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Eppley, Warren earn final spots on Yanks' roster The Yankees have finalized their Opening Day roster in advance of Monday's 1:05 p.m. ET contest against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium. As anticipated, the Yankees will carry a 12-man pitching staff, with right-handers Cody Eppley and Adam Warren having been informed by manager Joe Girardi on Saturday that they had secured the final two spots on the roster. New York's starting rotation will be comprised of Opening Day starter CC Sabathia, Hiroki Kuroda, Andy Pettitte, Ivan Nova and David Phelps. Closer Mariano Rivera will be joined in the bullpen by David Robertson, Joba Chamberlain, Boone Logan and Shawn Kelley, plus Eppley and Warren. The Yankees are carrying two catchers, Francisco Cervelli and Chris Stewart, and five infielders: Robinson Cano, Jayson Nix, Eduardo Nunez, Lyle Overbay and Kevin Youkilis. New York has five outfielders on the active roster, carrying Brennan Boesch, Ben Francisco, Brett Gardner, Ichiro Suzuki and Vernon Wells. In order to create room on the 40-man roster for Overbay, who was signed to a Major League contract on Sunday, the Yankees have designated left-hander Clay Rapada for assignment. The Yankees have also placed Phil Hughes (right upper back thoracic injury), Derek Jeter (recovery from left ankle surgery), Mark Teixeira (right arm torn ECU sheath) and Curtis Granderson (fractured right forearm) on the 15-day disabled list. They had previously placed Cesar Cabral, Michael Pineda and Alex Rodriguez on the 60-day disabled list. / Former Cy Young winner Turley passes away at 82 Former Cy Young Award winner Bob Turley passed away on Saturday at the age of 82. The cause was liver cancer, his son, Terry, told The Baltimore Sun. Turley, who spent most of his playing days with the Yankees, had lived in Alpharetta, Ga., and died in hospice care at Lenbrook, a retirement community in Atlanta. Known for his electric fastball, "Bullet Bob" blew away hitters in the 1950s and early '60s, notching 101 wins and 1,265 strikeouts in his 12-year career. The right-hander made three All-Star appearances, but his career reached its pinnacle in '58.

Along with achieving his third All-Star selection that year, Turley won the Cy Young Award and earned World Series MVP Award honors after keying one of the greatest Fall Classic comebacks of all-time. Turley won a league-best 21 games to go along with a 2.97 ERA, 19 complete games and six shutouts in 33 regular season appearances (31 starts), but none were as vital as his final three outings in the World Series. With the Yankees trailing the Milwaukee Braves, 3-1, after the first four games, Turley threw a shutout in Game 5, earned a 10th-inning save in Game 6 and picked up the victory in the decisive Game 7 by throwing 6 2/3 scoreless innings of relief. Turley, who also spent three seasons with the Browns/Orioles and split his final season between the Red Sox and Angels, finished his career 101-85 with a 3.64 ERA. new york Yankees jerseys, Bay Rays jerseys, mlb jerseysnew york Yankees jerseys, mlb jerseys