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The New York Yankees start their Spring Training on February 13th in Tampa, Florida.
The Yankees are looking to rebound from a disappointing 2020 campaign and return to the World Series.
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Introduction
The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They are one of two major league clubs based in New York City, the other being the NL’s Mets. The Yankees began play in the AL as the Baltimore Orioles (no relation to the modern Baltimore Orioles) in 1901, and were known as the New York Highlanders from 1903 to 1912 before taking on their current name in 1913.
Yankees History
The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the Bronx, New York City, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. spring training is a time when the team prepares for the upcoming season.
Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth, nicknamed “The Bambino” and “The Sultan of Swat”, was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 to 1935. Ruth established many MLB batting records, including career home runs (714), runs batted in (RBIs) (2,213), bases on balls (2,062), slugging percentage (.690), and on-base plus slugging (OPS) (1.164); the latter two still stand as of 2019. Ruth is regarded as one of the greatest sports heroes in American culture and is considered by many to be the greatest baseball player of all time. In 1936, Ruth was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame as one of its “first five” inaugural members.
At age seven, Ruth was sent to St. Mary’s Industrial School for Boys, a reformatory and orphanage in Baltimore, Maryland. He spent nearly 12 years there before he was signed to play minor-league baseball for the Baltimore Orioles at age 19.
Babe made his major league debut with the Boston Red Sox on July 11th, 1914. He played for the Red Sox for six seasons before being traded to the New York Yankees in 1920.
In his Router years with New York Yankees he would help lead them to seven American League championships and four World Series titles.
Joe DiMaggio
Joe DiMaggio was an American baseball legend who played his entire 13-year career for the New York Yankees. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest players of all time, and his 56-game hitting streak in 1941 is one of the most famous feats in baseball history. DiMaggio was a 3-time MVP and 13-time All-Star, and he helped the Yankees win 10 World Series championships. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955.
Mickey Mantle
Mickey Mantle was born in Spavinaw, Oklahoma, in 1931. He joined the Yankees organization in 1949, and he made his Major League debut with the Yankees in 1951. He quickly became one of the most popular players in baseball, and he was a central figure on some of the most successful teams in Yankees history. Mantle was a three-time MVP and a 13-time All-Star. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest players in baseball history.
Current Team
The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the Bronx, New York City, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. The Yankees are one of two Major League clubs based in New York City; the other club is the New York Mets. In baseball, the spring training is a series of practices and exhibition games preceding the start of the regular season.
Aaron Judge
Aaron Judge is an American professional baseball right fielder for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). Judge was unanimously selected as the American League (AL) Rookie of the Year in 2017. Judge stands 6 feet 7 inches (2.01 m) tall and weighs 282 pounds (128 kg).
Giancarlo Stanton
Yankees outfielder Giancarlo Stanton will not be reporting to spring training with the team on February 13th. instead, he will be arriving at camp on February 17th.
Conclusion
The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the Bronx, New York City. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They are one of two major league clubs based in New York City, the other being the National League’s (NL) New York Mets. The Yankees began play in the 1901 season as the Baltimore Orioles (no relation to the Baltimore Orioles of today), under manager Frank Chance. In 1913, they moved from Baltimore to New York, taking their name and ballpark with them. The club was soon nicknamed “the Bronx Zoo Yankees”, a moniker applied by then-Yankees broadcaster Phil Rizzuto. Since the 1970s, the Yankees have been successful, winning 14 AL pennants and 27 World Series championships,[12] more than any other MLB team while making 40 appearances in those Series, far more than any other franchise. According to Forbes Magazine, as of 2018 they are ranked #1 among all MLB franchises with a value of $4 billion.[13] The Yankees have garnered enormous popularity and a dedicated fanbase throughout baseball lore.
