" /> But the door never fully closed. Cashman engaged Pettitte in December 2011 about a possible comeback, reportedly offering him between $10 million and $12 million.
On Tuesday night, the BBWAA welcomed two new members to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Each of them—Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones—had stints for the Yankees, but were most well-known for their tenures elsewhere, and both figure to go into Cooperstown repping NL East franchises.
Being a Hall of Fame voter is one of the greatest privileges a baseball writer can have. It can also be one of the most difficult tasks.
How many of the active MLB players with 300 or more doubles in their career can you name in five minutes?
When the 2026 class for the National Baseball Hall of Fame is announced, expect former New York Yankees outfielders Carlos Beltran and Andruw Jones to be selected for enshrinement.
The new MLB season brings opportunities as players head into their walk years and try to rebound from subpar performances. These 25 players stand out heading into 2026.
)" data-portal-copyright="" /> Unfortunately for the Yankees, angering their archrivals to such an extent that they forever changed New York’s marketing plan would be the highlight of Contreras’ career in pinstripes.
Andy Pettitte never accumulated the hardware that his south paw contemporaries like Randy Johnson, Tom Glavine, or CC Sabathia did. He was third in rookie of the year in 1995, and came as close as second in the Cy Young voting a year later when the upstart lefty helped lead a New York Yankees pitching staff to the 1996 World Series.
The Dallas Baptist (DBU) Patriots had a strong overall 2025 season. Led by fantastic pitching and power, DBU won 41 games and earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament.
More than 55,000 fans packed Shea Stadium on October 26, 2000, for the fifth game of the World Series. The “hometown” Mets trailed the reigning, defending, undisputed two-time World Series champion Yankees three games to one.
“Do you believe in ‘due?’” It feels like I’ve heard Michael Kay ask or say some variation of that a thousand times over the last quarter-century. Anyway, if you believe in due, then you had to think the 2000 Yankees were close to snapping out of it.
During the regular season, there’s no better feeling than punching your ticket to October. Having taken the first step onto the long road to a championship, it’s a great opportunity to pop some champagne, let loose, and celebrate your accomplishments.
America's favorite pastime has more memorable performances than any sport. As such, figuring out which pitchers had the best seasons ever is no easy task.
Twenty-five years ago today, Andy Pettitte took the mound for the Yankees in search of his 100th career win. Obviously, the 100-win mark is hardly as prestigious
Coming off a series loss to Cleveland, including a one-hit shutout at the hands of Bartolo Colón in the finale, it wasn’t quite a five-alarm fire in New York yet.
On February 18, 1999, the New York Yankees acquired Roger Clemens from the Toronto Blue Jays. Headlining the haul headed to Toronto: David “Boomer” Wells, who’d won 34 games for the Yankees the previous two seasons.
The first game of a critical rivalry series between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park came out in favor of the visitors, but a scary injury and its aftermath were far more important than the game’s outcome, as they should have been.
After an uneven 1999 campaign, a 28-year-old Andy Pettitte responded with a 2000 season that was pretty strong throughout. And on this day 25 years ago, he took the ball once more and looked in control again, carving through a dangerous Mariners lineup for most of the afternoon.
Anyone who has watched any amount of 2025 Yankees baseball is familiar with shoddy defense. Believe it or not, this iteration of the team did not invent the concept.
Andy Pettitte has done a lot in pinstripes. He’s won five World Series titles, has 219 of his career wins been for the Yankees, and he’s made more October starts than anyone in history.
Mark DeRosa, fresh off getting named Team USA's manager for the second World Baseball Classic in a row, has settled on his coaching staff for the 2026 tournament.
The New York Yankees returned to their winning ways on Thursday, defeating the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-7. After a season-opening sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers in the Bronx, New York dropped the first two games against Arizona before salvaging Thursday’s win.
With Opening Day nearly here, the New York Yankees will be set to host the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday afternoon. Despite a tough spring with a lot
New York Yankees legend Andy Pettitte will throw out the ceremonial first pitch on Thursday as the Yankees open up the season against the Milwaukee Brewers at Yankee Stadium.
The 6-foot-5 southpaw was out there to give Yankees hitters some looks at a lefty pitcher ahead of the team’s game against the Guardians.
If the New York Yankees are going to make the playoffs they are going to need a healthy Aaron Judge back as soon as possible and probably a trade or two to strengthen their lineup. But before any of that happens they are making some significant changes to their coaching staff.
Using WAR to help us rank them, let's look at the top 24 players in the history of the New York Yankees.
CC Sabathia contemporaries Clayton Kershaw, Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander are more celebrated. But when it comes to consistency, few can approach Sabathia over the past three decades, Matt Whitener writes.
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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?
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