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New York Yankees

Torre, Joseph Paul (Joe)
- #06 Manager
- Height: 6-2
- Weight: 212
- Born: 7/18/40 in Brooklyn, NY
- Resides: Harrison, NY
- Bats: Right
- Throws: Right
- Married: Alice
- Children: Michael, Lauren, Tina, Andrea Rae
Cardenal, Jose Rosario Domec (Jose)
- #53 First-base/Outfield Coach
- Height: 5-10
- Weight: 160
- Born: 10/7/43 in Matanzas, Cuba
- Resides: Prospect Heights, IL
- Bats: Right
- Throws: Right
Cloninger, Tony Lee (Tony)
- #40 Bullpen Coach
- Height: 6-0
- Weight: 215
- Born: 8/13/40 in Lincoln County, NC.
- Resides: Kings Mountain, NC.
- Bats: Right
- Throws: Right
- Children:Tony Jr. (2/18/61), Darin (10/1/63), Michael (7/10/65), Merideth (8/23/69)
Chambliss, Carroll Christopher (Chris)
- #48 Batting Coach
- Height: 6-1
- Weight: 225
- Born: 12/26/48 in Dayton, OH
- Resides: Briarcliff Manor, NY
- Bats: Left
- Throws: Right
- Married: Audra Garvin
- Children: Russell and Denair
Randolph, Willie Larry Jr. (Willie)
- #30 Third-base Coach
- Height: 5-11
- Weight: 170
- Born: 7/6/54 in Holy Hill, SC.
- Resides: Franklin Lakes, NJ.
- Bats: Right
- Throws: Right
- Married: Gretchen.
- Children: Taniesha (8/21/75), Chantre (2/14/79), Ciara (10/23/84), Andre (12/28/80)
Stottlemyre, Melvin Leon, Sr. (Mel)
- #34 Pitching Coach
- Height: 6-2
- Weight: 190
- Born: 11/13/41 in Hazelton, MO
- Resides: Yakima, WA
- Bats: Right
- Throws: Right
- Married: Jean
- Children: Mel, Jr. (12/28/63), Todd (5/20/65) and Jason (deceased)
Zimmer, Donald William (Don)
- #50 Bench Coach
- Height: 5-7
- Weight: 195
- Born: 1/17/31 in Cincinnati, OH
- Resides: Treasure Island, FL
- Bats: Right
- Throws: Right
- Married: Jean Carol Bauerle
- Children: Thomas, Donna
Brosius, Scott David - INF
- oHeight: 6-1
- Weight: 202
- Born: 8/15/66 in Hillsboro, Oregon
- Resides: McMinnville, Oregon
- Bats: Right
- Throws: Right
- Married: Jennifer
- Children: Allison, Megan and David
- Major League Service: 5 years, 117 days
- Contract Status: Signed one-year contract on December 20, 1997
Michael J. Buddie #72
- Height: 6-3
- Weight: 210
- Born: Berea, OH
- Residence: Berea, OH
- Bats: Right
- Throws: Right
- Married: Tracy (2/96)
- College: Wake Forest University
- Major League Service: None.
- Contract Status: Signed through the 1998 season
BUSH, HOMER GILES- #69 IF
- Height: 5-10
- Weight: 175
- Born: 11/12/72 in East St. Louis, IL
- Resides: East St. Louis, IL
- Bats: Right
- Throws: Right
- Marital Status: Single
- Major League Service: 154 days
- Contract Status: Signed through 1998 season
Cone, David - #36 RHP
- Height: 6-1
- Weight: 190
- Born: 1/2/63 in Kansas City, MO
- Resides: New York, NY
- Bats: Left
- Throws: Right
- Married: Lynn
- Major League Service: 10 years, 5 days.
- Contract Status: Signed a three-year contract, with two option years, on December 22, 1995. Contract extends through the 1998 season.
Chad Curtis OF #28
- Height: 5-10
- Weight: 185
- Born: 11/6/68 in Marion, IN
- Residence: Middleville, MI
- Bats: Right
- Throws: Right
- Major League Service: 6 years, 0 days
- Contract Status: Signed a one-year contract with a club option for the 1998 season on December 18, 1996. The Yankees exercised the club option on October 27, 1997.
Girardi, Joseph Elliott - #25 C
- Height: 5-11
- Weight: 195
- Born: 10/14/64 in Peoria, IL
- Opening Day Age: 31
- Resides: Lake Forest, IL.
