The Yankees made the playoffs 14 times from 1995 to the present, including 13 straight years (1995-2007). They missed the playoffs in 2008 and then won the World Series in 2009.
Mariano Rivera made his Yankees debut in 1995.
1995. Mariano Rivera pitched 67 innings in his rookie season of 1995. MLB players lose their rookie status at the beginning of the season after having pitched 50 total innings, having 130 total at bats, or having been on an MLB team's roster for 45 days.
The last time the Yankees didn't make the playoffs was in 2013, when they finished in third place in the American League East. They also did not advance to the postseason in 2008, their final season in the original Yankee Stadium. And they certainly didn't fare very well during the years that Don Mattingly played for the team from 1982 to 1995. Mattingly never appeared in a playoff game until his final season with the Yankees.
Andy Pettitte has been a member of the Yankees for 14 years.1995-20032007-20102012-present
The New York Yankees won world championships in 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2009.
Over the last twenty years, the Yankees made the playoffs 17 times.1995-2007, 2009-2012
Rivera debuted with the Yankees on May 23rd 1995...Only pitched with the Yanks since was normally a starter and eventually became the best closer of all time. He was in the minors from 1990-1995. Struggled at the beginning but eventually picked it up.
In 1995, the Yankees had a 79-65 record.
Tokyo Yankees ended in 1995.
Mattingly's one and only postseason home run came in the 6th inning of Game 2 of the 1995 ALDS against the Seattle Mariners played on October 4, 1995.
Tony Fernandez wore uniform number 6 for the 1995 New York Yankees.
Derek Jeter was 18 years old when he played his first minor league game for the Yankees rookie team, the GCL Yankees of the Gulf Coast League, in 1992. He was 22 years old when he played his first game for the Yankees in 1995.