# 2021 New York Yankees season

The 2021 New York Yankees season was the 119th season for the New York Yankees franchise.
The Yankees entered the 2021 season expecting to contend for the World Series. The Yankees' Opening Day was on April 1 against the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium with 20% capacity. The full crowd at Globe Life Field got to witness starting pitcher Corey Kluber throw a no-hitter against the Texas Rangers on May 19. The Yankees turned an 'around-the-horn' triple play on May 21 against the Chicago White Sox starting with third baseman Gio Urshela to second baseman Rougned Odor and then to first baseman Luke Voit.
During a game against the Toronto Blue Jays in Buffalo, New York, on June 17, the Yankees turned the first 1-3-6-2-5-6 triple play in major league history. The franchise had never turned more than one triple play in a season. Then on June 20, with 100% full crowd capacity, the Yankees turned their record-tying third triple play of the season to strand the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth inning, shutting down the Oakland Athletics and winning the game.
The Yankees underperformed throughout the regular season and were 41–41, with 80 games left to play on July 4. The Yankees went 51–29 in their final 80 games including a season-high 13 game winning streak, their longest winning streak since 1961. On October 3, the Yankees clinched a Wild Card berth with a 1–0 win against the Tampa Bay Rays. The Yankees finished the regular season with a 92–70 record and qualified for the postseason as the fifth seed in the American League (AL), before losing to the fourth-seed Boston Red Sox in the AL Wild Card Game at Fenway Park on October 5, their fifth consecutive playoff exit.
From September 6–9, the Yankees never led in the 4-game series against the Blue Jays, the first time since 1924 they never led in a 4-game series in the regular season.

## Offseason
### Transactions
#### 2020

* December 2 – Luis Cessa re-signs with the Yankees on a 1-year, $1 million contract.

#### 2021

* January 6 – acquired outfielder Greg Allen from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for James Reeves.
* January 24 – acquired starting pitcher Jameson Taillon from the Pittsburgh Pirates for four prospects (Miguel Yajure, Roansy Contreras, Maikol Escotto, and Canaan Smith).
* January 27 – signed right-handed starting pitcher Corey Kluber to a one-year, $11 million contract.
* January 27 – DJ LeMahieu re-signs with the Yankees on a six-year, $90 million contract.
* February 10 – signed sidearm right-handed pitcher Darren O'Day to a one-year, $1.75 million contract .
* February 22 – Brett Gardner re-signs with the Yankees on a one-year, $4 million contract.
* February 23 – signed left-handed pitcher Justin Wilson to a one-year, $4 million contract.

## Regular season
### Transactions
#### 2021

* April 6 – acquired second baseman Rougned Odor from the Texas Rangers in a trade along with cash considerations and minor league outfielders Antonio Cabello and Josh Stowers.
* April 27 – acquired left-handed pitcher Wandy Peralta and infielder Connor Cannon from the San Francisco Giants in exchange for outfielder Mike Tauchman.
* July 1 – acquired outfielder Tim Locastro from the Arizona Diamondbacks for minor league right-handed pitcher Keegan Curtis.
* July 26 – acquired right-handed relief pitcher Clay Holmes from the Pittsburgh Pirates for minor league infielders Diego Castillo and Hoy Park.
* July 27 – traded relievers Luis Cessa and Justin Wilson to the Cincinnati Reds for a player to be named later.
* July 29 – acquired outfielder Joey Gallo and left-handed relief pitcher Joely Rodríguez from the Texas Rangers for minor league prospects: Ezequiel Duran, Trevor Hauver, Glenn Otto and Josh Smith.
* July 29 – acquired first baseman Anthony Rizzo from the Chicago Cubs for minor league right-handed pitcher Alexander Vizcaino and outfielder Kevin Alcantara. The Yankees also acquired cash considerations ($5.5 million), and the remaining balance of Rizzo's $16.5 million salary this season.
* July 30 – acquired left-handed starting pitcher Andrew Heaney from the Los Angeles Angels and cash considerations for minor league right-handed pitcher Janson Junk and Elvis Peguero.

## Season standings
### American League East

vteAL East :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 100 | 62 | .617 | — | 52‍–‍29 | 48‍–‍33 |
| Boston Red Sox | 92 | 70 | .568 | 8 | 49‍–‍32 | 43‍–‍38 |
| New York Yankees | 92 | 70 | .568 | 8 | 46‍–‍35 | 46‍–‍35 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 91 | 71 | .562 | 9 | 47‍–‍33 | 44‍–‍38 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 52 | 110 | .321 | 48 | 27‍–‍54 | 25‍–‍56 |
American League Wild Card
vteDivision Leaders
Team
W
L
Pct.
Tampa Bay Rays
10062
.617
Houston Astros
9567
.586
Chicago White Sox
9369
.574
vteWild Card teams (Top 2 teams qualify for postseason)
Team
W
L
Pct.
GB
Boston Red Sox
9270
.568
New York Yankees
9270
.568
Toronto Blue Jays
9171
.562
1
Seattle Mariners
9072
.556
2
Oakland Athletics
8676
.531
6
Cleveland Indians
8082
.494
12
Los Angeles Angels
7785
.475
15
Detroit Tigers
7785
.475
15
Kansas City Royals
7488
.457
18
Minnesota Twins
7389
.451
19
Texas Rangers
60102
.370
32
Baltimore Orioles
52110
.321
40 :

