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Yankees Pitching Staff Sets Team Record for Strikeouts in a Season
September 25, 2014
The 2014 season has been a year of highs and lows for the New York Yankees, and despite losing several arms to injuries, the pitching staff has broken the previous ...Yankees’ Dellin Betances Sets Franchise Single-Season Reliever Strikeout Record
September 18, 2014
With his 131st strikeout of the season in Wednesday's 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays, Dellin Betances of the New York Yankees broke Mariano Rivera's franchise single-season record for ...Chris Young Becomes 2nd Player to Homer for Mets and Yankees in Same Season
September 11, 2014
New York Yankees outfielder Chris Young hit his ninth home run of the season on Wednesday evening, becoming only the second player to hit a home run for both the ...Yankees’ Derek Jeter Moves into 1st Place on Franchise’s All-Time Doubles List
July 23, 2014
With a two-bagger in the ninth inning of Sunday's 2-1 win over the Texas Rangers, Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees passed Lou Gehrig to take sole possession of ...Yankees’ Mark Teixeira Has 3rd-Most Multi-Homer Games for Switch-Hitter
July 10, 2014
New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira recorded the 37th multi-homer game of his career in Wednesday's 5-4 win over the Cleveland Indians, giving him the third-most multi-homer games by ...Yankees’ Derek Jeter Ties Franchise Record for Career Doubles
July 2, 2014
With a fourth-inning leadoff two-bagger Tuesday night against the Tampa Bay Rays, Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees tied the franchise's all-time doubles record, per MLB.com. Both Jeter and Lou ...Masahiro Tanaka Becomes 1st Yankees Rookie Since 1950 to Win 1st 6 Decisions
May 15, 2014
Following Wednesday's dominant outing against the crosstown rival New York Mets, Masahiro Tanaka of the New York Yankees is the first rookie in franchise history to win his first six ...Yankees’ Alfonso Soriano Becomes 7th Player with 1,000 Hits in Both Leagues
May 13, 2014
Monday evening, the New York Yankees' Alfonso Soriano became the seventh player in major league history to reach 1,000 hits in both the American and National Leagues, per MLB.com's Bryan Hoch. Soriano ...Yankees’ Masahiro Tanaka Has 3rd-Most Strikeouts Through 5 Starts in MLB History
April 28, 2014
After recording 11 strikeouts Sunday night against the Los Angeles Angels, New York Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka has fanned 46 batters through his first five major league starts, the ...Derek Jeter to Retire with Numerous Yankees Franchise Records
February 12, 2014
Derek Jeter announced on his Facebook page that he will retire after the 2014 season, meaning the New York Yankees will soon lose their all-time leader in hits (3,316), at-bats ...