The New York Yankees
Come into the dugout and learn about the best team in the MLB.
Presented by: Andrew Ventrella
Project 12: My Favorite Sports Team
December 21, 2011
Background information on The New
York Yankees
• The team colors are blue and white. The name
of their stadium is Yankee Stadium. It is
located in New York City. The team has been in
existence since 1913. Their previous seasons
record was 97-65.
Meet The New York Yankees
First Name
Last Name
Position
Jorge
Posada
Catcher
Mark
Teixeira
1st Base
Robinson
Cano
2nd Base
Derek
Jeter
Shortstop
Alex
Rodriguez
3rd Base
Brett
Gardner
Left Field
Curtis
Granderson
Center Field
Nick
Swisher
Right Field
CC
Sabathia
Pitcher
Phil
Hughes
Pitcher
Mariano
Rivera
Pitcher
Mark Teixeira
BA
HR
RBI
OBP
Regular
Season
.248
39
111
.341
Career
.281
314
1017
.373
• Mark Teixeira is 31 years old.
• He plays first base.
• His career highlights are that he won a world
series, was a 2x all star, a 4x gold glove award
winner, and a 3x silver slugger award winner.
Robinson Cano
BA
HR
RBI
OBP
Regular
Season
.302
28
118
.349
Career
.308
144
621
.347
• Robinson Cano is 29 years old.
• He plays second base.
• His career highlights are winning rookie of the year,
the gold glove award, and also the 2011 home run
derby.
CC Sabathia
ERA
W
L
SO
WHIP
Regular
Season
3.00
19
8
230
1.23
Career
3.51
176
96
2017
1.23
CC Sabathia is 31 years old.
He is a starting pitcher.
His career highlights are winning the AL Cy Young
award, the AL series championships MVP award, and
was a 2009 World Series Champion.
Players in Action
Curtis Granderson
Mariano Rivera
Derek Jeter
Joba Chamberlain
CC Sabathia
Alex Rodriguez