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Johnny Damon, OF, New York YankeesHot off the Wire Fantasy Sports NewsYankees | Damon goes deep Wednesday The Associated Press reports New York Yankees OF Johnny Damon hit his 15th home run of the season Wednesday, July 1. Yankees | Damon misses Sunday game The Associated Press reports New York Yankees OF Johnny Damon (flu) missed his second straight game due to a flu bug that has gone around the clubhouse. Yankees | Damon not in lineup Saturday Ronald Blum, of The Associated Press, reports New York Yankees OF Johnny Damon (illness) was not in the starting lineup Saturday, June 27, because of an illness. Yankees | Damon collects four RBIs Thursday The Associated Press reports New York Yankees OF Johnny Damon collected four RBIs in a winning effort Thursday, June 25. Yankees | Damon returns Wednesday The Associated Press reports New York Yankees OF Johnny Damon (calf) returned to the lineup Wednesday, June 24, after missing time with a sore right calf. Yankees | No tests planned for Damon Bryan Hoch, of MLB.com, reports New York Yankees OF Johnny Damon (calf) is not scheduled for any tests on his sore right calf. Yankees | Damon out of Tuesday lineup New York Yankees OF Johnny Damon (calf) was held out of the starting lineup Tuesday, June 23, according to The Associated Press. Yankees | Damon sits The Associated Press reports New York Yankees OF Johnny Damon (calf) didn't play Sunday, June 21, due to a sore right calf. He isn't expected to miss more time. Yankees | Damon returns to lineup Saturday Updating previous reports, New York Yankees OF Johnny Damon (eyes) returned to the starting lineup Saturday, June 13, against the New York Mets, according to The Associated Press. He went 0-for-4 with a strikeout but made all his plays on defense. A doctor told Damon caffeine could be the cause of his eye trouble and recommended he avoid coffee and energy drinks for a while. If problems continue, he will probably visit an eye doctor. Yankees | Damon not in lineup Thursday or Friday New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi said OF Johnny Damon (eyes) was held out of the lineup Thursday, June 11, because his eyes had been "fluttering," according to The Associated Press. He was not in the lineup Friday, June 12, but made a pinch-hitting appearance. Yankees | Four players homer in Monday win The Associated Press reports New York Yankees OF Johnny Damon, SS Derek Jeter, 1B Mark Teixeira and OF Nick Swisher all homered for their team in a 5-3 win Monday, June 8, over the Tampa Bay Rays. Yankees | Damon struggles against Lee Yankees.MLB.com's Bryan Hoch reports New York Yankees OF Johnny Damon is 1-for-15 since 2004 against Cleveland Indians SP Cliff Lee. Yankees | Damon returns to lineup Friday The Associated Press reports New York Yankees OF Johnny Damon (back) returned to the lineup Friday, May 22, after missing the game Thursday, May 21, with a sore back. Yankees | Damon out of lineup Thursday Marc Carig, of The Star-Ledger, reports New York Yankees OF Johnny Damon (back) is out of the lineup Thursday, May 21, with a sore back. Damon ran into the left field fence during the team's game Wednesday, May 20. Yankees | Damon hits walkoff homer The Associated Press reports New York Yankees OF Johnny Damon hit a walkoff solo home run in the 10th inning Sunday, May 17. Yankees | Damon ejected Friday Brittany Ghiroli, of MLB.com, reports New York Yankees OF Johnny Damon was ejected for arguing a called third strike Friday, May 15. The ejection ended Damon's 10-game hitting streak. Yankees | Damon extends hitting streak Bryan Hoch, of MLB.com, reports New York Yankees OF Johnny Damon extended his hitting streak to 10 games Thursday, May 14. Damon also has an extra-base hit in all 10 games during his streak. Yankees | Damon riding hitting streak Bryan Hoch, of MLB.com, reports New York Yankees OF Johnny Damon is in the midst of a season-high nine-game hitting streak. He has an extra-base hit in each of those games. Yankees | Jeter, Matsui out of lineup Wednesday The Associated Press reports New York Yankees SS Derek Jeter (oblique) and OF Hideki Matsui (hamstring) were both held out of the lineup Wednesday, May 13, with nagging injuries. OF Johnny Damon is leading off Wednesday and serving as the designated hitter. IF Ramiro Pena