The 2000 New York Yankees season was the 98th season for the Yankees. New York was managed by Joe Torre. The team finished first in the American League East with a record of 87–74, 2.5 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox, after losing 15 of their final 18 games, including their last 7. Despite having the lowest winning percentage of any postseason qualifier in 2000, the Yankees won the World Series over the New York Mets in 5 games to win their 26th World Series title.
Offseason November 29, 1999: Mike Stanton was signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.Mike Stanton Statistics Baseball-Reference.com December 1, 1999: Chili Davis was released by the New York Yankees.Chili Davis Statistics Baseball-Reference.com December 13, 1999: Chad Curtis was traded by the New York Yankees to the Texas Rangers for Brandon Knight and Sam Marsonek. December 15, 1999: Ryan Thompson signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.Ryan Thompson Statistics Baseball-Reference.com January 26, 2000: Roberto Kelly signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees. February 1, 2000: Tim Raines signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.Tim Raines Statistics Baseball-Reference.com March 17, 2000: Ted Lilly was Sent by the Montreal Expos to the New York Yankees to complete an earlier deal made on December 22, 1999. The Montreal Expos sent players to be named later and Jake Westbrook to the New York Yankees for Hideki Irabu. The Montreal Expos sent Ted Lilly (March 17, 2000) and Christian Parker (March 22, 2000) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.Ted Lilly Statistics Baseball-Reference.com March 23, 2000: Tim Raines was released by the New York Yankees.
Notable transactions April 2, 2000: Lance Johnson signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.Lance Johnson Statistics Baseball-Reference.com April 2, 2000: Félix José was signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees. April 2, 2000: Ryan Thompson was released by the New York Yankees. May 1, 2000: Ryan Thompson signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees. May 14, 2000: Randall Simon was signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.Randall Simon Statistics Baseball-Reference.com June 11, 2000: Dwight Gooden signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees. June 20, 2000: Jim Leyritz was traded by the New York Yankees to the Los Angeles Dodgers for José Vizcaíno and cash.Jim Leyritz Statistics Baseball-Reference.com June 29, 2000: David Justice was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the New York Yankees for Ricky Ledée, Jake Westbrook, and Zach Day. July 12, 2000: Denny Neagle was traded by the Cincinnati Reds with Mike Frank to the New York Yankees for Ed Yarnall, Drew Henson, Brian Reith, and Jackson Melián.Denny Neagle Statistics Baseball-Reference.com July 21, 2000: Glenallen Hill was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the New York Yankees for Ben Ford and Oswaldo Mairena.Glenallen Hill Statistics Baseball-Reference.com August 3, 2000: Luis Polonia was signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.Luis Polonia Statistics Baseball-Reference.com August 7, 2000: José Canseco was selected off waivers by the New York Yankees from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. August 7, 2000: Luis Sojo was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the New York Yankees for Chris Spurling.
Season standings
Season summary
On September 28, 2000, the Yankees played the Devil Rays at Tampa Bay. In the top of the 2nd inning, Jose Canseco was walked. Tino Martinez then hit a double to center field. The ball was fielded by Gerald Williams and relayed to Mike DiFelice. He tagged Jose Canseco at the plate and proceeded to tag out Tino Martinez who was running right behind Canseco. Mike DiFelice tagged both runners out at the plate.
The Yankees only played 161 games because they had a game rained out against the Florida Marlins that was not made up due to scheduling constraints and lack of playoff implications.