### Record against opponents

2021 American League recordvte
Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2021 :
| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
| Baltimore | — | 6–13 | 0–7 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 8–11 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 1–18 | 4–3 | 5–14 | 7–13 |
| Boston | 13–6 | — | 3–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 10–9 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 10–9 | 16–4 |
| Chicago | 7–0 | 4–3 | — | 10–9 | 12–7 | 2–5 | 9–10 | 2–5 | 13–6 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 14–6 |
| Cleveland | 5–2 | 2–4 | 9–10 | — | 12–7 | 1–6 | 14–5 | 5–1 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 1–6 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 9–11 |
| Detroit | 5–2 | 3–3 | 7–12 | 7–12 | — | 5–2 | 8–11 | 1–6 | 8–11 | 3–3 | 1–6 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 3–3 | 11–9 |
| Houston | 3–3 | 5–2 | 5–2 | 6–1 | 2–5 | — | 3–4 | 13–6 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 11–8 | 11–8 | 4–2 | 14–5 | 4–2 | 9–11 |
| Kansas City | 3–4 | 2–5 | 10–9 | 5–14 | 11–8 | 4–3 | — | 2–4 | 10–9 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 12–8 |
| Los Angeles | 4–2 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 1–5 | 6–1 | 6–13 | 4–2 | — | 5–2 | 4–3 | 4–15 | 8–11 | 1–6 | 11–8 | 4–3 | 11–9 |
| Minnesota | 4–2 | 2–5 | 6–13 | 11–8 | 11–8 | 4–3 | 9–10 | 2–5 | — | 1–6 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 10–10 |
| New York | 11–8 | 9–10 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 6–1 | — | 4–3 | 5–2 | 8–11 | 6–1 | 8–11 | 12–8 |
| Oakland | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 6–1 | 8–11 | 5–2 | 15–4 | 5–1 | 3–4 | — | 4–15 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 11–9 |
| Seattle | 4–3 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 11–8 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 15–4 | — | 6–1 | 13–6 | 4–2 | 9–11 |
| Tampa Bay | 18–1 | 11–8 | 3–3 | 6–1 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 6–1 | 3–3 | 11–8 | 3–4 | 1–6 | — | 3–4 | 11–8 | 15–5 |
| Texas | 3–4 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 1–6 | 5–14 | 4–2 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 1–6 | 9–10 | 6–13 | 4–3 | — | 2–4 | 7–13 |
| Toronto | 14–5 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 11–8 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 8–11 | 4–2 | — | 14–6 |
Updated with the results of all games through October 3, 2021.

### Yankees team leaders

Batting :
| Hits | DJ LeMahieu | 160 |
| Batting average† | Aaron Judge | .287 |
| RBIs | Aaron Judge | 98 |
| Home runs | Aaron Judge | 39 |
| Runs scored | Aaron Judge | 89 |
| Stolen bases | Tyler Wade | 17 |
| Pitching |||
| Wins | Gerrit Cole | 16 |
| ERA‡ | Gerrit Cole | 3.23 |
| WHIP‡ | Gerrit Cole | 1.06 |
| Strikeouts | Gerrit Cole | 243 |
| Saves | Aroldis Chapman | 30 |
Updated through game of September 30.
† Minimum 3.1 plate appearances per team games played  AVG qualified batters: Judge, Stanton, LeMahieu
‡ Minimum 1 inning pitched per team games played  ERA & WHIP qualified pitchers: Cole

