2016 New York Yankees | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Yankee Stadium | |
City | New York, New York | |
Record | 84–78 (.519) | |
Divisional place | 4th | |
Owners | Yankee Global Enterprises | |
General managers | Brian Cashman | |
Managers | Joe Girardi | |
Television | YES Network WPIX-TV [1] (Michael Kay, Ken Singleton, several others as analysts) | |
Radio | WFAN / WFAN-FM New York Yankees Radio Network (John Sterling, Suzyn Waldman) | |
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The 2016 New York Yankees season was the 114th season for the New York Yankees. Throughout the season, the Yankees wore a #8 patch on their left sleeve in memory of Hall of Famer Yogi Berra who died in September 2015. [2] It was the final season for Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira. For the third time in four years, the Yankees failed to make the playoffs, finishing in fourth place in the American League East with an 84–78 record. The 2016 season was notable in that it marked the first time since 1989 that the Yankees were sellers at the trade deadline, dealing away valuable pieces to gain minor league prospects for the future. [3] Rookie catcher Gary Sánchez made headlines by hitting 20 home runs in his first 53 games, representing the Yankees youth movement known as the "Baby Bombers". This was the last time the Yankees would miss the playoffs until 2023.
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Boston Red Sox | 93 | 69 | .574 | — | 47–34 | 46–35 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 89 | 73 | .549 | 4 | 51–30 | 38–43 |
Baltimore Orioles | 89 | 73 | .549 | 4 | 50–31 | 39–42 |
New York Yankees | 84 | 78 | .519 | 9 | 48–33 | 36–45 |
Tampa Bay Rays | 68 | 94 | .420 | 25 | 36–45 | 32–49 |
Team | W | L | Pct. |
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Texas Rangers | 95 | 67 | .586 |
Cleveland Indians | 94 | 67 | .584 |
Boston Red Sox | 93 | 69 | .574 |
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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Toronto Blue Jays | 89 | 73 | .549 | — |
Baltimore Orioles | 89 | 73 | .549 | — |
Detroit Tigers | 86 | 75 | .534 | 2½ |
Seattle Mariners | 86 | 76 | .531 | 3 |
New York Yankees | 84 | 78 | .519 | 5 |
Houston Astros | 84 | 78 | .519 | 5 |
Kansas City Royals | 81 | 81 | .500 | 8 |
Chicago White Sox | 78 | 84 | .481 | 11 |
Los Angeles Angels | 74 | 88 | .457 | 15 |
Oakland Athletics | 69 | 93 | .426 | 20 |
Tampa Bay Rays | 68 | 94 | .420 | 21 |
Minnesota Twins | 59 | 103 | .364 | 30 |
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Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
Baltimore | — | 8–11 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 1–6 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 10–9 | 3–4 | 1–6 | 13–6 | 3–4 | 9–10 | 14–6 |
Boston | 11–8 | — | 3–4 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 11–8 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 12–7 | 3–3 | 9–10 | 14–6 |
Chicago | 3–4 | 4–3 | — | 8–11 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 5–14 | 2–5 | 12–7 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 9–11 |
Cleveland | 1–5 | 2–4 | 11–8 | — | 14–4 | 3–4 | 14–5 | 6–1 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 13–7 |
Detroit | 2–5 | 5–2 | 12–7 | 4–14 | — | 4–2 | 7–12 | 2–4 | 15–4 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 13–7 |
Houston | 6–1 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 2–4 | — | 3–4 | 13–6 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 13–6 | 11–8 | 3–3 | 4–15 | 2–5 | 11–9 |
Kansas City | 2–4 | 4–2 | 14–5 | 5–14 | 12–7 | 4–3 | — | 1–5 | 15–4 | 2–5 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 1–6 | 2–4 | 10–10 |
Los Angeles | 2–4 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 1–6 | 4–2 | 6–13 | 5–1 | — | 2–4 | 1–6 | 12–7 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 9–10 | 4–3 | 9–11 |
Minnesota | 1–5 | 3–4 | 7–12 | 9–10 | 4–15 | 2–5 | 4–15 | 4–2 | — | 2–5 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 1–6 | 8–12 |
New York | 9–10 | 8–11 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 6–1 | 5–2 | — | 4–3 | 3–3 | 11–8 | 3–4 | 7–12 | 8–12 |
Oakland | 4–3 | 1–5 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 6–13 | 6–1 | 7–12 | 4–2 | 3–4 | — | 7–12 | 5–2 | 9–10 | 3–3 | 7–13 |
Seattle | 6–1 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 8–11 | 4–3 | 11–8 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 12–7 | — | 4–2 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 13–7 |
