2000 New York Yankees season

The New York Yankees' 2000 season was the 98th season for the Yankees in New York, and their 100th overall going back to their origins in Baltimore. New York was managed by Joe Torre. The team finished 1st in the AL East with a record of 87–74, 2.5 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox, after losing 15 of their final 18 games. Despite having the lowest winning percentage of any postseason qualifier in 2000, the Yankees won the World Series over the New York Mets in 5 games to win their 26th World Series title.

Offseason

• November 29, 1999: Mike Stanton was Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.^[1]
• December 1, 1999: Chili Davis was released by the New York Yankees.^[2]
• December 13, 1999: Chad Curtis was traded by the New York Yankees to the Texas Rangers for Brandon Knight and Sam Marsonek.^[3]
• December 15, 1999: Ryan Thompson signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.^[4]
• January 26, 2000: Roberto Kelly signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.
• February 1, 2000: Tim Raines signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.^[5]
• March 17, 2000: Ted Lilly was Sent by the Montreal Expos to the New York Yankees to complete an earlier deal made on December 22, 1999. The Montreal Expos sent players to be named later and Jake Westbrook to the New York Yankees for Hideki Irabu. The Montreal Expos sent Ted Lilly (March 17, 2000) and Christian Parker (March 22, 2000) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.^[6]
• March 23, 2000: Tim Raines was released by the New York Yankees.^[5]

Regular season

On September 28, 2000, the Yankees played the Devil Rays at Tampa Bay. In the top of the 2nd inning, Jose Canseco was walked. Tino Martinez then hit a double to center field. The ball was fielded by Gerald Williams and relayed to Mike DiFelice. He tagged Jose Canseco at the plate and proceeded to tag out Tino Martinez who was running right behind Canseco. Mike DiFelice tagged both runners out at the plate.^[7]

Season standings

Opening Day starters

Notable transactions

• April 2, 2000: Lance Johnson signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.^[8]
• April 2, 2000: Felix Jose was signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.^[9]
• April 2, 2000: Ryan Thompson was released by the New York Yankees.^[4]
• May 1, 2000: Ryan Thompson signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.^[4]
• May 14, 2000: Randall Simon was signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.^[10]
• June 11, 2000: Dwight Gooden signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.
• June 20, 2000: Jim Leyritz was traded by the New York Yankees to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Jose Vizcaino and cash.^[11]
• June 29, 2000: David Justice was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the New York Yankees for Ricky Ledee, Jake Westbrook, and Zach Day.
• July 12, 2000: Denny Neagle was traded by the Cincinnati Reds with Mike Frank to the New York Yankees for Ed Yarnall, Drew Henson, Brian Reith, and Jackson Melián.^[12]
• July 21, 2000: Glenallen Hill was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the New York Yankees for Ben Ford and Oswaldo Mairena.^[13]
• August 3, 2000: Luis Polonia was signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.^[14]
• August 7, 2000: José Canseco was selected off waivers by the New York Yankees from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
• August 7, 2000: Luis Sojo was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the New York Yankees for Chris Spurling.^[15]

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In; Avg. = Batting Average; SB = Stolen Bases

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Other batters

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Pitching

Starting pitchers

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

Postseason

ALDS

New York wins the series, 3-2

Game Home Score Visitor Score Date Series 1 Oakland 5 New York 3 October 3 1-0 (OAK) 2 Oakland 0 New York 6 October 4 1-1 3 New York 4 Oakland 2 October 6 2-1 (NYY) 4 New York 1 Oakland 11 October 7 2-2 5 Oakland 5 New York 7 October 8 3-2 (NYY) ALCS Seattle Mariners vs. New York Yankees Main article: 2000 American League Championship Series Yankees win the Series, 4-2 Game Score Date Location Attendance 1 Seattle - 2, New York - 0 October 10 Yankee Stadium 54,481 2 Seattle - 1, New York - 7 October 11 Yankee Stadium 55,317 3 New York - 8, Seattle - 2 October 13 Safeco Field 47,827 4 New York - 5, Seattle - 0 October 14 Safeco Field 47,803 5 New York - 2, Seattle - 6 October 15 Safeco Field 47,802 6 Seattle - 7, New York - 9 October 17 Yankee Stadium 56,598 World series Main article: 2000 World Series Game Date Visitor Score Home Score Record (NYY-NYM) 1 October 21 New York Mets 3 New York Yankees 4 1-0 2 October 22 New York Mets 5 New York Yankees 6 2-0 3 October 24 New York Yankees 2 New York Mets 4 2-1 4 October 25 New York Yankees 3 New York Mets 2 3-1 5 October 26 New York Yankees 4 New York Mets 2 4-1 Awards and honors Derek Jeter, SS, World Series Most Valuable Player, All-Star Game MVP David Justice, Outfielder, American League Championship Series MVP Farm system See also: Minor league baseball Level Team League Manager AAA Columbus Clippers International League Trey Hillman AA Norwich Navigators Eastern League Dan Radison A Tampa Yankees Florida State League Tom Nieto A Greensboro Bats South Atlantic League Stan Hough Short-Season A Staten Island Yankees New York-Penn League Joe Arnold Rookie GCL Yankees Gulf Coast League Derek Shelton LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Staten Island[17] External links 2000 New York Yankees 2000 World Series 2000 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com References ^ Mike Stanton Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ^ Chili Davis Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/curtich01.shtml ^ a b c Ryan Thompson Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ^ a b Tim Raines Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ^ Ted Lilly Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ^ http://members.tripod.com/bb_catchers/catchers/doubletag2.htm ^ Lance Johnson Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/j/josefe01.shtml ^ Randall Simon Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ^ Jim Leyritz Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ^ Denny Neagle Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ^ Glenallen Hill Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ^ Luis Polonia Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sojolu01.shtml ^ a b http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/2000.shtml ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. 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