The Yankees Birthday Series, presented by Pinstripe Alley

During my tenure at Pinstripe Alley—hell, during my entire time as a baseball fan—I’ve never been shy about delving into the team’s history and exploring the lives of its long roll call of players, both incredible and regrettable. We provide plenty of other coverage on the current-day activities of the teams, so I like having one spot per day on the schedule to open the ol’ books and tell a story.Whether it’s remembering championship teams, Top 100 players, or notable free agent signings, there’s always something out there to explore. For the pastthreeyears, we’ve celebrated the 25th anniversary of the 1998-2000 Yankees dynasty by doing a diary on all their regular season and playoff activity. The final pages were written this past October, so it’s time for a new daily project.With that in mind, we’ll ring in the new year by beginning the Yankees Birthdays series. Every day in 2026, we’ll have a new Yankees figure to discuss whose birthday happened to fall on that day. Some days will feature far more famous stars than others! But that just adds to the challenge and our interest in the exercise.Happy new year and happy 365 days of Yankees birthdays!January 1: Charlie DevensJanuary 2: David ConeJanuary 3: Luis SojoJanuary 4: George SelkirkJanuary 5: Art FletcherJanuary 6: Don GullettJanuary 7: Alfonso SorianoJanuary 8: Jason GiambiJanuary 9: Ralph TerryJanuary 10: Del PrattJanuary 11: Loren BabeJanuary 12: Iván NovaJanuary 13: Darrell RasnerJanuary 14: Chet BrewerJanuary 15: Matt HollidayJanuary 16: Jack McDowellJanuary 17: Chili DavisJanuary 18: Michael PinedaJanuary 19: Fernando SeguignolJanuary 20: Kevin MaasJanuary 21: Andy HawkinsJanuary 22: Brian DayettJanuary 23: Johnny SturmJanuary 24: Neil AllenJanuary 25: Les NunamakerJanuary 26: Brian DoyleJanuary 27: Fred HeimachJanuary 28: Lyn LaryJanuary 29: John HabyanJanuary 30: Hipólito PeñaJanuary 31: Duke MaasFebruary 1: Jazz Chisholm Jr.February 2:George HalasFebruary 3: Chicken HawksFebruary 4: Lefty DavisFebruary 5: Roger PeckinpaughFebruary 6: Babe RuthFebruary 7: Dámaso GarcíaFebruary 8: Fritz PetersonFebruary 9: Clete BoyerFebruary 10: Allie ReynoldsFebruary 11: César CabralFebruary 12: Todd FrazierFebruary 13: Nathan EovaldiFebruary 14: Dámaso MarteFebruary 15: Russell MartinFebruary 16: Barry FooteFebruary 17: Wally PippFebruary 18: Joe GordonFebruary 19: Chris StewartFebruary 20: Tommy HenrichFebruary 21: Oscar AzócarFebruary 22: Ryne DurenFebruary 23: Elston HowardFebruary 24: Mike LowellFebruary 25: Paul O’NeillFebruary 26: Johnny BlanchardFebruary 27: Ron HasseyFebruary 28: Bill HollandMarch 1: Oswaldo CabreraMarch 2: Miguel AndujarMarch 3: Willie KeelerMarch 4: Lefty O’DoulMarch 5: Doug BirdMarch 6: Francisco CervelliMarch 7: Mike ArmstrongMarch 8: Jim BoutonMarch 9: Aaron BooneMarch 10: Steve HoweMarch 11: Bobby AbreuMarch 12: Darryl StrawberryMarch 13: Home Run BakerMarch 14: Butch WynegarMarch 15: Mike PagliaruloMarch 16: Curtis GrandersonMarch 17: Tim LollarMarch 18: Brian FisherMarch 19: Fritz BrickellMarch 20: Paul MirabellaMarch 21: Frankie MontasMarch 22: Rich MonteleoneMarch 23:Dellin BetancesMarch 24: Ernie ShoreMarch 25: Lee MazzilliMarch 26:José VizcaínoMarch 27: Miller HugginsMarch 28: Vic RaschiMarch 29: Herb McQuaidMarch 30: Dick WoodsonMarch 31: Chien-Ming WangApril 1: Phil NiekroApril 2: Jon LieberApril 3: Art DitmarApril 4: Cameron MaybinApril 5: Wid ConroyApril 6: Ken ClayApril 7: Oral HildebrandApril 8:Catfish HunterApril 9: David RobertsonApril 10: Bob WatsonApril 11: Mark TeixeiraApril 12: Sammy VickApril 13: Kid ElberfeldApril 14: David JusticeApril 15: King ColeApril 16: Paul WanerApril 17: Zack ClaytonApril 18: Dennis RasmussenApril 19: Scott KamienieckiApril 20: Don MattinglyApril 21: Joe McCarthyApril 22: Jimmy KeyApril 23:Andruw