Tampa Bay | 6–13 | 7–12 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 1–6 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 8–11 | 2–5 | 2–4 | — | 4–2 | 11–8 | 10–10 |
Texas | 4–3 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 15–4 | 6–1 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 12–7 | 2–4 | — | 3–4 | 13–7 |
Toronto | 10–9 | 10–9 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 6–1 | 12–7 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 8–11 | 4–3 | — | 13–7 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average
Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | AVG | SLG |
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Starlin Castro | 151 | 577 | 63 | 156 | 29 | 1 | 21 | 70 | 4 | 24 | .270 | .433 |
Didi Gregorius | 153 | 562 | 68 | 155 | 32 | 2 | 20 | 70 | 7 | 19 | .276 | .447 |
Jacoby Ellsbury | 148 | 551 | 71 | 145 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 56 | 20 | 54 | .263 | .374 |
Brett Gardner | 148 | 547 | 80 | 143 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 16 | 70 | .261 | .362 |
Chase Headley | 140 | 467 | 58 | 118 | 18 | 1 | 14 | 51 | 8 | 51 | .253 | .385 |
Brian McCann | 130 | 429 | 56 | 104 | 13 | 0 | 20 | 58 | 1 | 54 | .242 | .413 |
Mark Teixeira | 116 | 387 | 43 | 79 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 44 | 2 | 47 | .204 | .362 |
Carlos Beltran | 99 | 359 | 50 | 109 | 21 | 0 | 22 | 64 | 0 | 22 | .304 | .546 |
Aaron Hicks | 123 | 327 | 32 | 71 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 31 | 3 | 30 | .217 | .336 |
Alex Rodriguez | 65 | 225 | 19 | 45 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 31 | 3 | 14 | .200 | .351 |
Gary Sánchez | 53 | 201 | 34 | 60 | 12 | 0 | 20 | 42 | 1 | 24 | .299 | .657 |
Austin Romine | 62 | 165 | 17 | 40 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 1 | 7 | .242 | .382 |
Ronald Torreyes | 72 | 155 | 20 | 40 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 10 | .258 | .374 |
Rob Refsnyder | 58 | 152 | 25 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 18 | .250 | .309 |
Aaron Judge | 27 | 84 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 9 | .179 | .345 |
Tyler Austin | 31 | 83 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 7 | .241 | .458 |
Dustin Ackley | 28 | 61 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | .148 | .148 |
Billy Butler | 12 | 29 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .345 | .517 |
Mason Williams | 12 | 27 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .296 | .333 |
Donovan Solano | 9 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .227 | .455 |
Ike Davis | 8 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .125 | .125 |
Ben Gamel | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 | .125 |
Chris Parmelee | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.375 |
Eric Young Jr. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
Pitcher Totals | 162 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 |
Team Totals | 162 | 5458 | 680 | 1378 | 245 | 20 | 183 | 647 | 72 | 475 | .252 | .405 |
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts
Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
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Masahiro Tanaka | 14 | 4 | 3.07 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 199.2 | 179 | 75 | 68 | 36 | 165 |
CC Sabathia | 9 | 12 | 3.91 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 179.2 | 172 | 83 | 78 | 65 | 152 |
Michael Pineda | 6 | 12 | 4.82 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 175.2 | 184 | 98 | 94 | 53 | 207 |
Nathan Eovaldi | 9 | 8 | 4.76 | 24 | 21 | 0 | 124.2 | 123 | 66 | 66 | 40 | 97 |
Ivan Nova | 7 | 6 | 4.90 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 97.1 | 107 | 54 | 53 | 25 | 75 |
Dellin Betances | 3 | 6 | 3.08 | 73 | 0 | 12 | 73.0 | 54 | 31 | 25 | 28 | 126 |
Luis Severino | 3 | 8 | 5.83 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 71.0 | 78 | 48 | 46 | 25 | 66 |
Luis Cessa | 4 | 4 | 4.35 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 70.1 | 64 | 36 | 34 | 14 | 46 |
Chad Green | 2 | 4 | 4.73 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 45.2 | 49 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 52 |
Andrew Miller | 6 | 1 | 1.39 | 44 | 0 | 9 | 45.1 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 77 |
