2020 New York Yankees season
| 2020 New York Yankees | ||
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| American League East 2nd Place | ||
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| Division | East Division | |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium | |
| City | New York | |
| Record | 33–27 (.550) | |
| Owners | Yankee Global Enterprises | |
| Managers | Aaron Boone | |
| Television | YES Network [1] (Michael Kay, Ken Singleton, 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 2020 New York Yankees season was the 118th season in New York City for the Yankees, and the 120th season overall for the franchise. The Yankees played in Yankee Stadium in the city's northern borough of The Bronx, and were led by Aaron Boone on his third season as team manager.
On March 12, 2020, MLB announced that because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the start of the regular season would be delayed by at least two weeks in addition to the remainder of spring training being cancelled.[2] Four days later, it was announced that the start of the season would be pushed back indefinitely due to the recommendation made by the CDC regarding large public events.[3] On June 23, commissioner Rob Manfred unilaterally implemented a 60-game season. Players reported to training camps on July 1 in order to resume spring training and prepare for a July 23 Opening Day.[4]
As the second place team in the American League East, the Yankees qualified for the expanded playoffs and swept the Cleveland Indians in the Wild Card Series. However, they lost to the Tampa Bay Rays in the Division Series in five games.
Offseason
Transactions
2019
- December 11 – Gerrit Cole signs with the Yankees for $324 million for over nine years, the richest contract ever given to an MLB pitcher.[5]
- December 12 – Brett Gardner re-signs with the Yankees after reaching a one-year, $12.5 million deal. The deal breaks down with a $2 million signing bonus and an $8 million salary for this season. The Yankees have a $10 million option for 2021 with a $2.5 million buyout.[6]
Regular season
Transactions
2020
- August 21 – acquired right-handed reliever Addison Russ from the Philadelphia Phillies, trading veteran right-handed pitcher David Hale.[7]
- August 26 – acquired catcher Rob Brantly from the San Francisco Giants for cash considerations.[8]
On September 17th, the Yankees became the first team in MLB history to hit six plus home runs in each of their previous three games. While facing the Toronto Blue Jays in the last game of a three-game series, they hit five home runs in one inning (the fourth), tying an MLB record. This marks just the fourth time in MLB history that a team has hit six or more home runs in three consecutive games, hitting 19 total.[9]
Highlights of the regular season included DJ LeMahieu finishing the season with a major league-leading .364 average. Luke Voit also topped the majors with 22 home runs. They are the first pair of teammates to lead the MLB in batting average and home runs since Hank Aaron (.355) and Eddie Mathews (46 HR) for the 1959 Milwaukee Braves. LeMahieu is the 4th Yankee to lead the majors in hitting and the 9th Yankee to win an AL batting title. LeMahieu is also the second player ever to win a batting title in each league.[10]
Season standings
American League East
| AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Tampa Bay Rays | 40 | 20 | 0.667 | — | 20–9 | 20–11 |
| New York Yankees | 33 | 27 | 0.550 | 7 | 22–9 | 11–18 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 32 | 28 | 0.533 | 8 | 17–9 | 15–19 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 25 | 35 | 0.417 | 15 | 13–20 | 12–15 |
| Boston Red Sox | 24 | 36 | 0.400 | 16 | 11–20 | 13–16 |
American League Wild Card
| Division Leaders | W | L | Pct. |
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| Tampa Bay Rays | 40 | 20 | 0.667 |
| Oakland Athletics | 36 | 24 | 0.600 |
| Minnesota Twins | 36 | 24 | 0.600 |
| Division 2nd Place | W | L | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Indians | 35 | 25 | 0.583 |
| New York Yankees | 33 | 27 | 0.550 |
| Houston Astros | 29 | 31 | 0.483 |
| Wild Card teams (Top 2 teams qualify for postseason) |
W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Chicago White Sox | 35 | 25 | 0.583 | +3 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 32 | 28 | 0.533 | — |
| Seattle Mariners | 27 | 33 | 0.450 | 5 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 26 | 34 | 0.433 | 6 |
| Kansas City Royals | 26 | 34 | 0.433 | 6 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 25 | 35 | 0.417 | 7 |
| Boston Red Sox | 24 | 36 | 0.400 | 8 |
| Detroit Tigers | 23 | 35 | 0.397 | 8 |
| Texas Rangers | 22 | 38 | 0.367 | 10 |
Record against opponents
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| Team | BAL | BOS | NYY | TB | TOR | NL | |||||||||||||
| Baltimore | — | 5–5 | 3–7 | 4–6 | 2–8 | 11–9 | |||||||||||||
| Boston | 5–5 | — | 1–9 | 3–7 | 5–5 | 10–10 | |||||||||||||
| New York | 7–3 | 9–1 | — | 2–8 | 5–5 | 10–10 | |||||||||||||
| Tampa Bay | 6–4 | 7–3 | 8–2 | — | 6–4 | 13–7 | |||||||||||||
| Toronto | 8–2 | 5–5 | 5–5 | 4–6 | — | 10–10 | |||||||||||||
Roster
Game log
| Legend | |
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| Yankees win | |
| Yankees loss | |
| Postponement | |
| Bold | Yankees team member |
Regular season
On August 13, the Yankees were supposed to play against the Chicago White Sox in the first MLB at Field of Dreams game in Dyersville, Iowa. But due to the pandemic and the MLB commissioner implementing the same division match ups (for example AL Central vs. NL Central) to restrict travel for the shortened season, the St. Louis Cardinals took their spot in the game before the Cardinals had their COVID-19 outbreak which pushed back the game to 2021.
