New York YankeesThe greatest baseball team in the MLB

Presented by: Alex MadoreProject #12: My Favorite Sports Team.12/20/10

Background information on the New York Yankees

The team colors are blue and white. Their stadium is located in the Bronx, NY and it called Yankee Stadium. The Yankees had a mascot from 1979 to 1981 named Dandy, but he was a short-lived. The team has been in existence for 109 years. Their record from last season is 95-67.

Meet the New York Yankees

Last First Position

Jeter Derek SS

Rodriguez Alex 3B

Cano Robinson 2B

Swisher Nick OF

Posada Jorge C

Gardner Brett OF

Granderson Curtis OF

Derek Jeter

Avg: .270Home Runs: 10RBI: 67Runs: 111

Age: 36Position: Shortstop11× All-Star selection (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010) 5× World Series champion (1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2009) 5× Gold Glove Award winner (2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010) 4× Silver Slugger Award winner (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009) 2× AL Hank Aaron Award winner (2006, 2009) 1996 AL Rookie of the Year Award 2000 All-Star Game MVP Award 2000 World Series MVP Award 2000 Babe Ruth Award 2009 Roberto Clemente Award 2009 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year Sports Illustrated MLB All-Decade Team (2009) New York Yankees team captain (2003–present) New York Yankees career hits record (2,926)

Alex Rodriguez

Avg: .270Home Runs: 30RBI: 125Runs: 74Position: 3B13× All-Star selection (1996–1998, 2000–2008, 2010) 10× Silver Slugger Award winner (1996, 1998–2003, 2005, 2007, 2008) 4× AL Hank Aaron Award winner (2001–2003, 2007) 3× AL MVP (2003, 2005, 2007) 2× Gold Glove Award winner (2002, 2003) World Series champion (2009)

Robinson Cano

Avg: .319HR: 29RBI: 109Runs: 103Position: 2BAge: 282× All-Star selection (2006, 2010) 2× Silver Slugger Award winner (2006, 2010) Gold Glove Award winner (2010) 2× American League Player of the Month (September 2006, April 2010} World Series champion (2009)

Players in Action

Brett Gardner

Nick Swisher

Derek Jeter

Jorge PosadaCurtis Granderson