who did the yankees play in 2009 world series
2009 World Series The 2009 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2009 season. The 105th[1] edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff contested between the Philadelphia Phillies, champions of the National League (NL) and defending World Series champions, and the New York Yankees, champions of the American League (AL). The Yankees defeated the Phillies, 4 games to 2, to win their 27th World Series championship. The series was played between October 28 and November 4, broadcast on Fox, and watched by an average of roughly 19Â million viewers. Due to the start of the season being pushed back by the 2009 World Baseball Classic in March, this was the first World Series regularly scheduled to be played into the month of November. This series was a rematch of the 1950 World Series.
Yankees–Red Sox rivalry The Red Sox won the division by two games, forcing the Yankees into the Wild Card. This marked the first time both the Red Sox and Yankees made the playoffs since 2009.[341][187] However, both teams lost in the postseason to the eventual World Series champion Houston Astros; the Red Sox in the ALDS in 4 games and the Yankees in the ALCS in 7 games.
1998 American League Championship Series The 1998 American League Championship Series (ALCS), the second round of the 1998 American League playoffs, was played between the East Division champion New York Yankees and the Central Division champion Cleveland Indians.
2000 World Series The 2000 World Series was the 96th edition of Major League Baseball (MLB)'s championship series,[1] and the conclusion of the 2000 Major League Baseball season. A best-of-seven playoff, it featured a crosstown matchup between the two-time defending World Series champions and American League (AL) champion New York Yankees and the National League (NL) champion New York Mets. The Yankees defeated the Mets four games to one to win their third consecutive championship and 26th overall. It marks, to date, the last World Series with a repeat champion. It was the first postseason Subway Series since 1956. The Yankees were in the World Series for the third consecutive season and fourth in the past five years, and 37th overall. This made it the most of any team in MLB. The Mets qualified to play in the World Series for the fourth time in franchise history, making this the most of any expansion franchise in MLB and its first since winning the 1986 World Series. This is the most recent World Series in which both participating teams had made the postseason the previous year.