2012 New York Yankees season

The 2012 New York Yankees season was the 112th season for the New York Yankees franchise. The Yankees began the season in St. Petersburg, Florida against the Tampa Bay Rays on April 6. They finished the season 95-67, 1st place in the AL East. They began their post-season run by beating the Baltimore Orioles in five games in the Division Series. They advanced to play the Detroit Tigers in the American League Championship Series, but were swept in four games by the Tigers following a season-ending injury to shortstop and team captain Derek Jeter.

2012 New York Yankees
American League East Champions
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record95–67 (.586)
Divisional place1st
Other information
Owner(s)Yankee Global Enterprises
General manager(s)Brian Cashman
Manager(s)Joe Girardi
Local televisionYES Network
WWOR-TV
(Play-by-play: Michael Kay; Analysts: Ken Singleton, David Cone, John Flaherty, Al Leiter, Paul O'Neill, Lou Piniella)
Local radioNew York Yankees Radio Network
(John Sterling, Suzyn Waldman)[1]
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Personnel moves
  • On October 31, 2011, the New York Yankees agreed to a contract extension with (LHP) CC Sabathia for 5 years, worth $122M guaranteed. There is also a vesting option for a 6th year that could push the total contract value to $142M.
  • On December 9, 2011, the New York Yankees signed (RHP) Freddy Garcia to a one-year contract worth $4M, plus incentives.
  • On December 30, 2011, the New York Yankees signed (DH) Andruw Jones to a one-year contract worth $2M, with an extra $1.4M in potential incentives.
  • On January 23, the New York Yankees acquired (RHP) Michael Pineda and minor league prospect (RHP) Jose Campos in exchange for top prospect (C) Jesús Montero and (RHP) Hector Noesi.
  • On January 24, the Yankees held a press conference officially announcing the retirement of longtime Yankees catcher Jorge Posada.
  • On January 26, the New York Yankees signed (RHP) Hiroki Kuroda to a one-year contract worth $10M.
  • On February 19, the New York Yankees traded (RHP) A. J. Burnett to the Pirates for $13M cash, minor league pitcher Diego Moreno and minor league oufielder Excardo Ciones.
  • On February 21, the New York Yankees signed (DH) Raúl Ibañez to a one-year contract worth $1.1M, with plate appearance incentives bringing the potential value up to a maximum of $4M.
  • On February 22, the New York Yankees signed (RHP) David Aardsma to a one-year contract worth $500k, plus another $500k in incentives. The deal also included a club option for 2013 worth $500k.
  • On February 27, the New York Yankees signed (INF) Eric Chavez to a one-year contract worth $900k, plus incentives.
  • On March 16, the New York Yankees signed (LHP) Andy Pettitte to a one-year Minor League contract, worth $2.5 million.
  • July 2012: Yankees acquired Ichiro Suzuki in a trade for two minor league pitchers.
  • On August 12, 2012 the New York Yankees signed a contract with (RHP) Derek Lowe

Roster
2012 New York Yankees
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Starters by position

Note: Pos = position

Pos Player
CRussell Martin
1BMark Teixeira
2BRobinson Canó
3BAlex Rodriguez
SSDerek Jeter
LFBrett Gardner
CFCurtis Granderson
RFIchiro Suzuki
DHRaúl Ibañez

Regular season

Season standings

American League East
AL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 9567 0.586 — 51–30 44–37
Baltimore Orioles 9369 0.574 2 47–34 46–35
Tampa Bay Rays 9072 0.556 5 46–35 44–37
Toronto Blue Jays 7389 0.451 22 41–40 32–49
Boston Red Sox 6993 0.426 26 34–47 35–46

American League Wild Card
Division Winners W L Pct.
New York Yankees 9567 0.586
Oakland Athletics 9468 0.580
Detroit Tigers 8874 0.543
Wild Card teams
(Top two qualify for postseason)		 W L Pct. GB
Baltimore Orioles 9369 0.574 —
Texas Rangers 9369 0.574 —
Tampa Bay Rays 9072 0.556 3
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 8973 0.549 4
Chicago White Sox 8577 0.525 8
Seattle Mariners 7587 0.463 18
Toronto Blue Jays 7389 0.451 20
Kansas City Royals 7290 0.444 21
Boston Red Sox 6993 0.426 24
Cleveland Indians 6894 0.420 25
Minnesota Twins 6696 0.407 27

