2009 New York Yankees Roster

The 2009 New York Yankees team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 2009 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 2009 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 2009 New York Yankees salary list, a 2009 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 2009 New York Yankees primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

"It's a great feeling, with what these guys (the 2009 New York Yankees) did and how hard they worked. They never gave up, even when we went through some tough times, they were there. They kept fighting back. Our team has showed a lot of character." - New York Yankees Manager Joe Girardi on MLB.com (10/26/09, Bryan Hoch, 'Yankees revel in return to Fall Classic')
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Complete Roster  
 

91 Alfredo Aceves 6-03 220 Right Right 1982-12-08
63 Jonathan Albaladejo 6-05 250 Right Right 1982-10-30
38, 99 Brian Bruney 6-03 225 Right Right 1982-02-17
34 A.J. Burnett 6-05 205 Right Right 1977-01-03
62 Joba Chamberlain 6-02 230 Right Right 1985-09-23
39 Anthony Claggett 6-03 195 Right Both 1984-07-15
48 Phil Coke 6-01 210 Left Left 1982-07-19
31 Michael Dunn 6-01 195 Left Left 1985-05-23
41 Chad Gaudin 5-11 165 Right Right 1983-03-24
65 Phil Hughes 6-05 220 Right Right 1986-06-24
38 Ian Kennedy 6-00 190 Right Right 1984-12-19
43 Damaso Marte 6-00 170 Left Left 1975-02-14
39 Mark Melancon 6-02 215 Right Right 1985-03-28
45 Sergio Mitre 6-04 210 Right Right 1981-02-16
46 Andy Pettitte 6-05 235 Left Left 1972-06-15
36 Edwar Ramirez 6-03 150 Right Right 1981-03-28
42 Mariano Rivera 6-04 170 Right Right 1969-11-29
30 David Robertson 5-11 180 Right Right 1985-04-09
52 C.C. Sabathia 6-07 250 Left Left 1980-07-21
28 Brett Tomko 6-04 215 Right Right 1973-04-07
12 Josh Towers 6-01 165 Right Right 1977-02-26
41 Jose Veras 6-05 230 Right Right 1980-10-20
40 Chien-Ming Wang 6-03 200 Right Right 1980-03-31
17 Kevin Cash 6-00 185 Right Right 1977-12-06
29 Francisco Cervelli 6-01 210 Right Right 1986-03-06
26 Jose Molina 6-02 215 Right Right 1975-06-03
20 Jorge Posada 6-02 190 Right Both 1971-08-17
14 Angel Berroa 6-00 195 Right Right 1978-01-27
24 Robinson Cano 6-00 170 Right Left 1981-10-22
17 Jerry Hairston, Jr. 5-10 175 Right Right 1976-05-29
2 Derek Jeter 6-03 175 Right Right 1974-06-26
72 Juan Miranda 6-00 220 Left Left 1983-04-25
19 Ramiro Pena 5-11 165 Right Both 1985-07-18
12 Cody Ransom 6-02 190 Right Right 1976-02-17
13 Alex Rodriguez 6-03 190 Right Right 1975-07-27
25 Mark Teixeira 6-03 220 Right Both 1980-04-11
53 Melky Cabrera 5-11 170 Left Both 1984-08-11
18 Johnny Damon 6-00 175 Left Left 1973-11-05
28 Shelley Duncan 6-05 215 Right Right 1979-09-29
11 Brett Gardner 5-10 180 Left Left 1983-08-24
47 Freddy Guzman 5-10 165 Right Both 1981-01-20
14 Eric Hinske 6-02 225 Right Left 1977-08-05
22 Xavier Nady 6-00 180 Right Right 1978-11-14
33 Nick Swisher 5-11 210 Left Both 1980-11-25
55 Hideki Matsui 6-01 210 Right Left 1974-06-12
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The 2009 New York Yankees played 162 games during the regular season, won 103 games, lost 59 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Yankee Stadium (Park Factors: 103/102) where 3,719,358 fans witnessed their 2009 Yankees finish the season with a .636 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 2009 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 2009 New York Yankees salary list, a 2009 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 2009 New York Yankees primary starters list:

