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The most valuable rings can sell for a million dollars or more, most notably the rings belonging to the 1927 Yankees starting lineup. Babe Ruth's ring, after being in the possession of Charlie Sheen for 20 years, sold at auction in 2017 to an unknown buyer for $2.09 million (equivalent to $2.6 million in 2023). [45]
In 2000, the Yankees faced the Mets in the first New York City Subway World Series in 44 years. The Yankees won the series in 5 games, but a loss in Game 3 snapped their streak of consecutive games won in World Series contests at 14, surpassing the club's previous record of 12 (in 1927, 1928, and 1932).
The Yankees won the World Series every year from 1936 to 1939 with a team that featured Gehrig and outfielder Joe DiMaggio, who recorded a record hitting streak during New York's 1941 championship season. New York set a major league record by winning five consecutive championships from 1949 to 1953, and appeared in the World Series nine times ...
After the team triumphed in 1996 to snap a 15-year drought, Steinbrenner thought “New York’s No. 1 Yankee fan” deserved a World Series ring — but Giuliani wasn't having it. “I didn’t think it was appropriate that a mayor get a ring,” Giuliani testified. By the time he left office in 2002, the Yankees had three more championships.
Joe Baal was 8 years old when he went to his first New York Yankees game in 1948. On Tuesday night, 76 years after that game, Baal attended his first World Series game with his daughter to watch ...
The Yankees have played home games in the current Yankee Stadium since 2009. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the Bronx , a borough of New York City. Also known as "the Bronx Bombers" and "the Pinstripers", [ 1 ] [ 2 ] the Yankees play in the East Division of Major League Baseball 's (MLB) American League (AL).
After the team triumphed in 1996 to snap a 15-year drought, Steinbrenner thought “New York’s No. 1 Yankee fan” deserved a World Series ring — but Giuliani wasn't having it. “I didn’t think it was appropriate that a mayor get a ring,” Giuliani testified.
The following is a list of players, both past and current, who appeared in at least one game for the New York Yankees franchise, including the 1901–02 Baltimore Orioles, and the 1903–12 New York Highlanders. Players in bold are members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Players in italics have had their numbers retired by the team.