the last time yankees made it to the playoffs was 2017.
last time yankees made it to the playoffs?
2017
on april 12, 2017, gardner collided with rickie weeks at first base, and both players left the game. gardner did not sustain a serious injury and came away only with a bruised jaw and strained neck. the yankees listed him as day-to-day. on april 29, gardner hit 2 home runs in a 12–4 win over the baltimore orioles. on may 2, gardner had another two home run game in an 11–5 win over the toronto blue jays. on may 5, with the yankees down to their final strike, gardner hit a go-ahead three-run home run off of hector rondon, which proved to be the game winner as the yankees won 3-2 over the chicago cubs. on june 1, gardner collected the 1,000th hit of his career off marco estrada of the toronto blue jays. on june 30, gardner went 3-for-5 with a grand slam and 6 rbis, tying his career high, while falling a triple short of the cycle. on july 27, gardner hit his 18th home run of the season, a walk-off against the tampa bay rays, setting a new career high for single-season home runs. the next day, gardner started the game with a leadoff home run. gardner hit a walk-off single on july 29 with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth. gardner hit a career-high 21 home runs, recording 23 steals and a .264 average as the yankees made the playoffs and finished one game shy of the world series. he was listed as a gold glove finalist, but ultimately lost to alex gordon of the kansas city royals.
brett gardner
while cano and granderson left the yankees on december 6, the yankees also made two signings on that date; the team reached a one-year, $16 million deal with pitcher hiroki kuroda, which became official the following day. also on december 6, the yankees reached an agreement to sign free agent outfielder carlos beltrán on a three-year, $45 million deal. on december 13, the yankees introduced ellsbury at a press conference, adorning the number 22. four days later, the yankees announced a pair of signings, bringing infielder brian roberts to the bronx on a one-year, $2 million deal, along with reliever matt thornton on a two-year, $7.5 million contract. on december 19, the yankees contract with beltran became official, and the yankees introduced him to the public at a press conference the next day. in order to make room on the roster, brett marshall was designated for assignment on december 19, and claimed by the chicago cubs off waivers four days later. on january 10, 2014, the yankees made the thornton signing official, and in order to clear room on the roster, the yankees designated vernon wells for assignment. on january 11, a panel of three, led by major league baseball arbitrator fredric horowitz, announced that the group had decided 2–1 to reduce the suspension on alex rodriguez from 211 games to 162 games and the postseason. the next day, the yankees signed infielder scott sizemore to a minor league deal, with an invitation to spring training. on january 14, the yankees announced in a press release that the deal with brian roberts was made official, taking alex rodriguez's vacated space on the 40-man roster.
2014 new york yankees season