The Yankees have so much to be excited about heading into the second half, which begins Friday night at Yankee Stadium with a Subway Series against the Mets.
Most importantly, they’ve done a lot of winning under rookie manager Aaron Boone, as their 62-33 record has them 29 games over .500. They’ve topped that just three times in history … in 1939, 1953 and 1998, all World Series championship years.
The biggest keys to the success has been the Yankees’ power – they’re on a pace to set a new MLB single-season record for homers – and their very deep bullpen, which has an MLB low 2.