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Season Information

Team Name

2000 New York Yankees

League

American League

Division

East

Calendar

2000 Baseball Calendar

Location

Bronx,New York

W-L Record

87-74 (.540) GBL: -0

Rankings (Div/Lg/MLB)

1 / 5 / 9

Runs For/Against

871 / 814 Diff: +57

Playoffs

Won World Series (Mets)

Playoff Series

Won World Series (Mets)

Playoff Series

ALDS vs OAK (W 3-2) ... ALCS vs SEA (W 4-2) ... WS vs NYN (W 4-1)

General Manager(s)

Brian Cashman

Manager(s)

Joe Torre

Ballpark

Yankee Stadium I

Spring Training W-L

Not available

Spring Ballpark

Top Draft Pick

Dave Parrish (1-28)

Attendance

3,055,435

Attendance Rank

Payroll (usd$)

$92,938,260

Payroll Rank

Minor League Affiliates

Columbus Clippers (IL-AAA), Norwich Navigators (East-AA), Tampa Yankees (FSL-A+), Greensboro Bats (SAL-A), Staten Island Yankees (NYPL-A-), Gulf Coast Yankees (GCL-Rk)

Years Active

1901-2020

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MLB Transactions on this Date

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TranxDate	Player Name	Transaction Description	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years
2000-12-22	Brian Boehringer	Signed by Yankees	P	6-2	190	B	R	1970-01-08	St. Louis,MO	1991- 4- 124-CHA	MLB	1995-2004	1990-2007
2000-12-16	Carlos Rosario	Signed as nondrafted free agent by Yankees	C-P	5-10	180	R	R	1984-02-23	Santo Domingo,DR		A+		2002-2005
2000-12-14	Brian Boehringer	Signed as Free Agent by Yankees.	P	6-2	190	B	R	1970-01-08	St. Louis,MO	1991- 4- 124-CHA	MLB	1995-2004	1990-2007
2000-12-12	Jeff Sparks	Signed by Yankees	P	6-3	220	R	R	1972-04-04	Houston,TX	1995- 24- 671-CIN	MLB	1999-2000	1995-2005
2000-12-07	Dwight Gooden	Signed as Free Agent by Yankees.	P	6-3	210	R	R	1964-11-16	Tampa,FL	1982- 1- 5-NYN	MLB	1984-2000	1982-2000
2000-12-07	Mike Mussina	Signed by Yankees	P	6-2	183	B	R	1968-12-08	Williamsport,PA	1990- 1- 20-BAL	MLB	1991-2008	1988-2008
2000-12-07	Luis Sojo	Signed as Free Agent by Yankees.	2B-SS	5-11	175	R	R	1966-01-03	Caracas,VZ	1986- 0- 0-TOR	MLB	1990-2003	1987-2003
2000-12-06	Eric Kofler	Signed by Yankees	OF-1B	6-1	217	L	L	1976-02-11	Flushing,NY	1994- 10- 283-NYA	AA		1994-2006
2000-11-30	Mike Mussina	Signed as Free Agent by Yankees.	P	6-2	183	B	R	1968-12-08	Williamsport,PA	1990- 1- 20-BAL	MLB	1991-2008	1988-2008
2000-11-27	Pascual Matos	Signed as Free Agent by Yankees.	C-1B	6-2	160	R	R	1974-12-23	Barahona,DR	1992- 0- 0-ATL	MLB	1999-1999	1992-2007
2000-11-21	Joe Oliver	Signed as Free Agent by Yankees.	C-1B	6-3	220	R	R	1965-07-24	Memphis,TN	1983- 2- 41-CIN	MLB	1989-2001	1983-2001
2000-11-21	Damaso Marte	Signed by Yankees	P	6-0	170	L	L	1975-02-14	Santo Domingo,DR	1992- 0- 0-SEA	MLB	1999-2010	1995-2011