## Game log

On November 23, MLB announced that the Yankees would face the Chicago White Sox in the first MLB at Field of Dreams game in Dyersville, Iowa on August 12. This game was originally scheduled for August 13, 2020. Yankees went on to lose the game 9-8.
Legend :
| | Yankees win |
| | Yankees loss |
| | Postponement |
| Bold | Yankees team member |
2021 game log: 92–70 (Home: 46–35; Away: 46–35) :
April: 12–14 (Home: 5–7; Away: 7–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecord
1April 1Blue Jays2–3 (10)Romano (1–0)Nelson (0–1)Merryweather (1)Yankee Stadium10,8500–1
2April 3Blue Jays5–3Loáisiga (1–0)Stripling (0–1)Green (1)Yankee Stadium10,1071–1
3April 4Blue Jays1–3Borucki (1–0)Germán (0–1)Merryweather (2)Yankee Stadium10,0661–2
4April 5Orioles7–0Montgomery (1–0)López (0–1)—Yankee Stadium9,0082–2
5April 6Orioles7–2Cole (1–0)Kremer (0–1)—Yankee Stadium9,4043–2
6April 7Orioles3–4 (11)Valdez (1–0)Green (0–1)Fry (1)Yankee Stadium10,2543–3
7April 9@ Rays5–10Hill (1–0)Kluber (0–1)—Tropicana Field9,0213–4
8April 10@ Rays0–4Kittredge (2–0)Germán (0–2)—Tropicana Field6,2703–5
9April 11@ Rays8–4 (10)Chapman (1–0)McHugh (0–1)—Tropicana Field6,9654–5
10April 12@ Blue Jays3–1Cole (2–0)Ray (0–1)Chapman (1)TD Ballpark1,5765–5
11April 13@ Blue Jays3–7Ryu (1–1)Taillon (0–1)—TD Ballpark1,5505–6
12April 14@ Blue Jays4–5Dolis (1–0)Green (0–2)—TD Ballpark1,6135–7
13April 16Rays2–8Wacha (1–1)Nelson (0–2)—Yankee Stadium10,2025–8
14April 17Rays3–6Glasnow (2–0)Montgomery (1–1)Castillo (4)Yankee Stadium10,5835–9
15April 18Rays2–4Yarbrough (1–2)Cole (2–1)Springs (1)Yankee Stadium10,6065–10
16April 20Braves3–1Loáisiga (2–0)Matzek (0–2)Chapman (2)Yankee Stadium10,0176–10
17April 21Braves1–4Anderson (1–0)Kluber (0–2)—Yankee Stadium9,6346–11
18April 22@ Indians6–3Germán (1–2)Wittgren (0–1)Chapman (3)Progressive Field6,3807–11
19April 23@ Indians5–3Luetge (1–0)Allen (1–3)Chapman (4)Progressive Field8,6628–11
20April 24@ Indians2–1Cole (3–1)Bieber (2–2)Loáisiga (1)Progressive Field8,8179–11
21April 25@ Indians3–7Hentges (1–0)Taillon (0–2)—Progressive Field8,7669–12
22April 26@ Orioles2–4Harvey (2–1)García (0–1)Valdez (5)Camden Yards6,3679–13
23April 27@ Orioles5–1Kluber (1–2)Zimmermann (1–3)—Camden Yards6,66210–13
24April 28@ Orioles7–0Germán (2–2)Kremer (0–2)—Camden Yards7,33811–13
25April 29@ Orioles3–4 (10)Scott (1–2)Loáisiga (2–1)—Camden Yards7,73811–14
26April 30Tigers10–0Cole (4–1)Skubal (0–4)—Yankee Stadium9,52312–14 :
May: 17–11 (Home: 10–5; Away: 7–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecord
27May 1Tigers6–4Taillon (1–2)Turnbull (1–2)Chapman (5)Yankee Stadium10,01513–14
28May 2Tigers2–0Kluber (2–2)Ureña (1–4)Chapman (6)Yankee Stadium10,02114–14
29May 4Astros7–3Luetge (2–0)Bielak (1–1)—Yankee Stadium10,85015–14
30May 5Astros6–3Loáisiga (3–1)Raley (0–2)Chapman (7)Yankee Stadium9,89516–14
31May 6Astros4–7Scrubb (1–0)Green (0–3)Pressly (5)Yankee Stadium10,04216–15
32May 7Nationals4–11Finnegan (2–0)Loáisiga (3–2)—Yankee Stadium10,01016–16
33May 8Nationals4–3 (11)Wilson (1–0)Rainey (0–2)—Yankee Stadium10,85017–16
34May 9Nationals3–2Chapman (2–0)Hand (2–1)—Yankee Stadium10,09218–16
35May 11@ Rays3–1Montgomery (2–1)Patiño (1–1)Chapman (8)Tropicana Field5,44119–16
36May 12@ Rays1–0Cole (5–1)Thompson (2–2)Chapman (9)Tropicana Field5,66820–16
37May 13@ Rays1–9Hill (2–1)Taillon (1–3)—Tropicana Field6,22920–17
38May 14@ Orioles5–4Kluber (3–2)Lakins (1–4)Loáisiga (2)Camden Yards10,80921–17
39May 15@ Orioles8–2Germán (3–2)López (1–4)—Camden Yards10,76722–17
40May 16@ Orioles6–10Zimmermann (2–3)King (0–1)—Camden Yards11,07022–18
41May 17@ Rangers2–5Lyles (2–3)Cole (5–2)Kennedy (11)Globe Life Field28,04022–19
42May 18@ Rangers7–4Peralta (1–0)Foltynewicz (1–4)Chapman (10)Globe Life Field26,52223–19
43May 19@ Rangers2–0Kluber (4–2)Yang (0–1)—Globe Life Field31,68924–19
44May 20@ Rangers2–0Germán (4–2)King (4–3)Chapman (11)Globe Life Field27,58125–19
45May 21White Sox2–1Chapman (3–0)Marshall (1–2)—Yankee Stadium14,01126–19
46May 22White Sox7–0Cole (6–2)Cease (2–1)—Yankee Stadium14,66527–19
47May 23White Sox5–4Chapman (4–0)Bummer (0–3)—Yankee Stadium14,00728–19
48May 25Blue Jays2–6Matz (6–2)Kluber (4–3)—Yankee Stadium12,02528–20
—May 26Blue JaysPostponed (Rain, Makeup May 27)
49May 27 (1)Blue Jays0–2 (7)Manoah (1–0)Germán (4–3)Romano (2)Yankee StadiumN/A28–21
50May 27 (2)Blue Jays5–3 (7)Loáisiga (4–2)Ray (2–2)Green (2)Yankee Stadium14,05629–21
51May 28@ Tigers2–3 (10)Garcia (1–1)Wilson (1–1)—Comerica Park8,00029–22
52May 29@ Tigers1–6Turnbull (4–2)García (0–2)—Comerica Park8,00029–23
53May 30@ Tigers2–6Skubal (2–7)King (0–2)—Comerica Park8,00029–24
54May 31Rays1–3Hill (4–2)Taillon (1–4)Feyereisen (3)Yankee Stadium17,00829–25 :
