Editing 2001 World Series (section)

===New York Yankees===
{{Main|2001 New York Yankees season}}
In contrast to the Diamondbacks, the New York Yankees were one of the oldest and most recognized teams in all of North American sports.<ref name="Documentary"/> The Yankees had built a [[Dynasty (sports)|dynasty]] in the late 1990s that extended into 2000, which included winning three consecutive World Series' and four of the last five.<ref name="Documentary"/> These teams were led by a group of talented young players that became known as the [[Core Four]]: [[Derek Jeter]], [[Andy Pettitte]], [[Jorge Posada]], and [[Mariano Rivera]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Gyurina|first=Scott|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/500086-ny-yankees-core-four-represents-offseason-issues-for-bronx-bombers|title=New York Yankees: Core 4 Represent Offseason Issues for Bronx Bombers|website=[[Bleacher Report]]|date=October 25, 2010|access-date=August 23, 2020}}</ref> Following the Yankees win over the Braves in the [[1999 World Series]], sportscaster [[Bob Costas]] called the Yankees "the team of the decade, [and] most successful franchise of the century."<ref name="Documentary"/>

The Yankees finished the 2001 season in first place in the [[American League East|AL East]] with a win–loss record of {{Win–loss record|w=95|l=65}} (a winning percentage of {{winpct|95|65}}), {{frac|13|1|2}} games ahead of the [[2001 Boston Red Sox season|Boston Red Sox]], good enough to secure the #2 seed in the [[American League]] playoff bracket. The Yankees then defeated the fourth seeded [[2001 Oakland Athletics season|Oakland Athletics]] 3 games to 2 in the [[2001 American League Division Series|AL Division Series]], after losing 2 games at [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|home]], and the top seeded [[2001 Seattle Mariners season|Seattle Mariners]] 4 games to 1 in the [[2001 American League Championship Series|AL Championship Series]] to advance to their fourth consecutive World Series, and fifth in six years.

[[Derek Jeter]] and [[Tino Martinez]] led the Yankees offensively during the 2001 season. Jeter batted .311 with 21 home runs and 74 RBI in 150 games, while Martinez batted .280 with 34 home runs and 113 RBI in 154 games. [[Roger Clemens]] and [[Mike Mussina]] were the leaders of the Yankees' pitching staff. Clemens who won the Cy Young Award, his sixth of a career total and major league record 7, finished with a win–loss record of 20–3, an [[earned-run average]] (ERA) of 3.51, and struck out 213 batters in 220.1 innings pitched and was by far the Yankee's best starter in the World Series. Mussina finished with a win–loss record of 17–11, an ERA of 3.15, and struck out 214 batters in 228.2 innings pitched.