- Alex Rodriguez
Alexander Emmanuel "Alex" Rodriguez (born July 27, 1975, in New York, New York), commonly nicknamed "A-Rod", is a Dominican-American baseball infielder. He is the starting third baseman for the New York Yankees, having played shortstop for the Texas Rangers and Seattle Mariners. Since (his first full season) through he leads the major leagues in home runs (HR), runs scored, runs batted in (RBI), total bases and extra-base hits. - Derek Jeter
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports New York Yankees SS Derek Jeter 's cleats will be headed to the Hall of Fame. The cleats he wore when he set the record for most hits at Yankee Stadium will be put on display from the 2008 season. - Roger Clemens
William Roger Clemens (born August 4, 1962, in Dayton, Ohio), nicknamed "The Rocket", is a starting pitcher for the New York Yankees, and is one of the preeminent Major League baseball pitchers of the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. In 2006, a poll of 32 ESPN analysts named Clemens the greatest living pitcher. He has won seven Cy Young Awards, two more than any other pitcher. He throws and bats right-handed. - Joe Torre
The classic example of an affiliative leader - and the one often cited by Goleman - is Joe Torre , the ex-manager of the New York Yankees. Just think about the challenges faced by the manager of a professional baseball team. And the New York Yankees are not just any team. Joe Torre was the manager of one of the most talented teams in all of baseball. And with all that talent come a lot of ego-centric players. - Jason Giambi
Jason Gilbert Giambi (born January 8, 1971) is a Major League Baseball Player and designated hitter for the New York Yankees. He was the American League MVP in 2000 with the Oakland Athletics, and is a 5-time All-Star who has led the American League in walks 4 times, in on base percentage 3 times, in doubles and in slugging percentage once each, and won the Silver Slugger award twice. He attended Long Beach State. - Andy Pettitte
Andrew Eugene Pettitte (pronounced "PET-it"), born June 15, 1972 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is an American left-handed starting pitcher for the New York Yankees. In his major league career, he played for the New York Yankees from 1995-2003. He then signed with the Houston Astros, playing from 2004 through 2006. In 2007, Pettitte rejoined the Yankees. He won four championships as a Yankee and made the playoffs every year except for 2006. - Mariano Rivera
Mariano Rivera (born November 29 1969 in Panama City, Panama) is a relief pitcher for Major League Baseball's New York Yankees. Nicknamed "Mo", Rivera is frequently referred to as the greatest postseason relief pitcher of all time, and is often considered to be the greatest closer in baseball history. He has the 3rd most regular season career saves in Major League history, is the American League's career leader in saves, and has won 4 World Series titles with the Yankees. - Gary Sheffield
Gary Antonian Sheffield (born November 18, 1968 in Tampa, Florida) is a Major League Baseball designated hitter and outfielder for the Detroit Tigers. Sheffield has primarily played right field, though he has also played left field, third base, shortstop, and a handful of games at first base. He previously played for the Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres, Florida Marlins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, and New York Yankees. - Johnny Damon
Johnny David Damon (born November 5, 1973 in Fort Riley, Kansas) is a Major League Baseball outfielder who plays center field for the New York Yankees. Since the 2000 season, he is 3rd among active major leaguers in runs (589), and 7th in hits (912) and stolen bases (153). - Babe Ruth
George Herman Ruth, Jr. (February 6, 1895 - August 16, 1948), also known as "Babe", "The Great Bambino", "The Sultan of Swat", and "The Colossus of Clout", was an American Major League baseball player from 1914-1935. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest baseball players in history. Many polls place him as the number one player of all time. - Jorge Posada
Jorge Rafael Posada Villeta (born August 17, 1971 in Santurce, Puerto Rico) is a switch-hitting catcher and 5-time All Star who plays for the New York Yankees. He is currently the starting catcher for the Yankees. He was drafted by the Yankees in the 24th round of the 1990 amateur draft, and made his major league debut in 1995. - Hideki Matsui
is a Japanese Major League Baseball left fielder who plays for the New York Yankees. He bats left-handed and throws right-handed. - Mickey Mantle
Mickey Charles Mantle (October 20, 1931 - August 13, 1995) was an American baseball player who was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974. He played his entire 18-year major-league professional career for the New York Yankees, winning 3 American League MVP titles and playing for 16 All-Star teams. Mantle played on 12 pennant winners and 7 World Championship clubs. He still holds the records for most World Series home runs (18), RBIs (40), runs (42), … - Mike Mussina
