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Nicknamed "Mo" [1] and "Sandman", [2] he spent most of his career as a relief pitcher and served as the Yankees' closer for 17 seasons. A thirteen-time All-Star and five-time World Series champion, he is MLB's career leader in saves (652) and games finished (952).
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.
Former Yankees closer Mariano Rivera, one of the most prominent closers in baseball history, has the most career saves of any MLB pitcher (652).. In baseball, a closing pitcher, more frequently referred to as a closer (abbreviated CL), is a relief pitcher who specializes in getting the final outs in a close game when his team is leading.
Through the 2024 season, the top 24 players in career games pitched were all relief pitchers whose careers began after 1950, only two of whom were active before 1968; the top three pitchers are all left-handed. Jesse Orosco is the all-time leader in career games played as a pitcher with 1,252.
Robert Joe Wickman (born February 6, 1969) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for five teams: the New York Yankees (1992–1996), Milwaukee Brewers (1996–2000), Cleveland Indians (2000–2006), Atlanta Braves (2006–2007), and Arizona Diamondbacks (2007). He batted ...
After spending time in the Yankees farm system, Page made his Major League Baseball debut on April 19, 1944 where he began his career as a starter. In his rookie season (starting 16 games, and relieving in three others), Page was voted to play in the All-Star Game and ended his season with over 100 innings pitched and a 4.56 ERA . [ 1 ]
Chamberlain pitching for the Yankees in 2011. The Yankees ruled out using Chamberlain as a starting pitcher in 2011 [73] arguing that his pitches have greater velocity when he pitches in relief. [74] When the Yankees signed Rafael Soriano to be the set-up man to Mariano Rivera, it cast doubt on Chamberlain's future with the club. [75]
Among pitchers, Whitey Ford has the most Yankees records with five, all of which are career totals. These include games won, games started, and innings pitched. Several Yankees hold AL and MLB records. Ruth has MLB single-season records for extra-base hits and total bases, and holds four other AL single-season records.