the last time the yankees won a world series was 2008.
the last time the yankees won a world series was 2008.
when was the last time the yankees won a world series?
2008
like its predecessor, the new yankee stadium hosted the world series in its very first season; in the 2009 world series, the yankees defeated the philadelphia phillies 4 games to 2. it also became the latest stadium to host a world series-clinching victory by its home team in the venue's first season (after the st. louis cardinals won the world series at busch stadium in 2006), when, on november 4, 2009, the yankees won their 27th world series championship against the phillies. the yankees are the only team to inaugurate two stadiums with world series wins and also appeared in the 1976 world series following the refurbishment of the original yankee stadium, losing to the big red machine in four straight. on october 6, 2011 detroit tigers in game five of the alds were the first team to eliminate the yankees at the new yankee stadium in the postseason.
yankee stadium
the yankees became the last repeat world champions until fifteen years later (–; toronto blue jays). this would be the last time the yankees would win a world series until . the dodgers would go on to win the world series in , against the yankees in the same way the yankees won this series (losing the first two games, then winning the next four), and , against the oakland athletics. for the yankees, they would again lose the first two games of the world series in 1996 against the atlanta braves, then win the next four games.
1978 world series