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The Yankees universe lost a pair of legends this week. It’s Sunday once again, and you know what that means — it’s time for our weekly social media roundup!
Using WAR to help us rank them, let's look at the top 24 players in the history of the New York Yankees.
For someone who went on to such acclaim, Ford’s career began in a less than stellar way. Major league debuts are memorable for every player that gets one.
Hard-luck losses, smart trades, and a catastrophic managerial change 1958 In a 3-0 win over the White Sox, Yankees pitcher Whitey Ford tied an AL record by punching out six in a row, including striking out the side in the fourth inning.
In the 1962 World Series, another baserunning blunder harmed the Yankees, but not in the way you might think. Game 6 was scoreless in the fourth inning with the Giants put two runners on base.
Led by Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford, the Yankees won their fourth straight World Series title. Following three straight World Series appearances and a remarkable stretch of domination through the 1950s under Casey Stengel, the Yankees entered the 1958 season with championship aspirations.
The Los Angeles Dodgers ended the 2021 MLB Draft by selecting only two position players with their 19 picks, Michael Sirota in the 16th round and Damon Keith in the 18th round.
I will not be the first one to point out that 2020 has been a unique year, and not in a good way. While there have been good things to happen — especially for a Dodger fan like me — both the real world and the world of sports have been hit pretty hard this year.
In a year that’s been so unspeakably awful, another Hall of Famer has been taken from us. We were just getting over the news that Bob Gibson had died when Whitey Ford died.
Ford, affectionately known as the "Chairman of the Board," debuted in 1950 and pitched all 16 of his seasons with the Yankees.
The Bronx Bombers. The Evil Empire. Depending on whether or not you root for them, your perception of the New York Yankees will vary greatly. However, what nobody can deny, even the haters, is the number of great players that have donned the pinstripes.
When you think about cheating in Major League Baseball, you probably think about one word: steroids. While the list of players who used PEDs is extensive,
In MLB history, a pitcher has won 18 or more games while losing five or fewer games while also recording 200 strikeouts on just 31 occasions. How many of the 31 can you name in five minutes?
This slideshow chronicles the 25 teams in the history of MLB with the best regular season records that didn't win the World Series in the modern era.
Left-handers have a special place in society as a whole, but in baseball, they are an exclusive fraternity among the upper rungs of the game’s history.
The MLB players and United States Presidents in the following questions share a common name. All you need to do is guess that name.Clues:1. Right Fielder on 2004 Red Sox has same last name as only president to resign from office.2. Peanut-farming Georgian and man who won 1993 WS with walk-off HR.3. All-time WS wins leader and butter-footed Michigan gridiron star.4. Man who broke color barrier has same middle name as the last name of two presidents.5. 191 RBI brought this man fame, as did a 1919 Nobel Peace Prize for this president.6. Twins 20-game winner in 1965 helped team make WS that year. He's known by a fishy first name and has a last name in common with a Civil War General who drank like he was a fish.7. 373 wins made this righty a HOFer, meeting the high expectations of his first and middle names, which match those of the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms.8. Catcher on 1984 Padres has same name as the nation's only Catholic President.9. A seven-time All-Star lefty for White Sox in 50's and 60's, he won over 200 games. This president won office as the only man from New Hampshire ever to do so.10. A tooth-picking middle infielder with double initials for first names or Olympic-pinch runner for Finley’s A’s share names with Revolutionary War General and first Commander in Chief.
Some of the greatest pitchers in MLB history have a record of playing pitch-and-catch with a handful of solid catchers as their "battery mates." We have identified 22 pitching greats by their battery mates. How many of them can you name?
In their storied history with multiple MLB championships, a New York Yankees pitcher has won 20 or more games in a single season 59 times. Can you name them all?
A MLB pitcher has won 25 or more games in a season 18 times since the league introduced expansion teams in 1961. How many of these pitchers can you name?
Twenty-six MLB players have won six or more World Series championship rings.Can you name them all?
Can you name name the career leader in wins for each MLB franchise?
The New York Yankees have 25 MVP award winners and 5 Cy Young award winners in franchise history. How many of these MLB superstars can you name?
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