Offseason
- December 4, 1995: Jalal Leach was drafted by the Montreal Expos from the New York Yankees in the 1995 minor league draft.
- December 11, 1995: Mariano Duncan was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.
- December 21, 1995: David Cone was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.
- December 28, 1995: The Yankees traded a player to be named later to the Chicago White Sox for Tim Raines. The Yankees completed the deal by sending Blaise Kozeniewski to the White Sox on February 6, 1996.
- February 20, 1996: Dwight Gooden was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.
- February 24, 1996: Tim McIntosh was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.
- March 31, 1995: Rafael Quirico was released by the Yankees.
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