New York Yankees catcher Russell Martin has been considered to be one of the best catchers in Major League Baseball with his excellent defensive skills, but he has had a difficult time producing ...

The New York Yankees and catcher Russell Martin are in talks for a new three-year contract. Martin was an All-Star in 2011 and the 29-year-old hit .237 with 18 home runs ...

Russell Martin tells the New York Post that the Yankees made a mistake in not retaining him after the 2012 season. But unlike the usual “they should’ve kept me” stuff, Martin is not being emotional ...

Free-agent catcher Russell Martin is back in discussions with the Yankees, though he's still believed to be talking to at least one other team, as well. The Yankees always made a lot of sense for ...

Russell Martin officially signed his one-year, $4 million deal with the Yankees after passing a physical exam earlier this week, but it turns out he didn’t so much “pass” as the Yankees were only ...

The New York evening was growing older, fans getting restless and the Yankees looking for someone to step up and lift them one step closer to the postseason. Leave it to their dedicated, hard ...

Russell Martin and the homer-happy Yankees appeared a little out of practice when it came to celebrating a game-winning homer. No matter, they sent the Mets back to Queens without a win to show ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- New York Yankees catcher Russell Martin said plate umpire Laz Diaz decided on an unusual way to punish him for arguing balls and strikes.

How many players can have as poor of a season as Russell Martin and still have a chance of being paid? Especially considering he turned down a three-year extension worth about $20 million from the ...

Russell Martin's 10th-inning homer kept the Yankees a game ahead of the Orioles, while the White Sox couldn't extend their lead because of the dominating performance from the Angels' Ervin Santana.