2019 New York Yankees season
| 2019 New York Yankees | |
|---|---|
| American League East champions | |
| League | American League |
| Division | East |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| Record | 103–59 (.636) |
| Divisional place | 1st |
| Owners | Yankee Global Enterprises |
| General managers | Brian Cashman |
| Managers | Aaron Boone |
| Television | YES Network WPIX-TV (Michael Kay, Ken Singleton, Ryan Ruocco, several others as analysts) |
| Radio | WFAN SportsRadio 66 AM / 101.9 FM New York Yankees Radio Network (John Sterling, Suzyn Waldman) |
The 2019 New York Yankees season was the 117th season for the New York Yankees franchise in Major League Baseball. The Yankees played in Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, and were managed by Aaron Boone in his second season as manager.
The Yankees won the American League East for the first time since the 2012 season, clinching the division with a 9–1 win over the Angels at home on September 19. In the postseason, they swept the Minnesota Twins in the Division Series, but lost the American League Championship Series to the Houston Astros in six games.
This marked the first calendar decade since the 1910s in which the team failed to make a single World Series appearance. It also was the first calendar decade since the 1910s in which no New York City team won the World Series.
The Yankees set a new MLB record by homering in 139 of their regular season games, surpassing the previous record held jointly by the 2012 and 2018 Yankees. Through most of the season, the Yankees competed with the Astros and Dodgers for the best record in baseball, but they lost 4 of their final 5 regular season games, finishing 4 and 3 games behind both teams, respectively.