AP source: Yanks' Teixeira plans to retire at season's end (Yahoo Sports)

A person familiar with the situation says New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira plans to retire at the end of the season. New York scheduled a news conference with Teixeira for Friday afternoon, before its series opener against Cleveland. The person, speaking on condition of anonymity because no statement was authorized, said the purpose of the news conference was for Teixeira to announce 2016 will be his final season.