Piniella hired by Yankees' YES Network (AP)

Former Yankees manager Lou Piniella has been hired by the team's YES Network as a special contributor. Piniella will help with 20-30 events this year, including some game telecasts. He also is with the team as a spring training instructor in Tampa, Fla., near his home. A member of the Yankees' World Series-winning teams in 1977 and `78, Piniella managed them from 1986-87, was general manager...

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