2016 New York Yankees season
| 2016 New York Yankees | |
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Mark Teixeira's final season Alex Rodriguez's final season |
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| Record | 84–78 (.519) |
| Divisional place | 4th |
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| Owner(s) | Yankee Global Enterprises |
| General manager(s) | Brian Cashman |
| Manager(s) | Joe Girardi |
| Local television |
YES Network WPIX-TV (Michael Kay, Ken Singleton, several others as analysts) |
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WFAN / WFAN-FM New York Yankees Radio Network (John Sterling, Suzyn Waldman) |
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Mark Teixeira's final season
The 2016 New York Yankees season was the 114th season in New York City for the Yankees, and the 116th season overall for the franchise. Throughout the season, the Yankees wore a #8 patch in memory of Hall of Famer Yogi Berra. It was the final season for Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira.
On October 18, 2015 the Yankees fired their hitting coach, after just one season, Jeff Pentland. On November 2, it was announced that Alan Cockrell who was hired as the assistant the season before; will assume the role as hitting coach, with Marcus Thames as his assistant. On November 11, the Yankees traded John Ryan Murphy for Aaron Hicks. On December 9, the Yankees traded Adam Warren and Brendan Ryan to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for Starlin Castro. Also on December 9, the Yankees traded Justin Wilson to the Detroit Tigers for pitching prospects Luis Cessa and Chad Green. On December 28, the Yankees traded Eric Jagielo, Rookie Davis, Tony Renda, and Caleb Cotham for Aroldis Chapman from the Cincinnati Reds. On January 8, 2016, the Yankees purchased Kirby Yates from the Cleveland Indians. On January 17, the Yankees claimed Lane Adams off waivers, from the Kansas City Royals. On February 21, the Yankees signed free agent Chris Parmelee. On April 4, the Yankees traded Carlos Corporán to the Tampa Bay Rays for cash considerations.
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