New York Yankees Going Through Dreadful Stretch, One They Haven't Seen Since 1992

The New York Yankees are going through their worst 60-game stretch since 1992. The Yankees are in last place in the American League East.

The New York Yankees got shut out for the second consecutive day in Atlanta on Wednesday, losing to the Braves by a score of 2-0.

One day after mustering only one hit, the Yanks put up just four hits in the loss. As a result, they are now under .500 at 60-61.

Not only that, the Yankees have lost five straight games and are now 6.5 games back of the third and final wild card spot.

Unfortunately, the Yankees cold spell has lasted longer than these five games, as the team has done something it hasn't done since 1992 over the last two months.

Per Katie Sharp of Stathead on social media:

Yankees are 24-36 (.400) in their last 60 games. It is their worst 60-game stretch within a season since June-August 1992.

Yankees are 24-36 (.400) in their last 60 games.

It is their worst 60-game stretch within a season since June-August 1992.

— Katie Sharp (@ktsharp) August 17, 2023

Some of that has coincided with the injury that Aaron Judge suffered back in early June. Judge is back now but missed nearly two months with an injured ligament in his toe.

According to Fangraphs, the Yankees playoff odds stand at 2.6 percent right now. There's been plenty of chatter on social media about the failure of this Yankees season, with several fans calling for the removal of Brian Cashman as general manager and/or the removal of Aaron Boone as manager.

We'll see if the Yankees can make a run to stave off those angry fans. According to Tankathon, the Yankees remaining remaining strength of schedule is the 16th-hardest in baseball for the rest of the season. The opponents they'll play have a combined winning percentage of .497.

The Yankees begin a series with the rival Boston Red Sox on Friday night in New York.

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