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Yankees Pitching Staff Sets Team Record for Strikeouts »
The 2014 season has been a year of highs and lows for the New York Yankees, and despite losing several arms to injuries, the pitching staff has broken the previous franchise record of 1,318 strikeouts, according to a tweet from MLB Stat of the Day. Though he missed more than two months of action because of a partially torn UCL in his right [...]
Yankees’ Dellin Betances Sets Franchise »
With his 131st strikeout of the season in Wednesday's 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays, Dellin Betances of the New York Yankees broke Mariano Rivera's franchise single-season record for strikeouts by a relief pitcher, according to a tweet from Elias Sports Bureau. As the MLB career saves leader and one of the all-time Yankee greats, Rivera set [...]
Chris Young Becomes 2nd Player to Homer for Mets and »
New York Yankees outfielder Chris Young hit his ninth home run of the season on Wednesday evening, becoming only the second player to hit a home run for both the Yankees and the New York Mets in the same season. Young matched the feat first accomplished almost four decades ago by Dave Kingman in 1977, per ESPN Stats & Info. Young started the [...]
Yankees’ Derek Jeter Moves into 1st Place on »
With a two-bagger in the ninth inning of Sunday's 2-1 win over the Texas Rangers, Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees passed Lou Gehrig to take sole possession of the all-time franchise record for doubles, per MLB Stat of the Day. Jeter recorded the milestone hit against Rangers reliever Neal Cotts with one out in the ninth inning of a [...]
Yankees’ Mark Teixeira Has 3rd-Most Multi-Homer »
New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira recorded the 37th multi-homer game of his career in Wednesday's 5-4 win over the Cleveland Indians, giving him the third-most multi-homer games by a switch-hitter in MLB history, per MLB Stat of the Day on Twitter. Mickey Mantle and Chipper Jones are the only switch-hitters with more multi-homer games, [...]
Yankees’ Derek Jeter Ties Franchise Record for »
With a fourth-inning leadoff two-bagger Tuesday night against the Tampa Bay Rays, Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees tied the franchise's all-time doubles record, per MLB.com. Both Jeter and Lou Gehrig now sit atop the Yankees' leaderboard with 534 doubles, with Bernie Williams a distant third at 449. A few more recognizable names round out the [...]
Masahiro Tanaka Becomes 1st Yankees Rookie Since 1950 »
Following Wednesday's dominant outing against the crosstown rival New York Mets, Masahiro Tanaka of the New York Yankees is the first rookie in franchise history to win his first six career decisions since Whitey Ford started 9-0 in 1950, per Elias Sports Bureau (via ESPN Stats & Info). Tanaka was also the first Yankee rookie since Ford to [...]
Yankees’ Alfonso Soriano Becomes 7th Player with »
Monday evening, the New York Yankees' Alfonso Soriano became the seventh player in major league history to reach 1,000 hits in both the American and National Leagues, per MLB.com's Bryan Hoch. Soriano singled to center field on a 1-2 pitch off of New York Mets starter Bartolo Colon in the bottom of the second inning, then came around to score [...]
Yankees’ Masahiro Tanaka Has 3rd-Most Strikeouts »
After recording 11 strikeouts Sunday night against the Los Angeles Angels, New York Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka has fanned 46 batters through his first five major league starts, the third-highest figure in baseball history, per ESPN Stats & Info. Herb Score has the record of 50 strikeouts in his first five starts, which he [...]
Derek Jeter to Retire with Numerous Yankees Franchise »
Derek Jeter announced on his Facebook page that he will retire after the 2014 season, meaning the New York Yankees will soon lose their all-time leader in hits (3,316), at-bats (10,614), games (2,602) and stolen bases (348). The longtime Yankee shortstop also ranks third in franchise history with 1,876 runs, and his 525 doubles are good for second [...]