All posts tagged "yankees"

  • New York Yankees' Robert Refsnyder claps his hands after hitting a single to score teammates Jonathan Galvez and Jake Cave in the ninth inning of an exhibition spring training baseball game against the Houston Astros, Saturday, March 7, 2015, in Kissimmee, Fla. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
    Yankees call up Korean American 2B Rob Refsnyder

    New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi confirmed after the game Friday night that second baseman Rob Refsnyder will be called up and play on Saturday and Sunday against the Boston Red Sox. The 24-year-old Refsnyder is a Korean-born adoptee whose...

    • Posted July 11, 2015
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    Yankees Refsnyder sent down to minors

    Rob Refsnyder did all he could to make the opening day roster, but the New York Yankees decided that he wasn’t ready for the big leagues just yet. The 23-year-old Korean adoptee went 2 for 3 on...

    • Posted April 2, 2015
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  • Kang Jung-ho served notice right away by hitting a home run in his first Major League preseason game. (AP)
    Kang Jung-ho’s BA dips to .150

    Pittsburgh Pirates’ $11 million Korean import Kang Jung-ho failed to get a hit in three at-bats against the Detroit Tigers Wednesday. By striking out swinging twice and grounding out to shortstop, his batting average has dropped all the way...

    • Posted March 18, 2015
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  • Park Hyo-joon, center, has signed with the New York Yankees. Park Dong-hoon, left, father of the 18-year-old player, said on July 3, 2014, the shortstop signed for US$1.16 million, and the Major League Baseball club also agreed to provide an interpreter and a trainer. He becomes the second South Korean to join the Yankees after the retired pitcher Park Chan-ho, who wore the pinstripes in 2010. (Yonhap)
    South Korean high school shortstop signs with Yankees

    (Yonhap) — A South Korean teenage shortstop, Park Hyo-joon, has signed with the New York Yankees. Park Dong-hoon, father of the 18-year-old player, said on Thursday the shortstop signed for $1.16 million and the Major League Baseball...

    • Posted July 3, 2014
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  • The Dodgers have lost out on Masahiro Tanaka.
    Tanaka-Yankees agree on 7-yr. contract worth $155 million

    The 24-0 Japanese ‘Monster’ pitcher Masahiro Tanaka has signed with the New York Yankees on Wednesday. Before he even threw a pitch in the Major League, he landed a seven-year contract worth $155 million, his agent, Casey...

    • Posted January 22, 2014
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