1998 New York Yankees "Celebration" Autographed Framed (Double Matted Suede) 16X20

1998 New York Yankees "Celebration" Autographed Framed (Double Matted Suede) 16X20

This 1998 New York Yankees "Celebration" piece is a framed 16X20 photograph numbered 17/24. This piece is double matted (suede) and is authenticated by Steiner. Signatures include:

ROW ON THE LEFT
Don Zimmer
Ramiro Mendoza
Chad Curtis
Shane Spencer
Chili Davis
Homer Bush
Mariano Rivera

CENTER ROW
Orlando Hernandez
Tim Raines
Jeff Nelson
David Cone
Joe Girardi
Paul O'Neill
Chris Chambliss
Daryl Strawberry
Mike Stanton
Mel Stottlemyre
Scott Brosius
Derek Jeter
Tino Martinez

ROW ON THE RIGHT
Jose Cardenal
Luis Sojo
David Wells
Andy Pettitte
Joe Torre

The New York Yankees' 1998 season was the 96th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a franchise record regular-season standing of 114-48, 22 games ahead of the second-place Boston Red Sox in the American League East. These Yankees set an American League record for wins in a season, a record that would stand until 2001, when the Seattle Mariners won 116 games in the regular season against 46 losses (the Yankees still hold the record for most regular season wins by a team that won the World Series). New York was managed by Joe Torre.

In the postseason, they swept the Texas Rangers in the American League Division Series, won the American League pennant by beating the Cleveland Indians four games to two in the American League Championship Series, and swept the San Diego Padres to capture their 24th World Series. Including the playoffs, the 1998 Yankees won a total of 125 games against 50 losses, an MLB record. They are widely considered to be one of the greatest teams in baseball history. The 125 wins (regular season and playoffs combined) was the most by a championship team, surpassing the previous record of 116, set by their cross-town rivals, New York Mets in 1986.