NEW YORK -- The Yankees plan to have Masahiro Tanaka throw another bullpen session Saturday and say the injured star must pitch in some sort of game setting to determine whether he can avoid elbow surgery. Clark Kellogg Jersey . Tanaka has been sidelined since July 9 because of a partial tear of the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow. He said last Friday, a day after throwing 49 pitches in a simulated game, that his whole arm felt sore. He reported no problems after playing catch Tuesday. "He will pitch somewhere. He has to throw," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said Thursday. "You cant wait until next spring." Minor league teams have finished their regular seasons and are in the playoffs. The Yankees also could arrange an informal game at their minor league complex in Tampa, Florida. If he cant make it back to the Yankees this season, an option could be the Arizona Fall League, which opens Oct. 7. The right-hander is 12-4 with a 2.51 ERA in his first major league season. Elbow ligament-replacement surgery would sideline Tanaka for about a year. Martin Prado remained unavailable because of a mild left hamstring strain, sustained Tuesday night. He ran at about 50 per cent Thursday, which he termed jogging. "Hopefully, we get him back tomorrow or the next day," Girardi said. Prado sounded less confident. "I dont want to be a hero and go there and get hurt and then not play until the end of the season," he said. "So Id rather miss a couple days and make sure that my leg is OK to play the 20 or 25 games weve got left." Gerald Green Jersey .com) - Its fair to call Mike McCarthy one of the best coaches in the NFL but its also more than objective to point out that the veteran mentor bookended the Green Bay Packers season with two, truly awful game plans in Seattle. T. J. Leaf Jersey . Hes even holding a bat on one of his 2014 baseball cards. So far, hes playing like his picture. https://www.cheappacers.com/973k-mark-jackson-jersey-pacers.html . The league-leading New York Rangers outhit and outmuscled the Maple Leafs during a 3-0 victory on Saturday. Backup goalie Martin Biron stopped all 20 shots he faced to complete a nice workmanlike effort by the visitors. NEW YORK -- The New York Knicks are preparing to buy out the contracts of veterans Metta World Peace and Beno Udrih. Neither player was available Saturday for the Knicks 107-98 loss in Atlanta. "Were going in a different direction and weve got to figure out another spot or two for our ballclub," coach Mike Woodson said before the game. World Peace wrote on his Twitter account earlier Saturday that his agent was working on a buyout and thanked fans and the city. Neither veteran has earned a place in Woodsons rotation in his first season in New York. Udrih has appeared in just 31 games, while World Peace, who had a procedure on his knee in January, has played in just 29. "I cant say anything went wrong," Woodson said. "Again, they werent in the rotations. Im not going to linger on it. I mean, were buying them out. As a coach, guys work for me, I wish them nothing but the best as they move on and were going to move on. So thats about the extent of it." Players have to be waived by March 1 if they hope to sign with another team and be elligible for the playoffs. Indiana Pacers Shirts. World Peace is a New York native who played at St. Johns, and had long hoped for a homecoming. It didnt turn out to be a happy one with the Knicks, as his 7 minutes of playing time Friday in a double-overtime loss at Orlando was only the sixth game hed gotten into in 2014. All-Star Carmelo Anthony said he was surprised because World Peace seemed to be in good spirits a day earlier. "He was happy, He played," Anthony said. "On the bench, in the locker room, he was a different Metta. Maybe because he had the chance to get out there and play a little bit. But I wake up this morning and hear that he wanted a buyout, it took me by surprise." Udrih hasnt played since Jan. 24. There was speculation the point guard would be traded before Thursdays trade deadline. "Its sad to see them go. But look, this is the business of basketball, man," Anthony said. "For whatever reason, I dont know whats the reason that they wanted to get bought out. But it happened and weve got to move on from there." ' ' '