Derek Jeter moved 180 feet closer to the magical 3,000-hit mark on Thursday night when he doubled on the first pitch he saw from Tampa Bay Rays starter Jeff Niemann. Hit No. 2,998 was a line drive to left-centerfield. It was his 12th double of the season ...

New York's Derek Jeter moved closer to the 3,000 hits milestone on Tuesday while pitcher CC Sabathia was in commanding form as the Yankees scored a 9-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians. Sabathia (12-4) sparkled in seven scoreless innings, striking out 11 ...

Zobrist tripled to start the game, a ball that glanced off the glove of first baseman Mark Teixeira before Nick Swisher had trouble corralling it in the right-field corner. Longoria’s single put Tampa Bay on top against Colon, who had thrown 12 2-3 ...

Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez are among six Yankees on the AL roster for the All-Star game July 12 in Phoenix. Once again, New York had the most players picked. The small-market Brewers celebrated their largest haul of All-Star starters. Milwaukee often ...

CLEVELAND — Austin Kearns hit his first homer in 105 at-bats this season, a stunning three-run shot in the seventh inning against New York’s A.J. Burnett, to send the Cleveland Indians to a 6-3 win and spoil Derek Jeter’s return to the Yankees’ lineup Monday.

"It’s tough when you lose, especially one of these games," said Pena, who was filling in at shortstop for a slightly injured Eduardo Nunez (hamstring), who was filling in for an injured Derek Jeter. "It’s really a bad feeling. But now I have to let it ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - B.J. Upton homered and drove in three runs to back the strong pitching of Jeff Niemann as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 5-1 on Thursday and kept Derek Jeter two hits short of the milestone mark of 3,000. The loss dropped ...

CLEVELAND -- The face of the Yankees, in terms of clubhouse clout, PR persona and marketable mystique, is (and long has been) Derek Jeter. And Jeter's chase ... A guy who made some fans wonder if the Yanks had been robbed when they shipped off Ian Kennedy ...

NEW YORK -- Derek Jeter admits reaching 3,000 hits is constantly on his mind. It's unavoidable with everyone talking about it. And he also knows there are only four games left on the Yankees' current homestand before they head out for a six-game road trip ...

NEW YORK -- A few hours before gametime, Derek Jeter was asked what advice he'd gotten about trying to reach 3,000 hits. "Hurry up," he said, smiling. Jeter did his best Thursday night. He lined a sharp double on the first pitch he saw for hit No.