Michael Cole (Mike) Mussina (born December 8 1968 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania), nicknamed Moose, is a Major League starting pitcher, currently with the New York Yankees. Mussina attended Montoursville High School and graduated in 1987. A six-time Gold Glove Award winner and seven-time nominee for the Cy Young Award, … - Chien-Ming Wang
Chien-Ming Wang, born March 31, 1980 in Tainan City, Taiwan, is a starting pitcher for the New York Yankees in Major League Baseball. He was initially signed as an amateur free-agent for the 2000 season, playing for the Staten Island Yankees. Wang, Hong-Chih Kuo and Chin-hui Tsao are the current Taiwanese players who play in the MLB. Kuo and Tsao are pitchers for the Los Angeles Dodgers. - George Steinbrenner
George Michael Steinbrenner III (born July 4, 1930 in Rocky River, Ohio), often known as "The Boss", is an American businessman and the principal owner of Major League Baseball's New York Yankees. His outspokenness and role in driving up player salaries have made him one of the sport's more controversial figures, … - Joe Girardi
Joseph Elliot Girardi (born October 14, 1964 in Peoria, Illinois) is the co-host of "Behind The Plate" and color commentator on the YES Network and a former catcher in Major League Baseball, for the Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies, New York Yankees, and St. Louis Cardinals. He is a former manager of the Florida Marlins and was the National League Manager of the Year in 2006. He attended Spalding High School in Peoria, Illinois, … - Bobby Abreu
Bob Kelly Abreu (born March 11, 1974 in Maracay, Aragua State, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball right fielder who plays for the New York Yankees. He bats left-handed and throws right-handed. Abreu is a 2-time all-star, who has won a Gold Glove Award and a Silver Slugger Award. He has led his league in games (twice), doubles, and triples. Through 2006 he was 7th among active ballplayers in on base percentage (.412), and 13th in stolen bases (271). - Melky Cabrera
Melky Cabrera (born August 11, 1984 in Santo Domingo Oeste, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the New York Yankees. Cabrera is also one of the few lefties in the majors to be a switch-hitter - Brian Cashman
Brian Cashman is the Senior Vice-President and General Manager of the New York Yankees. He is the single winningest General Manager in Major League Baseball history. He is a native of Lexington, Kentucky, where he attended Lexington Catholic High School before moving to the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. He graduated from Georgetown Preparatory School in 1985 and The Catholic University of America in 1989. He started with the Yankees organization as an intern, … - Bobby Murcer
Bobby Ray Murcer (born May 20, 1946, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) was a professional baseball player for 17 seasons. After coming up briefly in with the New York Yankees in 1965 and 1966, Murcer fulfilled his military obligation before being called up to the majors to stay in 1969. Murcer averaged 21 home runs, 89 RBIs, and a .277 average over a full season during his career. A switch hitter, Murcer ended with 252 home runs, 1,043 RBIs, and a .277 average. - Lou Gehrig
Henry Louis ("Lou") Gehrig, born Ludwig Heinrich Gehrig, was an American baseball player in the first half of the twentieth century. He set several Major League and American League records and was voted the greatest first baseman of all time by the Baseball Writers' Association. His record for most career grand slam home runs (23) still stands today. - Phil Hughes
Philip J. Hughes (born June 24, 1986 in Mission Viejo, California) is a professional baseball right-handed starting pitcher, who was the first-round pick of the New York Yankees in the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft. - Bernie Williams
Bernabé "Bernie" Williams Figueroa is a Major League Baseball outfielder and a guitar-playing jazz recording artist. A switch hitter, Williams has played his entire career (1991-2006) with the New York Yankees. As of December 2006, he is 9th of all active players lifetime in doubles (449), and 10th in runs scored (1,366), singles (1,545), and times on base (3,444). He is Major League Baseball's all-time leader in postseason home runs (22) and runs batted in (80). - Joe Dimaggio
Joseph Paul DiMaggio, born Giuseppe Paolo DiMaggio, Jr. (November 25, 1914 - March 8, 1999) in Martinez, California, and moved to San Francisco at one year old. He was nicknamed Joltin' Joe and The Yankee Clipper, was a Major League Baseball center fielder who played his entire MLB career (1936-1951) for the New York Yankees. He was the brother of Vince DiMaggio and Dom DiMaggio. - Don Mattingly
Donald Arthur Mattingly (nicknamed "Donnie Baseball" and "The Hit Man" and other nicknames Yankee Legend and Mr. Yankee)(born April 20, 1961) is a retired first baseman who played for the New York Yankees of the American League from 1982-1995. He is currently Joe Torre's bench coach for the Yankees. "Donnie Baseball" is one of the most popular Yankees in the team's storied history. - Yogi Berra
Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra (born May 12, 1925 in St. Louis, Missouri) is a former catcher and manager in Major League baseball. He played almost his entire career for the New York Yankees and was elected to the baseball Hall of Fame in 1972. He was one of only four players to be named the Most Valuable Player of the American League three times, and one of only six managers to lead both American and National League teams to the World Series. - Willie Randolph
Willie Larry Randolph (born July 6, 1954, in Holly Hill, South Carolina), is the current manager of the New York Mets and former Major League Baseball player for the Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers, and New York Mets. - Lou Piniella
Louis Victor Piniella (born August 28, 1943, in Tampa, Florida) is the current manager of the Chicago Cubs and a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He has been nicknamed "Sweet Lou," both for his swing as a major league hitter and, facetiously, to describe his demeanor as a player and manager. - Matt Holliday
Matthew Thomas Holliday was born January 15, 1980 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. He is a baseball player for the Colorado Rockies. The Rockies drafted Holliday in the 7th round of the 1998 draft and he made his major league debut in 2004 as one of the top rookies in the National League. An outfielder, Holliday hit .290 with 14 home runs and 57 RBIs. He would finish fifth in the voting for the 2004 Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award in the National League. - Carl Pavano
Carl Pavano, born on January 8, 1976 in New Britain, Connecticut into an Italian-American family, is a pitcher for the New York Yankees. Pavano is able to throw a sinker along with a fastball, a slider, and a changeup. - Kyle Farnsworth
Kyle Lynn Farnsworth (born April 14, 1976 in Wichita, Kansas) is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the New York Yankees. He is 6'4" and weighs 235 lbs. Kyle Farnsworth graduated from Milton High School in Alpharetta, Georgia in 1994. During high school he played baseball, basketball, and football. He continued to play baseball in college at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, which is located in Tifton, Georgia. - David Wells
David Lee "Boomer" Wells (born May 20, 1963 in Torrance, California) is a Major League Baseball player who was one of the game's better left-handed pitchers at various times during the past several years. He currently pitches for the San Diego Padres, and has also pitched for the Toronto Blue Jays, Detroit Tigers, Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, and Boston Red Sox. - Jake Peavy
Jacob "Jake" Edward Peavy, (born May 31, 1981, in Mobile, Alabama, USA) is a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the San Diego Padres. He bats and throws right handed. Peavy stands 6'1" tall (1.85 m) and weighs 182 pounds (82.72 kg). - Ian Kennedy
Ian Kennedy (born December 19, 1984, in Huntington Beach, CA) attended La Quinta High School and then went on to play college baseball for USC. He is a right-handed pitcher. Kennedy was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft. He is 6' 0" tall, and weighs 190 pounds. - Joe Blanton
Joseph Matthew Blanton (born December 11, 1980 in Nashville, Tennessee) is a starting pitcher for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball. - John Sterling
John Sterling (born Harold Moskowitz on is an American sportscaster and the radio play-by-play announcer of Major League Baseball's New York Yankees. He has announced Yankees games since 1989, calling 162 games a year, plus pre-season and post-season, without missing one. His Yankee broadcasts have been carried on the strong-signalled WABC and, since 2002, WCBS, … - Luis Castillo
Luis Antonio Castillo is a Major League Baseball second baseman for the Minnesota Twins. He was traded to the Minnesota Twins on December 2, 2005, in exchange for two minor leaguers, Scott Tyler and Travis Bowyer. This occurred during the Florida Marlins fire sale after the 2005 season. The Marlins replaced Castillo at second base with Dan Uggla, a Rule 5 selection from the Arizona Diamondbacks. Castillo is one of four Twins players known for speed and small ball, … - Scott Proctor
Scott Christopher Proctor (born January 2, 1977 in Stuart, Florida) is a major league relief pitcher for the New York Yankees. He was drafted first by the New York Mets out of Martin County High School, but decided to attend Florida State University, where he played under head coach Mike Martin. Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1998, he was traded to the New York Yankees in 2003, with Bubba Crosby, for Robin Ventura. - Whitey Ford
Edward Charles "Whitey" Ford (born October 21, 1928) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. A native of Queens, New York City, Ford was signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1947, and played his entire career in a Yankees uniform. He was given the nickname "Whitey" while in the minor leagues for his exceptionally blond hair. Ford began his Major League Baseball career on July 1, 1950, with the Yankees.
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