JonesApril 24: Carlos BeltránApril 25: Russ FordApril 26: Aaron JudgeApril 27: Enos SlaughterApril 28: Tom SturdivantApril 29: Sterling HitchcockApril 30: Jumbo BrownMay 1: Brandon ClaussenMay 2: George GilesMay 3: Red RuffingMay 4: Miguel CairoMay 5: Bob CervMay 6: Ivy AndrewsMay 7: Tom ZacharyMay 8: Art LópezMay 9: Chase HeadleyMay 10: Ed BarrowMay 11: Walt TerrellMay 12: Yogi BerraMay 13: John Ryan MurphyMay 14:Earle CombsMay 15: Alex VerdugoMay 16: Billy MartinMay 17: Carlos MayMay 18: Reggie JacksonMay 19: Gil McDougaldMay 20: Bobby MurcerMay 21: Andrew MillerMay 22: Tommy JohnMay 23: Buck ShowalterMay 24: Bartolo ColonMay 25:Bobby L. BrownMay 26: Travis LeeMay 27: Mark ConnorMay 28: Bob KuzavaMay 29: George McQuinnMay 30: Rube OldringMay 31: Kenny LoftonJune 1: Bud MethenyJune 2: Gene MichaelJune 3: José MolinaJune 4: Phil LinzJune 5: Jack ChesbroJune 6: Bill DickeyJune 7: Thurman MunsonJune 8: Tacks NeuerJune 9: Bill VirdonJune 10: Ken SingletonJune 11: Dan ToppingJune 12: Hideki MatsuiJune 13: David ParrishJune 14: Chase WhitleyJune 15: Andy PettitteJune 16: Will WarrenJune 17: Víctor MataJune 18: Félix HerediaJune 19: Lou GehrigJune 20: Kendrys MoralesJune 21: Eddie LopatJune 22: Jack ZaluskyJune 23: Hensley MeulensJune 24: Phil HughesJune 25: Mike StanleyJune 26: Derek JeterJune 27: Eric ReyzelmanJune 28: Al DowningJune 29: Bobby VeachJune 30: Jerry KenneyJuly 1: Jack QuinnJuly 2: José CansecoJuly 3: Brian CashmanJuly 4: John SterlingJuly 5: Goose GossageJuly 6: Willie RandolphJuly 7: George MoriartyJuly 8: Héctor LópezJuly 9: Tex ClevengerJuly 10: Buddy GroomJuly 11: Harry WolterJuly 12: Chasen ShreveJuly 13: DJ LeMahieuJuly 14: Johnny MurphyJuly 15: Bubbles HargraveJuly 16: Tom MetcalfJuly 17: Tillinghast L’Hommedieu HustonJuly 18: Joe TorreJuly 19: Bob MeuselJuly 20: Red KleinowJuly 21: CC SabathiaJuly 22: Sparky LyleJuly 23: Ray ScarboroughJuly 24: Joe OliverJuly 25: Doug DrabekJuly 26: Sad Sam JonesJuly 27: Alex RodriguezJuly 28: Elmer MillerJuly 29: Gary ThomassonJuly 30: Casey StengelJuly 31: Hank BauerAugust 1: Slim LoveAugust 2: Charlie CaldwellAugust 3: Mark ReynoldsAugust 4: Roger ClemensAugust 5: Jacob RuppertAugust 6: Ron DavisAugust 7: Don LarsenAugust 8: Anthony RizzoAugust 9: Ralph HoukAugust 10: Gerald WilliamsAugust 11: Melky CabreraAugust 12: Dave PavlasAugust 13: Jay BuhnerAugust 14: Jim MasonAugust 15: Scott BrosiusAugust 16: Gene WoodlingAugust 17: Jorge PosadaAugust 18: Burleigh GrimesAugust 19: Bobby RichardsonAugust 20: Graig NettlesAugust 21: Tom GreenwadeAugust 22: Wally SchangAugust 23: Ron BlombergAugust 24: Brett GardnerAugust 25: Adam WarrenAugust 26: Jayson NixAugust 27: Ed HerrmannAugust 28: Ron GuidryAugust 29: George ZeberAugust 30: Johnny LindellAugust 31: Claudell WashingtonSeptember 1: Foster EdwardsSeptember 2: Monte PearsonSeptember 3: Eric PlunkSeptember 4: Doyle AlexanderSeptember 5: Al OrthSeptember 6: Clint FrazierSeptember 7: Suzyn WaldmanSeptember 8: Gerrit ColeSeptember 9: Waite HoytSeptember 10: Roger MarisSeptember 11: Bill HoggSeptember 12: Charlie KellerSeptember 13: Bernie WilliamsSeptember 14: Jerry ColemanSeptember 15:Slow Joe DoyleSeptember 16: Tim RainesSeptember 17: Al GettelSeptember 18: Brent LillibridgeSeptember 19: Bob TurleySeptember 20: Tom TreshSeptember 21: Cecil FielderSeptember 22: Urban ShockerSeptember 23: Joba ChamberlainSeptember 24: Eric SoderholmSeptember 25: Phil RizzutoSeptember 26: Bobby ShantzSeptember 27: David HaleSeptember 28: Whitey WittSeptember 29: Shelley DuncanSeptember 30: Johnny AllenOctober 1:Roberto KellyOctober 2:Spec SheaOctober 3:Dave WinfieldOctober 4: Frankie CrosettiOctober 5: Aaron GuielOctober 6: Rubén SierraOctober 7: Bud DaleyOctober 8: Ping BodieOctober 9: Joe PepitoneOctober 10: David BednarOctober 11: Orlando HernándezOctober 12: Tony KubekOctober 13: Charlie Silvera