2021 New York Yankees | ||
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American League Wild Card winners | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Yankee Stadium | |
City | New York | |
Record | 92–70 (.568) | |
Divisional place | 3rd | |
Owners | Yankee Global Enterprises | |
General managers | Brian Cashman | |
Managers | Aaron Boone | |
Television | YES Network WPIX-TV [1] (Michael Kay, Ken Singleton, Ryan Ruocco, several others as analysts) | |
Radio | WFAN SportsRadio 66 AM / 101.9 FM New York Yankees Radio Network (John Sterling, Suzyn Waldman) WADO 1280 AM TUDN Radio Cadena Radio Yankees (Francisco Rivera, Rickie Ricardo) | |
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The 2021 New York Yankees season was the 119th season for the New York Yankees franchise.
They opened the season on April 1 with a 3-2 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium, with the crowd at only 20% capacity, and closed the season on October 3 with 1-0 defeat of the Tampa Bay Rays.
The Yankees entered the season expecting to contend for the World Series, but underperformed and went 41–41, with 80 games left to play on July 4. They then went 51–29 in their final 80 games, including a season-high 13 game winning streak, their longest since 1961. On October 3, the Yankees clinched a Wild Card berth in the season's final game with a 1–0 win against the Tampa Bay Rays. Finishing the regular season with a 92–70 record, they qualified for the postseason as the fifth seed in the American League (AL), but lost the AL Wild Card Game to the fourth-seed Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on October 5 - their fifth consecutive playoff exit. [2]
A full crowd at Globe Life Field saw starting pitcher Corey Kluber throw a no-hitter against the Texas Rangers on May 19.
The Yankees turned an 'around-the-horn' triple play on May 21 against the Chicago White Sox starting with third baseman Gio Urshela to second baseman Rougned Odor and then to first baseman Luke Voit. Then on June 17, against the Toronto Blue Jays in Buffalo, New York, the Yankees turned the first 1-3-6-2-5-6 triple play in major league history (and thus became the first Yankees team to turn more than one triple play in a season). On June 20, they turned their record-tying third triple play of the season, stranding the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth inning to defeat the Oakland Athletics. [3]
From September 6–9, the Yankees lost a 4-game series to the Toronto Blue Jays without ever holding a lead in any game, the first time since 1924 that a Yankee team had ever done so in the regular season.
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Tampa Bay Rays | 100 | 62 | .617 | — | 52–29 | 48–33 |
Boston Red Sox | 92 | 70 | .568 | 8 | 49–32 | 43–38 |
New York Yankees | 92 | 70 | .568 | 8 | 46–35 | 46–35 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 91 | 71 | .562 | 9 | 47–33 | 44–38 |
Baltimore Orioles | 52 | 110 | .321 | 48 | 27–54 | 25–56 |
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Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
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Baltimore | — | 6–13 | 0–7 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 8–11 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 1–18 | 4–3 | 5–14 | 7–13 |
Boston | 13–6 | — | 3–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 10–9 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 10–9 | 16–4 |
Chicago | 7–0 | 4–3 | — | 10–9 | 12–7 | 2–5 | 9–10 | 2–5 | 13–6 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 14–6 |
Cleveland | 5–2 | 2–4 | 9–10 | — | 12–7 | 1–6 | 14–5 | 5–1 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 1–6 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 9–11 |
Detroit | 5–2 | 3–3 | 7–12 | 7–12 | — | 5–2 | 8–11 | 1–6 | 8–11 | 3–3 | 1–6 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 3–3 | 11–9 |
Houston | 3–3 | 5–2 | 5–2 | 6–1 | 2–5 | — | 3–4 | 13–6 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 11–8 | 11–8 | 4–2 | 14–5 | 4–2 | 9–11 |
Kansas City | 3–4 | 2–5 | 10–9 | 5–14 | 11–8 | 4–3 | — | 2–4 | 10–9 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 12–8 |
Los Angeles | 4–2 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 1–5 | 6–1 | 6–13 | 4–2 | — | 5–2 | 4–3 | 4–15 | 8–11 | 1–6 | 11–8 | 4–3 | 11–9 |
Minnesota | 4–2 | 2–5 | 6–13 | 11–8 | 11–8 | 4–3 | 9–10 | 2–5 | — | 1–6 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 10–10 |
New York | 11–8 | 9–10 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 6–1 | — | 4–3 | 5–2 | 8–11 | 6–1 | 8–11 | 12–8 |
Oakland | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 6–1 | 8–11 | 5–2 | 15–4 | 5–1 | 3–4 | — | 4–15 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 11–9 |
Seattle | 4–3 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 11–8 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 15–4 | — | 6–1 | 13–6 | 4–2 | 9–11 |
Tampa Bay | 18–1 | 11–8 | 3–3 | 6–1 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 6–1 | 3–3 | 11–8 | 3–4 | 1–6 | — | 3–4 | 11–8 | 15–5 |
Texas | 3–4 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 1–6 | 5–14 | 4–2 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 1–6 | 9–10 | 6–13 | 4–3 | — | 2–4 | 7–13 |
Toronto | 14–5 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 11–8 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 8–11 | 4–2 | — | 14–6 |
Updated with the results of all games through October 3, 2021.
