For the thirty third consecutive season, the New York Yankees have a successful document. The Yankees gained their 82nd recreation of the season Friday evening at Fenway Park (NYY 4, BOS 1) thanks to 6 no-hit innings from reigning AL Rookie of the 12 months Luis Gil. Aaron Choose slugged his 362nd profession dwelling run, passing Joe DiMaggio for sole possession of fourth place on the franchise leaderboard.
Right here is the ultimate out of New York’s 82nd win:
The Yankees final had a dropping season again in 1992, once they went 76-86 and wasted a Cy Younger-caliber season from Melido Perez (2.87 ERA in 247 2/3 innings). Their worst document since 1992 is 82-80 in 2023. They clinched a successful document on the second-to-last day of the season that yr to maintain this streak alive.
Thirty-three consecutive successful seasons just isn’t solely the second-longest such streak in baseball historical past. It is the second-longest streak of successful seasons within the historical past of the 4 main North American professional sports activities leagues. Listed here are the longest streaks of successful seasons:
- 39 seasons: 1926-64 Yankees
- 33 seasons: 1993-2025 Yankees (lively)
- 32 seasons: 1951-83 Montreal Canadiens
- 29 seasons: 1967-96 Boston Bruins
- 24 seasons: 1992-2016 Detroit Pink Wings
The longest streak of consecutive successful seasons by an MLB workforce apart from the Yankees is eighteen by the Baltimore Orioles (1968-85). The second-longest lively streak is 15 straight successful seasons by the Los Angeles Dodgers, who gained their 82nd recreation on Wednesday.
In fact, the Yankees need to clinch much more than a successful season as of late. Friday’s win moved them to 1 ½ video games up on the Boston Pink Sox for the highest wild card spot, they usually’re 4 1/2 video games up on a postseason berth. The Yankees are three video games behind the Toronto Blue Jays within the AL East with 15 video games remaining.
