New York Yankees

- Owner: Hal Steinbrenner
- General Manager: Brian Cashman
- Manager: Joe Girardi
- Stadium: Yankee Stadium
- Also known as the Bronx Bombers and The Evil Empire
- 26 World Series Championships
- Founded in 1901
- Spring training is at Legends Field

The New York Yankees play in the American League East Division of Major League Baseball. In their franchise history, the Yankees have won 26 World Series Championships, 39 American League Pennants, and 15 East Division Titles.
Recent Updates

As of October 26 the New York Yankee's have won the ALCS Championship playoff to enter the 2009 World Series. With a 4 to 2 game split the Yankees won the 6th game against the Angels, there by entering the series early.
ALCS MVP CC Sabathia is 3-0 with a 1.19 ERA in three postseason starts this year.
As of November 4th the New York Yankees won the 2009 World Series. The 2009 World Series is the 27th championship the Yankees have won in about 100 years.
On December 23, 2008, the New York Yankees franchise announced that bleacher seats for the exhibition games against the Chicago Cubs on April 3rd and 4th of 2009, will be available for purchase at the price of .25 cents. The promotion is part of the Yankees "Turn back the Clock" event. The .25 cent price reflects the price of bleacher seats for games that were played in 1923. Yankees chief operation officer Lonn Trost stated, "The balance of tickets will be sold first to our partial-plan holders, then to the general public, at vastly reduced rates compared to the regular season. Using such a pricing model for these games allows us to thank our fans for their continued loyalty and introduce them to baseball's new grand cathedral."MLB.com: Yanks offer 1923 prices for exhibitions (December 23, 2008)
Transfer of Tradition

On November 8, 2008, Former players and Bronx youths helped a work crew move the home plate and pitching rubber of the original Yankee stadium to the new stadium. The action included taking dirt from the original stadium and mixing it with the new venue. The symbolic gesture was meant to carry over the memories and history of the original field to the new one.ESPN.com: Former Yankees, youths help move playte, rubber to new stadium (November8, 2008)
On November 20, 2008, control of the Yankees was shifted to Hal Steinbrenner. The move ends the 35 year tenure of George Steinbrenner.MLB.com: Control of Yankees shifts to son Hal (November 20, 2008)
New York Yankees Timeline
- 1920: Babe Ruth joins team
- 1923, 1927,1928: World Series Champions
- 1932, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939: World Series Champions
- 1936: Joe DiMaggio joins team
- 1941, 1943, 1947, 1949: World Series Champions
- 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1958: World Series Champions
- 1961, 1962: World Series Champions
- 1973-present: George Steinbrenner becomes owner
- 1977, 1978: World Series Champions
- 1996: Joe Torre becomes manager
- 1996: World Series Champion
- 1998: World Series Champion
- 1999: World Series Champion
- 2000: World Series Champions
- 2009: World Series Champions
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