Yankees Make MLB History Not Seen in 83 Years

We're just about one full week into the 2026 Major League Baseball season.

By this point, the vast majority of teams around the league have played at least four or five games. A small sample size, of course, but enough time to start to see some trends. For example, the Los Angeles Dodgers have been as dominant as you'd expect a two-reigning World Series champion to be after adding a four-time All-Star in Kyle Tucker and a three-time All-Star in Edwin Díaz. Oh yeah, they still have Shohei Ohtani, too, who is on a historic pace right now.

The biggest surprise in the standings right now is the Miami Marlins, who are tied with the Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers with the best record in the National League at 4-1. Again, these are small sample sizes we're talking about, but you can see things, like the Dodgers' dominance, that aligns with expectations heading into the season. One of the biggest surprises in the entire league this season, though has been the pitching of the New York Yankees.

MLB history is being made by the Yankees

Mar 31, 2026; Seattle, Washington, USA; New York Yankees starting pitcher Max Fried (54) throws against the Seattle Mariners during the first inning at T-Mobile Park. Mandatory Credit: John Froschauer-Imagn Images | John Froschauer-Imagn Images

New York typically is among the best teams in the majors, pitching-wise, but what the Yankees have been able to do this season has been insane. The Yankees have allowed just three runs this season. That is not a typo. The Yankees have allowed just three runs in five games. The next-closest team to New York is the Atlanta Braves, who have allowed 11 runs. Atlanta entered the season with pitching question marks, but that's a whole different story. Back to New York. The Yankees actually have made 83-year league history already with this feat. MLB's Sarah Langs shared on X that the three runs allowed by New York are the fewest by a team in the first five games of a season since the 1943 St. Louis Cardinals.

"The Yankees have allowed three runs this season, tied with the 1943 Cardinals for fewest by a team in its first 5 games in MLB history," Langs wrote.

That's insanity. What should scare the rest of the league right now is the fact that the Yankees are doing this without their best pitcher. Gerrit Cole missed the entire 2025 season and has been building up since. He pitched in Spring Training, but hasn't gotten into a big league game. If this is what the Yankees' rotation looks like now, imagine how it will be with the six-time All-Star on board as well?

Major League Baseball fans in general should be keeping a close eye on New York right now. What they have been able to do so far this season from a pitching perspective has been historic and there's only more firepower coming.