Record vs. opponents
Detailed records
American League Opponent W L WP AL East Baltimore Orioles 7 5 85 74 Boston Red Sox 7 6 63 38 New York Yankees Tampa Bay Devil Rays 6 6 50 54 Toronto Blue Jays 5 7 51 63 Total 25 24 249 229 AL West Anaheim Angels 5 5 54 51 Oakland Athletics 6 3 61 45 Seattle Mariners 4 6 52 59 Texas Rangers 10 2 80 52 Total 25 16 247 207 AL Central Chicago White Sox 4 8 69 82 Cleveland Indians 5 5 37 55 Detroit Tigers 4 8 72 78 Kansas City Royals 8 2 54 34 Minnesota Twins 5 5 45 45 Total 26 28 277 294 National League Atlanta Braves 2 1 19 19 Florida Marlins 1 1 15 13 Montreal Expos 2 1 19 9 New York Mets 4 2 25 24 Philadelphia Phillies 2 1 20 19 Total 11 6 98 84 Season Total 87 74 871 814
Month Games Won Lost Win % April 23 15 8 112 106 May 26 13 13 122 111 June 25 10 15 155 153 July 26 18 8 167 113 August 30 18 12 187 148 September 30 13 17 125 176 October 1 0 1 3 7 Total 161 87 74 871 814 Games Won Lost Win % Home 80 44 36 454 412 Away 81 43 38 417 402 Total 161 87 74 871 814
Opening Day starters 2B Chuck Knoblauch SS Derek Jeter CF Bernie Williams LF Ricky Ledée 1B Tino Martinez RF Paul O'Neill C Jorge Posada 3B Scott Brosius DH David Justice
Roster 2000 New York Yankees Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches (Hitting) (Bullpen) (First Base) (Third Base) (Pitching) (Bench)
Game log Regular season Legend Yankees Win Yankees Loss Game postponed
|- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || April 3 || @ Angels || 3–2 || Hernandez (1–0) || Hill (0–1) || Rivera (1) || Edison International Field of Anaheim || 42,704 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || April 4 || @ Angels || 5–3 || Mendoza (1–0) || Percival (0–1) || Rivera (2) || Edison International Field of Anaheim || 25,818 || 2–0 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || April 5 || @ Angels || 6–12 || Schoeneweis (1–0) || Cone (0–1) || — || Edison International Field of Anaheim || 24,560 || 2–1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 4 || April 7 || @ Mariners || 5–7 || Halama (1–0) || Pettitte (0–1) || Sasaki (2) || Safeco Field || 40,827 || 2–2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 5 || April 8 || @ Mariners || 3–2 || Nelson (1–0) || Mesa (1–1) || Rivera (3) || Safeco Field || 45,261 || 3–2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 6 || April 9 || @ Mariners || 3–9 || Moyer (1–1) || Clemens (0–1) || — || Safeco Field || 45,488 || 3–3 |- bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || April 11 || Rangers || colspan=8|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for August 21 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 7 || April 12 || Rangers || 8–6 || Nelson (2–0) || Munoz (0–1) || Rivera (4) || Yankee Stadium || 48,487 || 4–3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 8 || April 13 || Rangers || 5–1 || Hernandez (2–0) || Rogers (1–2) || — || Yankee Stadium || 23,805 || 5–3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 9 || April 14 || Royals || 7–5 || Clemens (1–1) || Witasick (0–3) || Rivera (5) || Yankee Stadium || 33,094 || 6–3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 10 || April 15 || Royals || 7–1 || Mendoza (2–0) || Rosado (1–1) || — || Yankee Stadium || 34,056 || 7–3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 11 || April 16 || Royals || 8–4 || Nelson (3–0) || Fussell (1–1) || — || Yankee Stadium || 36,724 || 8–3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 12 || April 17 || @ Rangers || 5–4 || Rivera (1–0) || Crabtree (0–1) || Erdos (1) || The Ballpark in Arlington || 38,166 || 9–3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 13 || April 18 || @ Rangers || 6–3 || Hernandez (3–0) || Rogers (1–3) || — || The Ballpark in Arlington || 43,644 || 10–3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 14 || April 19 || @ Rangers || 5–4 || Rivera (2–0) || Zimmerman (0–2) || — || The Ballpark in Arlington || 39,294 || 11–3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 15 || April 21 || @ Blue Jays || 3–8 || Carpenter (1–3) || Mendoza (2–1) || — || SkyDome || 25,921 || 11–4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 16 || April 22 || @ Blue Jays || 2–8 || Escobar (2–2) || Cone (0–2) || — || SkyDome || 30,167 || 11–5 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 17 || April 23 || @ Blue Jays || 10–7 || Hernandez (4–0) || Andrews (0–1) || Rivera (6) || SkyDome || 20,485 || 12–5 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || April 24 || Twins || 3–7 || Milton (2–0) || Clemens (1–2) || — || Yankee Stadium || 35,693 || 12–6 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 19 || April 25 || Twins || 1–6 || Bergman (2–0) || Mendoza (2–2) || — || Yankee Stadium || 27,372 || 12–7 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 20 || April 26 || Twins || 2–0 || Nelson (4–0) || Mays (0–3) || Rivera (7) || Yankee Stadium || 27,719 || 13–7 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 21 || April 28 || Blue Jays || 6–0 || Cone (1–2) || Escobar (2–3) || — || Yankee Stadium || 35,987 || 14–7 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 22 || April 29 || Blue Jays || 2–6 || Wells (4–1) || Hernandez (4–1) || Koch (5) || Yankee Stadium || 38,783 || 14–8 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 23 || April 30 || Blue Jays || 7–1 || Clemens (2–2) || Halladay (2–4) || — || Yankee Stadium || 43,721 || 15–8
|- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 24 || May 1 || @ Indians || 2–1 || Mendoza (3–2) || Wright (2–2) || Rivera (8) || Jacobs Field || 42,711 || 16–8 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 25 || May 2 || @ Indians || 4–2 || Pettitte (1–1) || Witt (0–1) || Rivera (9) || Jacobs Field || 42,801 || 17–8 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 26 || May 3 || @ Indians || 6–5 || Grimsley (1–0) || Karsay (0–1) || Rivera (10) || Jacobs Field || 42,837 || 18–8 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 27 || May 5 || Orioles || 12–10 || Nelson (5–0) || Ryan (1–2) || — || Yankee Stadium || 42,224 || 19–8 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 28 || May 6 || Orioles || 3–1 || Clemens (3–2) || Rapp (3–2) || Rivera (11) || Yankee Stadium || 54,350 || 20–8 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 29 || May 7 || Orioles || 6–7 || Groom (2–1) || Rivera (2–1) || Timlin (2) || Yankee Stadium || 52,559 || 20–9 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 30 || May 8 || Devil Rays || 6–3 || Pettitte (2–1) || Gooden (2–2) || Rivera (12) || Yankee Stadium || 25,361 || 21–9 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 31 || May 9 || Devil Rays || 4–3 || Nelson (6–0) || White (0–2) || — || Yankee Stadium || 23,097 || 22–9 |- bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || May 10 || Devil Rays || colspan=8|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for May 11 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 32 || May 11 || Devil Rays || 0–1 || Trachsel (3–2) || Hernandez (4–2) || Lopez (1) || Yankee Stadium || 14,292 || 22–10 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 33 || May 12 || @ Tigers || 7–9 || Nitkowski (2–6) || Clemens (3–3) || Jones (8) || Comerica Park || 33,326 || 22–11 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 34 || May 13 || @ Tigers || 3–6 || Weaver (1–4) || Pettitte (2–2) || Jones (9) || Comerica Park || 36,520 || 22–12 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 35 || May 14 || @ Tigers || 1–2 || Mlicki (1–5) || Cone (1–3) || Jones (10) || Comerica Park || 31,313 || 22–13 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 36 || May 16 || White Sox || 0–4 || Eldred (3–2) || Hernandez (4–3) || — || Yankee Stadium || 31,143 || 22–14 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 37 || May 17 || White Sox || 9–4 || Clemens (4–3) || Parque (3–2) || — || Yankee Stadium || 26,887 || 23–14 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 38 || May 19 || @ Indians || 11–7 || Mendoza (4–2) || Kamieniecki (1–2) || — || Jacobs Field || 42,642 || 24–14 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 39 || May 20 || @ Indians || 2–3 || Shuey (3–1) || Nelson (6–1) || — || Jacobs Field || 42,583 || 24–15 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 40 || May 21 || @ Indians || 1–6 || Rigdon (1–0) || Hernandez (4–4) || — || Jacobs Field || 42,587 || 24–16 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 41 || May 23 || @ White Sox || 2–8 || Wells (3–3) || Clemens (4–4) || — || Comiskey Park || 21,863 || 24–17 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 42 || May 24 || @ White Sox || 12–4 || Pettitte (3–2) || Sirotka (3–4) || — || Comiskey Park || 23,144 || 25–17 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 43 || May 25 || @ White Sox || 7–0 || Mendoza (5–2) || Baldwin (7–1) || — || Comiskey Park || 23,636 || 26–17 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 44 || May 26 || Red Sox || 1–4 || R. Martinez (4–3) || Cone (1–4) || Lowe (10) || Yankee Stadium || 54,470 || 26–18 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 45 || May 27 || Red Sox || 8–3 || Stanton (1–0) || Wasdin (0–1) || — || Yankee Stadium || 55,671 || 27–18 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 46 || May 28 || Red Sox || 0–2 || P. Martinez (8–2) || Clemens (4–5) || — || Yankee Stadium || 55,339 || 27–19 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 47 || May 29 || Athletics || 4–1 || Pettitte (4–2) || Olivares (3–6) || — || Yankee Stadium || 41,284 || 28–19 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb"