2009–2016
The New Stadium
A new cathedral rises across the street. The Yankees christen it with Ring #27 in 2009. Rivera's farewell, Jeter's walk-off, and the transition to a new generation.
The Sandman
Mariano Rivera→KEY PLAYERS
The Stars of The New Stadium
Brett Gardner
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CC Sabathia
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Masahiro Tanaka
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Carlos Beltrán
HR: 56
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Alex Rodriguez
AVG: .283
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Mark Teixeira
AVG: .248
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Nick Swisher
AVG: .268
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Jacoby Ellsbury
AVG: .264
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Curtis Granderson
AVG: .245
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Chase Headley
AVG: .262
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David Robertson
ERA: 2.75
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Brian McCann
AVG: .235
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Austin Romine
AVG: .239
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Ichiro Suzuki
AVG: .281
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Dellin Betances
ERA: 2.36
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Starlin Castro
AVG: .283
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Joba Chamberlain
ERA: 3.85
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Russell Martin
AVG: .224
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Boone Logan
ERA: 3.38
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Francisco Cervelli
AVG: .278
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SEASONS
2009–2016 Season by Season
Ring #27 — New Stadium, New Glory
1st in AL East · Mgr: Joe Girardi
Lost ALCS to Texas Rangers, 2-4
2nd in AL East · Mgr: Joe Girardi
Lost ALDS to Detroit Tigers, 2-3
1st in AL East · Mgr: Joe Girardi
Lost ALCS to Detroit Tigers, 0-4
1st in AL East · Mgr: Joe Girardi
T-3rd in AL East · Mgr: Joe Girardi
2nd in AL East · Mgr: Joe Girardi
Lost Wild Card Game to Houston Astros
2nd in AL East · Mgr: Joe Girardi
4th in AL East · Mgr: Joe Girardi
HISTORIC MOMENTS
Defining Moments of The New Stadium
Mark Teixeira Signs 8-Year Deal with the Yankees
The Yankees close out a $423.5 million offseason spending spree by landing Mark Teixeira on an 8-year, $180 million deal in December 2008, beating out...
A-Rod Admits to Steroid Use
February 7, 2009. Sports Illustrated's Selena Roberts and David Epstein dropped a story that blew up the New York Yankees' offseason before pitchers...
New Yankee Stadium Opens
The new Yankee Stadium opens across the street from the original, beginning a new chapter in franchise history.
2009 World Series: Yankees Beat the Phillies
Nine years is a long time. Long enough that the guys who'd won the last one -- Derek Jeter, Andy Pettitte, Mariano Rivera, Jorge Posada -- had watched...
A-Rod Hits His 600th Career Home Run
On August 4, 2010, Alex Rodriguez drove a pitch from Toronto's Shaun Marcum into Monument Park at Yankee Stadium. Home run number 600. He was 35 years...
Robinson Cano's 2010 Breakout Season
The 2010 season was the year Robinson Cano stopped being "one of the best second basemen in baseball" and became "the best second baseman in baseball...
2010 ALCS: Rangers Upset the Yankees
The 2010 ALCS was supposed to be a formality. The Yankees were defending World Series champions. They'd gone 95-67 and swept the Twins in the ALDS...
Derek Jeter's 3,000th Hit
July 9, 2011. Yankee Stadium. Tampa Bay Rays in town. Derek Jeter needed two hits to reach 3,000. He got the first one in the first inning -- a single...
Mariano Rivera's 602nd Save Sets the All-Time Record
On September 19, 2011, Mariano Rivera jogged to the mound at Yankee Stadium for the ninth inning of a 6-4 game against the Minnesota Twins. He retired...
Curtis Granderson's 41-Homer 2011 Season
Curtis Granderson hit .247 with 24 home runs in his first season as a Yankee. He was fine. Perfectly adequate. The kind of player you describe to your...
2011 ALDS: Tigers Eliminate the Yankees
The 2011 Yankees won 97 games, took the AL East by a comfortable margin, and entered the ALDS against the Detroit Tigers as heavy favorites. Five games...
