There has been no mention of a player named Bob Masters for the Yankees.
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Baseball Almanac.com does not show anybody named Visca that has ever played in the majors, and this site is very thorough. Though there was no Visca that ever played for the Yankees or in baseball for that matter. There was a player named Vic Raschi who pitched for the Yankees from '46-'53.
The Yankees were named after the state. The team happens to play in New York City, but if they moved to a different part of New York, the team name would remain the same.
The Yankees originated as the Baltimore Orioles in 1901. They moved to New York in 1903 and were named the New York Highlanders. In 1913 they became the New York Yankees. Those were the only names they went by in their history.
The New York baseball team was known as the New York Highlanders from 1903-1912. Then the teams name was officially changed to the New York Yankees in 1913.
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