For now, he will not be joining seventh-inning specialist Joba Chamberlain on the 15-day disabled list.
Yankees reliever Joba Chamberlain (right oblique strain) said he should be activated from the DL on Tuesday.
Have you had to restrain yourself from rushing at Joba Chamberlain with a razor and shaving off his mustache?
Joba Chamberlain or David Robertson could have emerged as the closer in waiting.
Reliever Joba Chamberlain threw 28 pitches in batting practice, with one going above and behind the head of INF Eduardo Nunez.
Youkilis also made headlines during the offseason with Yankees' pitcher Joba Chamberlain.
New York earned a wild-card berth with a pitching staff that included Joba Chamberlain, who struck out 34 batters in 24 innings that season.
Joba Chamberlain and David Robertson each pitched a scoreless inning, and Mariano Rivera was perfect in the ninth for his seventh save in seven chances.
And with Mariano Rivera getting a day off to rest, Joba Chamberlain worked around a pair of one-out singles in the ninth for his first save since 2010.
Witness Joba Chamberlain, who flourished when he was called up as bullpen help in 2007, with the idea of moving him into the starting rotation the next season.
The Yankees also have hard-throwing Joba Chamberlain in the bullpen.
After nearly two years lost to major injuries, Yankees reliever Joba Chamberlain is finally healthy and ready to report to spring training in the hopes of claiming a top bullpen job.
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Adding to the tough day all around for New York, rain in the ninth inning sent fans running for cover while the Red Sox scored three times against a mustachioed Joba Chamberlain.
New York reliever Joba Chamberlain let Detroit take a four-run lead into the ninth, loading the bases by giving up a single to Cabrera and walking Fielder and Martinez to set up Dirks for a sacrifice fly.
With the departure of Soriano, who signed with Washington, a larger bullpen burden will fall on David Robertson, who never completely bounced back from a strained left oblique last May, and Joba Chamberlain, who returned in August from 14 months of injuries.
With Joba Chamberlain having gone on the disabled list before the game with an oblique strain and David Robertson unavailable this series because of soreness in the area where the left knee meets the hamstring, manager Joe Girardi was counting on Sabathia to go deep in the game.
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