June: 12–14 (Home: 7–8; Away: 5–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecord
55June 1Rays5–3 (11)Cessa (1–0)Kittredge (5–1)—Yankee Stadium12,53730–25
56June 2Rays4–3Montgomery (3–1)McClanahan (2–1)Chapman (12)Yankee Stadium13,82431–25
57June 3Rays2–9Yarbrough (3–3)Cole (6–3)—Yankee Stadium12,61431–26
58June 4Red Sox2–5Eovaldi (7–2)King (0–3)Barnes (13)Yankee Stadium18,04031–27
59June 5Red Sox3–7Whitlock (1–1)Green (0–4)Barnes (14)Yankee Stadium20,01931–28
60June 6Red Sox5–6 (10)Barnes (2–1)Cessa (1–1)Valdéz (1)Yankee Stadium19,10331–29
61June 8@ Twins8–4Loáisiga (5–2)Rogers (2–3)—Target Field17,94932–29
62June 9@ Twins9–6Cole (7–3)Dobnak (1–6)—Target Field17,07833–29
63June 10@ Twins5–7Robles (2–2)Chapman (4–1)—Target Field17,72833–30
64June 12@ Phillies7–8 (10)Bradley (2–1)Chapman (4–2)—Citizens Bank Park38,45033–31
65June 13@ Phillies0–7Nola (5–4)Germán (4–4)—Citizens Bank Park38,51233–32
66June 15@ Blue Jays6–5Loáisiga (6–2)Mayza (1–1)Chapman (13)Sahlen Field7,14534–32
67June 16@ Blue Jays3–2Cole (8–3)Stripling (2–4)Chapman (14)Sahlen Field7,27135–32
68June 17@ Blue Jays8–4Green (1–4)Castro (1–2)—Sahlen Field7,28836–32
69June 18Athletics3–5Kaprielian (4–1)Peralta (3–2)Trivino (12)Yankee Stadium24,03736–33
70June 19Athletics7–5Green (2–4)Luzardo (2–4)Chapman (15)Yankee Stadium23,98537–33
71June 20Athletics2–1Loáisiga (7–2)Manaea (6–3)Chapman (16)Yankee Stadium27,80738–33
72June 22Royals5–6Brentz (2–0)Loáisiga (7–3)Holland (5)Yankee Stadium21,13038–34
73June 23Royals6–5Chapman (5–2)Holland (2–3)—Yankee Stadium25,03239–34
74June 24Royals8–1Taillon (2–4)Keller (6–8)—Yankee Stadium21,35040–34
75June 25@ Red Sox3–5Whitlock (3–1)Germán (4–5)Barnes (16)Fenway Park36,86940–35
76June 26@ Red Sox2–4Eovaldi (8–4)Montgomery (3–2)Ottavino (5)Fenway Park36,85740–36
77June 27@ Red Sox2–9Rodríguez (6–4)Cole (8–4)—Fenway Park34,50740–37
78June 28Angels3–5Suárez (3–1)King (0–4)Iglesias (14)Yankee Stadium25,05440–38
79June 29Angels11–5Taillon (3–4)Heaney (4–6)—Yankee Stadium23,15241–38
80June 30Angels8–11Mayers (2–3)Luetge (2–1)Iglesias (15)Yankee Stadium30,71441–39 :
July: 14–9 (Home: 5–3; Away: 9–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecord
—July 1AngelsPostponed (Rain, Makeup August 16)
—July 2MetsPostponed (Rain, Makeup July 4)
81July 3Mets3–8Walker (7–3)Montgomery (3–3)—Yankee Stadium40,04741–40
82July 4 (1)Mets5–10 (7)Familia (3–1)Chapman (5–3)—Yankee Stadium42,71441–41
83July 4 (2)Mets4–2Green (3–4)Oswalt (1–1)—Yankee Stadium42,10742–41
84July 6@ Mariners12–1Taillon (4–4)Sheffield (5–8)—T-Mobile Park16,54743–41
85July 7@ Mariners5–4Cessa (2–1)Kikuchi (6–4)Green (3)T-Mobile Park17,20544–41
86July 8@ Mariners0–4Gilbert (3–2)Montgomery (3–4)—T-Mobile Park17,25444–42
87July 9@ Astros4–0Luetge (3–1)Odorizzi (3–4)—Minute Maid Park40,85745–42
88July 10@ Astros1–0Cole (9–4)Greinke (8–3)—Minute Maid Park41,25946–42
89July 11@ Astros7–8Garza Jr. (1–2)Green (3–5)—Minute Maid Park37,92846–43
91st All-Star Game in Denver, Colorado
—July 15Red SoxPostponed (COVID-19, Makeup August 17)
90July 16Red Sox0–4Rodríguez (7–5)Montgomery (3–5)Houck (1)Yankee Stadium40,13046–44
91July 17Red Sox3–1 (6)Cole (10–4)Sawamura (4–1)—Yankee Stadium37,09547–44
92July 18Red Sox9–1Taillon (5–4)Pérez (7–6)—Yankee Stadium40,30948–44
93July 20Phillies6–4Cessa (3–1)Nola (6–6)Chapman (17)Yankee Stadium36,10649–44
94July 21Phillies6–5 (10)Kriske (1–0)Suárez (4–3)—Yankee Stadium34,11250–44
95July 22@ Red Sox4–5 (10)Barnes (5–2)Kriske (1–1)—Fenway Park34,76150–45
96July 23@ Red Sox2–6Ríos (3–0)Cole (10–5)—Fenway Park34,92250–46
97July 24@ Red Sox4–3Taillon (5–4)Ottavino (2–3)Chapman (18)Fenway Park35,13651–46
98July 25@ Red Sox4–5Workman (1–2)Loáisiga (7–4)Barnes (21)Fenway Park32,00951–47
99July 27@ Rays4–3Montgomery (4–5)McClanahan (4–4)Chapman (19)Tropicana Field12,67852–47
100July 28@ Rays3–1 (10)Green (4–5)Fairbanks (3–4)Chapman (20)Tropicana Field11,52553–47
101July 29@ Rays0–14Patiño (2–2)Cole (10–6)—Tropicana Field14,13453–48
102July 30@ Marlins3–1Taillon (7–4)Thompson (2–4)Chapman (21)loanDepot Park18,46254–48
103July 31@ Marlins4–2Luetge (4–1)Hess (2–1)Loáisiga (3)loanDepot Park25,76755–48 :
August: 21–8 (Home: 12–2; Away: 9–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecord
104August 1@ Marlins3–1Rodríguez (2–3)Bass (1–6)Chapman (22)loanDepot Park20,75856–48
105August 2Orioles1–7López (3–12)Heaney (6–8)—Yankee Stadium28,87956–49
106August 3Orioles13–1Gil (1–0)Wells (1–2)—Yankee Stadium30,81557–49
107August 4Orioles10–3Loáisiga (8–4)Sulser (3–2)—Yankee Stadium30,05558–49
108August 5Mariners5–3Green (5–5)Sewald (6–3)Chapman (23)Yankee Stadium33,21159–49
109August 6Mariners3–2 (11)Abreu (1–0)Middleton (0–2)—Yankee Stadium43,18060–49