will make his second straight start at shortstop in place of Jeter. Yankees | Damon in midst of hitting streak Bryan Hoch, of MLB.com, reports New York Yankees OF Johnny Damon is in the midst of a seven-game hitting streak in which he has 15 RBIs. Yankees | Damon hits Halladay really well Yankees.MLB.com's Bryan Hoch reports New York Yankees OF Johnny Damon is hitting .341 in 44 at-bats since 2004 against Toronto Blue Jays SP Roy Halladay. Yankees | Damon named AL Player of the Week Tom Singer, of MLB.com, reports New York Yankees OF Johnny Damon was named the American League Player of the Week for the period ending Sunday, May 10. He hit five home runs and 15 RBIs in seven games while batting .419. Yankees | Damon bomb propels team to win The Associated Press reports New York Yankees OF Johnny Damon hit a three-run homer Sunday, May 10, against the Baltimore Orioles to guide his team to a 5-3 victory. Yankees | Damon, Jeter hit Lester well MLB.com reports New York Yankees OF Johnny Damon and SS Derek Jeter have both hit well in the last five years against Boston Red Sox SP Jon Lester. Damon is .400 with one home run and three RBIs in 15 at-bats and Jeter is hitting .375 with two RBIs in 16 at-bats against Lester. Yankees | Damon wants to return next year Andrew Marchand, of ESPN.com, reports New York Yankees OF Johnny Damon would like to return to the team next year, but he said the chances are slim that they will ask him to come back. Damon will become a free agent at the end of the 2009 season. MLB | Two more homers over right field wall at Yankee Stadium The Associated Press reports New York Yankees OF Johnny Damon and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim C Mike Napoli became the latest hitters to launch shots over the right field wall at Yankee Stadium Thursday, April 30. The 28 home runs overall, 19 of them to right, are the most in the first seven games of a new park. Yankees | Damon struggles against Jackson MLB.com reports New York Yankees OF Johnny Damon is hitting .158 in 19 career at-bats off Detroit Tigers SP Edwin Jackson. Yankees | Damon back in lineup New York Newsday reports New York Yankees OF Johnny Damon (shoulder) was back in the lineup in left field Monday, April 27. He sat out the day before, aside from pinch hitting in the ninth, because of general body pain, particularly his left shoulder. Yankees | Damon gets the day off The Associated Press reports New York Yankees OF Johnny Damon wasn't in the starting lineup Sunday, April 26, but appeared as a pinch hitter. Yankees | Damon has success against Lester Ian Browne, of MLB.com, reports New York Yankees OF Johnny Damon is 5-for-12 with a home run and three RBIs in his career against Boston Red Sox SP Jon Lester. Yankees | Hit five solo homers Friday The Associated Press reports New York Yankees SS Derek Jeter, OF Johnny Damon, 1B Mark Teixeira, OF Melky Cabrera and 2B Robinson Cano all hit solo home runs in a victory Friday, April 17. Yankees | Damon records first hit at new stadium Nick Cafardo, of The Boston Globe, reports New York Yankees OF Johnny Damon recorded the first hit at team's new stadium Thursday, April 16. Yankees | Damon returns Wednesday The Associated Press reports OF Johnny Damon (illness) returned to the lineup Wednesday, April 15. Yankees | Damon sits with illness The Journal News' Peter Abraham reports New York Yankees OF Johnny Damon (flu) was out of the lineup Tuesday, April 14, due to flu-like symptoms. Yankees | Damon owns Ponson Yankees.MLB.com's Bryan Hoch reports New York Yankees OF Johnny Damon is hitting .526 with four RBIs in 19 at-bats against Kansas City Royals SP Sidney Ponson since 2004. Yankees | Jeter will hit leadoff to start season Updating a previous item, The Associated Press reports New York Yankees SS Derek Jeter will begin the season as the team's leadoff hitter, with OF Johnny Damon hitting second, according to manager Joe Girardi. Jeter is a career .315 hitter in the leadoff spot. Yankees | Jeter could hit leadoff Updating a previous item, Newsday reports the New York Yankees could go into the 2009 season with SS Derek Jeter in the leadoff spot and OF Johnny Damon hitting second. The team has liked what they have seen out of Damon hitting in the No. 2 spot in Spring Training and could take the same lineup into the regular season if everything