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The Team of the Century Why are the New York Yankees called “The Team of the Century”? The New York Yankees are the best major league team in baseball history. No other team has won more World Series titles, has carried the time-honored tradition or has had the outstanding individual and team play as “The Bronx Bombers”. The New York Yankees are the only major league baseball team to win more than nine World Series championships. The twenty-six world titles are proof that the Yankees are champions of the baseball world. The Saint Louis Cardinals, with nine series championships, are the only other team with more than five titles. Twenty-six world titles exceed more championships earned by a team in any major league sport, including basketball, football, baseball and hockey. The time honored tradition of the Yankees began in 1921 when New York acquired Babe Ruth from the Boston Red