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On December 4, the Yankees shipped minor league pitcher and part-time MLB starter Tyler Clippard to the Washington Nationals for reliever Jonathan Albaladejo. On December 3, the Yankees re-signed backup catcher José Molina to a 2-year, $4 million contract. Posada will be earning $13,100,000 per season which is the highest average salary ever for a catcher. On November 29, the Yankees re-signed catcher Jorge Posada to a four-year contract for $52,400,000. This prompted Mattingly to leave the team as well and follow Torre to the Dodgers. After conducting interviews with Don Mattingly, Tony Peña and Joe Girardi, Girardi was signed to be the new Yankees Manager. Manager Joe Torre left for the Los Angeles Dodgers after the 2007 season.

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While Torre departed after 12 years as the team's manager for the Los Angeles Dodgers, all four free agents returned to play for the Yankees in 2008, providing stability and continuity for new manager Joe Girardi. The Yankees' 2007/2008 offseason began in a tumultuous manner, with uncertainty as to the status of manager Joe Torre and team stalwarts Andy Pettitte, Jorge Posada, Mariano Rivera, and Alex Rodriguez, all of whom were free agents. Also, it would also be the first under a new team skipper, former team catcher Joe Girardi, who assumed the managerial role in the offseason. It also marked the first season since 1993 that the Yankees failed to make it to the playoffs (excepting the 1994 season, when a players' strike canceled the postseason, though the Yankees had the best record in the American League that year). It was the 83rd and last season at the original Yankee Stadium prior to the team's move to a new ballpark (also called ' Yankee Stadium') just north of the current stadium. The Yankees hosted the 2008 All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday July 15, 2008.

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… OF Aaron Judge and C Kyle Higashioka, both on COVID-19 IL, are expected to join the team in Boston on Sunday and fly for the series on the road against Tampa Bay.The 2008 New York Yankees season was the 106th season for the New York Yankees franchise. … Boone also said 3B Gio Urshela (COVID-19 IL) could be activated Sunday. The club will decide if he’ll throw a simulated game or make a rehab start in the next few days. Boone said he was getting treatments and doing “a little better.” … RHP Luis Severino threw 38 pitches off the mound Saturday.

YANKEES MANAGER AARON Boone hopes that C Gary Sánchez, who left Friday’s game with mid-back spasms, will be back in the lineup Sunday. Cora doesn’t think it’ll land him on the injured list. That’s something he mentioned in spring training and he’s like, ‘Hopefully when I come back, we’re playing meaningful games,’ and we will.”ĬORA SAID LEFT-HANDED pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez, who left his start Friday in the second inning with migraine symptoms, “was feeling better” after exchanging texts with him. He loves the fact that these guys have put this team in a situation to compete the rest of the season. “This is not a guy that’s just going to come here and get innings to get ready for next year. “We know he’s going to contribute,” Cora said.

In Boston, excitement is building for Sale’s return as the Red Sox make a push toward the playoffs. His next start after Sunday could line him up for Friday in Worcester with the Triple-A WooSox. Red Sox Manager Alex Cora didn’t specify how many more rehab starts Sale will make after Sunday as he returns from Tommy John surgery, but he’ll likely have multiple more outings. Sunday’s outing will be Sale’s third rehab start and second consecutive in Portland after he struck out seven in 3 2/3 hitless innings on Tuesday. CHRIS SALE is expected to pitch four or five innings Sunday in his next rehab start with the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs as the Red Sox left-hander continues to eye a return to Boston in the near future.

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