Major League Baseball announced on Wednesday that the 2008 All-Star Game will be hosted by the Yankees at Yankee Stadium next July.

Mark Newman, Yankees senior vice president of baseball operations, said yesterday that there's "some chance" Philip Hughes, the elite pitching prospect, could begin the 2007 season with the big-league club.

Mike Mussina said on Tuesday that 2007 is an important season for Carl Pavano.

Yankees outfielder Melky Cabrera will skip the Caribbean World Series at the team's request so he can rest up for next season.

The Yankees agreed Tuesday to send coaches, scouts and trainers to China to help boost interest in baseball, furthering a push by the major leagues into one of the world's fastest-growing sports markets.

Art Fowler, a longtime major league pitcher coach, died on Monday, according to a report on a newspaper web site.

Seven-time Cy Young winner Roger Clemens isn't prepared to say whether he'll be back for another season.

A person familiar with the situation said Bernie Williams and his camp have been mulling over the idea of accepting a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training, though it is unknown whether the Yankees have officially offered the deal.

The Yankees stabilized their bench Friday, signing infielder Miguel Cairo to a one-year contract worth $750,000.

Despite his long list of injuries the past two seasons, starter Carl Pavano is expected to handle a regular workload when spring training starts Feb.

Brian Cashman continued to dispute the idea that the Yankees are the leading candidate to sign Roger Clemens.

A contingent of executives from the Yankees will fly to China next week with the hope of concluding ongoing negotiations on a working agreement with the China Baseball Association.

Jim Leyritz hasn't played baseball since 2000, but is considering a comeback this season.

Jorge Posada, speaking before last night's Baseball Assistance Team dinner at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square, said Williams plans to play in 2007, though it is unclear whether that will be in Yankee pinstripes.

Derek Jeter's relationship with Jessica Biel is reportedly over.

Baseball is set to announce Yankee Stadium as site of the 2008 All-Star game.

Recently, the Yankees asked second baseman Robinson Cano to hand over his No.

The Yankees haven't made a final decision regarding Bernie Williams, a source told The Post yesterday afternoon.

With Mariano Rivera nearing retirement in New York, the Yankees are already said to be eyeing Francisco Rodriguez as a potential replacement.

Newly acquired reliever Luis Vizcaino and the Yankees reached agreement Tuesday on a one-year contract worth $3 million before the sides exchanged salary arbitration figures.

Baseball sources have told Buster Olney that Yankee Stadium will host the 2008 All-Star Game.

Jeff Nelson wanted to retire as a member of the Yankees, so he agreed Friday to a minor league contract and then said he wouldn't play anymore.

Now that they have Andy Pettitte, the Yankees want Roger Clemens, too.

GM Omar Minaya reportedly said the Mets have no plans to pursue free agent Bernie Williams.

Randy Hendricks, agent for Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte was recently interviewed by the Houston Chronicle.

The tumor that was removed from Bobby Murcer's brain during surgery last month was malignant.

Kei Igawa pulled on his new pinstripes, stepped to the podium and threw his first change-up in the United States.

Former AL president Gene Budig is back in baseball, this time as a part-owner of the Class A Charleston RiverDogs.

Japanese pitcher Kei Igawa left for New York on Monday to attend a news conference to mark his signing with the Yankees.

Infielder Miguel Cairo decided to remain with the New York Yankees, reaching a preliminary agreement on a $750,000, one-year contract.

The Diamondbacks will reach an agreement with pitcher Randy Johnson by today’s 3 p.

Randy Johnson's agents were still negotiating with the Diamondbacks on Saturday, trying to work out a contract extension that would clear the way for Arizona to acquire the five-time Cy Young Award winner from the Yankees.

The Yankees are coming together with utility infielder Miguel Cairo on a one-year contract.

At the start of the offseason, Brian Cashman asked Scott Proctor to be prepared to be a starter in 2007.

While the Mets have expressed some interest in signing Ron Villone, the lefty reliever still hasn't heard a word from the Yankees.

It appears the Yankees might not have room for Bernie Williams anymore.

The Yankees and Diamondbacks on Thursday afternoon agreed in principle to a trade that would send five-time Cy Young Award winner Randy Johnson back to Arizona, according to a source with knowledge of the talks.

The D-backs and Yankees have agreed on the structure of a deal that would send Randy Johnson back to Arizona, a source with knowledge of the negotiations said.

The Yankees reached a tentative deal with first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz, and he will be undergoing a physical on Thursday.

As of Thursday morning, the much-discussed Randy Johnson trade is all but finalized.

Beginning last February, the Spinners (Boston's Single-A affiliate) offered to donate money for new uniforms to any local youth league willing to replace its Yankees with a team called the Spinners.

Randy Johnson, the Yankees and Diamondbacks all want a deal to happen, but the three parties must decide upon how much money they are willing to sacrifice to make it happen.

As soon as the Yankees are able to trade Randy Johnson, they will pursue Roger Clemens very hard, hoping that they can get him to pitch sooner than he did last season when he was back with Houston.

Scott Brosius, who retired after the Yankees' World Series loss to the Diamondbacks in 2001, is one of 13 first-year candidates on the 2007 Hall of Fame ballot, which includes eight-time batting champion Tony Gwynn, four-time home run leader Mark McGwire and two-time Most Valuable Player Cal Ripken Jr.