New York Yankees

A 94-win season ending in a four-game Division Series defeat to division rivals Toronto Blue Jays.

The 2025 New York Yankees season was the 123rd season for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. They entered the season as the defending champions of the American League East and the American League, and runner-up of the 2024 World Series. The Yankees had a 7-game lead atop the AL East on May 28, but stumbled in June and July, allowing the Blue Jays to win the division via head-to-head tiebreaker. They secured a wild card berth to make the postseason for the second consecutive year and 8th time in the past 9 seasons (2017–2022, 2024–2025) on September 23 with a win over the Chicago White Sox.

They finished with a 94–68 record, the same record as in the 2024 season. With the best record among the American League Wild Card teams, they clinched the fourth seed in the playoffs and faced the Boston Red Sox in the Wild Card Series, their sixth postseason meeting in the history of the Yankees–Red Sox rivalry.

Quick Facts

Season record: 94–68
Final standing: Wild Card (AL)
Division rank: 2nd (via tiebreaker loss to Toronto)
Home attendance average: 42,408
Franchise home run record: 9 (set March 29 and tied August 19)

Lore & Background

The 2025 campaign began with significant organizational shifts. On February 21, managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner announced the end of the team's strict facial grooming policy, allowing 'well-groomed beards' within specific parameters to avoid missing out on free agents. This change overturned a rule established by George Steinbrenner in 1973. On the mound, the rotation saw major movement in the offseason; Max Fried joined via an eight-year, $218 million deal, while Devin Williams was acquired from Milwaukee for Nestor Cortés Jr. The season featured historic offensive peaks, including a franchise-record nine home runs on March 29 and a tied record on August 19. These efforts led to a third-highest global attendance average of 42,408 fans per game.

Reader's Guide

Fans entering the 2025 season witnessed a historic shift in culture and personnel. Radio listeners heard Dave Sims take over for the retired John Sterling, having called Yankees games since 1989. The roster construction involved high-value trades, including acquiring Cody Bellinger from the Chicago Cubs and Fernando Cruz from the Cincinnati Reds before the season started. During the summer trade deadline frenzy on July 30, the front office executed four separate deals in a single day to acquire David Bednar, Jake Bird, Camilo Doval, and José Caballero while moving Oswald Peraza. These moves aimed to bolster a team that ultimately tied their previous year's record of 94 wins but fell short in the second round.

Did You Know?

The following day after tying the record, they tied the major league record for most homers in a two-game series with 14.
Dave Sims replaced John Sterling on the Yankees' radio station WFAN for the 2025 season, after Sterling had called Yankees games since 1989.
The Yankees drew an average home attendance of 42,408, the 3rd-highest of all baseball teams in the world.