FREDERIKSTED — St. Croix native Horace Clarke, a switch-hitting second baseman for the New Yankees from 1965-74, died Wednesday at 81. Although never viewed as a star player, Clarke became the fifth of 16 Virgin Islanders to play Major League Baseball. The career .256 hitter never hit more than six homers or drove in even […]
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Hall of Fame Mystery: Who Did Not Cast Vote For Yankee’s Derek Jeter?
NEW YORK — New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter said being elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday was a humbling experience one that was made a little more so when the 14-time All-Star fell one vote shy of being a unanimous selection. Out of all the greats who have been called to […]
New York Yankees Hope Trading For St. Thomas’ Jabari Blash Will Lead To More ‘Blashtoffs’
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] NEW YORK — The Yankees started the offseason with a lineup that featured Aaron Judge (52 HR, .627 SLG), Gary Sanchez (33 HR, .531 SLG), Didi Gregorius (25 HR, .478 SLG) and Greg Bird. (9 HR, .422 SLG in 48 games). There were already a lot of dingers on this team. They then acquired Giancarlo Stanton (59 […]
Derek and Hannah Davis Jeter Announce The Birth Of Their First Child … It’s A Baby Girl!
ODD MAN OUT: Derek Jeter poses in front of pink balloons to symbolize that his first child is a baby girl. Maybe the former New York Yankees baseball captain can up his intake of oysters if he hopes to have a male successor on the baseball diamond. (PHOTO COURTESY: Hannah Davis Jeter) CHARLOTTE AMALIE –– […]