Offseason Transactions
- November 11, 1997: Charlie Hayes was traded by the New York Yankees with cash to the San Francisco Giants for Chris Singleton and Alberto Castillo (minors).
- November 12, 1997: Luis Sojo was signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.
- November 18, 1997: Scott Brosius was sent by the Oakland Athletics to the New York Yankees to complete an earlier deal made on November 7, 1997. The Oakland Athletics sent a player to be named later to the New York Yankees for Kenny Rogers and cash.
- November 25, 1997: Dale Sveum was signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.
- December 10, 1997: Chili Davis signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.
- January 8, 1998: Darryl Strawberry re-signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.
- January 15, 1998: Tim Raines re-signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.
- January 26, 1998: Doug Linton was signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.
- February 6, 1998: Chuck Knoblauch was traded by the Minnesota Twins to the New York Yankees for Brian Buchanan, Cristian Guzmán, Eric Milton, Danny Mota, and cash.
- March 14, 1998: Doug Linton was released by the New York Yankees.
- June 2, 1998: Mark Prior was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (43rd pick) of the 1998 amateur draft, but did not sign.
- June 2, 1998: Drew Henson was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 3rd round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed July 24, 1998.
- June 28, 1998: Ken Huckaby was signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.
- August 3, 1998: Dale Sveum was released by the New York Yankees.
- September 29, 1998: Alfonso Soriano was purchased by the New York Yankees from the Toyota Suzuki Toyo Carp (Japan Central).
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