- 2000 New York Yankees season
MLB yearly infobox
name = New York Yankees
season = 2000
misc = 2000 AL East Champions
2000 AL Champions
2000 World Series Champions
current league = American League
y1 = 1901
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1969
ballpark =Yankee Stadium
y4 = 1976
city =New York City, New York
y5 = 1903
owners =George Steinbrenner
managers =Joe Torre
television =WNYW
(Tim McCarver ,Bobby Murcer )
MSG
(Ken Singleton ,Suzyn Waldman ,Al Trautwig ,Jim Kaat )
radio =WABC (AM)
(Michael Kay, John Sterling)|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 byJoe Torre . The team finished 1st in the AL East with a record of 87-74, 2.5 games ahead of theBoston Red Sox , the lowest of all the teams that made it to the playoffs (mostly because they lost the last seven games of the season). In the playoffs, they got to the World Series and defeated theNew 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. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/stantmi02.shtml Mike Stanton Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*December 1, 1999: Chili Davis was released by the New York Yankees. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/davisch01.shtml Chili Davis Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*December 15, 1999: Ryan Thompson signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/thompry01.shtml Ryan Thompson Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
* 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. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/raineti01.shtml Tim Raines Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*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. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lillyte01.shtml Ted Lilly Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*March 23, 2000: Tim Raines was released by the New York Yankees.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. [http://members.tripod.com/bb_catchers/catchers/doubletag2.htm]eason Standings
Opening Day Starters
Notable transactions
* April 2, 2000:
Lance Johnson signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/j/johnsla03.shtml Lance Johnson Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*April 2, 2000: Felix Jose was signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/j/josefe01.shtml]
*April 2, 2000: Ryan Thompson was released by the New York Yankees.
*May 1, 2000: Ryan Thompson signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.
* May 14, 2000:Randall Simon was signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/simonra01.shtml Randall Simon Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
* 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. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/leyriji01.shtml Jim Leyritz Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
* June 29, 2000:David Justice was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the New York Yankees forRicky 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 Melian (minors). [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/n/neaglde01.shtml Denny Neagle Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*July 21, 2000:Glenallen Hill was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the New York Yankees for Ben Ford and Oswaldo Mairena. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hillgl01.shtml Glenallen Hill Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*August 3, 2000:Luis Polonia was signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/polonlu01.shtml Luis Polonia Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
* 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. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sojolu01.shtml]Roster
[http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/2000.shtml]
Other batters
Relief pitchers
World Series
MTA logo for the 2000 Subway Series.teroids
Between the Mitchell report and unsealed affidavits filed by law enforcement officials, the count of players using performance enhancing substances has reached 10, including Clemens, Denny Neagle and Jason Grimsley. Others named included Andy Pettitte, Chuck Knoblauch, Mike Stanton and David Justice. [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/23/sports/baseball/23chass.html?ref=sports Does Yankees’ Steroid Use Taint Torre? - New York Times ] ]
Awards and Honors
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Derek Jeter , SS, World Series Most Valuable Player, All-Star Game MVPExternal links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/2000.shtml 2000 New York Yankees]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2000_WS.shtml 2000 World Series]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=2000&t=NYA 2000 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]References
succession box
title = AL East Championship Season
years = 2000
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title =American League champion
years = 2000
before = New York Yankees
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title =World Series champion
years = 2000
before = New York Yankees
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