The Yankees will sign another Boston Red Sox castoff on Tuesday: Mark Bellhorn, the second baseman who homered in Games 6 and 7 of the American League Championship Series last fall.

The New York Yankees are close to a deal to acquire outfielder Matt Lawton from the Chicago Cubs, according to ESPN.

Former baseball star Dwight Gooden, sought by police since he fled a DUI traffic stop three days ago, turned himself in at a county jail Thursday, police said.

Former baseball star Dwight Gooden was being sought by police Tuesday on a felony warrant after he allegedly drove away from an officer who stopped him on suspicion of drunken driving.

General Manager Brian Cashman said he had expressed an interest in signing the former San Francisco Giants left-hander Kirk Rueter to a minor league contract, but had not heard back from his agent.

The Yankees are moving closer to signing Ruben Rivera to a minor league deal, with an eye on seeing if he can help them upgrade center field defensively when the rosters expand next month.

New York Yankees right-hander Jaret Wright was reinstated from the 60-day disabled list to start Monday night's game at Tampa Bay.

The New York Post reported Saturday that the Yankees and Major League Baseball have discussed the possibility of Yankee Stadium hosting the 2008 All-Star Game.

George Steinbrenner sank his teeth into Joe Torre on Tuesday, criticizing the manager's maneuvers in the Yankees' loss to the White Sox.

According to a source, New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman has said his team would not put in a claim for Ken Griffey, Jr.

Carl Pavano's first season in pinstripes appears to be over, as the Yankees' right-hander was diagnosed with rotator cuff tendinitis, which was causing pain in his humerus bone.

Jamie Moyer was claimed on waivers by the Yankees, but the 42-year-old lefty declined to come to New York, sources told The Post last night.

Center fielder Bernie Williams said he felt some improvement in his right shoulder, and a team trainer determined he did not need a magnetic resonance imaging exam.

Carl Pavano, will need an extra day in Birmingham, Ala.

Randy Johnson's next start with the New York Yankees is in doubt because of a bad back.

With the trade deadline gone as quickly as it came, the Yankees found themselves merely staring through the glass at the finer shops, without the resources to buy anything of great value.

The New York Yankees have decided not to pick up the $15 million club option for next season on Bernie Williams, their steady center fielder on four World Series title teams.