Yankees news: How Jasson Dominguez can (but won’t) stick

ARLINGTON, Texas — It’s coming up on a half-century since Mr. October was born at the refurbished Yankee Stadium that was one block south of the current version. Older Yankees fans never will forget Oct.

18, 1977, the night the Yankees beat the Dodgers to win their first World Series in 13 years with Reggie Jackson hitting one, then two and then three home runs. Here’s an interesting fact that you probably don’t know about those ’77 Bombers: A striking contrast: They used 13 pitchers all year. Three Yankees starters topped 210 innings in 1977 — Ed Figueroa, Mike Torrez and Ron Guidry.

Three starters in all of the majors topped 200 in 2025 — Logan Webb (Giants), Garrett Crochet (Red Sox) and Cristopher Sanchez (Phillies). Sparky Lyle and Dick Tidrow, manager Billy Martin’s best two relievers in 1977, combined for 288 innings. The two most used bullpen arms last season — Eduard Bazardo (Mariners) and Tyler Rogers (Giants, Mets) — combined for 156.

Of course, the game has evolved dramatically. Nowadays, you’re allowed to carry 13 pitchers on 26-man rosters, and with few exceptions everyone goes with the max. The Yankees used 33 pitchers last year, counting outfielder Austin Slater’s mop-up cameo, and are up to 16 through 31 games this season counting Elmer Rodriguez’s major-league debut on Tuesday when the Rangers won 3-0 at Globe Life Field.