New York Yankees

"Yankees" redirects here. For other uses, see New York Yankees (disambiguation) and Yankee (disambiguation).
"Bronx Bombers" redirects here. For the theatrical play, see Bronx Bombers (play).

New York Yankees
2024 New York Yankees season
LogoCap insignia
Major league affiliations
Current uniform
Retired numbers
Colors
  • Midnight navy blue, white[1][2]
       
Name
  • New York Yankees (1913–present)
  • New York Highlanders (1903–1912)
Other nicknames
  • The Bronx Bombers
  • The Yanks
  • The Pinstripers
  • The Evil Empire[3]
Ballpark
Major league titles
World Series titles (27)
AL Pennants (41)
AL East Division titles (21)
Wild card berths (9)
Front office
Principal owner(s)Yankee Global Enterprises
(Hal Steinbrenner, chairman)[4][5]
PresidentRandy Levine
General managerBrian Cashman
ManagerAaron Boone
Websitemlb.com/yankees

The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East Division. They are one of two major league clubs based in New York City alongside the National League (NL)'s New York Mets. The team was founded in 1903 when Frank Farrell and Bill Devery purchased the franchise rights to the defunct Baltimore Orioles (no relation to the current team of the same name) after it ceased operations and used them to establish the New York Highlanders.[6][a] The Highlanders were officially renamed the Yankees in 1913.[9]

The team is owned by Yankee Global Enterprises, a limited liability company that is controlled by the family of the late George Steinbrenner. Steinbrenner purchased the team from CBS in 1973. Currently, Brian Cashman is the team's general manager, Aaron Boone is the team's field manager, and Aaron Judge is the team captain. The team's home games were played at the original Yankee Stadium in the Bronx from 1923 to 1973 and from 1976 to 2008. In 1974 and 1975, the Yankees shared Shea Stadium with the Mets, in addition to the New York Jets and the New York Giants. In 2009, they moved into a new ballpark of the same name that was constructed adjacent to the previous facility, which was closed and demolished.[10] The team is perennially among the leaders in MLB attendance.[11]

Arguably the most successful professional sports franchise in the United States,[12][13] the Yankees have won 21 American League East Division titles, 41 American League pennants, and 27 World Series championships, all of which are MLB records.[14][15] The team has won more titles than any other franchise in the four major North American sports leagues, after briefly trailing the NHL's Montreal Canadiens between 1993 and 1999.[16] The Yankees have had 44 players and 11 managers inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, including many of the most iconic figures in the sport's history, such as Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, and Reggie Jackson; more recent inductees include Mariano Rivera and Derek Jeter, who received the two highest vote percentages of all Hall of Fame members.[17][18] According to Forbes, the Yankees are the second-highest valued sports franchise in the world, after the NFL's Dallas Cowboys, with an estimated value in 2023 of approximately $7.1 billion.[19] The team has garnered enormous popularity and a dedicated fanbase, as well as widespread enmity from fans of other MLB teams.[20][21] The team's rivalry with the Boston Red Sox is one of the most well-known rivalries in North American sports.[22] The team's logo is internationally known as a fashion item and an icon of New York City and the United States.[23]

From 1903 through the 2024 season, the Yankees' overall win–loss record is 10,778–8,148–88 (a .569 winning percentage).[24]

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  2. ^ Hoch, Bryan (April 22, 2021). "Yankees making Stadium greener than ever". Yankees.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved October 22, 2023. The official colors of the Yankees' uniforms are midnight navy and white, but thanks to the sustainability initiatives incorporated by the organization over the past several seasons, Yankee Stadium has become one of the greenest facilities in the Majors.
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  12. ^ Acocella, Nick. "History of a dynasty". ESPN. Archived from the original on December 1, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  13. ^ Robertson, Matthew (June 21, 2022). "The Houston Astros remain the class of the AL West and will provide tough test for both Mets, Yankees". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on June 24, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  14. ^ "World Series History: 1999". Major League Baseball Advanced Media. Archived from the original on June 10, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
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  16. ^ Stainkamp, Michael (August 17, 2010). "A brief history: Montreal Canadiens". NHL.com. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  17. ^ Casella, Paul (January 21, 2020). "Highest voting percentages in HOF history". MLB Advanced Media. Archived from the original on June 13, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  18. ^ "New York Yankees Hall of Fame Register". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  19. ^ Ozanian, Mike. "The World's 50 Most Valuable Sports Teams 2023". Forbes. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  20. ^ "Team profile: The worldwide phenomenon of the New York Yankees". YouGov. Archived from the original on November 27, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  21. ^ Enten, Harry (July 20, 2017). "America Has Spoken: The Yankees Are The Worst". FiveThirtyEight. Archived from the original on January 18, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
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  23. ^ Borden, Sam (June 25, 2019). "Borden: Why the Yankees hat has become a global fashion sensation". ESPN. Archived from the original on April 17, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  24. ^ "New York Yankees Team History & Encyclopedia | Baseball-Reference.com". September 30, 2024. Archived from the original on November 15, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2024.


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