The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the Bronx, New York City, United States, founded in 1901 as the Baltimore Orioles of the newly formed American League before relocating to New York in 1903 and eventually taking the Yankees name, and the most successful franchise in Major League Baseball history, having won a record number of World Series championships. Playing in navy pinstripes with the interlocking "NY" logo, one of the most recognized emblems in professional sports, the team has played at Yankee Stadium since 1923 and has fielded many of baseball's most legendary players, including Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle and Derek Jeter.
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Which league and division do the New York Yankees play in?
The American League East Division of Major League Baseball.
The New York Yankees compete in Major League Baseball as a member club of the American League East Division. The club began in 1901 as the Baltimore Orioles, moved to New York in 1903, and has played at Yankee Stadium since 1923.
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Babe Ruth, Athletes Became baseball's most iconic player as a Yankee (1920-1934), the "House That Ruth Built" era.
One of the most storied rivalries in American professional sports, between Major League Baseball's two most successful American League franchises.
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The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball as a member club of the American League (AL) East Division.
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The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the Bronx, New York City, United States, founded in 1901 as the Baltimore Orioles of the newly formed American League before relocating to New York in 1903 and eventually taking the Yankees name, and the most successful franchise in Major League Baseball history, having won a record number of World Series championships. Playi
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;As player Boston Red Sox (,) New York Yankees (,) Boston Braves ();As coach Brooklyn Dodgers ()
Wikipedia, Joe DiMaggio
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;As player New York Yankees (,,);As coach Oakland Athletics (,)
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New York Yankees (,)
Wikipedia, Roger Maris
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Cleveland Indians (,) Kansas City Athletics (,) New York Yankees (,) St. Louis Cardinals (,)
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Cincinnati Reds () Boston Braves () Philadelphia Phillies (,) New York Yankees (,) St. Louis Cardinals ()
Wikipedia: Lou Gehrig
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Toronto Blue Jays (,) San Diego Padres (,) New York Mets () Toronto Blue Jays () Cincinnati Reds () New York Yankees () Cleveland Indians () Toronto Blue Jays (,) Seibu Lions () Milwaukee Brewers () Toronto Blue Jays ()
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New York Mets (,) New York Yankees (,) Cleveland Indians (,) Houston Astros () Tampa Bay Devil Rays () New York Yankees ()
Wikipedia, Ron Guidry
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As player New York Yankees (,) As coach New York Yankees (,)
Wikipedia, Aaron Judge
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New York Yankees (, present)
Dustin Moseley (Wikipedia)
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He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, New York Yankees and San Diego Padres.
Félix José (Wikipedia)
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Kansas City Royals, New York Yankees and Arizona Diamondbacks between 1988 and 2003
Alex Rodriguez (Wikipedia)
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Rodriguez was traded to the Yankees, for whom he converted to a third baseman to accommodate their shortstop Derek Jeter
Mariano Rivera (Wikipedia)
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served as the Yankees' closer for 17 seasons
Jordan Groshans (Wikipedia)
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On February 13, 2024, Groshans was claimed off waivers by the New York Yankees
Don Larsen (Wikipedia)
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He was pitching for the New York Yankees in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series against the Brooklyn Dodgers
Bob Turley (Wikipedia)
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After the 1954 season, he was traded to the New York Yankees
Bobby Richardson (Wikipedia)
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He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees from 1955 through 1966
Whitey Ford (Wikipedia)
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Ford signed with the Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1947 and made his major league debut in 1950
Ralph Terry (Wikipedia)
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He played for the New York Yankees, Kansas City Athletics, Cleveland Indians, and New York Mets from 1956 to 1967
Bucky Dent (Wikipedia)
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Dent earned two World Series rings as the starting shortstop for the Yankees in 1977 and 1978
Scott Brosius (Wikipedia)
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During his career with the Yankees, they won the American League pennant every year
Derek Jeter (Wikipedia)
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The Yankees drafted Jeter out of high school in 1992, and he debuted in the major leagues at age 20 in 1995
José Rijo (Wikipedia)
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Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1980
Mike Lowell (Wikipedia)
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During a 13-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, Lowell played for the New York Yankees (1998), Florida Marlins (1999-2005), and the Boston Red Sox (2006-2010).
John Wetteland (Wikipedia)
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He pitched for four teams: the Los Angeles Dodgers, Montreal Expos, New York Yankees, and Texas Rangers
Hideki Matsui (Wikipedia)
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spent his first seven seasons there with the New York Yankees
Rick Dempsey (Wikipedia)
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being traded to the New York Yankees for Danny Walton
Lew Burdette (Wikipedia)
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Burdette was signed by the New York Yankees in 1947
David Wells (Wikipedia)
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most notably the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees
Roger Clemens (Wikipedia)
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He was a member of the Red Sox for 13 seasons, the Yankees for six, the Toronto Blue Jays for two, and Houston Astros for three.
Home Run Baker (Wikipedia)
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Baker played in Major League Baseball from 1908 to 1922 for the Philadelphia Athletics and New York Yankees
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