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Yankees left-hander Andy Pettitte filed for free agency Sunday after repeatedly saying he hopes to return to the club next year.
New York Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte is done for the season because of a sore left shoulder.
Andy Pettitte has pitched some of the most important games at Yankee Stadium over the past 14 years, so it's fitting that he'll start for New York in what shapes up as the ballpark's grand finale.
Alex Rodriguez flopped all night when the New York Yankees needed a big hit. Tim Wakefield won in his return from the disabled list and the Boston Red Sox moved a step closer to squashing New York's playoff hopes, beating Andy Pettitte and the Yankees 7-3 Tuesday night.
Derek Jeter hit a two-run homer, Andy Pettitte pitched seven strong innings to snap a four-start winless streak and the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 on Wednesday night.
The David Ortiz-Manny Ramirez combo struck again — though for the first time in a while — shifting the focus from Ramirez's talk about being traded by the Red Sox and helping to end the Yankees' eight-game winning streak with a 9-2 victory Sunday night.
Andy Pettitte outpitched Oakland All-Star Justin Duchscherer, getting just enough run support from Jason Giambi's homer and a sacrifice fly by Alex Rodriguez to help the New York Yankees hold off the Athletics 2-1 on Sunday for a three-game sweep.
Derek Jeter delivered with his bat and glove, backing a determined effort by Andy Pettitte that led the New York Yankees to a much-needed, 5-0 win over the Tampa Bays Rays on Tuesday night.
Oliver Perez always manages to drive the New York Mets mad with his inconsistency — except when he faces the New York Yankees.
Andy Pettitte put the Yankees back on track, running his shutout streak to 19 innings and helping New York avoid a three-game sweep with a 4-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday.
Joba Chamberlain struck out a career-high nine, Alex Rodriguez delivered another key hit and the New York Yankees beat the San Diego Padres 2-1 Thursday for their seventh straight victory.
Hideki Matsui hit a grand slam on his 34th birthday to help Andy Pettitte move into a tie for fourth place on the New York Yankees career wins list with a 4-1 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Thursday night.
Andy Pettitte and the New York Yankees, on occasion, still look very much like contenders.
Matt Garza pitched seven scoreless innings and the surging Tampa Bay Rays beat nemesis Andy Pettitte and the New York Yankees 7-1 for their fifth consecutive victory Monday night.
Andy Pettitte allowed three runs over seven innings and Hideki Matsui homered to lead the New York Yankees past the Tampa Bay Rays, 5-3, Tuesday night for a two-game sweep.
Andy Pettitte picked up his first victory and Alex Rodriguez and Melky Cabrera each homered and drove in two runs, helping the New York Yankees defeat the Kansas City Royals 6-1 Thursday night and avoid a series sweep.
Mike Mussina tied Bob Gibson on the career wins list by pitching six sharp innings, Bobby Abreu hit a two-run homer and the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-1 on Monday night.
Andy Pettitte will miss his first scheduled start of the regular season on April 2 against Toronto because of back spasms. New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi expects Pettitte will start the third or fourth game instead.
Andy Pettitte is trying to focus on baseball, not an investigation into whether Roger Clemens lied to Congress.
Andy Pettitte had finished 55 1/2 minutes of apologies, explaining why he used human growth hormone and why he said what he did about Roger Clemens. Derek Jeter walked over, and the captain wrapped his arms around the visibly relieved Pettitte.
Still back home in Houston, Andy Pettitte will throw a bullpen session Saturday to keep up with his teammates before he arrives at spring training.
Andy Pettitte felt caught in the middle between his friends Roger Clemens and Brian McNamee. In the end, Pettitte's conscience told him which side to choose.
Roger Clemens stuck out his famous right arm, the one that earned 354 major league wins, seven Cy Young Awards, $160 million, and pointed in the direction of his accuser. Without looking at Brian McNamee, Clemens told Congress, "I have strong disagreements with what this man says about me."
Roger Clemens told Yankees teammate Andy Pettitte nearly 10 years ago that he used human growth hormone, Pettitte said in a sworn affidavit to Congress, The Associated Press learned Tuesday.
Roger Clemens and Brian McNamee will be the focus of Wednesday's congressional hearing about the Mitchell Report, with Andy Pettitte spared having to deliver public testimony that could damage his former teammate.
So Andy Pettitte wants to pitch for the Yankees next season, and he's happy to take another one-year deal. The Yankees have expressed a desire for starting pitching, yet appear content to let Pettitte seek offers elsewhere.
Pettitte's forgiven by Yankee fansNine-year-old Brian Conley knew nothing of Andy Pettitte's past transgressions, and his parents prefer to keep it that way.
In its righteous might, Congress is doing hearings right now on the use of Human Growth Hormone and other banned substances by professional baseball players. In the limelight are Andy Pettitte, Roger Clemens, and others.
NYPost: Pettitte Backed Trainer Vs. Rog Rep. Tom Davis, the ranking Republican on the congressional committee investigating steroid use in baseball, told Newsday that Pettitte, in his deposition last week, backed up the account of Brian McNamee, the former trainer of Clemens and Pettitte.
Pettitte admits briefly using HGH during 2002Andy Pettitte used human growth hormone to recover from an elbow injury in 2002, the New York Yankees pitcher said two days after he was cited in the Mitchell Report.
Andy Pettitte Says He Used Growth Hormone TwiceAndy Pettitte used human growth hormone to recover from an elbow injury in 2002, the New York Yankees pitcher said two days after he was cited in the Mitchell Report
Pettitte plans to stay putAndy Pettitte would be by far the best pitcher on the free-agent market, should he decline his player option for 2008. But Pettitte said yesterday that he has no intention of testing the market; he will play for the Yankees or not at all.
Clemens likely to make first Yanks start MondayTORONTO -- Roger Clemens is ready to return to the New York Yankees' rotation and is likely to start at the Chicago White Sox next Monday.
Only the Astros' front office can decide whether it will be a quiet or busy winter in Space City, but some action is clearly needed.
Yankees interested in bringing Pettitte backThe New York Yankees' involvement in trade talks regarding superstar Alex Rodriguez was brief and apparently is over, according to people close to Rodriguez and the team.
Paper: Rocket among 6 implicated playersRoger Clemens, Andy Pettitte and Miguel Tejada were among the players that a former major league pitcher accused of using performance-enhancing drugs, according to a federal agent's affidavit, the Los Angeles Times reported on its Web site.
The Baseball Injury ReportThe A's Justin Duchscherer suffers a setback. And news on Tigers' SP Mike Maroth, Dodgers' OF Jayson Werth, and Royals' 1B Mike Sweeney. Also, is Astros' SP Andy Pettitte's elbow acting up?
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