Jorge Posada
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Jorge Rafael Posada Villeta (born August 17, 1971 in Santurce, Puerto Rico) is a Major League Baseball catcher who plays for the New York Yankees. He is a switch hitter, and has been on five All-Star teams over his 15-year career. He is the only Major League catcher to ever have hit .330 or better with 40 doubles, 20 home runs, and 90 RBIs in a single season. Posada and Yogi Berra are the only Yankees catchers to hit 30 home runs in a season.
Driving Mr. Yogi
By: Seamheads.com
5May2012In the recently released book, Driving Mr. Yogi by Harvey Araton, the front seat is occupied ably by Yogi Berra and Ron Guidry, but the back seat is filled with the Pantheon of modern day Yankee heroes. Characteristically, George Steibrenne...
- Mentions: Mariano Rivera, New York Mets, Nick Swisher
Schmeelk: It Wasn’t Supposed To Happen This Way, Not For Mo
By: WFAN
4May2012It’s easy to list the numbers and stats that detail Mariano Rivera's greatness. It’s quite another to have witnessed it firsthand as cutter after cutter broke bat after bat and made the best hitters look helpless for 15 years.
- Mentions: Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees
Keefe To The City: This Can’t Be The End For Mariano Rivera
By: WFAN
4May2012Neil Keefe isn't ready to say goodbye to Mariano Rivera and hopes that the Greatest of All Time will return to the Yankees in 2013.
- Mentions: Alex Rodriguez, Andy Pettitte, Brett Gardner, Derek Jeter, Eric Chavez, Freddy Garcia
Yankee fans welcomed home Bronx Bombers with open arms
14Apr2012OPENING DAY WAS A GEM…. It was another Opening Day for the books at Yankee Stadium, as fans got to welcome the players, say goodbye to a legend and watch the Bombers beat the Angels 5-0. After a terrible first start against the Rays, pitcher Hi...
Pujols Invades Bronx For Yankees’ 110th Home Opener; Last Go For Mo?
By: WFAN
13Apr2012Relieved to be 3-3, home is where the Yankees hope it all comes together.
- Mentions: Albert Pujols, Hiroki Kuroda, Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees, Nick Swisher
Kuroda Tosses Gem As A-Rod, Yanks Shut Out Halos In Home Opener
By: WFAN
13Apr2012Alex Rodriguez hit his 630th home run and Hiroki Kuroda pitched excellently in his Yankee Stadium debut as the New York Yankees beat the Los Angeles Angels, 5-0, Friday in their 110th home opener.
- Mentions: Alex Rodriguez, Curtis Granderson, Hiroki Kuroda, New York Yankees, Nick Swisher
Jorge Posada Kicks Off Yankees’ 110th Home Opener; Last Go For Mo?
By: WFAN
13Apr2012Rather than receiving the ceremonial first pitch at the Bombers' home opener, Posada was the one toeing the rubber.
- Mentions: Albert Pujols, Hiroki Kuroda, Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees, Nick Swisher
Bats: Posada Throws Ceremonial First Pitch, to His Father
By: NY Times
13Apr2012Jorge Posada, who retired in the off-season, is the 11th former Yankee to throw the ceremonial first pitch on opening day at the Stadium.
- Mentions: New York Yankees
Yankees pregame
By: LoHud
13Apr2012Greetings, Brian Heyman here at Yankee Stadium for the home opener against the Angels. Opening Day for me coverage-wise. I’m 0-0. The Yankees are 3-3, and they have made a change in the batting order. Instead of Curtis Granderson batting seco...
- Mentions: Albert Pujols, Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, New York Yankees, Robinson Cano
Yankees Happy, Excited For Posada’s First Pitch At Home Opener
By: WFAN
12Apr2012Newly retired catcher Jorge Posada will soon take an unfamiliar position on the field at Yankee Stadium.
- Mentions: Derek Jeter, New York Yankees
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