Batting [21] | ||
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Hits | DJ LeMahieu | 160 |
Batting average † | Aaron Judge | .287 |
RBIs | 98 | |
Home runs | 39 | |
Runs scored | 89 | |
Stolen bases | Tyler Wade | 17 |
Pitching [22] | ||
Wins | Gerrit Cole | 16 |
ERA ‡ | Gerrit Cole | 3.23 |
WHIP ‡ | 1.06 | |
Strikeouts | Gerrit Cole | 243 |
Saves | Aroldis Chapman | 30 |
Updated through game of September 30.
†Minimum 3.1 plate appearances per team games played
AVG qualified batters: Judge, Stanton, LeMahieu
‡Minimum 1 inning pitched per team games played
ERA & WHIP qualified pitchers: Cole
On November 23, MLB announced that the Yankees would face the Chicago White Sox in the first MLB at Field of Dreams game in Dyersville, Iowa on August 12. [23] This game was originally scheduled for August 13, 2020. Yankees went on to lose the game 9-8.
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April: 12–14 (Home: 5–7; Away: 7–7)
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May: 17–11 (Home: 10–5; Away: 7–6)
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June: 12–14 (Home: 7–8; Away: 5–6)
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July: 14–9 (Home: 5–3; Away: 9–6)
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August: 21–8 (Home: 12–2; Away: 9–6)
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September: 15–12 (Home: 6–8; Away: 9–4)
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October: 1–2 (Home: 1–2; Away: 0–0)
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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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DJ LeMahieu | 150 | 597 | 84 | 160 | 24 | 1 | 10 | 57 | 4 | 73 | .268 | .362 |
Aaron Judge | 148 | 550 | 89 | 158 | 24 | 0 | 39 | 98 | 6 | 75 | .287 | .544 |
Giancarlo Stanton | 139 | 510 | 64 | 139 | 19 | 0 | 35 | 97 | 0 | 63 | .273 | .516 |
Gleyber Torres | 127 | 459 | 50 | 119 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 51 | 14 | 50 | .259 | .366 |
Gio Urshela | 116 | 420 | 42 | 112 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 49 | 1 | 20 | .267 | .419 |
Brett Gardner | 140 | 387 | 47 | 86 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 39 | 4 | 60 | .222 | .362 |
Gary Sánchez | 117 | 383 | 54 | 78 | 13 | 1 | 23 | 54 | 0 | 52 | .204 | .423 |
Rougned Odor | 102 | 322 | 42 | 65 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 39 | 0 | 27 | .202 | .379 |
Luke Voit | 68 | 213 | 26 | 51 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 35 | 0 | 21 | .239 | .437 |
Kyle Higashioka | 67 | 193 | 20 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 29 | 0 | 17 | .181 | .389 |
Joey Gallo | 58 | 188 | 33 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 37 | .160 | .404 |
Clint Frazier | 60 | 183 | 20 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 32 | .186 | .317 |
Anthony Rizzo | 49 | 173 | 32 | 43 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 16 | .249 | .428 |
Miguel Andújar | 45 | 154 | 19 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 7 | .253 | .383 |
Tyler Wade | 103 | 127 | 31 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 16 | .268 | .323 |
Aaron Hicks | 32 | 108 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 14 | .194 | .333 |
Andrew Velazquez | 28 | 67 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .224 | .358 |
Mike Ford | 22 | 60 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11 | .133 | .283 |
Greg Allen | 15 | 37 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | .270 | .432 |
Chris Gittens | 16 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | .111 | .194 |
Jay Bruce | 10 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .118 | .235 |
Ryan LaMarre | 9 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .190 | .476 |
Tim Locastro | 9 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .190 | .429 |
Estevan Florial | 11 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .300 | .550 |
Rob Brantly | 6 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .150 | .200 |
Jonathan Davis | 12 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .059 | .059 |
Mike Tauchman | 11 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .214 | .286 |
Trey Amburgey | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
Hoy Park | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
Pitcher Totals | 162 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 |
Team Totals | 162 | 5331 | 711 | 1266 | 213 | 12 | 222 | 666 | 63 | 621 | .237 | .407 |
