1999 New York Yankees season

The 1999 New York Yankees season was the 97th season for the Bronx-based Major League Baseball team. The team finished with a record of 98–64 finishing 4 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox. New York was managed by Joe Torre. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. In the playoffs, they got to the World Series and defeated the Atlanta Braves in 4 games to win their 25th World Series title. By winning their 25th World Series, the New York Yankees became the most successful team in North America, a record previously held by the NHL's Montreal Canadiens. In that year, free-to-air broadcasts returned to WNYW, the which had been the first Yankees television broadcaster in 1947, while cable broadcasts continued on MSG. Offseason November 10, 1998: Scott Brosius resigned as a free agent with the New York Yankees. November 11, 1998: David Cone resigned as a free agent with the New York Yankees. November 25, 1998: Bernie Williams resigned as a free agent with the New York Yankees. February 5, 1999: Jeff Juden was signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees. February 18, 1999: Roger Clemens was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the New York Yankees for Homer Bush, Graeme Lloyd, and David Wells. March 30, 1999: Izzy Molina was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks with Ben Ford to the New York Yankees for Darren Holmes and cash. Notable transactions April 5, 1999: Darryl Strawberry signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees. July 31, 1999: Jim Leyritz was traded by the San Diego Padres to the New York Yankees for Geraldo Padua (minors).