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On September 22, 2009, after defeating the Los Angeles Angels, the Yankees became the first team to clinch a playoff spot for the 2009 MLB Postseason. [88] By beating the Boston Red Sox on September 27, the Yankees won their 100th game of the season, and clinched the American League East Division title. [ 89 ]
When the Yankees celebrated their 100th Anniversary in 2003, they had a patch on the side of their caps commemorating it as well. In 2009, to celebrate the inaugural season at the new Yankee Stadium, the Yankees had an inaugural season patch on the back of their caps. It is the first time in MLB history that a patch was on the back of a cap ...
As the appearance policy only applies during the MLB season, members of the Yankees often grow facial hair during the offseason. [23] The policy also leaves an exception for mustaches, and in 2015, a number of Yankees began growing mustaches out of a superstition that their facial hair growth was tied to their improved game performance. [24]
The Yankees retired 42 for Rivera on September 22, 2013. The Yankees’ most recent number retirement was held on Aug. 21, 2022, for 5-time World Series champion right fielder Paul O’Neill .
By DJ SIXSMITH College Contributor Network The New York Yankees are in danger of missing the postseason in back-to-back years for the first time since the 1980's. It's hard to believe it was just ...
The Yankees held home-field advantage because they had a better regular-season record than Los Angeles Angels. The series, the 39th in league history, began on October 16 and ended on October 25. Fox Sports carried all games with Joe Buck and Tim McCarver in the broadcast booth.
More than seven-and-a-half decades after his death, Babe Ruth made history again when a jersey he was wearing during his famous "called shot" home run plate appearance was auctioned off over the ...
The New York Yankees are a Major League Baseball team based in The Bronx, New York.The team competes as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Established in 1901 as the Baltimore Orioles (no relation to the modern Baltimore Orioles), the team relocated to New York in 1903 as the New York Highlanders, they officially renamed to their current name in 1913.