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| Established | 1913 | ||
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| Retired numbers | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 23, 32, 37, 42, 44, 49, 24 | ||
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| World Series titles (27) | 1923 • 1927 • 1928 • 1932 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 1941 • 1943 • 1947 • 1949 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 1956 • 1958 • 1961 • 1962 1977 • 1978 • 1996 • 1998 1999 • 2000 • 2009 |
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| AL Pennants (40)[1] | 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1926 1927 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 1937 • 1938 • 1939 • 1941 1942 • 1943 • 1947 • 1949 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 1964 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 1981 • 1996 • 1998 • 1999 2000 • 2001 • 2003 • 2009 |
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| East Division titles (17)[2] | 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1980 1981 • 1996 • 1998 • 1999 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2009 2011 |
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| Wild card berths (4) | 1995 • 1997 • 2007 • 2010 | ||
The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in New York City, New York in the Bronx. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as part of the American League (AL) east division. They are one of two MLB teams based in New York City, the other being the National League's (NL) New York Mets. They won 27 World Series championships to date, more than any other team in the Major Leagues. From 1923 to 2008, the Yankees home stadium had been Yankee Stadium. Currently, they are playing at their new Yankee Stadium.
The word "Yankee" (slang for "American") and the "Uncle Sam" top hat, make up part of what they are all about. As with the more common use of the term "Yankee", the team name is more often called "the Yanks". Their most commonly used "unofficial" nickname is "the Bronx Bombers", or simply "the Bombers". This nickname was given to them by the press a long time ago. It refers to their ability to hit home runs a lot (a home run is sometimes called a "bomb"). A less used nickname is "the Pinstripers", for their well-known uniform style.
The official fight song for the Yankees is "Here Come the Yankees".
After the game, they play Frank Sinatra's "New York, New York".
They have 18 retired numbers, more than any other teams in MLB. The number 42 was retired not only in the Yankees but also throughout Major League Baseball in honor of Jackie Robinson who broke the color barrier.
The Yankees were also the last team to repeat as World Series champions. They won three straight titles from 1998 to 2000.
The team's rivalry with the Boston Red Sox is one of the most well-known rivalries in North American sports.
From 1903 to 2019, the Yankees' overall win-loss record is 10,378–7,840 (a .570 winning percentage)
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Hilltop Park, home of the Highlanders
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The Polo Grounds, home of the Yankees from 1913 to 1922
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Lou Gehrig was the first Yankees player to have his number retired, in 1939.
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In 1941, Joe DiMaggio set an MLB record with a 56-game hitting streak that stands to this day and will probably never be broken
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Opening Day of the 1951 baseball season at Griffith Stadium. President Harry Truman throws out the first ball as Casey Stengel looks on.
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Mickey Mantle was one of the franchise's most celebrated hitters, highlighted by his 1956 Triple Crown
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During 1974 and 1975, Yankee Stadium was renovated into its final shape and structure, as shown here in 2002, seven years before demolition
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Don Mattingly headlined a Yankees franchise that struggled in the 1980s
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The Yankees' success in the late 1990s and early 2000s was built from a core of productive players, including Jorge Posada, Mariano Rivera, and Derek Jeter.
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Yankees' third baseman Alex Rodriguez, 2007
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Former Yankees catcher Joe Girardi became manager in 2008.
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The new Yankee Stadium opened in 2009 and was christened with a World Series victory
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World Series rings
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"Freddy Sez" holding one of his signs near the bleachers entrance before a game between the Yankees and the Texas Rangers.
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A shirt worn by a number of Bleacher Creatures
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The Grounds-crew at Yankee Stadium dancing to "Y.M.C.A."
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The first four in the row of retired numbers at the old Yankee Stadium
