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The 1998 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1998 season. The 94th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the American League (AL) champion New York Yankees and the National League (NL) champion San Diego Padres. The Yankees swept the Padres in four games to win their second ...
The Yankees are members of the American League (AL) East Division in Major League Baseball (MLB). The Yankees have won the World Series 27 times, more than any other MLB team. [1] [2] In baseball, coaches serve as assistants to the manager. In the past, coaches did not serve in specific roles, as noted in the position titles, such as "first ...
The New York Yankees are members of the American League (AL) East Division in Major League Baseball (MLB). The Yankees have won the World Series 27 times, more than any other MLB team. [1] [2] In baseball, the head coach of a team is called the manager. The duties of the team manager include team strategy and leadership on and off the field.
June 2, 1998: Drew Henson was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 3rd round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed July 24, 1998. [14] June 28, 1998: Ken Huckaby was signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees. [15] August 3, 1998: Dale Sveum was released by the New York Yankees. [7] September 29, 1998: Alfonso Soriano was purchased ...
In February 1998, Watson resigned from the Yankees, and Cashman was named senior vice-president and general manager. [13] He agreed to a one-year contract for $300,000, and became the second-youngest general manager in MLB history. [4] [16] [a] The Yankees won 114 games during the 1998 season, and won the 1998 World Series.
Bush made the major league roster with the New York Yankees in 1998, and was part of the team's 1998 World Series championship. During the regular season, he batted .380 and stole six bases in only 45 games. After the 1998 season, Bush was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays, along with pitchers Graeme Lloyd and David Wells, for pitcher Roger ...
After the 1995 season, the Yankees hired Watson away from Houston to serve as their general manager. [24] He served as GM for the Yankees from October 23, 1995, to February 2, 1998. The 1996 team won the World Series, the first Yankee team to do so since 1978. Thus, Watson became the first African American general manager to win a World Series ...
The Yankees defeated the Indians four games to two and went on to sweep the National League champion San Diego Padres in the 1998 World Series to win their 24th World Series championship. New York, who won 114 games during the regular season, recorded their only two losses of the 1998 postseason in this series.