2021 New York Yankees season

2021 New York Yankees
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Major League affiliations
	American League (since 1901);
	East Division (since 1969);
Location
	Yankee Stadium (since 2009);
	New York (since 1903);
Results
Record	0–1
Other information
Owner(s)	Yankee Global Enterprises
General manager(s)	Brian Cashman
Manager(s)	Aaron Boone
Local television	YES Network; WPIX-TV; (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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The 2021 New York Yankees season is the 119th season in New York City for the Yankees, and the 121st season overall for the franchise. The Yankees play in Yankee Stadium in the city's northern borough of The Bronx, and are led by Aaron Boone on his fourth season as team manager.

Offseason

Transactions

2020

December 2 – Luis Cessa re-signs with the Yankees for a 1-year, $1 million contract.^[2]

2021

January 6 – aquired outfielder Greg Allen from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for James Reeves.^[3]

January 24 – acquired starting pitcher Jameson Taillon from the Pittsburgh Pirates for four prospects (Miguel Yajure, Roansy Contreras, Maikol Escotto, and Canaan Smith).^[4]

January 27 – Cy Young right-handed starting pitcher Corey Kluber from the Cleveland Indians signs a one-year, $11 million contract with the Yankees.^[5]

January 27 – DJ LeMahieu re-signs with the Yankees to a six year, $90 million contract in free agency.^[6]

February 10 – Signed sidearm right-handed pitcher Darren O'Day (coming off a season with the Atlanta Braves) to a one-year, $1.75 million contract while in free agency.^[7]

February 22 – Brett Gardner re-signs with the Yankees to a one-year, $4 million contract while in free agency.^[8]

February 23 – acquired left-handed pitcher Justin Wilson from the New York Mets to a one-year, $4 million contract while in free agency.^[9]

Regular season

Season standings

American League East

v t e AL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Baltimore Orioles	3	0	1.000	—	0–0	3–0
Tampa Bay Rays	2	1	0.667	1	0–0	2–1
Toronto Blue Jays	2	1	0.667	1	0–0	2–1
New York Yankees	1	2	0.333	2	1–2	0–0
Boston Red Sox	0	3	0.000	3	0–3	0–0

American League Wild Card

v t e Division Leaders	W	L	Pct.
Tampa Bay Rays	100	62	0.617
Houston Astros	95	67	0.586
Chicago White Sox	93	69	0.574

v t e Wild Card teams (Top 2 qualify for 1-game playoff)	W	L	Pct.	GB
Boston Red Sox	92	70	0.568	—
New York Yankees	92	70	0.568	—
Toronto Blue Jays	91	71	0.562	1
Seattle Mariners	90	72	0.556	2
Oakland Athletics	86	76	0.531	6
Cleveland Indians	80	82	0.494	12
Detroit Tigers	77	85	0.475	15
Los Angeles Angels	77	85	0.475	15
Kansas City Royals	74	88	0.457	18
Minnesota Twins	73	89	0.451	19
Texas Rangers	60	102	0.370	32
Baltimore Orioles	52	110	0.321	40