2000-11-20	Jason Grimsley	Released by Yankees.	P	6-3	180	R	R	1967-08-07	Burr Ridge,IL	1985- 10- 252-PHI	MLB	1989-2006	1985-2006
2000-11-16	Paul O'Neill	Signed as Free Agent by Yankees.	OF-RF	6-4	215	L	L	1963-02-25	Columbus,OH	1981- 4- 93-CIN	MLB	1985-2001	1981-2001
2000-11-16	Robert Perez	Signed as Free Agent by Yankees.	OF-LF	6-3	230	R	R	1969-06-04	Ciudad Bolivar,VZ	1989- 0- 0-TOR	MLB	1994-2001	1990-2009
2000-11-16	Damaso Marte	Signed as Free Agent by Yankees.	P	6-0	170	L	L	1975-02-14	Santo Domingo,DR	1992- 0- 0-SEA	MLB	1999-2010	1995-2011
2000-11-15	Ryan Thompson	Released by Yankees.	OF-LF	6-3	215	R	R	1967-11-04	Chestertown,MD	1987- 13- 335-TOR	MLB	1992-2002	1987-2004
2000-10-31	Maximo Nelson	Signed as nondrafted free agent by Yankees	P	6-5	160	R	R	1982-04-21	Santo Domingo,DR		AAA		2004-2015
2000-10-25	Julio Mosquera	Signed as Free Agent by Yankees.	C-3B	6-0	190	R	R	1972-01-29	Panama City,PN	1991- 0- 0-TOR	MLB	1996-2005	1993-2005
2000-10-05	Jose Valdez	Signed as nondrafted free agent by Yankees	P	6-4	185	R	R	1983-01-22	Santo Domingo,DR	2000- 0- 0-NYA	MLB	2011-2012	2002-2015
2000-09-25	Hector Lebron	Signed by Yankees	1B-OF	6-3	220	L	R	1977-07-22	Catano,PR		A		1997-2011
2000-08-21	Dioner Navarro	Signed as undrafted amateur Free Agent by Yankees.	C-P	5-10	189	B	R	1984-02-09	Caracas,VZ	2000- 0- 0-NYA	MLB	2004-2016	2001-2019
2000-08-11	Wilson Delgado	Traded by Yankees to Royals for Nick Ortiz.	SS-2B	5-11	165	B	R	1975-07-15	San Cristobal,DR	1992- 0- 0-SEA	MLB	1996-2004	1994-2005
2000-08-08	Brian Johnson	Signed as Free Agent by Yankees.	C-1B	6-2	210	R	R	1968-01-08	Oakland,CA	1989- 16- 415-NYA	MLB	1994-2001	1987-2001
2000-08-07	Jose Canseco	Claimed on waivers by Yankees from Devil Rays.	OF-DH	6-4	240	R	R	1964-07-02	Havana,CU	1982- 15- 392-OAK	MLB	1985-2001	1982-2018
2000-08-07	Luis Sojo	Traded by Pirates to Yankees for Chris Spurling.	2B-SS	5-11	175	R	R	1966-01-03	Caracas,VZ	1986- 0- 0-TOR	MLB	1990-2003	1987-2003
2000-08-07	Chris Spurling	Traded by Yankees to Pirates for Luis Sojo.	P	6-5	228	R	R	1977-06-28	Dayton,OH	1997- 41-1246-NYA	MLB	2003-2007	1998-2010
2000-08-03	Luis Polonia	Signed as Free Agent by Yankees.	OF-DH	5-8	152	L	L	1964-10-12	Santiago,DR	1984- 0- 0-OAK	MLB	1987-2000	1984-2002
2000-07-24	Zach Day	Traded by Yankees with RHP Jake Westbrook to Indians completing trade in which Indians sent OF David Justice to Yankees for OF Ricky Ledee and two players to be named (June 29 2000)	P	6-4	185	R	R	1978-06-15	Cincinnati,OH	1996- 5- 149-NYA	MLB	2002-2006	1996-2008
