It was right after the end of this season that team veteran C.C. Sabathia chose to retire, while players like Severino and Tanaka Masahiro were plagued by injuries. As a supplement to the pitcher lineup, the New York Yankees signed Zack Wheeler from the New York Mets, offering him a 5-year, $118 million contract.
Just when the excited Yankees fans were full of hope, wanting to see the team create a super dynasty with four championships or even five, a major global crisis arrived—affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, Major League Baseball was forced to halt, not officially resuming until July, with only 60 games played.
The Yankees team was also severely hit, with many key players unable to play due to infection, forcing them to play with a weakened lineup in the playoffs, and ultimately losing to the dark horse Tampa Bay Rays who made it all the way to the World Series, regrettably failing to complete the four-peat achievement.
