The All-Star second baseman hit a pair of two-run homers to back a solid effort by David Phelps, and New York beat the Toronto Blue Jays for the ninth straight time at Yankee Stadium, 7-2 Saturday.
In 24 hours, the All-Star second baseman has gone from warm to scorching.
It was his sixth career homer off Santana, two more than the All-Star second baseman has had against any other pitcher.
Yankees officials seemed bemused by the turn of events, unwilling to handicap whether this increased their chances of keeping the All-Star second baseman.
The four-time All-Star second baseman is even more important to the Yankees now that they're missing Alex Rodriguez, Mark Teixeira and Curtis Granderson, and Derek Jeter's status is uncertain.
Mr. Steinbrenner is willing to make one exception to his "no-extensions" policy he remains intent on signing star second baseman Robinson Cano to a long-term contract.
They scored in the second against Ramon Ortiz (0-1) when Daniel Nava walked, took third on a single by Saltalamacchia and scored when shortstop Izturis fielded Middlebrooks' grounder but his throw to start a potential inning-ending double play eluded second baseman Mark DeRosa.
The top vote-getter on the 2013 ballot was longtime Houston Astros second baseman Craig Biggio, who racked up more than 3, 000 hits in a two-decade career.
The pressure is on All-Star shortstop Ian Desmond, second baseman Danny Espinosa and first baseman Adam LaRoche to duplicate their solid seasons from a year ago.
The play turned into a 1-4-6 forceout after the ball deflected to second baseman Justin Turner.
Starlin Castro singled, Anthony Rizzo doubled and Alfonso Soriano hit an RBI single to shortstop Ruben Tejada, who ranged behind second and bounced a catchable one-hop throw past first baseman Ike Davis for a throwing error as Rizzo came home.
Startlin Castro singled, Anthony Rizzo doubled and Alfonso Soriano hit an RBI single to shortstop Ruben Tejada, who ranged behind second and bounced a catchable one-hop throw past first baseman Ike Davis for a throwing error as Rizzo came home.
He was selected to play in his second All-Star Futures Game last July, joining Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout and New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano in the group that has appeared in that event multiple times.
Sure enough, Cubs second baseman Johnny Evers called for the ball and tagged the base--Merkle was out and the winning run was voided.
Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano is the latest star to demand his contract be re-done.
The New York Yankees' second baseman hit two homers and drove in six runs as the Dominicans went 8-0, capped by a 3-0 win over Puerto Rico on Tuesday night for the third WBC title.
James Shields (2-3) was hurt by a throwing error on third baseman Mike Moustakas in the second inning that resulted in the Yankees' first run.
That leaves Cowgill, a 5-foot-9 bundle of energy who swings hard and runs even harder, drawing comparisons to Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia.
Co-presenting is one of the many Dominican baseball players to succeed in Major League Baseball, Yankees star second baseman Robinson Cano, who was named for the late star.
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