TOKYO (Reuters) - New York Yankees executives paraded the team's World Series trophy on the first leg of an Asian tour on Monday, saying championship MVP and Japanese slugger Hideki Matsui would be difficult to replace. Matsui, the 2009 World Series Most Valuable Player, signed a $6 million, one-year contract with the Los Angeles Angels in the offseason, ending a ...

The New York Yankees are taking their World Series trophy to Asia. A delegation of team officials, including team president Randy Levine and general manager Brian Cashman, will accompany the trophy on a six-day tour beginning Sunday. The trophy will be displayed Monday in Tokyo along with the Yomiuri ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Yankees will bring the World Series trophy to Tokyo, Beijing and Hong Kong on a six-day Asia tour, the Yankees said on Thursday. The Major League Baseball championship trophy will accompany a delegation of Yankees executives, including team president Randy Levine and general manager Brian Cashman, who will arrive at Tokyo's Narita Airport ...

CC Sabathia never felt as if the pressure that can come with signing a $161 million contract ever got to him. That's because Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada and other veterans of the New York Yankees' previous championship runs were there to deflect it. "It ...