He made his major league debut on September 4, 2001, for the Yankees.

He already has four championship rings and another on the way, along with a platinum ring made for the 1999 Yankees.

He made eight starts and seven relief appearances for the Yankees last season, then won a starting job in spring training.

This switch at first base would not make sense for the Yankees.

Perez accomplished all of the above last night and made his first start for the Yankees in over a year a smashing success.

A few veterans stressed recently that major changes must be made for the Yankees to evolve into a contender.

And that made the defeat all the more difficult for the Yankees to accept.

Cone knows he has made the arduous decision even more difficult for the Yankees.

He becomes the second rookie in four games to make his big-league debut for the Yankees.

Nick Green made his first start for the Yankees last night, playing second base and batting ninth.