2021 New York Yankees season

The 2021 New York Yankees season was the 119th season for the New York Yankees franchise.

They opened the season on April 1 with a 3–2 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium, with the crowd at only 20% capacity, and closed the season on October 3 with 1–0 defeat of the Tampa Bay Rays.

The Yankees entered the season expecting to contend for the World Series, but underperformed and went 41–41, with 80 games left to play on July 4. They then went 51–29 in their final 80 games, including a season-high 13 game winning streak, their longest since 1961. On October 3, the Yankees clinched a Wild Card berth in the season's final game with a 1–0 win against the Tampa Bay Rays. Finishing the regular season with a 92–70 record, they qualified for the postseason as the fifth seed in the American League (AL), but lost the AL Wild Card Game to the fourth-seed Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on October 5 - their fifth consecutive playoff exit.

A full crowd at Globe Life Field saw starting pitcher Corey Kluber throw a no-hitter against the Texas Rangers on May 19.

The Yankees turned an 'around-the-horn' triple play on May 21 against the Chicago White Sox starting with third baseman Gio Urshela to second baseman Rougned Odor and then to first baseman Luke Voit. Then on June 17, against the Toronto Blue Jays in Buffalo, New York, the Yankees turned the first 1-3-6-2-5-6 triple play in major league history (and thus became the first Yankees team to turn more than one triple play in a season). On June 20, they turned their record-tying third triple play of the season, stranding the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth inning to defeat the Oakland Athletics.

From September 6–9, the Yankees lost a 4-game series to the Toronto Blue Jays without ever holding a lead in any game, the first time since 1924 that a Yankee team had ever done so in the regular season.

• December 2 – Luis Cessa re-signs with the Yankees on a 1-year, $1 million contract.

• January 6 – acquired outfielder Greg Allen from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for James Reeves.

• January 24 – acquired starting pitcher Jameson Taillon from the Pittsburgh Pirates for four prospects (Miguel Yajure, Roansy Contreras, Maikol Escotto, and Canaan Smith).

• January 27 – signed right-handed starting pitcher Corey Kluber to a one-year, $11 million contract.

• January 27 – DJ LeMahieu re-signs with the Yankees on a six-year, $90 million contract.

• February 10 – signed sidearm right-handed pitcher Darren O'Day to a one-year, $1.75 million contract .

• February 22 – Brett Gardner re-signs with the Yankees on a one-year, $4 million contract.

• February 23 – signed left-handed pitcher Justin Wilson to a one-year, $4 million contract.

Patch worn in memory of Whitey Ford, who died on October 8, 2020

• April 6 – acquired second baseman Rougned Odor from the Texas Rangers in a trade along with cash considerations and minor league outfielders Antonio Cabello and Josh Stowers.
• April 27 – acquired left-handed pitcher Wandy Peralta and infielder Connor Cannon from the San Francisco Giants in exchange for outfielder Mike Tauchman.
• July 1 – acquired outfielder Tim Locastro from the Arizona Diamondbacks for minor league right-handed pitcher Keegan Curtis.
• July 26 – acquired right-handed relief pitcher Clay Holmes from the Pittsburgh Pirates for minor league infielders Diego Castillo and Hoy Park.
• July 27 – traded relievers Luis Cessa and Justin Wilson to the Cincinnati Reds for a player to be named later.
• July 29 – acquired outfielder Joey Gallo and left-handed relief pitcher Joely Rodríguez from the Texas Rangers for minor league prospects: Ezequiel Duran, Trevor Hauver, Glenn Otto and Josh Smith.
• July 29 – acquired first baseman Anthony Rizzo from the Chicago Cubs for minor league right-handed pitcher Alexander Vizcaino and outfielder Kevin Alcantara. The Yankees also acquired cash considerations ($5.5 million), and the remaining balance of Rizzo's $16.5 million salary this season.
• July 30 – acquired left-handed starting pitcher Andrew Heaney from the Los Angeles Angels and cash considerations for minor league right-handed pitcher Janson Junk and Elvis Peguero.

Updated with the results of all games through October 3, 2021.

