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The Yankees completed the deal by sending Blaise Kozeniewski to the White Sox on February 6, 1996. [5] February 20, 1996: Dwight Gooden was signed as a free agent by the Yankees. [6] February 24, 1996: Tim McIntosh was signed as a free agent by the Yankees. [7] March 31, 1996: Rafael Quirico was released by the Yankees. [8]
The Yankees have used 58 different Opening Day starting pitchers in their 110 seasons. Since the franchise's beginning in 1901 , the 58 starters have a combined Opening Day record of 58 wins , 36 losses , 1 tie (57–36–1), and 18 no decisions .
The 1996 Major League Baseball season was the final season of league-only play before the beginning of interleague play the following season. The season ended with the New York Yankees defeating the defending champion Atlanta Braves in six games for the World Series title, the Yankees' first championship since 1978.
The longest Opening Day game in major league history was played on April 5, 2012 between the Cleveland Indians and Toronto Blue Jays. The game, played at Cleveland's Progressive Field, ended with the Blue Jays beating the Indians, 7–4, in 16 innings. [21] The previous record for longest Opening Day game was on April 19, 1960, at Cleveland ...
April 1 – John McSherry, 51, National League umpire from 1971 until he suffered a fatal heart attack while working at home plate of the NL Opening Day game in Cincinnati; umpired in the World Series in 1977 and 1987, and also officiated in eight NL Championship Series, two NL Division Games, and three All-Star Games.
The post Look: The Yankees Are Getting Booed On Opening Day appeared first on The Spun. Yankees fans are already in mid-season form. On Friday afternoon, the team was showered with boos because of ...
TAMPA, Fla. – Absent from Friday’s official Yankees workout and batting practice list, Aaron Judge continues to move at his personal pace toward March 28 at Houston’s Minute Maid Park.
Mussina continued to pitch well while with the Yankees, but was unlucky in that he arrived the year after a Yankees World Series and retired a year before one . On January 22, 2019, Mussina was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, receiving 76.71% of the vote. He chose not to have a logo on his bust, saying, "I don't feel like I can ...