Record vs. opponents
Team BAL BOS CWS CLE DET KC LAA MIN NYY OAK SEA TB TEX TOR NL
Baltimore–13–56–24–43–35–42–75–29–94–58–110–82–511–711–7
Boston5–13–6–25–35–54–30–64–35–131–85–49–92–67–1111–7
Chicago2–62–6–11–76–126–123–514–45–23–38–14–36–36–49–9
Cleveland4–43–57–11–10–88–105–46–121–52–84–44–44–52–48–10
Detroit3–35–512–68–10–13–55–510–84–64–31–55–23–74–211–7
Kansas City4–53–412–610–85–13–4–57–113–45–41–74–24–52–68–10
Los Angeles7–26–05–34–55–55–4–6–34–59–1011–81–910–94–412–6
Minnesota2–53–44–1412–68–1011–73–6–3–44–52–81–52–82–59–9
New York9–913–52–55–16–44–35–44–3–5–56–38–104–311–713–5
Oakland5–48–13–38–23–44–510–95–45–5–12–75–411–85–410–8
Seattle1–84–51–84–45–17–18–118–23–67–12–4–69–106–38–10
Tampa Bay8–109–93–44–42–52–49–15–110–84–56–4–5–414–49–9
Texas5–26–23–65–47–35–49–108–23–48–1110–94–5–6–314–4
Toronto7–1111–74–64–22–46–24–45–27–114–53–64–143–6–9–9

April
Russell Martin catching a game for the Yankees in 2012.

On April 13 the Yankees won their home opener against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim for the 14th time in the last 15 seasons.

On April 20, against their arch-rival Boston Red Sox during the 100th Anniversary of Fenway Park, Alex Rodriguez hit his 631st career home-run, passing former teammate Ken Griffey, Jr. for sole possession of 5th on the all-time list.

July

On July 23, the Yankees agreed to a trade that acquired Ichiro Suzuki from the Seattle Mariners for DJ Mitchell and Danny Farquhar.[2] On July 27 the Yankees won their 60th game, the first team in the season to do so.

October

On October 3, during the last game of the season, the Yankees clinched their 18th American League East title when the Baltimore Orioles lost to the Tampa Bay Rays 4–1. The Yankees went on to win their game against the Boston Red Sox, 14–2, giving them the best record in the American League, and home-field advantage for the American League playoffs.

Game log
Legend
Yankees win Yankees loss Game postponed
Game Log

Postseason Game log
Legend
Yankees win Yankees loss Game postponed
2012 Postseason Game Log
Phil Hughes won 16 games in 2012, his best since winning 18 in 2010 for New York.

Postseason

Division Series
Main article: 2012 American League Division Series

The Yankees took on the Baltimore Orioles in the Division Series.

Game 1, October 7

6:07 p.m. (EDT) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland (moved to 8:47 p.m. EDT due to rain delay)

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Baltimore002000000281
WP: CC Sabathia (1–0)   LP: Jim Johnson (0–1)
Home runs:
NYY: Russell Martin (1)
BAL: None

The Yankees struck first in the first inning when Derek Jeter singled and Ichiro Suzuki doubled scoring Jeter for the game's first run, giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead. In the bottom of the 3rd inning Orioles outfielder Chris Davis singled, followed by a Lew Ford single, a Robert Andino sac fly, and a single by Nate McLouth gave the O's a 2-1 lead. Then in the top of the 4th the Yankees tied the game at 2 with a Mark Teixeira single with two men on. The game remained tied going into the ninth inning until a lead off home run by Russell Martin pushed the Yankees ahead 3-2. Singles by Raúl Ibañez, Derek Jeter, and Ichiro Suzuki all singled back-to-back-to-back scoring Ibañez giving the Yanks 4-2 lead. Canó doubled scoring Jeter and Ichiro. Nick Swisher hit a sac fly to score Cano, making the score 7-2. David Robertson came on to get the final out of the game, giving the Yankees the win and a one-game to nothing lead.

Game 2, October 8

8:07 p.m. (EDT) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland (moved to 8:47 p.m. EDT due to rain delay)

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WP: Wei-Yin Chen (1–0)   LP: Andy Pettitte (0–1)   Sv: Jim Johnson (1)

Game 3, October 10

7:37 p.m. (EDT) at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York

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New York001000001001371
WP: David Robertson (1–0)   LP: Brian Matusz (0–1)
Home runs:
BAL: Ryan Flaherty (1), Manny Machado (1)
NYY: Raúl Ibañez 2 (2)
Raúl Ibañez would set history in the 2012 MLB postseason after playing a huge role in the Yankees' 2012 season with the injury to Brett Gardner.

Baltimore got on the board first with a Ryan Flaherty solo home run in the top of the third inning, giving the Orioles a 1–0 lead. In the bottom half of the inning, the Yankees got on the board with Russell Martin double followed by a Derek Jeter triple tying the game at 1. The game remained tied until the top of the fifth inning when a Manny Machado solo home run gave the Orioles a 2–1 lead. The score remained the same until the bottom of the ninth inning, when Yankees manager Joe Girardi pinch hint Raúl Ibañez for Alex Rodriguez. On the second pitch of the at bat, Ibañez crushed a home run into the right field bleachers to tie the game at 2. The score remained 2–2 going into the bottom of the 12th inning, until Ibañez came up to bat again crushing a walk-off home run into the upper deck in right field, giving the Yankees a 3–2 victory and a 2–1 lead in the series. Raúl Ibañez became the first player in Major League history to homer twice in a postseason game that he did not start.