Updated through game of September 30.

† Minimum 3.1 plate appearances per team games played

   AVG qualified batters: Judge, Stanton, LeMahieu

‡ Minimum 1 inning pitched per team games played

   ERA & WHIP qualified pitchers: Cole

On November 23, MLB announced that the Yankees would face the Chicago White Sox in the first MLB at Field of Dreams game in Dyersville, Iowa on August 12. This game was originally scheduled for August 13, 2020. Yankees went on to lose the game 9–8.

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average

Source:

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts

Source:

Pitchers: 30 Joely Rodríguez 35 Clay Holmes 40 Luis Severino 43 Jonathan Loáisiga 45 Gerrit Cole 54 Aroldis Chapman 55 Domingo Germán 57 Chad Green 58 Wandy Peralta 63 Lucas Luetge 65 Nestor Cortés Jr. 73 Michael King Catchers: 24 Gary Sánchez 62 Rob Brantly 66 Kyle Higashioka Infielders: 12 Rougned Odor 14 Tyler Wade 25 Gleyber Torres 29 Gio Urshela 48 Anthony Rizzo 71 Andrew Velazquez Outfielders: 11 Brett Gardner 13 Joey Gallo 22 Greg Allen 99 Aaron Judge Designated hitters: 27 Giancarlo Stanton | Pitchers: 30 Joely Rodríguez 35 Clay Holmes 40 Luis Severino 43 Jonathan Loáisiga 45 Gerrit Cole 54 Aroldis Chapman 55 Domingo Germán 57 Chad Green 58 Wandy Peralta 63 Lucas Luetge 65 Nestor Cortés Jr. 73 Michael King Catchers: 24 Gary Sánchez 62 Rob Brantly 66 Kyle Higashioka Infielders: 12 Rougned Odor 14 Tyler Wade 25 Gleyber Torres 29 Gio Urshela 48 Anthony Rizzo 71 Andrew Velazquez Outfielders: 11 Brett Gardner 13 Joey Gallo 22 Greg Allen 99 Aaron Judge Designated hitters: 27 Giancarlo Stanton | | Pitchers: 30 Joely Rodríguez 35 Clay Holmes 40 Luis Severino 43 Jonathan Loáisiga 45 Gerrit Cole 54 Aroldis Chapman 55 Domingo Germán 57 Chad Green 58 Wandy Peralta 63 Lucas Luetge 65 Nestor Cortés Jr. 73 Michael King Catchers: 24 Gary Sánchez 62 Rob Brantly 66 Kyle Higashioka Infielders: 12 Rougned Odor 14 Tyler Wade 25 Gleyber Torres 29 Gio Urshela 48 Anthony Rizzo 71 Andrew Velazquez Outfielders: 11 Brett Gardner 13 Joey Gallo 22 Greg Allen 99 Aaron Judge Designated hitters: 27 Giancarlo Stanton | |

30 Jay Bruce 36 Mike Ford 92 Chris Gittens 26 DJ LeMahieu 12,18 Rougned Odor 48 Anthony Rizzo 25 Gleyber Torres 29 Gio Urshela 71 Andrew Velazquez 59 Luke Voit 14 Tyler Wade | | Outfielders 22 Greg Allen 95 Trey Amburgey 41 Miguel Andújar 36 Jonathan Davis 90 Estevan Florial 77 Clint Frazier 13 Joey Gallo 11 Brett Gardner 31 Aaron Hicks 99 Aaron Judge 39 Ryan LaMarre 33 Tim Locastro 98 Hoy Park 27 Giancarlo Stanton 39 Mike Tauchman | | Manager 17 Aaron Boone Coaches

67 Matt Blake (pitching) -- Radley Haddad (bullpen catcher) 60 Mike Harkey (bullpen) 64 Carlos Mendoza (bench/infield) 88 Phil Nevin (third base) 74 P. J. Pilittere (asst. hitting) 76 Tanner Swanson (quality control/catching) 72 Marcus Thames (hitting) -- Brett Weber (assistant coach/instant replay) 75 Reggie Willits (first base/outfield) |

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