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Yanks ready to hit the road, face familiar foe in O's

Bryan Hoch, MLB.com

It was a bit odd for the Yankees to report for their workout under the lights on Friday at Yankee Stadium, spotting not one but two travel itineraries resting on each clubhouse chair.

Zach Schonbrun, nytimes.com

At age 30, the journeyman Chris Stewart will make his first postseason appearance when the Yankees open their American League division series on Sunday.

nydailynews.com

This doesn’t necessarily happen every October. Really, it doesn’t. Maybe it does for the Yanks, those haughty, wealthy one-percenters, but not for everybody. It’s important to remember that just now — that the playoffs are a privilege for a baseba…

Martin Rogers, yahoo.com

More than 70 years after Lou Gehrig's death, a group of legislators have launched a bid to investigate whether the baseball icon really died of the disease that carries his name. Gehrig passed away in 1941 at the age of 37, following a Hall of Fame care…

Timothy Burke, deadspin.com

Charlotte reporter Dan Tordjman offered a Twitter apology yesterday and his employer, ABC affiliate WSOC, issued an on-air mea culpa in the aftermath of his spreading a false rumor about Robinson Cano being busted for performance-enhancing drugs by MLB.…

Justin Sablich, nytimes.com

Game 1 of the Yankees' division series, which will be either at Baltimore or at Texas, will start at 6:15 p.m. on Sunday. Game 2 is scheduled for 8:07 p.m. and both games will be televised on TBS.

Ken Belson, nytimes.com

Prices to see the Yankees play in the first round are 42 percent higher than the average price for first-round tickets last season.

nydailynews.com

The Yankees enter the postseason with a distinct advantage over other teams in the field. The Bombers are the only marquee attraction, the only entry with legitimate ratings juice.

grantland.com

The playoffs are finally here, and I'm thrilled to announce on behalf of pessimistic, ungrateful Yankees fans everywhere that three players have earne...