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2002 New York Yankees season

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Manager
  
Joe Torre

General manager
  
Brian Cashman

Local television
  
WCBS-TV

Start date
  
2002

Owner
  
George Steinbrenner

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Local radio
  
WCBS (AM) (John Sterling, Charley Steiner)

Similar
  
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The New York Yankees' 2002 season was the 100th season for the Yankees in New York, and their 102nd overall going back to their origins in Baltimore. The team finished with a record of 103-58 finishing 10.5 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox. New York was managed by Joe Torre. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. In the playoffs, they lost in the ALDS in 4 games to the Anaheim Angels.

Contents

Offseason

  • December 7, 2001: David Justice was traded by the Yankees to the New York Mets for Robin Ventura.
  • December 13, 2001: John Vander Wal was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Yankees for Jay Witasick.
  • December 13, 2001: Jason Giambi, a free agent, signed a 7-year $120-million deal with the Yankees.
  • January 8, 2002: Luis Sojo was signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.
  • January 11, 2002: David Wells was signed as a free agent with the Yankees.
  • January 17, 2002: Clay Bellinger was released by the Yankees.
  • January 28, 2002: Ron Coomer was signed as a free agent with the Yankees.
  • March 27, 2002: Bobby Estalella was released by the Yankees.

    • Broadcasting changes

    Beginning this season, the newly launched YES Network began airing the regular season games taking over from MSG Network as Cable rights holder for these games until the 2001 season. The On-air team of Ken Singleton and Jim Kaat was moved from MSG to YES beginning this season, while Michael Kay as play-by-play commentator added beginning this season in addition to radio duties and they also added retired Right fielder Paul O'Neill and former Yankees pitcher David Cone as color commentators; in addition, the over-the-air Yankees games was moved from Fox owned and operated station WNYW to CBS owned and operated station WCBS-TV; Bobby Murcer remains as a play-by-play announcer for the games on over-the-air television; however, the Yankees over-the-air games will continued to aired nationally on the former through its network's sporting division via Baseball package this season. Also beginning this season, the radio broadcasts of Yankees games moved from WABC-AM to CBS Radio-owned AM station WCBS-AM in which its a sister to its over-the-air rights holder WCBS-TV in which will remain for 3 years until the 2004 season.

    Notable transactions

  • April 8, 2002: Bill Pulsipher was signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.
  • May 23, 2002: Bill Pulsipher was released by the New York Yankees.
  • July 1, 2002: Raúl Mondesí was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the New York Yankees for Scott Wiggins.
  • July 5, 2002: Ted Lilly was Traded as part of a 3-team trade by the New York Yankees with Jason Arnold (minors) and John-Ford Griffin to the Oakland Athletics. The Oakland Athletics sent a player to be named later, Carlos Peña, and Franklyn Germán to the Detroit Tigers. The Detroit Tigers sent Jeff Weaver to the New York Yankees. The Detroit Tigers sent cash to the Oakland Athletics. The Oakland Athletics sent Jeremy Bonderman (August 22, 2002) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.

    • Starters by position

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Other pitchers

    Relief pitchers

    ALDS

    Game 1: New York 8 – Anaheim 5.

    Game 2: Anaheim 8 – New York 6.

    Game 3: Anaheim 9 – New York 6.

    Game 4: Anaheim 9 – New York 5.

    Anaheim's victory secured their place in the American League Championship Series, where they defeated the Minnesota Twins, and subsequently the San Francisco Giants to win the World Series.

    This was the first time since 1997 that the Yankees failed to win the American League pennant and advance to the World Series.

    Awards and records

  • Jason Giambi, Silver Slugger Award
  • Alfonso Soriano, Most Home Runs in one season by an American League Second Baseman (39)

    • Farm system

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Norwich, Staten Island

    References

    2002 New York Yankees season Wikipedia
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