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Yankees, Manchester City announce formation of new MLS team

The baseball franchise announced Tuesday morning they will be forming a new MLS team, named the New York City Football Club.

Standing at his locker and still in uniform after preparing for a start that was rained out Sunday afternoon, CC Sabathia basically shrugged it off.

Pettitte allowed two runs and four hits in 4 2/3 innings but only lasted 79 pitches during last night’s 3-2 Yankees loss to the Mariners.

Four weeks after learning Derek Jeter had suffered a second fracture in his left ankle, the Yankees finally received what qualifies as good news.

Ibanez hit a pair of home runs and drove in six RBIs, but it was his grand slam which set the course for a rare lopsided loss for the Yankees.

Red Sox: David Ortiz, Mike Napoli at forefront of offensive woes

Shawn Kelley has a strikeout rate of 14.67 per nine innings after totaling 25 in his first 15 1/3 innings in the Yankee bullpen.

Lyle Overbay lifted a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning to provide the go-ahead run in last night’s 4-3 victory over the Mariners.

$Crutis Granderson will miss over two months with a fractured arm. Credit: Getty Images$

The Yankees planned on using Granderson in left field during spring training but that plan had to be scrapped after he broke his forearm.