Kirby Yates | 2 | 1 | 5.23 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 41.1 | 41 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 50 |
Chasen Shreve | 2 | 1 | 5.18 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 33.0 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 33 |
Aroldis Chapman | 3 | 0 | 2.01 | 31 | 0 | 20 | 31.1 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 44 |
Anthony Swarzak | 1 | 2 | 5.52 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 31.0 | 28 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 31 |
Adam Warren | 4 | 2 | 3.26 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 30.1 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 25 |
Nick Goody | 0 | 0 | 4.66 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 29.0 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 34 |
Tyler Clippard | 2 | 3 | 2.49 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 25.1 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 26 |
Bryan Mitchell | 1 | 2 | 3.24 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 25.0 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 11 |
Richard Bleier | 0 | 0 | 1.96 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
Blake Parker | 1 | 0 | 4.96 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 16.1 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 15 |
Tommy Layne | 2 | 0 | 3.38 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 16.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
Johnny Barbato | 1 | 2 | 7.62 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 15 |
Jonathan Holder | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Ben Heller | 1 | 0 | 6.43 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
Phil Coke | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
James Pazos | 1 | 0 | 13.50 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
Conor Mullee | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Tyler Olson | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Branden Pinder | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Team Totals | 84 | 78 | 4.16 | 162 | 162 | 48 | 1428.1 | 1358 | 702 | 660 | 444 | 1393 |
Number | Name | Position |
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22 | Jacoby Ellsbury | CF |
31 | Aaron Hicks | LF |
13 | Alex Rodriguez | DH |
25 | Mark Teixeira | 1B |
36 | Carlos Beltrán | RF |
34 | Brian McCann | C |
12 | Chase Headley | 3B |
14 | Starlin Castro | 2B |
18 | Didi Gregorius | SS |
19 | Masahiro Tanaka | P |
After the Yankees opening day was rained out, the Yankees played it a day later on April 5, losing 3–5 to the Houston Astros. [14] The Yankees would go on to win their opening series two games to one against Houston. The next series, the Yankees went to Detroit to face the Detroit Tigers, taking one game and losing one game before having the final game postponed for an eventual make-up. The Yankees would go on to lose their next three series against the Blue Jays, Mariners, and the Oakland Athletics (a series in which they were swept). The Yankees would take two games in a three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays at home. They finished April poorly with four game losing streak against the Texas Rangers and rival Red Sox. The Yankees finished April with a record of 8–14.
On April 12, Starlin Castro recorded his 1000th career hit. [15] On April 20, Aaron Hicks recorded the fastest recorded throw tracked by Statcast in a 2–5 loss to Oakland, throwing out runner Danny Valencia at home plate. The throw was recorded at 105.5 miles per hour (169.8 km/h). [16] On April 22, Jacoby Ellsbury recorded a straight steal of home, the first such occurrence for the Yankees since Derek Jeter did so against the Baltimore Orioles on May 5, 2001. [17] The next day, Brett Gardner hit a walk-off home run against the Rays. [18]
May saw a better overall month for the Yankees. The month opened with a loss to the Red Sox and a losing series against the Baltimore Orioles as the Yankees' reached the lowest point of their season at 9–17, eight games below .500. After that, the Yankees won three straight home series against Boston, the Kansas City Royals and the Chicago White Sox. Then, they travelled to the west coast for interleague play, dropping two of three to the Arizona Diamondbacks, including the first game in the series, which was the major league debut for starting pitcher Chad Green, then sweeping a four-game series against the Athletics to end the road trip at 21–22.
The Yankees crawled back to .500 (22-22) by winning the first game in the series against Toronto. However, they would lose five of the next seven games against the Blue Jays and the Rays to end the month of May at 24–27. The Yankees finished May with a record of 16–13.
On May 9, closer Aroldis Chapman made his Yankees debut, pitching one inning and allowing one earned run on two hits. [19] The vaunted bullpen trio of Dellin Betances, Andrew Miller and Chapman became known in the media as "No-Runs DMC", a nod to the Queens hip-hop group Run–D.M.C. [20] On May 16, Carlos Beltrán recorded his 400th career home run. [21] On May 29, the Yankees beat the Rays 2–1 with only one hit, a Starlin Castro 2-run home run, the first time the Yankees won with only hit since 1914. [22]
June saw similar results to May, as the Yankees finished with one less win for the month than they achieved in May. The Yankees swept the Angels in a four-game home series and took three of four from a road series with the Twins; however, struggles against the Colorado Rockies and Texas Rangers killed the Yankees' momentum. The Yankees finished June with an impressive home record of 10–6, which was neutralized by an ineffective 5–6 record on the road. The Yankees went 15–12 in the month of June.
On June 17, Alex Rodriguez achieved his 3100th hit. On June 22, Starlin Castro hit a walk-off homer against the Rockies.
The Yankees finished July with 13 wins and 13 losses. The Yankees sent three players to the 2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game: Dellin Betances, Andrew Miller, and Carlos Beltran. Mark Teixeira recorded his 400th career home run away against the San Diego Padres on July 3, becoming just the fifth switch hitter to do so in Major League history. [23] Carlos Beltrán recorded his 1500th career run batted in on July 16.
The Yankees became sellers towards the trade deadline, cutting a massive amount of salary shipping away various players. The Yankees dealt closer Aroldis Chapman to the Chicago Cubs in return for shortstop prospect Gleyber Torres, minor league outfielders Rashad Crawford and Billy McKinney, as well as right-handed pitcher Adam Warren who previously played for the Yankees the season before. [24] The Yankees traded lefty pitcher Andrew Miller to the Cleveland Indians for minor league outfielder Clint Frazier, minor league left-handed pitcher Justus Sheffield, and minor league right-handed pitchers J. P. Feyereisen and Ben Heller. [25] Pitcher Iván Nova was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates for two players to be named later. [26] The Yankees also traded veteran outfielder Carlos Beltrán to the Texas Rangers for pitchers Dillon Tate, Erik Swanson, and Nick Green. [27]
In early August, both Mark Teixeira and Alex Rodriguez announced their retirement from the team. Mark Teixeira announced on August 5 that he would retire following the conclusion of the season. [28] Alex Rodriguez days later announced he would play his final game Friday, August 12, four homers short of 700. Rodriguez would become a titular assistant to the team following his final game. [29] The Yankees acquired Blake Parker in early August as well. The day after Rodriguez's release by the organization, Tyler Austin and Aaron Judge were called up and made their major-league debuts, hitting back-to-back homers in their first big league at-bats. According to Elias Sports Bureau, Austin and Judge became the first teammates to go back-to-back in their first-ever at-bats in MLB history. [30] [31] Young Yankees catcher Gary Sánchez became the fastest player to record 11 home runs, accomplishing so in just twenty-three days. [32] The Yankees finished the month of August with a 17–10 record.