2000-07-24	Jake Westbrook	Traded by Yankees with RHP Zach Day to Indians completing trade in which Indians sent OF David Justice to Yankees for OF Ricky Ledee and two players to be named (June 29 2000)	P	6-3	200	R	R	1977-09-29	Athens,GA	1996- 1- 21-COL	MLB	2000-2013	1996-2013
2000-07-21	Glenallen Hill	Traded by Cubs to Yankees for Ozwaldo Mairena and Ben Ford.	OF-RF	6-3	230	R	R	1965-03-22	Santa Cruz,CA	1983- 9- 219-TOR	MLB	1989-2001	1983-2001
2000-07-21	Ozwaldo Mairena	Traded by Yankees with Ben Ford to Cubs for Glenallen Hill.	P	5-11	165	L	L	1975-07-30	Chinandoga,NI	1996- 0- 0-NYA	MLB	2000-2002	1997-2005
2000-07-21	Ben Ford	Traded by Yankees with Ozwaldo Mairena to Cubs for Glenallen Hill.	P	6-7	230	R	R	1975-08-15	Cedar Rapids,IA	1994- 20- 563-NYA	MLB	1998-2004	1994-2004
2000-07-17	Mike Cervenak	Contract purchased by Yankees from Chillicothe	3B-1B	5-11	180	R	R	1976-08-17	Trenton,MI	1998- 43-1274-OAK	MLB	2008-2008	1995-2013
2000-07-16	Erold Andrus	Signed as nondrafted free agent by Yankees	OF-1B	6-2	170	B	L	1984-07-16	Caracas,VZ		AA		2002-2010
2000-07-12	Brian Reith	Traded by Yankees with Jackson Melian, Drew Henson and Ed Yarnall to Reds for Denny Neagle and Mike Frank.	P	6-5	190	R	R	1978-02-28	Fort Wayne,IN	1996- 6- 179-NYA	MLB	2001-2004	1996-2009
2000-07-12	Todd Erdos	Claimed on waivers by Padres from Yankees.	P	6-1	190	R	R	1973-11-21	Washington,PA	1992- 9- 253-SDN	MLB	1997-2001	1992-2007
2000-07-12	Drew Henson	Traded by Yankees with Brian Reith, Jackson Melian and Ed Yarnall to Reds for Denny Neagle and Mike Frank.	3B-DH	6-5	222	R	R	1980-02-13	San Diego,CA	1998- 3- 97-NYA	MLB	2002-2003	1998-2003
2000-07-12	Ed Yarnall	Traded by Yankees with Brian Reith, Jackson Melian and Drew Henson to Reds for Denny Neagle and Mike Frank.	P	6-4	235	L	L	1975-12-04	Lima,PA	1996- 3- 78-NYN	MLB	1999-2000	1997-2007
2000-07-12	Jackson Melian	Traded by Yankees with 3B Drew Henson LHP Ed Yarnall and RHP Brian Reith to Reds for LHP Denny Neagle and OF Mike Frank July 12 2000	OF-1B	6-2	190	R	R	1980-01-07	Barcelona,VZ	1996- 0- 0-NYA	AAA		1997-2010
2000-07-12	Mike Frank	Traded by Reds with Denny Neagle to Yankees for Brian Reith, Jackson Melian, Drew Henson and Ed Yarnall.	OF-CF	6-2	195	L	L	1975-01-14	Pomona,NY	1997- 7- 218-CIN	MLB	1998-1998	1997-2002
2000-07-12	Denny Neagle	Traded by Reds with Mike Frank to Yankees for Brian Reith, Jackson Melian, Drew Henson and Ed Yarnall.	P	6-3	225	L	L	1968-09-13	Gambrills,MD	1989- 3- 85-MIN	MLB	1991-2003	1989-2003
2000-07-02	Rudy Guillen	Signed as nondrafted free agent by Yankees	OF-P	6-3	180	R	R	1983-11-23	Santo Domingo,DR		AA		2002-2007
2000-06-30	Luis DeLaCruz	Released by Yankees	P	6-3	190	R	R	1981-03-15	Puerto Plata,DR		A+		1999-1999
2000-06-29	Jake Westbrook	Traded by Yankees with Zach Day and Ricky Ledee to Indians for Dave Justice.	P	6-3	200	R	R	1977-09-29	Athens,GA	1996- 1- 21-COL	MLB	2000-2013	1996-2013