goes smoothly over the final week of spring. The new lineup could also mean that OF Brett Gardner will win the center field job, with Jeter a right-handed bat breaking up the two lefties in Gardner and Damon. Yankees | Jeter to hit leadoff; Damon second Newsday's Kat O'Brien reports New York Yankees SS Derek Jeter will hit leadoff with OF Johnny Damon hitting second this season. Yankees | A-Rod would like Reyes to bat leadoff ESPN.com reports New York Yankees 3B Alex Rodriguez said he would like to see New York Mets SS Jose Reyes bat leadoff for the Yankees. After making the statement, Rodriguez indicated that he did not mean to disrespect OF Johnny Damon or SS Derek Jeter. MLB | Clients to access frozen funds soon ESPN.com reports Agent Scott Boras said his clients who had their assets frozen in the federal probe of the Stanford financial scandal should have access to their funds soon, according to The New York Times. The players who had their funds frozen include New York Yankees OFs Johnny Damon and Xavier Nady, New York Mets SP Mike Pelfrey and Tampa Bay Rays 1B Carlos Pena. Mets | Most of Pelfrey's money stuck in financial scam New York Mets SP Mike Pelfrey said Saturday, Feb. 21 that "99 percent" of his money is tied up in the Stanford Financial money scam, which has also affected New York Yankees OFs Johnny Damon and Xavier Nady, according to Bart Hubbuch of the New York Post. The assets of the company, as well as its customers, have been frozen by the U.S. government on suspicion of being a Ponzi scheme. Pelfrey, whose money was invested in Stanford by agent Scott Boras, said he is using a "little side account with Bank of America" just to pay his bills. Yankees | Damon, Nady struggling financially Ken Rosenthal, of FOXSports.com, reports New York Yankees OFs Johnny Damon and Xavier Nady are suffering from a financial crisis that stems from an alleged $8 billion fraud scheme involving billionaire financier Robert Allen Stanford. Damon said his finances are frozen because of money that he has with a Stanford company. "I can't pay bills right now," Damon said. "That started on Tuesday. I had to pay a trainer for working out during the offseason. I told him, 'Just hold on for a little bit and hopefully all this stuff gets resolved.'" Nady, who is earning $6.55 million, is in a similar situation. Yankees | Teixeira could hit third Bryan Hoch, of MLB.com, reports New York Yankees manager is considering batting 1B Mark Teixeira third in the lineup this year, ahead of 3B Alex Rodriguez. OF Johnny Damon will lead off and SS Derek Jeter will bat second. OF Hideki Matsui will likely hit fifth in the order with C Jorge Posada to follow. Yankees | Damon to play left field Anthony DiComo, of MLB.com, reports New York Yankees OF Johnny Damon will receive the majority of playing time in left field this season. Yankees | Damon, Ransom work with hitting coach Yankees.MLB.com's Bryan Hoch reports New York Yankees hitting coach Kevin Long has worked with OF Johnny Damon and SS Cody Ransom in the offseason. Yankees | Not shopping Damon Tyler Kepner, of The New York Times, reports the New York Yankees are not looking to trade OF Johnny Damon. Yankees | Damon interested in WBC Bryan Hoch, of MLB.com, reports New York Yankees OF Johnny Damon is interested in playing for the United States in the 2009 World Baseball Classic. Yankees | Damon could move back to center Mark Feinsand, of the New York Daily News, reports New York Yankees OF Johnny Damon could be moved back to center field if the team signs free-agent OF Manny Ramirez (Dodgers). Yankees | Could look to trade Damon George A. King III, of the New York Post, reports the New York Yankees could look to trade OF Johnny Damon if they sign free-agent OF Manny Ramirez (Dodgers). Yankees | First base a more glaring need than outfield Joel Sherman and George A. King III, of the New York Post, report first base appears to be a more glaring need for the New York Yankees than outfield, according to general manager Brian Cashman. Cashman seems content with OFs Melky Cabrera, Brett Gardner and Johnny Damon if nothing arises in the offseason. Cashman also indicated that he prefers Damon as the left fielder and leadoff hitter. | Feature LinksFantasy Football Draft Guide FREE Fantasy Baseball
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