what yankee player went to the all star
Yankees captain Derek Jeter has appeared in eight All-Star games in his 10-year career. In 2000, he became the only player to win All-Star MVP and World Series MVP. He was the first Yankee to win All-Star MVP, with three hits and two RBIs.
All-Star Game has added significance for three players from first-place Yankees. The American League's Brett Gardner, Mark Teixeira and Dellin Betances, of the New York Yankees, watch with children during the MLB All-Star Home Run Derby, Monday, July 13, 2015, in Cincinnati. Photo Credit: AP / John Minchillo. CINCINNATI - The three Yankees who made the American League All-Star team are, of course, thrilled to be here. But with their club leading the AL East by 31/2 games at the break, there's a bigger picture to Tuesday night's game beyond the pageantry of the event.
Lemon led the Yankees to the 1981 World Series but did not make it to the '82 All-Star Game as manager after again being fired by Steinbrenner, so Billy Martin, skipper of the 1981 AL runner-up Oakland Athletics, led the All-Star squad.
On top of an All Star player, Gardner has been an All Star-caliber bargain for the Yankees, having inked a four-year, $52 million extension prior to the start of last season. Had both sides not agreed to a new contract, Gardner would have been a free agent last winter and had multiple suitors lining up to sign him.