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The 1996 New York Yankees were managed by Joe Torre, and played at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. The team finished first in the American League Eastern Division with a record of 92–70, 4 games ahead of the Baltimore Orioles and won their first division title since 1981 (the 1994 team had the best record in the American League, but the strike ...
The 1996 Major League Baseball season was the final season of league-only play before the beginning of interleague play the following season. The season ended with the New York Yankees defeating the defending champion Atlanta Braves in six games for the World Series title, the Yankees' first championship since 1978.
Andy Pettitte outduels eventual NL Cy Young winner John Smoltz as the Yankees win Game 5 1-0 to take a 3-2 series lead. October 26 – The New York Yankees take their fourth victory in a row from the Atlanta Braves, 3-2, giving them the 1996 World Series and their 23rd World Championship.
Five of the twenty highest-paid players in 2013 were members of the Yankees. Their team payroll for 2013 was $228,835,490, roughly $12 million above the second-largest Los Angeles Dodgers. [12] The Yankees have drawn criticism for their payroll, with some claiming it undermines the parity of MLB.
Former Yankees catcher (1996–1999); [28] Managed the Florida Marlins (2006) and New York Yankees (2008–17) [29] [30] Lee Mazzilli + 2006
In the 23 seasons since the Yankees were the last team to repeat as World Series winners – claiming three consecutive championships and four in five years from 1996-2000 – 16 franchises have ...
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However, the Yankees would take Game 3 by a 5–2 score to get on the board in the series for the first time. Game 4 was an offensive duel which the Yankees won by an 8–6 score to even the series at two. The Yankees narrowly prevailed in a 1–0 shutout in Game 5 to go up 3–2 in the series headed back to the Bronx.