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From 1995 to 2007, the Yankees made the playoffs each year; their 13-season postseason streak was the second-longest in MLB history. [9] After missing the playoffs in 2008, they won another World Series in 2009, their 27th championship and fifth in 14 seasons.
The Yankees won the World Series every year from 1936 to 1939 with a team that featured Gehrig and outfielder Joe DiMaggio, who recorded a record hitting streak during New York's 1941 championship season. New York set a major league record by winning five consecutive championships from 1949 to 1953, and appeared in the World Series nine times ...
The New York Yankees of the AL have played in 41 World Series, winning 27 – the most championship appearances and most victories by any MLB team. The Dodgers and the Yankees are tied for the most losses with 14 each.
The Yankees Entertainment and Sports (YES) Network was launched in 2002 and serves as the primary home of the New York Yankees. [466] As of 2022, Michael Kay is the play-by-play announcer with David Cone , John Flaherty , and Paul O'Neill working as commentators as part of a three-man, or occasionally two-man, booth.
The current AL pennant holders are the New York Yankees, who beat the Cleveland Guardians for the pennant on October 19, 2024. In 1969, the AL split into two divisions, [ 4 ] and the teams with the best records in each division played one another in the five-game ALCS to determine the pennant winner, who received (and continues to receive) the ...
The club began play in 1903 as the Highlanders, after owners Frank Farrell and William S. Devery had bought the defunct Baltimore Orioles and moved the team to New York City; in 1913, the team changed its nickname to the Yankees. [1] From 1903 to 2024, the franchise has won more than 10,000 games and 27 World Series championships. [2]
The KC-NY rivalry has since faded, but a new chapter will be added this week when the Royals and Yankees meet in an American League Division Series. Here is a look at their playoff history: 1976 ALCS
The 1949 World Series featured the New York Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers, with the Yankees winning in five games for their second defeat of the Dodgers in three years, and the 12th championship in team history. This victory would start a record run of five straight World Series championships by the Yankees, and was also the first of 14 AL ...