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July: 5–1 (Home: 1–0; Away: 4–1)
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August: 14–13 (Home: 11–6; Away: 3–7)
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September: 14–13 (Home: 9–3; Away: 5–10)
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Postseason
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American League Wild Card Series: 2–0 (Home: 0–0; Away 2–0)
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American League Division Series: 2–3 (Home: 1–1; Away 1–2)
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Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | International League | Doug Davis |
| AA | Trenton Thunder | Eastern League | Pat Osborn |
| A | Tampa Tarpons | Florida State League | Aaron Holbert |
| A | Charleston RiverDogs | South Atlantic League | Louis Dorante |
| A-Short Season | Staten Island Yankees | New York–Penn League | David Adams |
| Rookie | Pulaski Yankees | Appalachian League | Tyler Blaser |
| Rookie | GCL Yankees 1 (East) | Gulf Coast League | Dan Fiorito |
| Rookie | GCL Yankees 2 (West) | Gulf Coast League | Nick Ortiz |
| Rookie | DSL Yankees 1 | Dominican Summer League | Caonabo Cosme |
| Rookie | DSL Yankees 2 | Dominican Summer League | Caonabo Cosme |
New York Yankees monetary losses for 2020
For 2020 Team Marketing Report has calculated 5 billion in losses for Major League Baseball. TMR estimated that the New York Yankees lost $437 million is revenue as a result of not having fans attend games.[17]
References
- ^ New York Yankees games returning to WPIX-TV after deal with YES Network
- ^ Mark Feinsand (March 12, 2020). "Opening Day delayed at least 2 weeks; Spring Training games cancelled". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
- ^ "Opening of regular season to be pushed back". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. March 16, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
- ^ Feinsand, Mark (June 24, 2020). "Play Ball: MLB announces 2020 regular season". MLB.com. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ Young, Jabari (December 11, 2019). "Gerrit Cole agrees to historic $324 million deal with Yankees, reports say". CNBC. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ "Source: Yanks to retain Gardner on $12.5M deal". ESPN.com. December 12, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29711439/new-york-yankees-get-reliever-addison-russ-philadelphia-phillies-david-hale?platform=amp
- ^ https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29746619/yankees-acquire-veteran-catcher-rob-brantly-giants
- ^ https://www.radio.com/wfan/sports/yankees/yankees-set-mlb-records-with-monstrous-4th-inning
- ^ https://nypost.com/2020/09/27/dj-lemahieus-batting-title-win-comes-with-message-to-yankees/amp/
- ^ Footer, Alyson (July 27, 2020). "Marlins-O's, Yanks-Phils games postponed". mlb.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Marlins won't play thru Sun.; BAL to play NYY". mlb.com. MLB Advanced Media. July 28, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- ^ https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29705536/positive-tests-mets-leads-postponements-vs-marlins-yankees
- ^ https://nypost.com/2020/08/21/subway-series-in-shambles-amid-more-mets-coronavirus-tests/
- ^ https://nypost.com/2020/08/21/subway-series-in-shambles-amid-more-mets-coronavirus-tests/
- ^ Acquavella, Katherine (August 7, 2020). "MLB schedule: Changes after COVID-19 postponements include 14 doubleheaders and a seven-game series". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
- ^ Weatherly, Kaleel; Adams, Michael (October 7, 2020). "No fans, no funds: Projected game-day losses for Brewers and other MLB teams in 2020". American City Business Journals. Retrieved October 8, 2020.