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The New York Yankees are a Major League Baseball team based in The Bronx, New York.The team competes as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Established in 1901 as the Baltimore Orioles (no relation to the modern Baltimore Orioles), the team relocated to New York in 1903 as the New York Highlanders, they officially renamed to their current name in 1913.
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.
The Yankees have had 44 players and 11 managers inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, including many of the most iconic figures in the sport's history, such as Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, and Reggie Jackson; more recent inductees include Mariano Rivera and Derek Jeter, who received ...
The plaque gallery at the Baseball Hall of Fame Ty Cobb's plaque at the Baseball Hall of Fame. The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, honors individuals who have excelled in playing, managing, and serving the sport, and is the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, displaying baseball-related artifacts and exhibits.
When checking the list of players who won the most World Series, one name is at the top: Yogi Berra. The Yankees Hall of Fame catcher possessed 10 World Series rings for being on the winning side ...
The four members of the Core Four are now regarded as some of the greatest Yankees players of all time. All four were honored at Monument Park, while Jeter and Rivera were both inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Notably, Rivera is the only unanimous pick in the Hall of Fame's history, while Jeter fell one vote short of unanimous ...
Signed by the Dodgers, Art Schallock won three World Series titles with the Yankees. The oldest living MLB player, now 100, counted Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra as friends.
The 1927 New York Yankees.. Murderers' Row were the baseball teams of the New York Yankees in the late 1920s, widely considered some of the best teams in history. The nickname is in particular describing the first six hitters in the 1927 team lineup: Earle Combs, Mark Koenig, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Bob Meusel, and Tony Lazzeri.