110August 7Mariners5–4Heaney (7–8)Misiewicz (3–4)Loáisiga (4)Yankee Stadium35,16561–49
111August 8Mariners0–2Sewald (7–3)Luetge (4–2)Steckenrider (4)Yankee Stadium35,43761–50
112August 9@ Royals8–6 (11)Holmes (4–2)Holland (2–5)Peralta (3)Kauffman Stadium18,47762–50
113August 10@ Royals4–8Staumont (2–2)Cortés Jr. (0–1)—Kauffman Stadium18,21862–51
114August 11@ Royals5–2Green (6–5)Singer (3–8)Britton (1)Kauffman Stadium13,74863–51
115August 12†@ White Sox8–9Hendriks (7–2)Britton (0–1)—Field of Dreams (Iowa)†7,83263–52
116August 14@ White Sox7–5 (10)Green (7–5)Hendriks (7–3)Abreu (1)Guaranteed Rate Field38,47764–52
117August 15@ White Sox5–3Cortés Jr. (1–1)Giolito (9–9)Peralta (4)Guaranteed Rate Field37,69665–52
118August 16Angels2–1Cole (11–6)Suárez (5–6)Green (4)Yankee Stadium37,01066–52
119August 17 (1)Red Sox5–3 (7)Abreu (2–0)Whitlock (4–2)Loáisiga (5)Yankee Stadium39,07867–52
120August 17 (2)Red Sox2–0 (7)Peralta (4–2)Eovaldi (10–8)Green (5)Yankee Stadium35,23768–52
121August 18Red Sox5–2Heaney (8–8)Pivetta (9–6)Luetge (1)Yankee Stadium39,16669–52
122August 19Twins7–5Taillon (8–4)Gant (4–7)Green (6)Yankee Stadium30,01970–52
123August 20Twins10–2Cortés Jr. (2–1)Barnes (0–3)—Yankee Stadium39,12471–52
124August 21Twins7–1Cole (12–6)Maeda (6–5)—Yankee Stadium35,24772–52
—August 22TwinsPostponed (Hurricane Henri, Makeup September 13)
125August 23@ Braves5–1Montgomery (5–5)Ynoa (4–3)—Truist Park39,17673–52
126August 24@ Braves5–4Holmes (5–2)Morton (12–5)Peralta (5)Truist Park37,42674–52
127August 26@ Athletics7–6Loáisiga (9–4)Trivino (5–7)Chapman (24)Oakland Coliseum8,14775–52
128August 27@ Athletics8–2Cole (13–6)Manaea (8–9)—Oakland Coliseum22,46376–52
129August 28@ Athletics2–3Montas (10–9)Cortés Jr. (2–2)Romo (1)Oakland Coliseum18,33776–53
130August 29@ Athletics1–3Guerra (2–1)Green (7–6)Chafin (2)Oakland Coliseum18,46876–54
131August 30@ Angels7–8Guerra (5–2)Peralta (4–3)Iglesias (28)Angel Stadium29,43676–55
132August 31@ Angels4–6Herget (1–1)Taillon (8–5)Iglesias (29)Angel Stadium34,81376–56
†The White Sox were the home team against the Yankees at the Field of Dreams movie site in the inaugural MLB at Field of Dreams game. :
September: 15–12 (Home: 6–8; Away: 9–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecord
133September 1@ Angels4–1Cole (14–6)Naughton (0–1)Chapman (25)Angel Stadium28,75377–56
134September 3Orioles4–3 (10)Holmes (6–2)Tate (0–6)—Yankee Stadium34,08578–56
135September 4Orioles3–4Sulser (4–3)Chapman (5–4)—Yankee Stadium34,57178–57
136September 5Orioles7–8Diplán (1–0)Heaney (8–9)Wells (1)Yankee Stadium33,09178–58
137September 6Blue Jays0–8Ryu (13–8)Taillon (8–6)—Yankee Stadium31,19678–59
138September 7Blue Jays1–5Matz (11–8)Cole (14–7)—Yankee Stadium30,16478–60
139September 8Blue Jays3–6Richards (6–2)Holmes (6–3)Romano (16)Yankee Stadium25,87378–61
140September 9Blue Jays4–6Berríos (11–7)Romano (0–2)—Yankee Stadium30,11278–62
141September 10@ Mets3–10Megill (3–4)Montgomery (5–6)—Citi Field37,28878–63
142September 11@ Mets8–7Holmes (7–3)May (7–3)Chapman (26)Citi Field43,14479–63
143September 12@ Mets6–7Lugo (4–2)Green (7–7)Díaz (29)Citi Field33,80579–64
144September 13Twins6–5 (10)Holmes (8–3)Garza Jr. (1–3)—Yankee Stadium31,52880–64
145September 14@ Orioles7–2Cole (15–7)Wells (1–3)—Camden Yards10,23581–64
146September 15@ Orioles4–3Peralta (5–3)Wells (2–3)Chapman (27)Camden Yards10,40282–64
147September 16@ Orioles2–3 (10)Sulser (5–4)Peralta (5–4)—Camden Yards20,16482–65
148September 17Indians8–0Kluber (5–3)Plesac (10–6)—Yankee Stadium31,40383–65
149September 18Indians3–11Civale (11–4)Gil (1–1)—Yankee Stadium39,08883–66
150September 19Indians1–11Morgan (3–7)Cole (15–8)—Yankee Stadium34,11083–67
151September 20Rangers4–3Green (8–7)Alexy (2–1)Chapman (28)Yankee Stadium22,16084–67
152September 21Rangers7–1Montgomery (6–6)Dunning (5–9)—Yankee Stadium23,33585–67
153September 22Rangers7–3Green (9–7)Patton (1–2)—Yankee Stadium25,17086–67
154September 24@ Red Sox8–3Cole (16–8)Eovaldi (10–9)—Fenway Park36,02687–67
155September 25@ Red Sox5–3Severino (1–0)Houck (1–5)Chapman (29)Fenway Park36,10388–67
156September 26@ Red Sox6–3Green (10–7)Richards (7–8)Chapman (30)Fenway Park36,31289–67
157September 28@ Blue Jays7–2King (1–4)Ryu (13–10)—Rogers Centre28,76990–67
158September 29@ Blue Jays5–6Cimber (3–4)Holmes (8–4)Romano (22)Rogers Centre29,60190–68
159September 30@ Blue Jays6–2King (2–4)Ray (13–7)—Rogers Centre29,65991–68 :
October: 1–2 (Home: 1–2; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecord
160October 1Rays3–4Head (2–0)Cortés Jr. (2–3)Kittredge (8)Yankee Stadium41,46991–69
161October 2Rays2–12Patiño (5–3)Montgomery (6–7)—Yankee Stadium41,64891–70
162October 3Rays1–0Chapman (6–4)Fleming (10–8)—Yankee Stadium40,40992–70 :

