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Pirates 5, Yankees 2

Associated Press

Thursday, March 27, 2008

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- It was almost a perfect day for New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner. Derek Jeter homered Thursday but the Yankees lost 5-2 to the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game at George M. Steinbrenner Field. The Yankees' spring training home, formerly Legends Field, was renamed in honor of the owner in a pregame ceremony. The Tampa City Council and the Hillsborough County Commission recently approved resolutions calling for the name change. "Well deserved," Jeter said. "The ...

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