2020 New York Yankees season
The 2020 New York Yankees season is the 118th season in New York City for the Yankees, and the 120th season overall for the franchise. The Yankees will play in Yankee Stadium in the city's northern borough of The Bronx, and will be led by Aaron Boone on his third season as team manager.
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Owner(s) | Yankee Global Enterprises |
General manager(s) | Brian Cashman |
Manager(s) | Aaron Boone |
Local television | YES Network [1] (Michael Kay, Ken Singleton, Ryan Ruocco, several others as analysts) |
Local radio | WFAN SportsRadio 66 AM / 101.9 FM New York Yankees Radio Network (John Sterling, Suzyn Waldman) WADO 1280 AM TUDN Radio Cadena Radio Yankees (Francisco Rivera, Rickie Ricardo) |
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On March 12, 2020, MLB announced that because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the start of the regular season would be delayed by at least two weeks in addition to the remainder of spring training being cancelled.[2] Four days later, it was announced that the start of the season would be pushed back indefinitely due to the recommendation made by the CDC regarding large public events.[3] On June 23, commissioner Rob Manfred unilaterally implemented a 60-game season. Players reported to training camps on July 1 in order to resume spring training and prepare for a July 23 Opening Day.[4]
Offseason
Transactions
2019
- December 11 – Gerrit Cole signs with the Yankees for $324 million for over nine years, the richest contract ever given to an MLB pitcher.[5]
- December 12 – Brett Gardner re-signs with the Yankees after reaching a one-year, $12.5 million deal. The deal breaks down with a $2 million signing bonus and an $8 million salary for this season. The Yankees have a $10 million option for 2021 with a $2.5 million buyout.[6]
Season standings
American League East
American League East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Yankees | 16 | 7 | 0.696 | — | 10–1 | 6–6 |
Tampa Bay Rays | 15 | 9 | 0.625 | 1½ | 8–3 | 7–6 |
Baltimore Orioles | 12 | 11 | 0.522 | 4 | 4–10 | 8–1 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 9 | 11 | 0.450 | 5½ | 2–3 | 7–8 |
Boston Red Sox | 6 | 17 | 0.261 | 10 | 3–9 | 3–8 |
American League Wild Card
Division Leaders | W | L | Pct. |
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New York Yankees | 16 | 6 | 0.727 |
Oakland Athletics | 16 | 7 | 0.696 |
Minnesota Twins | 15 | 8 | 0.652 |
Division 2nd Place | W | L | Pct. |
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Tampa Bay Rays | 14 | 9 | 0.609 |
Cleveland Indians | 13 | 9 | 0.591 |
Houston Astros | 12 | 10 | 0.545 |
Wild Card teams (Top two qualify for postseason) |
W | L | Pct. | GB |
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Baltimore Orioles | 12 | 10 | 0.545 | +½ |
Chicago White Sox | 12 | 11 | 0.522 | — |
Texas Rangers | 10 | 11 | 0.476 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers | 9 | 11 | 0.450 | 1½ |
Toronto Blue Jays | 8 | 11 | 0.421 | 2 |
Kansas City Royals | 9 | 14 | 0.391 | 3 |
Los Angeles Angels | 8 | 15 | 0.348 | 4 |
Seattle Mariners | 7 | 17 | 0.292 | 5½ |
Boston Red Sox | 6 | 17 | 0.261 | 6 |
Record against opponents
2020 American League Records
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Team | BAL | BOS | NYY | TB | TOR | NL | ||||||||||
Baltimore | — | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 7–6 | ||||||||||
Boston | 1–2 | — | 0–7 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 2–2 | ||||||||||
New York | 2–0 | 7–0 | — | 1–3 | 0–0 | 6–3 | ||||||||||
Tampa Bay | 0–3 | 5–1 | 3–1 | — | 4–2 | 2–2 | ||||||||||
Toronto | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–4 | — | 4–5 |
Updated with the results of all games through August 17, 2020.
Current roster
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Infielders
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Manager
Coaches
45-day injured list
Restricted list
28 active, 25 player pool
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Game log
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Bold | Yankees team member |
Regular season
2020 game log: 16–7 (Home: 10–2; Away: 6–5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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July: 5–1 (Home: 1–0; Away: 4–1)
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August: 11–6 (Home: 9–2; Away: 2–4)
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September: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
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Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | International League | Doug Davis |
AA | Trenton Thunder | Eastern League | Pat Osborn |
A | Tampa Tarpons | Florida State League | Aaron Holbert |
A | Charleston RiverDogs | South Atlantic League | Louis Dorante |
A-Short Season | Staten Island Yankees | New York–Penn League | David Adams |
Rookie | Pulaski Yankees | Appalachian League | Tyler Blaser |
Rookie | GCL Yankees 1 (East) | Gulf Coast League | Dan Fiorito |
Rookie | GCL Yankees 2 (West) | Gulf Coast League | Nick Ortiz |
Rookie | DSL Yankees 1 | Dominican Summer League | Caonabo Cosme |
Rookie | DSL Yankees 2 | Dominican Summer League | Caonabo Cosme |
References
- New York Yankees games returning to WPIX-TV after deal with YES Network
- Mark Feinsand (March 12, 2020). "Opening Day delayed at least 2 weeks; Spring Training games cancelled". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
- "Opening of regular season to be pushed back". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. March 16, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
- Feinsand, Mark (June 24, 2020). "Play Ball: MLB announces 2020 regular season". MLB.com. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- Young, Jabari (December 11, 2019). "Gerrit Cole agrees to historic $324 million deal with Yankees, reports say". CNBC. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- "Source: Yanks to retain Gardner on $12.5M deal". ESPN.com. December 12, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- Footer, Alyson (July 27, 2020). "Marlins-O's, Yanks-Phils games postponed". mlb.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
- "Marlins won't play thru Sun.; BAL to play NYY". mlb.com. MLB Advanced Media. July 28, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- Acquavella, Katherine (August 7, 2020). "MLB schedule: Changes after COVID-19 postponements include 14 doubleheaders and a seven-game series". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 9, 2020.