Record against opponents

2021 American League Records v t e Source: AL Standings Head-to-head
Team	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	HOU	KC	LAA	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TB	TEX	TOR	NL
Baltimore	—	6–13	0–7	2–5	2–5	3–3	4–3	2–4	2–4	8–11	3–3	3–4	1–18	4–3	5–13	7–13
Boston	13–6	—	3–4	4–2	3–3	2–5	5–2	3–3	5–2	10–9	3–3	4–3	8–11	3–4	10–9	15–4
Chicago	7–0	4–3	—	10–9	12–6	2–5	9–10	2–5	13–6	1–5	4–3	3–3	3–3	5–1	4–3	14–6
Cleveland	5–2	2–4	9–10	—	12–7	1–6	14–5	5–1	8–11	3–4	2–4	3–4	1–6	3–2	2–5	9–11
Detroit	5–2	3–3	6–12	7–12	—	5–2	8–11	1–6	8–11	3–3	1–6	5–1	4–3	6–1	3–3	11–9
Houston	3–3	5–2	5–2	6–1	2–5	—	3–4	13–6	3–4	2–4	11–8	11–8	4–2	14–5	4–2	9–11
Kansas City	3–4	2–5	10–9	5–14	11–8	4–3	—	2–4	10–8	2–4	2–5	4–3	2–4	2–4	3–4	12–8
Los Angeles	4–2	3–3	5–2	1–5	6–1	6–13	4–2	—	5–2	4–3	4–15	7–11	1–6	11–8	4–3	11–9
Minnesota	4–2	2–5	6–13	11–8	11–8	4–3	8–10	2–5	—	1–6	1–5	2–4	3–3	4–3	3–4	10–10
New York	11–8	9–10	5–1	4–3	3–3	4–2	4–2	3–4	6–1	—	4–3	5–2	7–11	6–1	8–11	12–8
Oakland	3–3	3–3	3–4	4–2	6–1	8–11	5–2	15–4	5–1	3–4	—	4–15	4–3	10–9	2–5	11–9
Seattle	4–3	3–4	3–3	4–3	1–5	8–11	3–4	11–7	4–2	2–5	15–4	—	6–1	13–6	4–2	9–11
Tampa Bay	18–1	11–8	3–3	6–1	3–4	2–4	4–2	6–1	3–3	11–7	3–4	1–6	—	3–4	11–8	15–5
Texas	3–4	4–3	1–5	2–3	1–6	5–14	4–2	8–11	3–4	1–6	9–10	6–13	4–3	—	2–4	7–13
Toronto	13–5	9–10	3–4	5–2	3–3	2–4	4–3	3–4	4–3	11–8	5–2	2–4	8–11	4–2	—	14–6

Updated with the results of all games through October 2, 2021.

Game log

On November 23, MLB announced that the Yankees will face the Chicago White Sox for the first MLB at Field of Dreams game in Dyersville, Iowa on August 12.^[10] This game was originally scheduled for August 13, 2020.

Legend
	Yankees win
	Yankees loss
	Postponement
Bold	Yankees team member

2021 game log: 1–2 (Home: 1–2; Away: 0–0)

April: 1–2 (Home: 1–2; Away: 0–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Stadium	Attendance	Record
1	April 1	Blue Jays	2–3 (10)	Romano (1–0)	Nelson (0–1)	Merryweather (1)	Yankee Stadium	10,850	0–1
2	April 3	Blue Jays	5–3	Loáisiga (1–0)	Stripling (0–1)	Green (1)	Yankee Stadium	10,107	1–1
3	April 4	Blue Jays	1–3	Borucki (1–0)	Germán (0–1)	Merryweather (2)	Yankee Stadium	10,066	1–2
4	April 5	Orioles	–			—	Yankee Stadium		–
5	April 6	Orioles	–			—	Yankee Stadium		–
6	April 7	Orioles	–			—	Yankee Stadium		–
7	April 9	@ Rays	–			—	Tropicana Field		–
8	April 10	@ Rays	–			—	Tropicana Field		–
9	April 11	@ Rays	–			—	Tropicana Field		–
10	April 12	@ Blue Jays	–			—	Rogers Centre		–
11	April 13	@ Blue Jays	–			—	Rogers Centre		–
12	April 14	@ Blue Jays	–			—	Rogers Centre		–
13	April 16	Rays	–			—	Yankee Stadium		–
14	April 17	Rays	–			—	Yankee Stadium		–
15	April 18	Rays	–			—	Yankee Stadium		–
16	April 20	Braves	–			—	Yankee Stadium		–
17	April 21	Braves	–			—	Yankee Stadium		–
18	April 22	@ Indians	–			—	Progressive Field		–
19	April 23	@ Indians	–			—	Progressive Field		–
20	April 24	@ Indians	–			—	Progressive Field		–
21	April 25	@ Indians	–			—	Progressive Field		–
22	April 26	@ Orioles	–			—	Camden Yards		–
23	April 27	@ Orioles	–			—	Camden Yards		–
24	April 28	@ Orioles	–			—	Camden Yards		–
25	April 29	@ Orioles	–			—	Camden Yards		–
26	April 30	Tigers	–			—	Yankee Stadium		–