The Yankees started September off on a hot start. After dropping the first two games of the month, they won seven straight games. Afterward, however, they lost 11 of their next 15, including a 3–8 road trip where they were swept in a four-game series versus the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park for the first time since 1990 and losing three of four to the Blue Jays in Toronto. They closed the season with a six-game homestead where they swept the Red Sox (in the second game, Mark Teixeira hit a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the ninth, his last home run of his career, to lift the Yankees to a 5–3 win) and losing two of three to the Orioles. On September 27, Gary Sánchez tied a major league record for the fastest player to reach 20 career home runs when he went deep in only his 51st career game. The Yankees would be eliminated from playoff contention on September 29, after the Orioles defeated the Blue Jays. This makes it the third time in 4 seasons the Yankees would miss the playoffs.
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April (8–14) Home: 5–7 Away: 3–7
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May (16–13) Home: 8–5 Away: 8–8
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June (15–12) Home: 10–6 Away: 5–6
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July (13–13) Home: 6–4 Away: 7–9
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August (17–10) Home: 8–6 Away: 9–5
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September (14–14) Home: 10–4 Away: 4–10
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October (1–1) Home: 1–1 Away: 0–0
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LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
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The 2004 Houston Astros season was the 43rd season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in Houston, Texas. Five years removed from opening Minute Maid Park, the Astros hosted the All-Star Game, which was the first held in Houston since 1986. Having limped into the All-Star break with a 44–44 record, Phil Garner was named to replace Jimy Williams as manager. The Astros finished second in the American League Central and captured the NL Wild Card. The Astros won a postseason series for the first time in franchise history by defeating the Atlanta Braves in the National League Division Series (NLDS), scoring an NLDS-record 36 runs. Roger Clemens won the NL Cy Young Award, becoming the fourth pitcher to win the award in both leagues, and the only one with seven overall.
The 2009 New York Yankees season was the 107th season for the New York Yankees franchise. The Yankees opened their new Yankee Stadium on April 3, 2009, when they hosted an exhibition game against the Chicago Cubs. The new stadium hosted its first regular season game on April 16, when the team played against the Cleveland Indians and their first playoff game against the Minnesota Twins in the ALDS on October 7, 2009. The Yankees swept the Twins in three games to win the divisional series. They won their 40th American League pennant on October 25, defeating the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in 6 games to advance to the World Series, where they defeated the defending World Series champion Philadelphia Phillies in six games to win their 27th World Series title on November 4. The Yankees finished the regular season with 103 wins and 59 losses, the best record in the majors.
Albertín Aroldis Chapman de la Cruz is a Cuban-born American professional baseball relief pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Kansas City Royals, and Texas Rangers and in the Cuban National Series for Holguín. Chapman bats and throws left-handed, and is nicknamed "the Cuban Missile", due to his high fastball velocity. A member of the 300 save club, Chapman is the all-time leader in strikeouts for left-handed relievers, and he is regarded as one of the greatest closers of all time.
The following are the baseball events of the year 2010 throughout the world.
The 2010 New York Yankees season was the 108th season for the New York Yankees franchise. The Yankees were attempting to defend its status as American League and World Series champions, but lost in the ALCS to the Texas Rangers. The Yankees opened and closed the regular season against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. This marked the first time since 1950 this happened. The Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers renewed their rivalry as the Bronx Bombers traveled west to face former Yankee icons Joe Torre and Don Mattingly, both of them current and future Dodgers managers.
Starlin DeJesus Castro is a Dominican professional baseball infielder who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees, Miami Marlins and Washington Nationals. Castro is a four-time MLB All-Star and holds the record for most runs batted in in an MLB debut. In 2011, he led the National League in hits, becoming the youngest player to do so.
The 2011 New York Yankees season was the 109th season for the New York Yankees franchise. The Yankees began the season at home against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday, March 31. The Yankees clinched a playoff berth in the first game of a doubleheader on September 21, and clinched the American League East title in the second game. The Yankees season ended on October 6 when they lost a deciding Game 5 of the 2011 American League Division Series to the Detroit Tigers 3–2. It was the first time since 2007 that the Yankees lost an elimination game at home.
The 2013 New York Yankees season was the 111th season for the New York Yankees franchise. The Yankees began their season at home with an 8–2 loss against the Boston Red Sox on April 1. They finished tied for third place in the American League East with an 85–77 record, which was their worst since 1992. The Yankees failed to reach the playoffs for the first time since 2008 and only the second time in nineteen years.