## Player stats
### Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | AVG | SLG |
| DJ LeMahieu | 150 | 597 | 84 | 160 | 24 | 1 | 10 | 57 | 4 | 73 | .268 | .362 |
| Aaron Judge | 148 | 550 | 89 | 158 | 24 | 0 | 39 | 98 | 6 | 75 | .287 | .544 |
| Giancarlo Stanton | 139 | 510 | 64 | 139 | 19 | 0 | 35 | 97 | 0 | 63 | .273 | .516 |
| Gleyber Torres | 127 | 459 | 50 | 119 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 51 | 14 | 50 | .259 | .366 |
| Gio Urshela | 116 | 420 | 42 | 112 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 49 | 1 | 20 | .267 | .419 |
| Brett Gardner | 140 | 387 | 47 | 86 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 39 | 4 | 60 | .222 | .362 |
| Gary Sánchez | 117 | 383 | 54 | 78 | 13 | 1 | 23 | 54 | 0 | 52 | .204 | .423 |
| Rougned Odor | 102 | 322 | 42 | 65 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 39 | 0 | 27 | .202 | .379 |
| Luke Voit | 68 | 213 | 26 | 51 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 35 | 0 | 21 | .239 | .437 |
| Kyle Higashioka | 67 | 193 | 20 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 29 | 0 | 17 | .181 | .389 |
| Joey Gallo | 58 | 188 | 33 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 37 | .160 | .404 |
| Clint Frazier | 60 | 183 | 20 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 32 | .186 | .317 |
| Anthony Rizzo | 49 | 173 | 32 | 43 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 16 | .249 | .428 |
| Miguel Andújar | 45 | 154 | 19 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 7 | .253 | .383 |
| Tyler Wade | 103 | 127 | 31 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 16 | .268 | .323 |
| Aaron Hicks | 32 | 108 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 14 | .194 | .333 |
| Andrew Velazquez | 28 | 67 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .224 | .358 |
| Mike Ford | 22 | 60 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11 | .133 | .283 |
| Greg Allen | 15 | 37 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | .270 | .432 |
| Chris Gittens | 16 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | .111 | .194 |
| Jay Bruce | 10 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .118 | .235 |
| Ryan LaMarre | 9 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .190 | .476 |
| Tim Locastro | 9 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .190 | .429 |
| Estevan Florial | 11 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .300 | .550 |
| Rob Brantly | 6 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .150 | .200 |
| Jonathan Davis | 12 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .059 | .059 |
| Mike Tauchman | 11 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .214 | .286 |
| Trey Amburgey | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Hoy Park | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Pitcher Totals | 162 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 5331 | 711 | 1266 | 213 | 12 | 222 | 666 | 63 | 621 | .237 | .407 |
Source:

### Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
| Gerrit Cole | 16 | 8 | 3.23 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 181.1 | 151 | 69 | 65 | 41 | 243 |
| Jordan Montgomery | 6 | 7 | 3.83 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 157.1 | 150 | 73 | 67 | 51 | 162 |
| Jameson Taillon | 8 | 6 | 4.30 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 144.1 | 130 | 73 | 69 | 44 | 140 |
| Domingo Germán | 4 | 5 | 4.58 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 98.1 | 89 | 52 | 50 | 27 | 98 |
| Nestor Cortés Jr. | 2 | 3 | 2.90 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 93.0 | 75 | 32 | 30 | 25 | 103 |
| Chad Green | 10 | 7 | 3.12 | 67 | 0 | 6 | 83.2 | 57 | 32 | 29 | 17 | 99 |
| Corey Kluber | 5 | 3 | 3.83 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 80.0 | 74 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 82 |
| Lucas Luetge | 4 | 2 | 2.74 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 72.1 | 67 | 30 | 22 | 15 | 78 |
| Jonathan Loáisiga | 9 | 4 | 2.17 | 57 | 0 | 5 | 70.2 | 56 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 69 |
| Michael King | 2 | 4 | 3.55 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 63.1 | 57 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 62 |
| Aroldis Chapman | 6 | 4 | 3.36 | 61 | 0 | 30 | 56.1 | 36 | 23 | 21 | 38 | 97 |
| Wandy Peralta | 3 | 3 | 2.95 | 46 | 1 | 3 | 42.2 | 38 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 35 |
| Luis Cessa | 3 | 1 | 2.82 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 38.1 | 31 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 31 |
| Albert Abreu | 2 | 0 | 5.15 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 36.2 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 35 |
| Andrew Heaney | 2 | 2 | 7.32 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 35.2 | 38 | 29 | 29 | 10 | 37 |
| Luis Gil | 1 | 1 | 3.07 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 29.1 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 38 |
| Clay Holmes | 5 | 2 | 1.61 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 34 |
| Joely Rodríguez | 1 | 0 | 2.84 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 17 |
| Zach Britton | 0 | 1 | 5.89 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 18.1 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
| Justin Wilson | 1 | 1 | 7.50 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 15 |
| Nick Nelson | 0 | 2 | 8.79 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 14.1 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 22 |
| Darren O'Day | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| Deivi García | 0 | 2 | 6.48 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8.1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| Brooks Kriske | 1 | 1 | 15.26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 7 |
| Clarke Schmidt | 0 | 0 | 5.68 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Luis Severino | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Stephen Ridings | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Asher Wojciechowski | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Sal Romano | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Brody Koerner | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 92 | 70 | 3.74 | 162 | 162 | 47 | 1435.1 | 1243 | 669 | 596 | 492 | 1569 |
Source:

