The Yankees were established in 1901 as the Baltimore Orioles.
Mariano Rivera's first game with the New York Yankees was on May 23, 1995.
The Yankees won their first American League Pennant in 1921.
The New York Yankees have 26 sets of rings (the first year the NY Yankees won in 1923 they were not yet commissioning rings for the championship and they issued a commemorative pocket watch). The NY Yankees have 27 Championships total.
The Yankees and Indians are both American League teams and they play each other every year.
The Yankees started play in the American League in 1901 as the Baltimore Orioles. They moved to New York and became the Highlanders in 1903 and changed their name to Yankees in 1913.
Buck Showalter - New York Yankees
Joe Torre - New York Yankees
The New York Yankees like all Major League baseball teams play a 162 game schedule.
Catcher Thurman Munson, of the New York Yankees, won the American League Rookie of the Year award in 1970.
He joined the Yankees in November 13 2008
The New York Yankees Major League franchise began in 1901 in Baltimore, named the Orioles. The team moved to New York in 1903, and the team name was changed to the Highlanders. In 1913 the team name was changed to The New York Yankees. The New York Yankees organization considers 1903 to be their first year.
Yogi Berra made his Major League Debut with the New York Yankees on September 22, 1946.