The Yankees have been associated with Star Wars for quite some time, most notably when then-Red Sox president Larry Lucchino called them "the evil empire" back in December 2002. The team also enters the field at Yankee Stadium to the pomp of the famous "Throne Room" score by John Williams, though it would probably be more enjoyable if they just embraced the evil and played the Imperial March.
However, maybe their strongest tie to the epic sci-fi saga is their longest tenured player. No one in baseball history has had a career quite like Alex Rodriguez.