Over their illustrious history, the New York Yankees have established themselves as the most dominant team in baseball.
The first of their staggering 27 World Series championships came in 1923, 20 years after their creation. Bar a notable gap between 1978 and 1996, their presence at the pinnacle had been relatively steady throughout the 20th century. Success has been less easy to come by this century, however, with the Yankees last winning the Major League Baseball crown in 2009.
For Yankees standards, the recent championship drought has been significant. The world today is vastly different from when the World Series was held 15 years ago…