| 2022 New York Yankees | ||
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| American League East Champions | ||
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| League | American League | |
| Division | East | |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium | |
| City | New York | |
| Record | 99–63 (.611) | |
| Divisional place | 1st | |
| Owners | Yankee Global Enterprises | |
| President | Randy Levine | |
| General managers | Brian Cashman | |
| Managers | Aaron Boone | |
| Television | YES Network Amazon Prime Video[1] (Michael Kay, Ryan Ruocco, several others as analysts) | |
| Radio | WFAN SportsRadio 66 AM / 101.9 FM New York Yankees Radio Network (John Sterling, Suzyn Waldman) WADO 1280 AM TUDN Radio Cadena Radio Yankees (Francisco Rivera, Rickie Ricardo) | |
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The 2022 New York Yankees season was the 120th season for the New York Yankees franchise.
On December 2, 2021, Commissioner of Baseball Rob Manfred announced a lockout of players, following expiration of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the league and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA). On March 10, 2022, MLB and the MLBPA agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement, thus ending the lockout. Although MLB previously announced that several series would be cancelled due to the lockout, the agreement provides for a 162-game season, with originally canceled games to be made up via doubleheaders.[2] Opening Day was at the time scheduled for April 7,[3] but was postponed due to inclement weather.[4]
Starting with the 2022 season, the Yankees local television broadcast was split between the YES Network (which this season marked its 20th foundation anniversary) and Amazon Prime Video, leaving the Yankees without a local over-the-air broadcaster, save for national games. This was the first time the Yankees were without a local OTA broadcaster since 1946 as they would partner with WABD-TV (now WNYW Fox 5) the following season.[1] Also, it was notable for being the pearl jubilee season for the long time Yankee broadcaster Michael Kay, who joined the team in 1992.
From May 24 to June 23, the Yankees won 15 straight games at home, a feat last accomplished by the team in the 1961 season.[5] On June 25, the Yankees lost a combined no-hitter by the Houston Astros, the first time the Yankees were no hit since the Astros threw another combined no-hitter in the old Yankee Stadium on June 11, 2003.[6]
On August 21, the Yankees retired Paul O'Neill's No. 21 on "Paul O'Neill Day". He also received a plaque, which is immortalized in Monument Park at Yankee Stadium. O'Neill became the 23rd player (or manager) in the franchise's history to be honored.[7]
The Yankees were 64–28 in the first half of the season leading to the All-Star Game before going 35–35 in the second half of the season, failing to win 100 games after being on track for it in June. Despite their struggles in the second half of the season, the Yankees clinched their 30th straight winning season, dating back to 1993, with a win against the Twins on September 7.
On September 22, the Yankees clinched a postseason spot with a walk-off 5–4 win against the Red Sox.[8] On October 4, Aaron Judge hit his 62nd home run, breaking the American League single-season home run record set in 1961 by Roger Maris.[9] That same night, Gerrit Cole recorded his 249th strikeout, breaking the Yankees single-season strikeout record set in 1978 by Ron Guidry. Additionally, Cole became the first and only right-handed pitcher in Yankees history to lead all of MLB in strikeouts in a single season and the first Yankee to lead the American League in strikeouts since Al Downing in 1964. The 2022 season was the first season in Yankees history where the team carried both the MLB home run and strikeout leaders in the same season in Aaron Judge and Gerrit Cole, respectively.
The Yankees won the American League East, a first-round bye, and defeated the Cleveland Guardians in the Division Series in five games. However, they fell to the eventual World Series champion Houston Astros in the Championship Series in a four-game sweep, the first sweep in a best-of-seven series since the 2012 ALCS.
The Yankees became the Rawlings Gold Glove Award Team winners. After Rawlings introduced the team award in 2020, the Yankees are only the third team to receive the award after the Cleveland Guardians in 2020 and the Houston Astros in 2021.[10] Two Yankees players were awarded Gold Gloves this season; utility man DJ LeMahieu, and catcher Jose Trevino, who also won the Platinum Glove Award for the 2022 season.[11]
- ^ a b Marchand, Andrew. "Yankees will have 21 games only available on Amazon Prime". New York Post. March 31, 2022. Retrieved on 2022-04-03.
- ^ Lacques, Gabe (March 10, 2022). "Baseball is back: MLB, players agree on new CBA to salvage 162-game 2022 season". USA Today. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- ^ Feinsand, Mark (March 10, 2022). "MLB, MLBPA agree to new CBA; season to start April 7". Retrieved March 10, 2022.
- ^ "Red Sox-Yanks opener postponed, to be played Friday". MLB.com. April 6, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
- ^ "Hicks, Judge star in Yankees' latest dramatic thriller". MLB.com.
- ^ "'Tip of the cap': Cole outdueled as Yanks held hitless". MLB.com.
- ^ "O'Neill reflects on No. 21 being retired by Yankees". MLB.com.
- ^ @MLB (September 22, 2022). "The @Yankees walk it off and are heading to October! #CLINCHED" (Tweet). Retrieved September 22, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ Hoch, Bryan (October 5, 2022). "No. 62! Judge breaks Maris' all-time AL HR record". Major League Baseball. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
- ^ ""This is so strange lol", "At least we won something" - New York Yankees fans react to team winning the Gold Glove award for American League".
- ^ "Trevino, Arenado named '22 Platinum Glove winners". MLB.com.