Game 4, October 11

7:37 p.m. (EDT) at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York

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New York0000010000000170
WP: Pedro Strop (1–0)   LP: David Phelps (0–1)   Sv: Jim Johnson (2)
Home runs:
BAL: Nate McLouth (1)
NYY: None

Game 5, October 12

5:07 p.m. (EDT) at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York

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New York000011100350
WP: CC Sabathia (1–0)   LP: Jason Hammel (0–1)
Home runs:
BAL: None
NYY: Curtis Granderson (1)

The Yankees clinched a trip to the ALCS for the third time in four years with a 3–1 win. CC Sabathia gave the Yankees his second big performance of the series, pitching a complete game, giving up one run on four hits while striking out nine. The only nervous moments came in the sixth, when a long fly ball by Nate McLouth just barely went foul and the eighth, when the Orioles loaded the bases with one out, but Sabathia got out of the jam by striking out McLouth and getting J. J. Hardy to ground out.

The Yankees scored first in the fifth, when Game 3 hero Raúl Ibañez singled to score Mark Teixeira. The Yankees tacked on some insurance in the sixth on an Ichiro Suzuki double and a Curtis Granderson home run in the seventh. It proved enough, as CC got Matt Wieters to ground out for the final out, sending the Yankees to a chance to play for the pennant versus the Detroit Tigers.

American League Championship Series
Main article: 2012 American League Championship Series

The Yankees were defeated by the Detroit Tigers in the Championship Series.

Game 1

Saturday, October 13, 2012 – 8:07 p.m. (EDT) at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York[4]

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New York0000000040004110
WP: Drew Smyly (1–0)   LP: David Phelps (0–1)
Home runs:
DET: Delmon Young (1)
NYY: Ichiro Suzuki (1), Raúl Ibañez (1)

The Yankees managed to come back from a 4-0 deficit in the 9th inning to tie it. The rally culminated with a Raul Ibanez 2-run home run. However, the rally would stall there. Then, during extra innings, Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter broke his left ankle while diving for a groundball in the 12th inning. The Yankees were already down 5-4 at that point, and the Yankees would later lose the game. The injury would haunt the Yankees for the rest of the series.[5]

Game 2

Sunday, October 14, 2012 – 4:07 p.m. (EDT) at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York[6]

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New York000000000040
WP: Aníbal Sánchez (1–0)   LP: Hiroki Kuroda (0–1)   Sv: Phil Coke (1)

Game 3

Tuesday, October 16, 2012 – 8:07 p.m. (EDT) at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan[7]

Team123456789RHE
New York000000001151
Detroit00011000X270
WP: Justin Verlander (1–0)   LP: Phil Hughes (0–1)   Sv: Phil Coke (2)
Home runs:
NYY: Eduardo Núñez (1)
DET: Delmon Young (2)

Game 4

Thursday, October 18, 2012 – 4:07 p.m. (EDT) at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, originally scheduled for Wednesday, October 17, 2012 – 8:07 p.m. (EDT) and was postponed due to rain[8]

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WP: Max Scherzer (1–0)   LP: CC Sabathia (0–1)
Home runs:
NYY: None
DET: Miguel Cabrera (1), Jhonny Peralta 2 (2), Austin Jackson (1)

Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Empire State Yankees International League Dave Miley
AA Trenton Thunder Eastern League Tony Franklin
A Tampa Yankees Florida State League Luis Sojo
A Charleston RiverDogs South Atlantic League Carlos Mendoza
A-Short Season Staten Island Yankees New York–Penn League Justin Pope
Rookie GCL Yankees Gulf Coast League Tom Nieto
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References
  1. New York Yankees and WCBS Radio Extend Their Contract Through 2012 Archived April 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Yankees 101
  2. Yankees acquire Ichiro for two prospects MLB.com
  3. Yankees-Red Sox Sunday night game postponed MLB.com
  4. "Detroit Tigers at New York Yankees – October 13, 2012 | MLB.com Play-by-Play". MLB.com. October 13, 2012. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
  5. Matthews, Wallace (October 14, 2012). "Jeter injury caps catastrophic night". ESPN. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  6. "Detroit Tigers at New York Yankees – October 14, 2012 | MLB.com Play-by-Play". MLB.com. October 14, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
  7. "New York Yankees at Detroit Tigers – October 16, 2012 | MLB.com Play-by-Play". MLB.com. October 16, 2012. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
  8. "New York Yankees at Detroit Tigers – October 17, 2012 | MLB.com Play-by-Play". MLB.com. October 17, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
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