New York Yankees' Brett Gardner (11) is congratulated by Alex Rodriguez after Gardner scored on an RBI sacrifice fly by Mark Teixeira in the eighth inning of Game 6 of the American League Championship baseball series against the Los Angeles Angels Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009, in New York. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

New York Yankees' Brett Gardner (11) is congratulated by Alex Rodriguez after Gardner scored on an RBI sacrifice fly by Mark Teixeira in the eighth inning of Game 6 of the American League Championship baseball series against the Los Angeles Angels Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009, in New York.

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  1. NEW YORK - OCTOBER 29: Johnny Damon #18, Brett Gardner #11 and Derek Jeter #2 of the New York Yankees celebrate after defeating the Philadelphia Phillies two win Game Two of the 2009 MLB World Series by a score of 3-1 at Yankee Stadium on October 29, 2009 in the Bronx borough of New York City.
  2. NEW YORK - OCTOBER 29: Brett Gardner #11 of the New York Yankees celebrates with teammate Johnny Damon #18 after scoring a run against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game Two of the 2009 MLB World Series at Yankee Stadium on October 29, 2009 in the Bronx borough of New York City.
  3. New York Yankees' Brett Gardner (11) is congratulated by Alex Rodriguez after Gardner scored on an RBI sacrifice fly by Mark Teixeira in the eighth inning of Game 6 of the American League Championship baseball series against the Los Angeles Angels Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009, in New York.
  4. New York Yankees' Brett Gardner runs home after Los Angeles Angels catcher Mike Napoli made a throwing error as Gardner stole third base during the eighth inning of a baseball game Monday, Sept. 14, 2009, at Yankee Stadium in New York. The Yankees beat the Angels 5-3.
  5. New York Yankees center fielder Brett Gardner reaches out to snare a Philadelphia Phillies batter Jayson Werth's long fly ball to deep center field in the fifth inning in Game 5 of the 2009 Major League Baseball World Series in Philadelphia November 2, 2009.
  6. New York Yankees' Brett Gardner flips his bat after striking out during the sixth inning of Game 5 of the Major League Baseball World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, in Philadelphia.
  7. Wang Chien-min, Taiwanese starting pitcher for the New York Yankees in Major League Baseball, walks on the stage as he takes part in a fashion show by fellow baseball players to raise funds for the 20 baseball teams based in cities and counties devastated by a deadly typhoon in August, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009, in Taipei, Taiwan. Typhoon Morakot triggered the worst flooding in southern Taiwan in 50 years, killing some 700 people.
  8. Wang Chien-min, Taiwanese starting pitcher for the New York Yankees in Major League Baseball, walks on the stage as he takes part in a fashion show by fellow baseball players to raise funds for the 20 baseball teams based in cities and counties devastated by a deadly typhoon in August, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009, in Taipei, Taiwan. Typhoon Morakot triggered the worst flooding in southern Taiwan in 50 years, killing some 700 people.
  9. Wang Chien-min, Taiwanese starting pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball, walks on the stage as he takes part in a fashion show by fellow baseball players to raise funds for the 20 baseball teams based in cities and counties devastated by a deadly typhoon in August, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009, in Taipei, Taiwan. Typhoon Morakot triggered the worst flooding in southern Taiwan in 50 years, killing some 700 people.
  10. New York Yankees pitcher Wang Chien-Ming (R) of Taiwan and model Yvonne Yao stand on the stage during a charity fashion show in Taipei November 26, 2009. The event on Thursday was held to raise funds for victims of Typhoon Morakot which hit southern Taiwan in August. The Chinese characters read, "Love is great! Baseball Fashion Show."
  11. New York Yankees pitcher Wang Chien-Ming (R) of Taiwan walks on the stage as Taiwan model Yvonne Yao greets him during a charity fashion show in Taipei November 26, 2009. The event on Thursday was held to raise funds for victims of Typhoon Morakot which hit southern Taiwan in August. The Chinese characters read, "Baseball Fashion Show."
  12. LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 24: Actress Patricia Heaton (C) request an autograph from alugger Alex Rodriguez of the New Yankees during the NBA game between the New York Knicks and Los Angeles Lakers Staples Center on November 24, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.
  13. New York Yankees Alex Rodriguez (R) pauses before running to first base as Philadelphia Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz (R) and umpire Mike Everitt (C) walk to the mound after Rodriguez was hit by a pitch during the first inning in Game 4 of the 2009 Major League Baseball World Series in Philadelphia, November 1, 2009.
  14. New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez (R) and Robinson Cano (L) celebrate Rodriguez's fourth inning home run against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 3 of the 2009 Major League Baseball World Series in Philadelphia, October 31, 2009.
  15. New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez, right, points at the right field fence as he talks with Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard in the fourth inning of Game 3 of the Major League Baseball World Series Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009, in Philadelphia. Rodriguez's hit, originally ruled a double, was changed to a two-run home run after umpires reviewed the play.
  16. New York Yankees Alex Rodriguez (R) slides into third base as the ball goes wide chased by Los Angeles Angels infielder Chone Figgins in the ninth. inning of Game 4 of their Major League Baseball ALCS playoff series in Anaheim, California October 20, 2009. An throwing error was charged to Angels Bobby Abreu and Rodriguez went on to score a run on the play.

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