SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On the streets at home in Venezuela, the people still say nice things to Luis Sojo. There, in the open, he's still their Loo-ie, the kid from Barquisimeto with the bad body and ...

TORONTO – Luis Sojo has known Alex Rodriguez since A-Rod was an immature prodigy already in the big leagues at 18, and as a full-grown superstar when Sojo was the Yankees‘ third-base coach. So Sojo ...

BOSTON – The Yankees needed a spare infielder for the final month of the season, especially with Derek Jeter’s status uncertain, and they looked across their own clubhouse to find one. Yankee GM Brian ...

Luis Sojo doesn’t know if it was a premonition, wishful thinking or bravado, but as the infielder sat in the visiting New York Yankees’ dugout at Shea Stadium during Game 5 of the 2000 World Series, ...

ST. PETERSBURG – Bernie Williams calls him “El Mejor,” Spanish for “the best.” Roger Clemens is demanding bobble-head dolls in his honor. And Joe Torre continues to pay him the ultimate respect, ...

BOSTON – Until Derek Jeter suffered a strained left rib cage yesterday, the idea that Luis Sojo would be activated to fill the backup infielder void for the Yankees was simply a nice thought. However, ...

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Late Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez was "a baseball guy," according to Venezuela's World Baseball Classic manager, Luis Sojo. "A lot of times, I'd get a phone call at seven ...

With manager Patrick Osborn taking a few days away from the team, someone had to step in and take charge of Trenton for the three-game series with Richmond. In fact, it will be two people. Thursday ...

NEW YORK -- Luis Sojo signed a minor league deal with the New York Yankees and joined the team Monday for its game against the Blue Jays in Toronto. The Yankees made the move following an injury ...

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