Yankees Acquire Ichiro Suzuki from Seattle
July 23, 2012. The Yankees sent minor league pitchers D.J. Mitchell and Danny Farquhar, plus cash, to the Seattle Mariners for Ichiro Suzuki. That's...
Raul Ibanez's Late-Inning Heroics in 2012
Nobody saw this coming. Nobody. Raul Ibanez signed with the Yankees in February 2012 for $1.1 million -- a contract that screamed "organizational depth...
Derek Jeter Breaks His Ankle in the 2012 ALCS
October 13, 2012, Yankee Stadium, 12th inning of ALCS Game 1. The score was tied because Raul Ibanez had just hit one of his miracle homers. We were...
2012 ALCS: Tigers Sweep the Yankees
Four games. Zero leads after the first night. The 2012 ALCS between the Yankees and Detroit Tigers was supposed to be a slugfest between two powerhouse...
Aaron Judge Drafted 32nd Overall by the Yankees
June 6, 2013. The Yankees are on the clock with the 32nd overall pick in the MLB Draft -- a compensation pick, awarded because Nick Swisher walked in...
A-Rod's 211-Game Biogenesis Suspension
August 5, 2013. Major League Baseball brought the hammer down on Alex Rodriguez, announcing a 211-game suspension -- the longest non-lifetime ban in...
Mariano Rivera Day and the Retirement of No. 42
On September 22, 2013, the Yankees held a 50-minute pregame ceremony formally retiring Mariano Rivera's No. 42 -- closing out the grandfather clause...
Mariano Rivera's Last Save at Yankee Stadium
Mariano Rivera records his final save at Yankee Stadium as Derek Jeter and Andy Pettitte come to the mound to remove him.
Robinson Cano Carries the 2013 Yankees
Robinson Cano played 160 games for the 2013 Yankees. That sentence shouldn't be remarkable, but in a season when Derek Jeter played 17, Alex Rodriguez...
The Yankees' Spending Spree Before the 2014 Season
December 3, 2013. The Yankees signed three players in a single day for a combined $393 million in guaranteed contracts. Brian McCann: five years, $85...
Robinson Cano Leaves the Yankees for Seattle
Robinson Cano's agent walked into a negotiation with the New York Yankees in the fall of 2013 asking for 10 years and $305 million. The Yankees...
Masahiro Tanaka's 2014 Debut and Partial UCL Tear
For two and a half months, Masahiro Tanaka was the best pitcher in the American League. Then his elbow broke. Not literally -- a partial tear of the...
Derek Jeter's Walk-Off in Final At-Bat
Derek Jeter singles home the winning run in his final at-bat at Yankee Stadium, a storybook ending for The Captain.
Yankees Retire the Numbers of Williams, Posada, and Pettitte
Three ceremonies. Three numbers. Three players who'd spent the better part of two decades wearing pinstripes and collecting championship rings. During...
Yogi Berra Dies at 90
September 22, 2015. A Tuesday night, an assisted-living facility in West Caldwell, New Jersey. Yogi Berra died in his sleep, ninety years old...
A-Rod's 2015 Comeback Season
When Alex Rodriguez showed up to spring training in 2015, the working assumption was that he'd be a bench piece. Maybe a part-time DH. Maybe a PR...
2015 AL Wild Card Game: Astros Shut Out the Yankees
October 6, 2015. Yankee Stadium. The Yankees' first playoff game since 2012, and the whole thing lasted about three hours before we realized it was...
Aroldis Chapman Traded to the Cubs for Gleyber Torres
July 25, 2016. The Yankees traded Aroldis Chapman -- the hardest-throwing closer in baseball history, a guy who could hit 105 on the radar gun -- to...
A-Rod's Final Game and Mark Teixeira's Farewell
August 12, 2016. Alex Rodriguez played his 2,784th and final major league game. He was 41 years old, hitting .200, and four home runs short of 700. The...
Gary Sanchez's 20 Home Runs in 53 Games
Twenty home runs in 53 games. That's not a typo, and it's not from a video game. That's what Gary Sanchez did when the Yankees called him up in August...
CHAMPIONSHIPS