2007 New York Yankees season
The 2007 New York Yankees season was the Yankees' 105th. The season started with the Yankees trying to win the American League East championship, a title they had won every season since the 1998 season, but ultimately they came in second place to the Boston Red Sox. The Yankees instead won the American League wild card, beating out the Seattle Mariners and the Detroit Tigers.
Yankees' third baseman Alex Rodriguez, 2007
Andy Pettitte was one of the pitchers on the Yankees' 2007 roster.
The American League East is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. MLB consists of an East, Central, and West division for each of its two 15-team leagues, the American League (AL) and National League (NL). This division was created before the start of the 1969 season along with the American League West division. Before that time, each league consisted of 10 teams without any divisions.
A partial view of the Green Monster at Fenway Park, with the final standings of the AL East at the conclusion of the 2007 season
The New York Yankees celebrating their 2009 World Series championship