By Andrew Marchand of ESPN.com
BALTIMORE -- New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira reinjured his left calf sprinting to first base on a game-ending double play that left the tying run at third in the Yankees' 5-4 loss to the Orioles on Friday.
After watching replays that clearly showed his head-first slide beat the relay, Teixeira questioned the umpire crews' integrity.
"Sometimes you wonder if the umpires are just trying to get out of there," said Teixeira, who had argued a strike three call in the eighth. "They don't want you to make a comeback. They want to go home because those were terrible calls. It is what it is. We are out there fighting. I'm out there playing on one leg. I wish it had gone my way."
Teixeira already had argued with home-plate umpire Cory Blaser in the eighth when he thought a called third strike on a 3-2 pitch was "five or six inches outside."
After first-base umpire Jerry Meals called him out to end the game, Teixeira said he told him, "You got me again."
"I'm probably going to get fined," Teixeira said. "But I don't care, really. I'm out there fighting. We are out there fighting. When you are battling like we are battling and they can't get a call right, that pisses you off. It really does."
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The Top 20 Yankees Prospects
By Spencer Fordin of MLB.com
The future success of every Major League team lies largely in its Minor League pipeline. With that in mind, MLB.com is looking at each team's farm system, from the Top 20 Prospects to under-the-radar types.
It's a thought that can quicken the pulse of any Major League fan or general manager. The Yankees don't just have a roster full of talent at the big league level, they have a deep reservoir of prospects in the Minors that could help them remain competitive for years to come.
New York served notice of that fact this winter by trading super-prospect Jesus Montero to Seattle in exchange for a package headlined by young right-hander Michael Pineda -- a deal made more palatable for the Yanks by the presence of three solid catching prospects in their farm system.
You can read the rest of the article here: The Top 20 Yankees Prospects
The future success of every Major League team lies largely in its Minor League pipeline. With that in mind, MLB.com is looking at each team's farm system, from the Top 20 Prospects to under-the-radar types.
It's a thought that can quicken the pulse of any Major League fan or general manager. The Yankees don't just have a roster full of talent at the big league level, they have a deep reservoir of prospects in the Minors that could help them remain competitive for years to come.
New York served notice of that fact this winter by trading super-prospect Jesus Montero to Seattle in exchange for a package headlined by young right-hander Michael Pineda -- a deal made more palatable for the Yanks by the presence of three solid catching prospects in their farm system.
You can read the rest of the article here: The Top 20 Yankees Prospects
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