Yanks, Torre part ways after 12 seasons
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Joe Torre is out as manager of the New York Yankees, rejecting a substantial pay cut after the team failed to make it past the first round of the playoffs for the third straight year. Torre turned down a $5 million, one-year contract Thursday Â $2.5 million less than he made last season.
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NEW YORK (Sports Network) - The New York Yankees and free  agent pitcher Jaret Wright have finalized a three-year contract  worth a reported $21 million.
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When Joe Torre held his season-ending session with reporters after the American League Championship Series, he was asked about Bernie Williams&#39; place on the 2005 Yankees.
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Mel Stottlemyre will remain the New York Yankees pitching coach next season, then retire. Stottlemyre, who turns 63 on Saturday, has handled Joe Torre&#39;s pitching staff since 1996.
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This business with Joe Torre is getting kind of bizarre. After two days of much-hyped meetings, owner George Steinbrenner and the New York Yankees still won't say whether they plan to bring back Torre for a 13th season as their manager.
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NEW YORK -- Joe Torre offered a simple explanation for his team's recent turnaround. "Looseness. These guys are having fun with each other," the Yankees manager said yesterday after New York's sluggers broke loose in a 13-6 victory over the Pirates.
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All that stands between Randy Johnson and the New York Yankees are a bunch of medical tests. The Big Unit and the Yankees reached a preliminary agreement Thursday on a &#36;32 million, two-year contract extension, leaving only a physical as the final step needed to finishing the drawn-out process of finalizing the trade Arizona and the Yankees agreed to Dec. 30.
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Alex Rodriguez opted out of his $252 million, 10-year contract with the Yankees on Sunday in what appears to be the end of his tumultuous career with New York. Rodriguez's decision, announced by agent Scott Boras as the rival Boston Red Sox completed their World Series sweep of Colorado, makes the third baseman eligible to become a free agent.
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On the first day of his fourth season with the New York Yankees, Alex Rodriguez finally acknowledged his relationship with Derek Jeter has cooled.
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Former player Joe Girardi has been offered the chance to succeed Joe Torre as manager of the New York Yankees, according to ESPN Radio.
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Former player Joe Girardi has been appointed manager of the New York Yankees in place of Joe Torre, the Major League Baseball team announced on Tuesday.
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The pitching staff was spent. The hitters were exhausted. And manager Joe Torre had made enough nerve-racking decisions to last a lifetime.
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Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter no longer have sleepovers. Perhaps this means they've grown up.
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NEW YORK (Ticker) - It appears Joe Torre will not have Mel Stottlemyre at his side in 2005. The New York Times is reporting that Stottlemyre, who has served as the pitching coach of the New York Yankees under Torre since 1996, has decided not to return.
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The interviews are over. Now all the New York Yankees have to do is hire Joe Torre's replacement.
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Though Joe Torre has not made it official, the Yankees are planning to drop Mike Mussina from the rotation, at least for his start on Saturday.
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Call it the unraveling of Javier Vazquez. When it was over, the New York Yankees had more than a 14-8 loss to the Baltimore Orioles to worry about.