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The 2011 New York Yankees season was the 109th season for the New York Yankees franchise. The Yankees began the season at home against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday, March 31. [2] The Yankees clinched a playoff berth in the first game of a doubleheader on September 21, and clinched the American League East title in the second game. [3]
In a hotly contested five-game series, the Tigers once again defeated the Yankees to return to the ALCS for the second time in six years. The Yankees unsurprisingly took Game 1 in a blowout win, as the Yankees' offense chased Doug Fister from the mound. In Game 2, the Tigers jumped out to a 4–0 lead and their bullpen stopped a late rally by ...
Bert Blyleven, elected to the Class of 2011 of the Baseball Hall of Fame, was honored with the retirement of his uniform No. 28 by the Twins on July 16. [75] Roberto Alomar, also a 2011 Hall of Fame class member, became the first member of the Toronto Blue Jays to have his number (#12) retired on July 31. [76]
The Boston Celtics have won the most championships of any NBA team. Shown are the championship banners hanging in their home arena, TD Garden. The NBA Finals is the championship series for the National Basketball Association (NBA) held at the conclusion of its postseason.
The Yankees lead the best-of-seven series 2-0 and can close out the Guardians with two wins in three games at Cleveland's Progressive Field. Game 3 is Thursday.
The 2011 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2010–11 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Dallas Mavericks defeating the Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals .
There's suddenly action in the Yankees' bullpen as Carlos Rodon's streak of retiring 11 straight Guardians ends with No. 9 hitter Brayan Rocchio's leadoff homer in the sixth.
The last time the New York Yankees missed the postseason, Aaron Judge was a .179 hitter with 27 games of experience in 2016. ... Yankees miss playoffs for first time since 2016 with windy 7-1 loss ...