- Bats: Right
- Throws: Right
- Married: Kim
- College: Northwestern University
- Major League Service: 8 years, 140 days
- Contract Status:Signed a 2-year contract extension on December 3,1996 with a club option for the1999 season. Contract extends through the 1998 season
Hernandez, Orlando - RHP
- Height: 6-2
- Weight: 190
- Born: 10/11/69 in Villa Clara, Cuba
- Bats: Right
- Throws: Right
- Married: Norris Bosch
- Major League Service: none
- Contract Status: Signed a multi-year contract with the Yankees on March 7, 1998 and was assigned to the 40-man roster on March 23, 1998.
Holmes, Darren Lee - RHP
- Height: 6-0
- Weight: 202
- Born: 4/25/66 in Asheville, N.C.
- Resides: Fletcher, N.C.
- Bats: Right
- Throws: Right
- Married:Yes (Kathy)
- Children:Daughters (Courtney and Hayleigh)
- Major League Service: 7 years, 3 days
- Contract Status: Signed a 3-year contract with a club option for a fourth year on December 22,1997. Contract extends through the 2000 season
Hideki Irabu - #14 RHP
- Height: 6-4
- Weight: 240
- Born: 5/5/69 in Hyogo, Japan
- Resides: Chiba, Japan
- Bats: Right
- Throws: Right
- Married: Kyonsu
- Major League Service: 66 days
- Contract Status: Signed a 4-year contract with a club option for a 5th year on May 29, 1997
Jeter, Derek - #2 SS
- Height: 6-3
- Weight: 185
- Born: 6/26/74 in Pequannock, NJ
- Resides: Tampa, FL
- Bats: Right
- Throws: Right
- Major League Service: 2 years, 43 days
- Contract Status: Signed through the 1998 season
Knoblauch, Chuck - 2B
- Height: 5-9
- Weight: 169
- Born: 7/7/68 in Houston, TX
- Resides: Houston, TX
- Bats: Right
- Throws: Right
- Married: Lisa
- College: Attended Texas A&M
- Major League Status: 7 years
Ricardo Alberto Ledee #64 OF
- Height: 6-1
- Weight: 160
- Born: Born 11/22/73 in Ponce, Puerto Rico
- Residence: Resides in Salinas, Puerto Rico
- Bats: Left
- Throws: Left
- Major League Service: None
- Contract Status: Signed through the 1998 season
Lloyd, Graeme John - #27 LHP
- Height: 6-7 oWeight: 234 oBorn: 4/9/67 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia
- Resides: Gnarwarre, Australia oBats: Left oThrows: Left
- College: Geelong Technical School oMajor League Service: 5 years, 0 days
- Contract Status: Signed a 2-year contract on December 19, 1997. Contract extends through the 1999 season
Martinez, Constantino(Tino) - #24 1B
- Height: 6-2
- Weight: 210
- Born: 12/7/67 in Tampa, FL
- Opening Day Age: 29
- Resides: Tampa, FL
- Bats: Left
- Throws: Right
- Married: Marie
- Children: Olivia (8/10/92), T.J. (8/10/93), Victoria (12/7/95)
- Major League Service: 6 years, 90 days
- Contract Status: Signed a 5-year contract on December 7, 1995. Contract extends through 2000 season.
Mendoza, Ramiro - #55 RHP
- Height: 6-2
- Weight: 154
- Born: 6/15/72 in Los Santos, Panama
- Resides: Los Santos, Panama
- Bats: Right
- Throws: Right
- Major League Service: 1 year, 70 days
- Contract Status: Signed through the 1998 season
O'Neill, Paul Andrew - #21 OF
- Height: 6-4
- Weight: 215
- Born: 2/25/63 in Columbus, OH
- Resides: Cincinnati, OH
- Bats: Left
- Throws: Left
- Married: Nevalee (12/29/84)
- Children: Andrew (9/30/89), Aaron (12/21/92) and Alexandra (1/31/96).
- Major League Service: 11 years, 47 days
- Contract Status: Signed a 4-year contract on October 28, 1994. Contract extends through the 1998 season.
Pettitte, Andrew Eugene - #46 LHP
- Height: 6-5
- Weight: 235
- Born: 6/15/72 in Baton Rouge, LA
- Resides: Deer Park, TX
- Bats: Left
- Throws: Left
- Married: Laura (1/9/93)
- Children: Joshua Blake (11/3/94) another son born in June
- Major League Service: 3 years, 0 days
- Contract Status: Signed through the 1998 season
Posada, Jorge - #22 C
- Height: 6-2
- Weight: 205
- Born: 8/17/71 in Santurce, Puerto Rico
- Resides: Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
- Bats: Both
- Throws: Right
- College: Calhoon Community College
- Major League Service: 1 year, 85 days
- Contract Status: Signed through the 1998 season
Raines, Tim - #31 OF
- Height: 5-8
- Weight: 186
- Born: 9/16/59 in Sanford, FL
- Resides: Heathrow, FL
- Bats: Both
- Throws: Right
- Married: Virginia
- Children: Tim, Jr. (12/31/79), Andre Darrel (7/10/83)
- Major League Service: 17 years, 75 days
- Contract Status: Signed a one-year contract on December 19, 1997
Rivera, Mariano - #42 RHP
- Height: 6-2
- Weight: 168
- Born: 11/29/69 in Panama City, Panama
- Resides: La Chorrera, Panama
- Bats: Right
- Throws: Right
- Major League Service: 13 days
- Contract Status: Signed through the 1998 season
Sojo, Luis - #19 INF
- Height: 5-11
- Weight: 175
- Born: 1/3/66 in Barquisimeto, VZ
- Resides: Barquisimeto, VZ
- Bats: Right
- Throws: Right
- Married: Zulima
- Children: LesLuis
- Major League Service: 6 years, 116 days
- Contract Status: Signed a 2-year contract on January 19, 1998. Contract extends through the 1999 season
Stanton, Michael William (Mike) - #29 LHP
- Height: 6-1
- Weight: 215
- Born: 6/2/67 in Houston, TX
- Residence: Houston, TX
- Bats: Left
- Throws: Left
- Married: Debbie
- Children: William (9/16/92), Michael (6/20/94), Karli Marie (7/15/95), Mitchell and Cameron
- Major League Service: 8 years, 39 days
- Contract Status: Signed a 3-year contract on December 11, 1996. Contracts extends through the 1999 season
Strawberry, Darryl - #39 OF
- Height: 6-6
- Weight: 215
- Born: 3/12/62 in Los Angeles, CA
- Resides: Rancho Mirage, CA
- Bats: Left
- Throws: Left
- Married: Charisse
- Children: Darryl, Jr. and Diamond
- Major League Service: 14 years, 33 days
- Contract Status: Signed a one-year contract with a club option for 1999 on January 8, 1998
Sveum, Dale Curtis - #17 INF
- Height: 6-2
- Weight: 210
- Born: 11/23/63 in Richmond, California
- Resides: Scottsdale, AZ
- Bats: Both
- Throws: Right
- Married: Darlene
- Children: Brittane (12/31/89) and Rustin (3/1/94)
- Major League Service: 8 years, 34 days
- Contract Status: Signed a 2-year contract on November 25, 1997. Contracts extends through the 1999 season
Wells, David - #33 LHP
- Height: 6-4
- Weight: 225
- Born: 5/20/63 in Torrance, CA
- Residence: Palm Harbor, FL
- Bats: Left
- Throws: Left
- Children: Brandon (2/6/92)
- Major League Service: 10 years, 19 days
- Contract Status: Signed a 3-year contract on December 19, 1996. Contract extends through the 1999 season
Chili Davis - #20 DH/OF
- Height: 6-3
- Weight: 217
- Born: 1/17/60 in Kingston, Jamaica
- Resides: Scottsdale, AZ
- Bats: Both
- Throws: Right
- Major League Service: 16 years, 34 days
- Contract Status: Signed a 3-year contract on December 10, 1997. Contract extends through the 2000 season
Nelson, Jeff - #43 RHP
- Height: 6-8
- Weight: 235
- Born: 11/17/66 in Baltimore, MD
- Resides: Issaquah, WA
- Bats: Right
- Throws: Right
- Married: Colette
- Children: Chandler Grace (10/13/95) and Gabrielle Victoria (8/25/97)
- Major League Service: 5 years, 135 days
- Contract Status:Signed a 3-year contract on January 13, 1998. Contract extends through the 2000 season
Williams, Bernabe Figueroa - #51 OF
- Height: 6-2
- Weight: 205
- Born: 9/13/68 in San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Bats: Both
- Throws: Right
- Married: Waleska
- Children: Bernie Alexander (9/23/90), Beatrice Noemi (4/20/94) and Bianca (9/14/95).
- Major League Service: 4 years, 115 days
- Contract Status: Signed through the 1998 season
Behind the Scenes
- Gene Monahan - Trainer
- Steve Donohue - Assistant Trainer
- Dr. Stuart J. Hershon - Team Physician
- Magnold, Jeff - Strength & Conditioning Coach
- Charlie Wonsowicz - Video Coordinator & Batting Practice Pitcher
- Borzello, Mike - Radar Gun-Batting Practice Pitcher
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