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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Gerrit Cole | 16 | 8 | 3.23 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 181.1 | 151 | 69 | 65 | 41 | 243 |
Jordan Montgomery | 6 | 7 | 3.83 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 157.1 | 150 | 73 | 67 | 51 | 162 |
Jameson Taillon | 8 | 6 | 4.30 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 144.1 | 130 | 73 | 69 | 44 | 140 |
Domingo Germán | 4 | 5 | 4.58 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 98.1 | 89 | 52 | 50 | 27 | 98 |
Nestor Cortés Jr. | 2 | 3 | 2.90 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 93.0 | 75 | 32 | 30 | 25 | 103 |
Chad Green | 10 | 7 | 3.12 | 67 | 0 | 6 | 83.2 | 57 | 32 | 29 | 17 | 99 |
Corey Kluber | 5 | 3 | 3.83 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 80.0 | 74 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 82 |
Lucas Luetge | 4 | 2 | 2.74 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 72.1 | 67 | 30 | 22 | 15 | 78 |
Jonathan Loáisiga | 9 | 4 | 2.17 | 57 | 0 | 5 | 70.2 | 56 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 69 |
Michael King | 2 | 4 | 3.55 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 63.1 | 57 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 62 |
Aroldis Chapman | 6 | 4 | 3.36 | 61 | 0 | 30 | 56.1 | 36 | 23 | 21 | 38 | 97 |
Wandy Peralta | 3 | 3 | 2.95 | 46 | 1 | 3 | 42.2 | 38 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 35 |
Luis Cessa | 3 | 1 | 2.82 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 38.1 | 31 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 31 |
Albert Abreu | 2 | 0 | 5.15 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 36.2 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 35 |
Andrew Heaney | 2 | 2 | 7.32 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 35.2 | 38 | 29 | 29 | 10 | 37 |
Luis Gil | 1 | 1 | 3.07 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 29.1 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 38 |
Clay Holmes | 5 | 2 | 1.61 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 34 |
Joely Rodríguez | 1 | 0 | 2.84 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 17 |
Zach Britton | 0 | 1 | 5.89 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 18.1 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
Justin Wilson | 1 | 1 | 7.50 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 15 |
Nick Nelson | 0 | 2 | 8.79 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 14.1 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 22 |
Darren O'Day | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
Deivi García | 0 | 2 | 6.48 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8.1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
Brooks Kriske | 1 | 1 | 15.26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 7 |
Clarke Schmidt | 0 | 0 | 5.68 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Luis Severino | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Stephen Ridings | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Asher Wojciechowski | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Sal Romano | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Brody Koerner | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Team Totals | 92 | 70 | 3.74 | 162 | 162 | 47 | 1435.1 | 1243 | 669 | 596 | 492 | 1569 |
Date | Pitcher | Catcher | Opposing team | Final score |
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May 19 | Corey Kluber | Kyle Higashioka | Texas Rangers | 2–0 (Away) |
Date | Batter | Pitcher | Opposing team | Final score |
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April 5 | Giancarlo Stanton | Shawn Armstrong | Baltimore Orioles | 7–0 (Home) |
April 30 | Aaron Judge | Buck Farmer | Detroit Tigers | 10–0 (Home) |
September 5 | Gary Sánchez | Keegan Akin | Baltimore Orioles | 7–8 (Home) |
September 25 | Giancarlo Stanton | Darwinzon Hernandez | Boston Red Sox | 5–3 (Away) |
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American League Wild Card Game: 0−1
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American League Wild Card Game
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Recipient | Award | Ref. |
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Corey Kluber | AL Player of the Week (April 26–May 2) | [24] |
Gerrit Cole | AL Pitcher of the Month (April) | [25] |
Aaron Judge | AL Player of the Week (May 10–16) | [26] |
Corey Kluber | AL Player of the Week (May 17–23) | [27] |
Luke Voit | AL Player of the Week (August 16–22) | [28] |