2000-06-29	David Justice	Traded by Indians to Yankees for Zach Day, Jake Westbrook and Ricky Ledee.	OF-DH	6-3	200	L	L	1966-04-14	Cincinnati,OH	1985- 4- 94-ATL	MLB	1989-2002	1985-2002
2000-06-29	Zach Day	Traded by Yankees with Jake Westbrook and Ricky Ledee to Indians for Dave Justice.	P	6-4	185	R	R	1978-06-15	Cincinnati,OH	1996- 5- 149-NYA	MLB	2002-2006	1996-2008
2000-06-29	Ricky Ledee	Traded by Yankees with Zach Day and Jake Westbrook to Indians for Dave Justice.	OF-LF	6-1	160	L	L	1973-11-22	Ponce,PR	1990- 16- 435-NYA	MLB	1998-2007	1990-2007
2000-06-20	Jose Vizcaino	Traded by Dodgers with Cash to Yankees for Jim Leyritz.	SS-2B	6-1	180	B	R	1968-03-26	San Cristobal,DR	1986- 0- 0-LAN	MLB	1989-2006	1987-2006
2000-06-20	Jim Leyritz	Traded by Yankees to Dodgers for Jose Vizcaino and Cash.	C-3B	6-0	195	R	R	1963-12-27	Lakewood,OH	1985- 0- 0-NYA	MLB	1990-2000	1986-2003
2000-06-17	Kevin Orie	Signed as Free Agent by Yankees.	3B-SS	6-4	215	R	R	1972-09-01	West Chester,PA	1993- 1- 29-CHN	MLB	1997-2002	1993-2006
2000-06-11	Dwight Gooden	Signed as Free Agent by Yankees.	P	6-3	210	R	R	1964-11-16	Tampa,FL	1982- 1- 5-NYN	MLB	1984-2000	1982-2000
2000-06-09	Mike Buddie	Released by Yankees.	P	6-3	210	R	R	1970-12-12	Berea,OH	1992- 4- 102-NYA	MLB	1998-2002	1990-2003
2000-06-06	Lance Johnson	Released by Yankees.	OF-CF	5-11	165	L	L	1963-07-06	Lincoln Heights,OH	1984- 6- 139-SLN	MLB	1987-2000	1984-2002
2000-06-02	Adrian Hernandez	Signed as undrafted amateur Free Agent by Yankees.	P-OF	6-2	185	R	R	1975-03-25	Havana,CU	2000- 0- 0-NYA	MLB	2001-2004	2000-2007
2000-05-31	Colter Bean	Signed as nondrafted free agent by Yankees	P	6-6	255	R	R	1977-01-16	Anniston,AL	2000- 0- 0-NYA	MLB	2005-2007	1997-2008
2000-05-18	Angel Espada	Released by Yankees	2B-SS	5-9	150	R	R	1975-08-15	Passaic,NJ	1994- 42-1177-ATL	A		1994-2007
2000-05-14	Randall Simon	Signed as Free Agent by Yankees.	1B-DH	6-0	230	L	L	1975-05-26	Willemstad,CC	1992- 0- 0-ATL	MLB	1997-2006	1993-2010
2000-05-05	Chien-Ming Wang	Signed as nondrafted free agent by Yankees	P	6-3	230	R	R	1980-03-31	Tainan,TW	2000- 0- 0-NYA	MLB	2005-2016	2000-2016
2000-05-03	Matt Williams	Returned to Yankees	P	6-0	190	B	L	1971-04-12	Virginia Beach,VA	1994- 46-1267-CHN	MLB	2000-2000	1992-2002
2000-05-03	Matt Williams	Returned to Yankees.	P	6-0	190	B	L	1971-04-12	Virginia Beach,VA	1994- 46-1267-CHN	MLB	2000-2000	1992-2002
2000-05-01	Ryan Thompson	Signed as Free Agent by Yankees.	OF-LF	6-3	215	R	R	1967-11-04	Chestertown,MD	1987- 13- 335-TOR	MLB	1992-2002	1987-2004
2000-04-15	Cesar Suarez	Signed as nondrafted free agent by Yankees	3B-2B	5-11	170	R	R	1983-08-17	Maracaibo,VZ		AAA		2003-2014