May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Save	Stadium	Record
27	May 1	Tigers	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
28	May 2	Tigers	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
29	May 4	Astros	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
30	May 5	Astros	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
31	May 6	Astros	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
32	May 7	Nationals	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
33	May 8	Nationals	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
34	May 9	Nationals	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
35	May 11	@ Rays	–	—	Tropicana Field	–
36	May 12	@ Rays	–	—	Tropicana Field	–
37	May 13	@ Rays	–	—	Tropicana Field	–
38	May 14	@ Orioles	–	—	Camden Yards	–
39	May 15	@ Orioles	–	—	Camden Yards	–
40	May 16	@ Orioles	–	—	Camden Yards	–
41	May 17	@ Rangers	–	—	Globe Life Field	–
42	May 18	@ Rangers	–	—	Globe Life Field	–
43	May 19	@ Rangers	–	—	Globe Life Field	–
44	May 20	@ Rangers	–	—	Globe Life Field	–
45	May 21	White Sox	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
46	May 22	White Sox	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
47	May 23	White Sox	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
48	May 25	Blue Jays	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
49	May 26	Blue Jays	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
50	May 27	Blue Jays	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
51	May 28	@ Tigers	–	—	Comerica Park	–
52	May 29	@ Tigers	–	—	Comerica Park	–
53	May 30	@ Tigers	–	—	Comerica Park	–
54	May 31	Rays	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–

June: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Save	Stadium	Record
55	June 1	Rays	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
56	June 2	Rays	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
57	June 3	Rays	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
58	June 4	Red Sox	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
59	June 5	Red Sox	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
60	June 6	Red Sox	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
61	June 8	@ Twins	–	—	Target Field	–
62	June 9	@ Twins	–	—	Target Field	–
63	June 10	@ Twins	–	—	Target Field	–
64	June 12	@ Phillies	–	—	Citizens Bank Park	–
65	June 13	@ Phillies	–	—	Citizens Bank Park	–
66	June 15	@ Blue Jays	–	—	Rogers Centre	–
67	June 16	@ Blue Jays	–	—	Rogers Centre	–
68	June 17	@ Blue Jays	–	—	Rogers Centre	–
69	June 18	Athletics	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
70	June 19	Athletics	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
71	June 20	Athletics	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
72	June 22	Royals	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
73	June 23	Royals	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
74	June 24	Royals	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
75	June 25	@ Red Sox	–	—	Fenway Park	–
76	June 26	@ Red Sox	–	—	Fenway Park	–
77	June 27	@ Red Sox	–	—	Fenway Park	–
78	June 28	Angels	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
79	June 29	Angels	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
80	June 30	Angels	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–

July: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Save	Stadium	Record
81	July 1	Angels	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
82	July 2	Mets	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
83	July 3	Mets	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
84	July 4	Mets	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
85	July 6	@ Mariners	–	—	T-Mobile Park	–
86	July 7	@ Mariners	–	—	T-Mobile Park	–
87	July 8	@ Mariners	–	—	T-Mobile Park	–
88	July 9	@ Astros	–	—	Minute Maid Park	–
89	July 10	@ Astros	–	—	Minute Maid Park	–
90	July 11	@ Astros	–	—	Minute Maid Park	–
91st All-Star Game in Atlanta, Georgia
91	July 15	Red Sox	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
92	July 16	Red Sox	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
93	July 17	Red Sox	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
94	July 18	Red Sox	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
95	July 20	Phillies	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
96	July 21	Phillies	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
97	July 22	@ Red Sox	–	—	Fenway Park	–
98	July 23	@ Red Sox	–	—	Fenway Park	–
99	July 24	@ Red Sox	–	—	Fenway Park	–
100	July 25	@ Red Sox	–	—	Fenway Park	–
101	July 27	@ Rays	–	—	Tropicana Field	–
102	July 28	@ Rays	–	—	Tropicana Field	–
103	July 29	@ Rays	–	—	Tropicana Field	–
104	July 30	@ Marlins	–	—	Marlins Park	–
105	July 31	@ Marlins	–	—	Marlins Park	–

