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Yankees' Jay Bruce: Retiring after Sunday's game
Jay Bruce plans to retire from baseball following the New York Yankees' game Sunday against the Rays, Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News reports.The 34-year-old is out of the lineup for a third straight game Sunday after starting the season 4-for-34 with 13 strikeouts, and he's now decided to hang up his cleats after 14 seasons. Bruce has a .244/.314/.467 slash line with 319 home runs and 951 RBI in 1650 career games between the Reds, Mets, Phillies, Mariners, Yankees and Cleveland. The veteran slugger will be available off the bench one final time Sunday.
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Yankees' Jay Bruce: Remains on bench Saturday
Jay Bruce isn't starting Saturday's game against the Rays.Bruce will be out of the lineup for a second straight game after he went 1-for-19 with nine strikeouts in his last five games. DJ LeMahieu will start at first base while Rougned Odor enters the starting nine as the second baseman. Manager Aaron Boone said Saturday that LeMahieu should continue to see increased playing time at first base going forward while Odor starts at the keystone, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.
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Yankees' Jay Bruce: Out of Friday's lineup
Jay Bruce is not in the lineup Friday against the Rays.Bruce is 1-for-19 with nine strikeouts in his past five games and will take a seat Friday. DJ LeMahieu will cover first base while Rougned Odor starts at the keystone for the New York Yankees.
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Yankees' Jay Bruce: Gets first day off
Jay Bruce is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays.Bruce will head to the bench for the first time after going 3-for-27 while starting at first base in each of the New York Yankees' eight games to date. The Yankees will shift DJ LeMahieu over to first base as a replacement for Bruce, allowing the newly acquired Rougned Odor to make his first start for New York at the keystone.
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Yankees' Jay Bruce: Swats first homer with Yankees
Jay Bruce went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and another run scored during Tuesday's win over Baltimore.Bruce got the scoring started in the second inning by launching a solo homer off Dean Kremer. It was the first long ball of the year and the first in a New York Yankees uniform for the 34-year-old, who has been serving as the starting first baseman to begin the season with Luke Voit nursing a knee injury.
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Yankees' Jay Bruce: Makes Opening Day roster
Jay Bruce will make the New York Yankees' Opening Day roster, Jack Curry of YES Network reports.Bruce appeared in 13 Grapefruit League games as a non-roster invitee this spring and hit .194 with two home runs and three RBI. Bruce's contract was officially selected by the Yankees on Saturday, and he'll serve as the starting first baseman to begin the regular season with Luke Voit (knee) sidelined, Brendan Kuty of The Newark Star-Ledger reports.
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Yankees' Jay Bruce: Making bid for roster spot
Jay Bruce went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's Grapefruit League loss to Detroit.The veteran slugger took Spencer Turnbull deep in the second inning to stake New York to an early lead. The blast was Bruce's second of spring training, and he is slashing .455/.455/1.091 overall through 11 plate appearances. The 33-year-old is in camp as a non-roster invitee, but he is making enough noise at the plate to keep his name in serious consideration for a spot on the Opening Day roster.
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Yankees' Jay Bruce: Signs minor-league deal
Jay Bruce signed a minor-league contract with the New York Yankees on Saturday, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.Bruce appeared in 32 games for Philadelphia last year but had a career-worst .198 batting average with six home runs and 14 RBI during that time. The 33-year-old should now compete for a major-league roster spot with the Yankees during spring training, and it wouldn't be surprising to see him appear in the big leagues at some point in 2021.
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Phillies' Jay Bruce: Takes seat Saturday
Jay Bruce isn't in Saturday's lineup against the Rays.Bruce will retreat to the bench after going hitless with one walk and four strikeouts in his last 12 plate appearances. Bryce Harper will rest his legs as the designated hitter Saturday with Phil Gosselin starting in right field.
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Phillies' Jay Bruce: On bench for second game
Jay Bruce will sit for the evening portion of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Nationals.Bruce started at first base in the afternoon game, going 0-for-3 at the plate. Alec Bohm starts there in the nightcap, with J.T. Realmuto serving as the designated hitter.
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