The 2015 New York Yankees season was the 113th for the New York Yankees, who play in the American League East of Major League Baseball. The team finished the regular season with a record of 87–75, six games behind the Toronto Blue Jay for second place. They clinched the host Wild Card berth, but lost to the Houston Astros in the 2015 American League Wild Card Game.
The 2017 New York Yankees season was the 115th season for the New York Yankees. It was also the final season with manager Joe Girardi. The Yankees finished the regular season with 91 wins and 71 losses. This season was considered a breakout season for many players, including starting pitcher Luis Severino who emerged as arguably the Yankees' best pitcher as well as rookie outfielder Aaron Judge, who broke the rookie record by passing Mark McGwire for most home runs by a rookie (50) on September 25. Judge ended the season by leading the American League with 52 home runs. The Yankees also clinched a playoff berth after missing the playoffs the previous year and won at least 90 games for the first time since 2012. They struggled to catch up to the defending American League East champions the Boston Red Sox after being in first place for the beginning of the season but managed to clinch their sixth wild card berth, their third in seven seasons. They defeated the Minnesota Twins 8–4 in the Wild Card Game and the Cleveland Indians in five games in the Division Series before losing to the Houston Astros in seven games in the 2017 American League Championship Series. Notably, during the postseason the Yankees were 6–0 at home, yet 1–6 on the road, and played an ALCS series that saw every single game won by the home team. Also, it would be also notable for being the silver jubilee season for the long time Yankee broadcaster Michael Kay and the 15th anniversary season of the team's current cable channel, YES Network.
The 2017 American League Division Series were two best-of-five-games series held to determine the participating teams in the 2017 American League Championship Series. The three divisional winners and a fourth team—the winner of a one-game Wild Card playoff—played in two series.
The 2017 American League Championship Series was a best-of-seven playoff pitting the Houston Astros against the New York Yankees for the American League pennant and the right to face the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2017 World Series. The Astros defeated the Yankees in seven games after falling behind three games to two. The home team won every game in the series.
The 2019 New York Yankees season was the 117th season in New York City for the Yankees, and the 119th season overall for the franchise. The Yankees play in Yankee Stadium in the city's northern borough of The Bronx, and are led by Aaron Boone on his second season as team manager. After a 9–1 victory over the Angels at home on September 19, the Yankees clinched the American League East for the first time since the 2012 season. They opened the playoffs by defeating and sweeping the Minnesota Twins in the Division Series, but were eliminated in the American League Championship Series by the Houston Astros in six games. This marked the first calendar decade since the 1910s that the team failed to make a single World Series appearance. In addition, with the Mets losing in the 2015 World Series, the 2010s decade was the first calendar decade since the 1910s that a New York City team failed to win a World Series.
Michael Dillon Brosseau is an American professional baseball infielder in the New York Mets organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Rays, Milwaukee Brewers, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chiba Lotte Marines. He made his MLB debut in 2019.
The 2019 American League Championship Series was a best-of-seven series between the two winners of the 2019 American League Division Series, the Houston Astros and New York Yankees, for the American League (AL) pennant and the right to play in the 2019 World Series. The Astros defeated the Yankees in six games, advancing to face the 2019 National League champions, the Washington Nationals, whom they lost to in seven games.
The 2020 New York Yankees season was the 118th season for the New York Yankees. The Yankees played in Yankee Stadium in the city's northern borough of The Bronx and were led by Aaron Boone in his third season as team manager.
Teixeira is the 55th player in history to hit 400 home runs overall, though he's only the fifth switch-hitter to reach that mark.
The Indians have dramatically fortified their bullpen as they look to further pad their lead on the American League Central, announcing on Sunday morning the acquisition of left-hander Andrew Miller from the Yankees in exchange for outfield prospect Clint Frazier, minor league left-hander Justus Sheffield and minor league right-handers Ben Heller and J.P. Feyereisen.