August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Save	Stadium	Record
106	August 1	@ Marlins	–	—	Marlins Park	–
107	August 2	Orioles	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
108	August 3	Orioles	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
109	August 4	Orioles	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
110	August 5	Mariners	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
111	August 6	Mariners	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
112	August 7	Mariners	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
113	August 8	Mariners	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
114	August 9	@ Royals	–	—	Kauffman Stadium	–
115	August 10	@ Royals	–	—	Kauffman Stadium	–
116	August 11	@ Royals	–	—	Kauffman Stadium	–
117	August 12†	@ White Sox	–	—	Guaranteed Rate Field	–
118	August 14	@ White Sox	–	—	Guaranteed Rate Field	–
119	August 15	@ White Sox	–	—	Guaranteed Rate Field	–
120	August 17	Red Sox	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
121	August 18	Red Sox	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
122	August 19	Twins	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
123	August 20	Twins	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
124	August 21	Twins	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
125	August 22	Twins	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
126	August 23	@ Braves	–	—	Truist Park	–
127	August 24	@ Braves	–	—	Truist Park	–
128	August 26	@ Athletics	–	—	Oakland Coliseum	–
129	August 27	@ Athletics	–	—	Oakland Coliseum	–
130	August 28	@ Athletics	–	—	Oakland Coliseum	–
131	August 29	@ Athletics	–	—	Oakland Coliseum	–
132	August 30	@ Angels	–	—	Angel Stadium	–
133	August 31	@ Angels	–	—	Angel Stadium	–

The White Sox will be the home team against the Yankees in a two-game series at the Field of Dreams movie site in the inaugural Field of Dreams game.

September/October: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Save	Stadium	Record
134	September 1	@ Angels	–	—	Angel Stadium	–
135	September 3	Orioles	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
136	September 4	Orioles	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
137	September 5	Orioles	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
138	September 6	Blue Jays	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
139	September 7	Blue Jays	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
140	September 8	Blue Jays	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
141	September 9	Blue Jays	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
142	September 10	@ Mets	–	—	Citi Field	–
143	September 11	@ Mets	–	—	Citi Field	–
144	September 12	@ Mets	–	—	Citi Field	–
145	September 14	@ Orioles	–	—	Camden Yards	–
146	September 15	@ Orioles	–	—	Camden Yards	–
147	September 16	@ Orioles	–	—	Camden Yards	–
148	September 17	Indians	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
149	September 18	Indians	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
150	September 19	Indians	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
151	September 20	Rangers	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
152	September 21	Rangers	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
153	September 22	Rangers	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
154	September 24	@ Red Sox	–	—	Fenway Park	–
155	September 25	@ Red Sox	–	—	Fenway Park	–
156	September 26	@ Red Sox	–	—	Fenway Park	–
157	September 28	@ Blue Jays	–	—	Rogers Centre	–
158	September 29	@ Blue Jays	–	—	Rogers Centre	–
159	September 30	@ Blue Jays	–	—	Rogers Centre	–
160	October 1	Rays	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
161	October 2	Rays	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–
162	October 3	Rays	–	—	Yankee Stadium	–

Current roster

New York Yankees roster

Active roster

Inactive roster

Coaches/Other

Pitchers
Starting rotation

Bullpen

Closer

54 Aroldis Chapman

Catchers

34 Brian McCann
27 Austin Romine

Infielders

Outfielders

Designated hitters

13 Alex Rodriguez

Pitchers

Catchers

57 Gary Sánchez

Outfielders

29 Dustin Ackley 10px
38 Ben Gamel

Manager

28 Joe Girardi

Coaches

62 Alan Cockrell (hitting)
53 Joe Espada (third base)
60 Mike Harkey (bullpen)
56 Tony Peña (first base)
88 Román Rodríguez (bullpen catcher)
58 Larry Rothschild (pitching)
63 Marcus Thames (assistant hitting)
59 Rob Thomson (bench)

60-day disabled list

25 active, 15 inactive

10px 7- or 15-day disabled list
^† Suspended list
^# Personal leave
Roster and coaches updated May 30, 2016
Transactions • Depth chart
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Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	International League	Doug Davis
AA	Somerset Patriots	Eastern League	Julio Mosquera
A	Tampa Tarpons	Florida State League	Luis Dorante
A	Hudson Valley Renegades	South Atlantic League	David Adams
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

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External links

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Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
East Division (since 1969)
Location
Yankee Stadium (since 2009)
New York (since 1903)
Results
Record	0–1
Other information
Owner(s)	Yankee Global Enterprises
General manager(s)	Brian Cashman
Manager(s)	Aaron Boone
Local television	YES Network WPIX-TV^[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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