2009 New York Yankees
Opening Day Starters


Robinson Cano
Johnny Damon
Brett Gardner
Derek Jeter
Hideki Matsui
Jorge Posada
Cody Ransom
C.C. Sabathia
Nick Swisher
Mark Teixeira

2009 New York Yankees
Most Games by Position

C Jorge Posada (100)
1B Mark Teixeira (152)
2B Robinson Cano (161)
3B Alex Rodriguez (116)
SS Derek Jeter (150)
LF Johnny Damon (132)
CF Melky Cabrera (103)
RF Nick Swisher (130)
DH Hideki Matsui (128)
  
SP A.J. Burnett
SP Joba Chamberlain
SP Andy Pettitte
SP C.C. Sabathia
  
RP Alfredo Aceves
RP Jonathan Albaladejo
RP Brian Bruney
RP Phil Coke
RP Phil Hughes
RP Damaso Marte
RP Edwar Ramirez
RP David Robertson
RP Jose Veras
CL Mariano Rivera


2009 New York Yankees
Salaries

Alex Rodriguez $33,000,000.00
Derek Jeter $21,600,000.00
A.J. Burnett $16,500,000.00
C.C. Sabathia $15,285,714.00
Mariano Rivera $15,000,000.00
Jorge Posada $13,100,000.00
Johnny Damon $13,000,000.00
Hideki Matsui $13,000,000.00
Robinson Cano $6,000,000.00
Andy Pettitte $5,500,000.00
Nick Swisher $5,400,000.00
Chien-Ming Wang $5,000,000.00
Damaso Marte $3,750,000.00
Jose Molina $2,125,000.00
Melky Cabrera $1,400,000.00
Brian Bruney $1,250,000.00
Brett Tomko $715,000.00
Kevin Cash $700,000.00
Cody Ransom $455,100.00
Joba Chamberlain $432,575.00
Edwar Ramirez $422,450.00
Brett Gardner $414,000.00
Ian Kennedy $408,925.00
Phil Hughes $407,650.00
David Robertson $406,825.00
Alfredo Aceves $406,750.00
Phil Coke $403,300.00
Jonathan Albaladejo $403,075.00
Francisco Cervelli $400,000.00
Michael Dunn $400,000.00
Mark Melancon $400,000.00
Ramiro Pena $400,000.00
Anthony Claggett $300,000.00


2009 New York Yankees
Uniform Numbers

#2 Derek Jeter
#11 Brett Gardner
#12 Cody Ransom
#12 Josh Towers
#13 Alex Rodriguez
#14 Angel Berroa
#14 Eric Hinske
#17 Kevin Cash
#17 Jerry Hairston, Jr.
#18 Johnny Damon
#19 Ramiro Pena
#20 Jorge Posada
#22 Xavier Nady
#24 Robinson Cano
#25 Mark Teixeira
#26 Jose Molina
#28 Shelley Duncan
#28 Brett Tomko
#29 Francisco Cervelli
#30 David Robertson
#31 Michael Dunn
#33 Nick Swisher
#34 A.J. Burnett
#36 Edwar Ramirez
#38 Brian Bruney
#38 Ian Kennedy
#39 Anthony Claggett
#39 Mark Melancon
#40 Chien-Ming Wang
#41 Chad Gaudin
#41 Jose Veras
#42 Mariano Rivera
#43 Damaso Marte
#45 Sergio Mitre
#46 Andy Pettitte
#47 Freddy Guzman
#48 Phil Coke
#52 C.C. Sabathia
#53 Melky Cabrera
#55 Hideki Matsui
#62 Joba Chamberlain
#63 Jonathan Albaladejo
#65 Phil Hughes
#72 Juan Miranda
#91 Alfredo Aceves
#99 Brian Bruney

Did you know that a 2009 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)?