2020 New York Yankees season
The 2020 New York Yankees season was the 118th season for the New York Yankees. The Yankees played in Yankee Stadium in the city's northern borough of The Bronx and were led by Aaron Boone in his third season as team manager.
| 2020 New York Yankees | ||
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| American League East 2nd Place | ||
| League | American League | |
| Division | East | |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium | |
| City | New York | |
| Record | 33–27 (.550) | |
| Divisional place | 2nd | |
| Owners | Yankee Global Enterprises | |
| General managers | Brian Cashman | |
| Managers | Aaron Boone | |
| Television | YES Network (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) WADO 1280 AM TUDN Radio Cadena Radio Yankees (Francisco Rivera, Rickie Ricardo) | |
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On March 12, 2020, MLB announced that because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the start of the regular season would be delayed by at least two weeks in addition to the remainder of spring training being cancelled. Four days later, it was announced that the start of the season would be pushed back indefinitely due to the recommendation made by the CDC regarding large public events. On June 23, commissioner Rob Manfred unilaterally implemented a 60-game season. Players reported to training camps on July 1 in order to resume spring training and prepare for a July 23 Opening Day.
The Yankees started off the shortened season with a hot 16–6 start, but would then quickly lose 15 out of their next 20 games evening their win loss record at 21–21. The Yankees ended up finishing the season second in their division with a 33–27 record, 7 games behind the division champion Tampa Bay Rays in the American League East, but good enough for the fifth seed in the American League due to MLB's postseason expansion for the season. The Yankees would sweep the Cleveland Indians in a best-of-three Wild Card Series to advance to the American League Division Series against the Tampa Bay Rays, but their struggles against the Rays would continue, as they were eliminated in 5 games.