2012 New York Yankees season
Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2012 New York Yankees season was the 110th season for the New York Yankees franchise. The Yankees began the season in St. Petersburg, Florida against the Tampa Bay Rays on April 6. They finished the season 95–67, first place in the American League East. They began their post-season run by beating the Baltimore Orioles in five games in the Division Series. They advanced to play the Detroit Tigers in the American League Championship Series, but were swept in four games by the Tigers following a season-ending injury to shortstop and team captain Derek Jeter.
2012 New York Yankees | ||||
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American League East Champions | ||||
League | American League | |||
Division | East | |||
Ballpark | Yankee Stadium | |||
City | New York, New York | |||
Record | 95–67 (.586) | |||
Divisional place | 1st | |||
Owners | Yankee Global Enterprises | |||
General managers | Brian Cashman | |||
Managers | Joe Girardi | |||
Television | YES Network WWOR-TV (Play-by-play: Michael Kay; Analysts: Ken Singleton, David Cone, John Flaherty, Al Leiter, Paul O'Neill, Lou Piniella) | |||
Radio | New York Yankees Radio Network (John Sterling, Suzyn Waldman)[1] | |||
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This was the Yankees 20th consecutive winning season, dating back to 1993.