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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.
Jimmie Dykes is the all-time leader in regular-season wins and losses (899–940), [123] and Fielder Jones' .592 winning percentage leads all White Sox managers. [124] Three managers have led the team to a World Series victory: Jones, Pants Rowland, and Ozzie Guillén. [122]
This list consists of the owners, general managers (GMs) and other executives of the Yankees. The GM controls player transactions, hires the manager and coaching staff, and negotiates with players and agents regarding contracts. [1] The longest-tenured general manager in team history is Brian Cashman, who serves in that role for 26 years and ...
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.
h The 1972 Major League Baseball strike forced the cancellation of the Yankees' first seven games of the season. [79] i The Yankees finished the season tied for first with the Boston Red Sox. New York defeated the Red Sox 5–4 in a one-game playoff to clinch the division title. The game is best remembered for Bucky Dent's three-run home run in ...
Yankees 4, Dodgers 1 Tommy Henrich becomes the first player to hit a walk-off World Series home run, winning Game 1, 1-0, with a leadoff shot in the ninth to wreck a great start by Don Newcombe.
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