo followed with a double that scored both runs. However, the Yankees’ joy was short lived as Javier Vazquez injured his finger on a bunt attempt and had to leave the game. more ›

The Yankees blew a five-run lead and Mariano Rivera blew a save, allowing a two-run double against the Red Sox. The Mets lost in Atlanta when David Wright made an error. And the Nets will be picking third in the draft, in spite of having the worst record. more ›

Minnesota 6 Yankes 3: It’s been eight years since he last did it, Mariano Rivera gave up another grand slam. That, plus a bases-loaded walk propelled the Twins to a rare road victory against the Yankees. more ›

Mets 9 Philadelphia 1: Are they for real? It’s a little too early to tell, but this was a fantastic start to the series. Jon Niese was dominant striking out seven while allowing only four hits and the offense backed him up. David Wright and Jeff Francoeur homered while Rod Barajas hit two of them to propel the Mets to a big win. more ›

Yankees 3 Oakland 1: For seven innings Phil Hughes dominated Oakland. Hughes issued a walk in the second and then retired twenty-straight batters before allowing a hit. For the game, Hughes allowed only one other walk and a run while striking out ten. On offense back-to-back triples by A-Rod and Cano got the Yankees on the board with Cano scoring on a Posada groundout. Brett Gardner added a RBI in the ninth to give the Yankees a two-run lead. Mariano Rivera worked around some trouble in the ninth to nail down the save. The Yankees will go for the sweep later this afternoon. more ›

• Yankees 6 Anaheim 2: Phil Hughes showed why he won the fifth starter job with six strikeouts while only allowing two runs in five-plus innings. He also struggled with his command, walking five and requiring 108 pitches to record fifteen outs. All in all, the Yankees will take it and they certainly have to like Robinson Cano’s performance in the five spot. Cano belted two homers and drove in three runs while Derek Jeter added a homer and two hits. Mariano Rivera faced one batter to save his fourth game of the season.
• Mets 5 Colorado 0: Mike Pelfrey is quickly making people forget about his 2009 and reminding them of his 2008 season. Pelfrey improved to 2-0 with seven shutout innings and helped himself with a RBI. Luis Castillo had two hits and scored two runs while Jeff Francoeur continued his hot start with two more hits. The win snaps a four-game losing streak for the Mets.

Today, everyone on the field at a Major League Baseball game — players, coaches, umpires — will wear #42 in honor of Jackie Robinson breaking baseball's color barrier on April 15, 1947. It's the second consecutive year that MLB is honoring the former Brooklyn Dodger. Robinson helped integrate baseball by becoming the first African-American player in the modern era of baseball. Rachel Robinson, Jackie's widow, his daughter, Sharon, and his grandson, will be at Yankee Stadium today, where baseball will honor the Hall of Fame 2nd basemen with a ceremony before the game. Baseball will auction off one signed jersey from each team with proceeds going to the Jackie Robinson Foundation. more ›

Yankees 7 Anaheim 5: The rain held off, the rings were distributed and the Yankees won. That’s about as close to perfect as you can get. Nick Johnson homered and A-Rod and Jeter added two RBI’s each. Andy Pettitte went six shutout innings with the bullpen backing him up until David Robertson faltered in the ninth. But, Mariano Rivera came in and shut the door to preserve the win and send the Yankees to their fifth win of the season. more ›

It was less than an hour after Mark Teixeira squeezed the final out of the World Series in his glove that Joe Girardi talked about switching his number from 27 to 28 to symbolize the Yankees’ quest for their next title. Such is life with the team, success is expected and failure is measured as anything less than a World Series victory. more ›

• Yankees 3 Phillies 1: The Yankees gave AJ Burnett a lot of money this offseason to pitch in big games and he delivered on Thursday night. Burnett, who would have had a shutout with better defense, allowed only one run over seven innings and struck out nine. Pedro Martinez almost matched him, but he was touched up for two home runs, one by Mark Teixeira that tied the game at 1 and one by Hideki Matsui that put New York up 2-1.

The momentary controversy over whether Yankees reliever Mariano Rivera spit on a ball is over...at least, in the eyes of the MLB. The Commissioner's office spokesman said, "From the available video and still pictures that we have, there's no evidence that Rivera spit on the ball." more ›