### No-hitters

| Date | Pitcher | Catcher | Opposing team | Final score |
| May 19 | Corey Kluber | Kyle Higashioka | Texas Rangers | 2–0 (Away) |

### Grand slams

| Date | Batter | Pitcher | Opposing team | Final score |
| April 5 | Giancarlo Stanton | Shawn Armstrong | Baltimore Orioles | 7–0 (Home) |
| April 30 | Aaron Judge | Buck Farmer | Detroit Tigers | 10–0 (Home) |
| September 5 | Gary Sánchez | Keegan Akin | Baltimore Orioles | 7–8 (Home) |
| September 25 | Giancarlo Stanton | Darwinzon Hernandez | Boston Red Sox | 5–3 (Away) |

## Postseason
### Postseason game log

2021 Postseason Game Log (0−1) (Home 0−0; Away 0−1) :
American League Wild Card Game: 0−1
#DateOpponentStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1October 5@ Red SoxFenway Park2–6Eovaldi (1−0)Cole (0−1)—38,3240–1 :

### Postseason rosters

Playoff rosters :
American League Wild Card Game
Pitchers: 30 Joely Rodríguez 35 Clay Holmes 40 Luis Severino 43 Jonathan Loáisiga 45 Gerrit Cole 54 Aroldis Chapman 55 Domingo Germán 57 Chad Green 58 Wandy Peralta 63 Lucas Luetge 65 Nestor Cortés Jr. 73 Michael King
Catchers: 24 Gary Sánchez 62 Rob Brantly 66 Kyle Higashioka
Infielders: 12 Rougned Odor 14 Tyler Wade 25 Gleyber Torres 29 Gio Urshela 48 Anthony Rizzo 71 Andrew Velazquez
Outfielders: 11 Brett Gardner 13 Joey Gallo 22 Greg Allen 99 Aaron Judge
Designated hitters: 27 Giancarlo Stanton :

## Awards and honors

| Recipient | Award |
| Corey Kluber | AL Player of the Week (April 26–May 2) |
| Gerrit Cole | AL Pitcher of the Month (April) |
| Aaron Judge | AL Player of the Week (May 10–16) |
| Corey Kluber | AL Player of the Week (May 17–23) |
| Luke Voit | AL Player of the Week (August 16–22) |

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | Triple-A East | Doug Davis |
| AA | Somerset Patriots | Double-A Northeast | Julio Mosquera |
| High-A | Hudson Valley Renegades | High-A East | David Adams |
| Low-A | Tampa Tarpons | Low-A Southeast | Luis Dorante |
| Rookie | FCL Yankees | Florida Complex League | |
| Rookie | DSL Yankees 1 | Dominican Summer League | Caonabo Cosme |
| Rookie | DSL Yankees 2 | Dominican Summer League | Caonabo Cosme |