If there’s one thing that really threw the Yankees off their game this year, it was losing Gerrit Cole. The team’s entire starting rotation was built around him, and once he went down, the pitching staff never quite recovered.

Eight former big league players comprise the Contemporary Baseball Era player ballot, which features candidates whose primary contribution to the game came since 1980. Older fans should compare these ballots to the Veterans Committees of yore, which inducted the likes of Phil Rizzuto and Joe Gordon long after their time on the BBWAA ballot ended.

NEW YORK - If the Yankees find a way to reunite with Cody Bellinger, their winter work might be more about reshaping than remaking a roster that won 94 games in 2025. While the lefty-hitting Bellinger is the offseason centerpiece, the Yanks also need to upgrade their bullpen and rotation depth.

The Yankees, trailing 6-1 going into the bottom of the third, scored twice in the bottom half, getting back-to-back doubles from Trent Grisham and Judge. Bellinger singled and scored later in the inning on Giancarlo Stanton’s sacrifice fly to make it 6-3.

Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees suffered an early postseason exit in 2025, falling in the divisional round to the Toronto Blue Jays. Despite the team’s struggles, Judge delivered the most complete season of his career.

The Yankees heard the breathless chatter about a tight race for the American League Most Valuable Player Award through September and into the postseason. It was impossible to miss: They’d be preparing for their next game,

Having joined the New York Yankees via a trade in December 2024, Cody Bellinger went on to enjoy a solid year. The outfielder ended the 2025 regular season with a .

Okay, Aaron Boone. You win this round. While the fans clamor for the New York Yankees manager to be replaced, the man himself has nothing to fear at all, and by

2009 — The New York Yankees win the World Series, beating the defending champion Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 in Game 6 behind Hideki Matsui’s record-tying six RBIs. 2012 — Andrew Luck breaks the NFL’s single-game rookie record by throwing for 433 yards in leading Indianapolis to a 23-20 win over Miami