2000-04-09	Kerry Robinson	Signed as Free Agent by Yankees.	OF-LF	6-0	175	L	L	1973-10-03	St. Louis,MO	1995- 34- 939-SLN	MLB	1998-2006	1995-2007
2000-04-02	Lance Johnson	Signed as Free Agent by Yankees.	OF-CF	5-11	165	L	L	1963-07-06	Lincoln Heights,OH	1984- 6- 139-SLN	MLB	1987-2000	1984-2002
2000-04-02	Ryan Thompson	Released by Yankees.	OF-LF	6-3	215	R	R	1967-11-04	Chestertown,MD	1987- 13- 335-TOR	MLB	1992-2002	1987-2004
2000-04-02	Felix Jose	Signed as Free Agent by Yankees.	OF-RF	6-1	190	B	R	1965-05-02	Santo Domingo,DR	1984- 0- 0-OAK	MLB	1988-2003	1984-2009
2000-03-31	Terry Jones	Claimed on waivers by Expos from Yankees.	OF-CF	5-10	165	B	R	1971-02-15	Birmingham,AL	1993- 40-1136-COL	MLB	1996-2001	1993-2002
2000-03-23	Tim Raines	Released by Yankees.	OF-2B	5-8	186	B	R	1959-09-16	Sanford,FL	1977- 5- 106-MON	MLB	1979-2002	1977-2002
2000-03-23	Juan Melo	Traded by Yankees to Giants for Wilson Delgado.	SS-2B	6-1	160	B	R	1976-05-11	Bani,DR	1993- 0- 0-SDN	MLB	2000-2000	1994-2010
2000-03-23	Wilson Delgado	Traded by Giants to Yankees for Juan Melo.	SS-2B	5-11	165	B	R	1975-07-15	San Cristobal,DR	1992- 0- 0-SEA	MLB	1996-2004	1994-2005
2000-03-22	Christian Parker	Traded by Expos with Ted Lilly and Jake Westbrook to Yankees for Hideki Irabu.	P	6-1	200	R	R	1975-07-03	Albuquerque,NM	1996- 4- 100-MON	MLB	2001-2001	1995-2005
2000-03-17	Ted Lilly	Traded by Expos with Christian Parker and Jake Westbrook to Yankees for Hideki Irabu.	P	6-0	185	L	L	1976-01-04	Lomita,CA	1996- 23- 688-LAN	MLB	1999-2013	1996-2013
2000-02-21	Angel Tovar	Released by Yankees	P	6-4	195	R	R	1978-04-25	Caracas,VZ		AAA		1999-2007
2000-02-12	Ferdin Tejeda	Signed as nondrafted free agent by Yankees	SS-P	5-11	178	R	R	1982-09-15	Sabana Grande de Palenque,DR		AA		2002-2009
2000-02-01	Tim Raines	Signed as Free Agent by Yankees.	OF-2B	5-8	186	B	R	1959-09-16	Sanford,FL	1977- 5- 106-MON	MLB	1979-2002	1977-2002
2000-01-26	Roberto Kelly	Signed as Free Agent by Yankees.	OF-RF	6-2	198	R	R	1964-10-01	Panama City,PN	1982- 0- 0-NYA	MLB	1987-2000	1982-2003
2000-01-20	Juan Melo	Signed by Yankees	SS-2B	6-1	160	B	R	1976-05-11	Bani,DR	1993- 0- 0-SDN	MLB	2000-2000	1994-2010
2000-01-14	Juan Melo	Signed as Free Agent by Yankees.	SS-2B	6-1	160	B	R	1976-05-11	Bani,DR	1993- 0- 0-SDN	MLB	2000-2000	1994-2010
2000-01-10	Eric Kofler	Released by Yankees	OF-1B	6-1	217	L	L	1976-02-11	Flushing,NY	1994- 10- 283-NYA	AA		1994-2006
2000-01-10	Chris Swiatkiewicz	Released by Yankees	P	6-0	195	R	R	1976-05-24	Fridley,MN		A+		1999-2006
2000-01-06	Terry Jones	Sent to Yankees by Dodgers for future considerations.	OF-CF	5-10	165	B	R	1971-02-15	Birmingham,AL	1993- 40-1136-COL	MLB	1996-2001	1993-2002

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