2017 New York Yankees season
| 2017 New York Yankees | |
|---|---|
| American League Wild Card winners | |
| League | American League |
| Division | East |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| Record | 91–71 (.562) |
| Divisional place | 2nd |
| Owners | Yankee Global Enterprises |
| General managers | Brian Cashman |
| Managers | Joe Girardi |
| Television | YES Network PIX 11 (Michael Kay, Ken Singleton, several others as analysts) |
| Radio | WFAN SportsRadio 66 AM / 101.9 FM New York Yankees Radio Network (John Sterling, Suzyn Waldman) |
The 2017 New York Yankees season was the 115th season of the New York Yankees franchise.
In their final season under manager Joe Girardi, the Yankees finished the regular season with 91 wins and 71 losses - their first since 2012 in which they won at least 90 games. They struggled to catch up to the defending American League East champions the Boston Red Sox after being in first place at the beginning of the season, but clinched a playoff berth - their sixth wild card berth and their third in seven seasons - after missing the playoffs the previous year.
They defeated the Minnesota Twins 8–4 in the Wild Card Game (their first postseason game win in five years) and the Cleveland Indians in five games (after falling into an 0–2 deficit after the first two games in Cleveland) in the Division Series before losing to the Houston Astros in seven games in the 2017 American League Championship Series.
Notably, during the postseason the Yankees were 6–0 at home, yet 1–6 on the road, and played an ALCS series that saw every single game won by the home team. Also, it would be also notable for being the silver jubilee season for the long time Yankee broadcaster Michael Kay and the 15th anniversary season of the team's current cable channel, YES Network.
This was considered a breakout season for many players, including starting pitcher Luis Severino, who emerged as arguably the Yankees' best pitcher, and rookie outfielder Aaron Judge, who broke Mark McGwire's record for most home runs by a rookie in the regular season (50) and led the American League with 52 home runs.