Yankees ink Hafner to one-year deal

The Yankees have finalized a one-year deal with Travis Hafner on Friday, who will likely spend the majority of his time in the designated hitter slot.

Hafner played in only 66 games for the Indians in 2012, in which he batted .228 with 12 home runs and 34 RBI's.

Although he presents a lot of power from the left side of the plate, Hafner has been sidelined with injuries through the last five seasons. The last time that he has played in over 100 games was in 2010 when he played in 118 games.

The Yankees have designated Russ Canzler for assignment to make room for Hafner,

Pinstripe Blogging: Update

We haven't posted since the Yankees were eliminated by the Tigers in the American League Championship Series, so we thought we should give you an update.

Pinstripe Blogging will start updating on February 1st, 2013. We will post regularly about the Yankees and any transactions or news that comes up.

We are uncertain if their will be a new layout for the new season, but we will keep you updated.

Yankees Eliminated from ALCS

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C.C. Sabathia pitches against the Tigers on Thursday. (Getty Images)

The Yankees have been eliminated by the Tigers on Thursday as they were defeated 8-1. C.C. Sabathia was unable to avoid the sweep as he struggled in his outing.

Sabathia allowed 6 runs, 5 earned, on 11 hits in 3.2 innings of work. He struck out 2 and walked 3. Sabathia finished his outing with 93 pitches thrown, in which 59 of them were for strikes.

The Yankee offense was silent again as they could only score 1 run. Nick Swisher drove in Eduardo Nunez in the sixth inning with his double.

The Yankees will now look forward to the off season to make changes to their team.

ALCS Game 4: Yankees at Tigers

American League Championship Series - Game 4
October 17th, 2012, 8:07 pm ET, Comerica Park

TV:  TBS Radio: WCBS 880

Weather: Mostly Cloudy, 68 Degrees, Wind: SSE at 16 MPH

The Yankees will look to get back on track tonight as they try to avoid a sweep in the American League Championship Series against the Tigers.

Click Here for the probable pitchers for this series.

Here are the lineups:

Yankees (0-3)
Ichiro Suzuki, LF
Nick Swisher, RF
Robinson Cano, 2B
Mark Teixeira, 1B
Raul Ibanez, DH
Eric Chavez, 3B
Russell Martin, C
Brett Gardner, CF
Eduardo Nunez, SS

Pitching: C.C. Sabathia LHP (2-0, 1.53 ERA this postseason)
(C.C. Sabathia against the Tigers: Click Here)

Tigers (3-0)
Austin Jackson, CF
Omar Infante, 2B
Miguel Cabrera, 3B
Prince Fielder, 1B
Delmon Young, DH
Jhonny Peralta, SS
Andy Dirks, LF
Avisail Garcia, RF
Gerald Laird, C

Pitching: Max Scherzer RHP (0-0, 0.00 ERA this postseason)
(Max Scherzer against the Yankees: Click Here)

Enjoy the game!

Yanks' Lose Game 3 Against Tigers

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Phil Hughes pitches against the Tigers on Tuesday. (Getty Images)

The Yankees are still win less in the American League Championship Series as the Tigers defeated them 2-1 on Tuesday to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the series.

Phil Hughes started for the Yankees and he departed early due to lower back stiffness. Hughes allowed 1 run on 3 hits in 3 innings of work. He struck out 1 and walked 3. Hughes finished his outing with 61 pitches thrown, in which 36 of them were for strikes.

The Yankee bullpen was outstanding once again as the allowed 1 run on 4 hits in 5 innings of work.

The Yankee offense continued to struggle as their only run came from an Eduardo Nunez solo shot in the ninth inning.

The Yankees will look to avoid the four game sweep tomorrow as they look to get back on track.