Swisher to have MRI

RF Nick Swisher left yesterday's game against Detroit after drawing a walk in the third inning due to a tight left hamstring and will undergo an MRI.  He struck out in the bottom of the first and made a putout in the top of the third on a line drive hit by Tigers CF Austin Jackson, a play for which he barely had to move.  Swisher was then walked by RHP Max Scherzer in the bottom of the third and stayed in the game for two pitches to DH Raul Ibanez and a pick-off attempt at first base, but he was then removed for PR Andruw Jones after complaining of the tightness.

Swisher currently leads the American League in extra-base hits and is second in runs batted in. 

Yankees re-sign Jones

The Yankees have re-signed OF Andruw Jones to a one-year, $2 million contract.  The 34-year-old Jones batted .247 with an impressive 13 homers and 33 runs batted in in only 77 games last season for the Yankees, including a .286 batting average and 16 extra base hits against lefties.  Jones, who could platoon in left field with LF Brett Gardner, also stands to make an additional $1.4 million in incentives.  Jones now has 420 career home runs, and is one of only four players in baseball history with at least 400 home runs and at least ten Gold Gloves (Willie Mays, Ken Griffey Jr., Mike Schmidt).

The Yankees 40-man roster is now full.