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2008 New York Yankees Roster
The 2008 New York Yankees team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 2008 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics. Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 2008 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 2008 New York Yankees salary list, a 2008 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 2008 New York Yankees primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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"When we (the 2008 New York Yankees) went into Spring Training, I thought we'd be playing October 1st. I really did. That's hard to swallow, because you look forward to that baseball in the crisp air. There's something about it that you love." - New York Yankees Manager Joe Girardi on MLB.com (Bryan Hoch, 09/28/08) |
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The 2008 New York Yankees played 162 games during the regular season, won 89 games, lost 73 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Yankee Stadium (Park Factors: 103/102) where 4,298,655 fans witnessed their 2008 Yankees finish the season with a .549 winning percentage.
Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily
found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 2008 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 2008 New York Yankees salary
list, a 2008 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 2008 New York Yankees primary starters list: 2008 New York Yankees
Opening Day Starters | 2008 New York Yankees
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2008 New York Yankees
Salaries
| Alex Rodriguez | $28,000,000.00 | | Jason Giambi | $23,428,571.00 | | Derek Jeter | $21,600,000.00 | | Bobby Abreu | $16,000,000.00 | | Andy Pettitte | $16,000,000.00 | | Mariano Rivera | $15,000,000.00 | | Jorge Posada | $13,100,000.00 | | Johnny Damon | $13,000,000.00 | | Hideki Matsui | $13,000,000.00 | | Ivan Rodriguez | $12,379,883.00 | | Mike Mussina | $11,071,029.00 | | Carl Pavano | $11,000,000.00 | | Chien-Ming Wang | $4,000,000.00 | | Xavier Nady | $3,350,000.00 | | Robinson Cano | $3,000,000.00 | | Damaso Marte | $2,150,000.00 | | Jose Molina | $1,875,000.00 | | Wilson Betemit | $1,165,000.00 | | Brian Bruney | $725,000.00 | | Melky Cabrera | $461,200.00 | | Phil Hughes | $406,350.00 | | Jonathan Albaladejo | $393,225.00 | | Joba Chamberlain | $390,000.00 | | Humberto Sanchez | $390,000.00 |
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2008 New York Yankees
Uniform Numbers
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Did you know that a 2008 New York Yankees Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
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