New York Yankees Chairman of the Board Hal Steinbrenner raises the MLB World Series Championship trophy after the Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 6 of the 2009 Major League Baseball World Series in New York, November 4, 2009. The win was the 27th World Series victory in Yankees history. Reuters Pictures 3 weeks ago

New York Yankees Chairman of the Board Hal Steinbrenner raises the MLB World Series Championship trophy after the Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 6 of the 2009 Major League Baseball World Series in New York, November 4, 2009. The win was the 27th World Series victory in Yankees history.

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  1. New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter, rear, embraces Yankees managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner during a ceremony honoring Jeter and Mariano Rivera, before the Yankees' baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009, in New York.

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  3. Wang Chien-min, Taiwanese starting pitcher for the New York Yankees in Major League Baseball, walks on the stage as he takes part in a fashion show by fellow baseball players to raise funds for the 20 baseball teams based in cities and counties devastated by a deadly typhoon in August, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009, in Taipei, Taiwan. Typhoon Morakot triggered the worst flooding in southern Taiwan in 50 years, killing some 700 people.
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  6. New York Yankees pitcher Wang Chien-Ming (R) of Taiwan and model Yvonne Yao stand on the stage during a charity fashion show in Taipei November 26, 2009. The event on Thursday was held to raise funds for victims of Typhoon Morakot which hit southern Taiwan in August. The Chinese characters read, "Love is great! Baseball Fashion Show."
  7. Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter dances with the Philadelphia Phillies' mascot, Phillie Phanatic, during a rally for the baseball team at City Hall in Philadelphia, Monday, Oct. 26, 2009. The Phillies take on the New York Yankees in the World Series beginning Wednesday in New York.
  8. Philadelphia Phillies' Jayson Werth (R) congratulates teammate Pedro Feliz (7) after scoring on an RBI double by Phillies' Raul Ibanez (Not Pictured), against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the fourth inning of their Major League Baseball NLCS series in Philadelphia October 21, 2009.
  9. Former Philadelphia Phillies pitcher and manager Dallas Green (L) speaks with Phillies manager Charlie Manuel before the Phillies met the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 5 of their Major League Baseball NLCS playoff series in Philadelphia October 21, 2009.
  10. The Philadelphia Phillies Cole Hamels pitches against the Colorado Rockies in the first inning of their MLB National League Division Series playoff baseball game in Philadelphia, October 8, 2009.
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  12. PHILADELPHIA - OCTOBER 08: A fan of the Philadelphia Phillies has a Phillies logo painted on her face prior to Game Two of the NLDS against the Colorado Rockies during the 2009 MLB Playoffs at Citizens Bank Park on October 8, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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