Yankees Rack Up Still More Hardware By Paul C. Smith MLB.com On a night dominated by awards for individual achievement, it was the three-time World Series champion New York Yankees who walked away with the hightest team honor. At the ninth annual ESPY Awards in Las Vegas on Monday night, golfer Tiger Woods and Olympic stars Marion Jones and Cathy Freeman stole the show and most of the hardware, but the Yankees were well represented, too. Early in the evening, Joe Torre was selected as the Manager/Coach of the Year for leading the Yankees past the Mets in the 2000 World Series. "Managers and coaches are only as good as the guys who play the game," Torre said. "And I have been blessed with a dedicated group of guys who never take it for granted that we are going to win." Late in the show, the Yankees were chosen the Team of the Year over the New Jersey Devils (NHL), the Houston Comets (WNBA), the Los Angeles Lakers (NBA) and the Baltimore Ravens (NFL). The Yankee on-stage contingent included Torre, World Series MVP Derek Jeter, All-Star pitcher Roger Clemens, first baseman Tino Martinez, and general manager Brian Cashman. "It is truly an honor to play for this team and this organization," said Jeter, who signed a 10-year, $189 million contract on Friday. "New York is the greatest city in the world, with the best fans in the world. This (award) is for them." Other MLB players honored were Boston pitcher Pedro Martinez and former Atlanta Brave Andres Galarraga. Martinez, who won the American League Cy Young Award with an 18-6 record, 1.74 ERA and 284 strikeouts, was chosen Baseball Player of the Year. And Galarraga, who hit .302 with 28 home runs and 100 RBI after returning from a one-year absence due to lymphoma, was named the Comeback Athlete of the Year. The ESPY Awards annually support The V Foundation for Cancer Research, established at the inaugural ESPYs in 1993 by ESPN with the late Jim Valvano. Paul C. Smith is a correspondent for MLB.com based in Florida.