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2001 (2000 New York Yankees) – Outstanding Team ESPY Award; 2001 – William Harridge Trophy (American League champion) 2003 – William Harridge Trophy (American League champion) 2009 – Commissioner's Trophy (World Series) 2009 – Sports Illustrated MLB Top Single-Season Team of the Decade (2009 Yankees)
They compete in the East Division of Major League Baseball's (MLB) American League (AL). The club began play in 1903 as the Highlanders, after owners Frank Farrell and William S. Devery had bought the defunct Baltimore Orioles and moved the team to New York City; in 1913, the team changed its nickname to the Yankees. [1]
It was officially called the Kenesaw Mountain Landis Memorial Baseball Award until 2020, following complaints from past MVP winners about Landis's role in stonewalling racial integration. [20] The most recent award winners are Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees in the American League and Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National ...
Baseball-Reference.com included the 1901 and 1902 Orioles in its statistics for the Yankees until 2014, when it decided to separate the two years from the subsequent New York-based seasons. Official MLB historian John Thorn supported the change, citing the new ownership, high roster turnover, and AL takeover of the Orioles. [ 11 ]
"New York Yankees year-by-year results". New York Yankees. Archived from the original on July 8, 2009; Appel, Marty (2012). Pinstripe Empire: The New York Yankees From Before the Babe to After the Boss. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-60819-492-6. Tygiel, Jules (2000). Past Time: Baseball as History. Oxford University Press.
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) and concludes the MLB postseason.First played in 1903, [1] the World Series championship is a best-of-seven playoff and is a contest between the champions of baseball's National League (NL) and American League (AL). [2]
After two more losses in ’77 and ’78 (thanks to Yankee slugger Reggie Jackson, who was so good in the postseason he earned the nickname “Mr. October”), the Dodgers won the last matchup in ...
Pages in category "Major League Baseball team trophies and awards" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .