Yankee Stadium

1 East 161st Street | Yankee Stadium-Macombs Dam Park | built 2009

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  1. 2006

    August 16

    Steinbrenner, Bloomberg and Pataki break ground for a new Yankee Stadium

    Ground was broken on August 16, 2006, 58 years to the day after Babe Ruth died, with George Steinbrenner, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Governor George Pataki wielding shovels. The ballpark rose where Macombs Dam Park had been, a block north of the old stadium, where the Yankees kept playing through 2008. The $2.3 billion project used $1.2 billion in public subsidies and left the neighborhood without parkland for five years.

    Source: Wikipedia

  2. 2009

    November 4

    The Yankees win the World Series in their new stadium's first season

    After losing the first regular-season game here to Cleveland's Cliff Lee on April 16, 2009, the Yankees ended the year by beating the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 in Game 6 of the World Series on November 4. It was the franchise's 27th championship, and it made the Yankees the only team to open two stadiums with World Series titles.

    Source: Wikipedia

  3. 2009

    Populous wraps the new ballpark in 11,000 pieces of Indiana limestone

    The stadium, designed by the firm Populous, echoes the 1923 original outside, with 11,000 pieces of Indiana limestone from the quarry that supplied the Empire State Building. A replica of the old ballpark's frieze returns to the roofline of the upper deck, and Monument Park was moved to sit beyond center field, below the sports bar.

    “The stadium was designed by the architectural firm Populous. The exterior was made from 11,000 pieces of Indiana limestone…”

    Source: Wikipedia

  4. 2011

    July

    Derek Jeter collects his 3,000th hit, all of them as a Yankee

    In July 2011 Derek Jeter became the first Yankee to reach 3,000 hits while getting every one of them with the franchise. Two years earlier, in 2009, he had passed Lou Gehrig as the team's career hits leader here with hit number 2,722. Later in the 2011 season Mariano Rivera recorded his 602nd save at the stadium, becoming the all-time regular-season leader.

    “In July, Jeter became the first Yankee to join the 3,000 hit club and collect all 3,000 hits with the franchise.”

    Source: Wikipedia

  5. 2016

    April 3

    John Oliver sends costumed fans into the Legends seats for 25 cents

    After Yankees executive Lonn Trost said the team did not want premium seats going to people who had never sat in a premium location, John Oliver mocked the remark on HBO's Last Week Tonight on April 3, 2016. He offered pairs of Legends seats for 25 cents to viewers who dressed the part, and several winners turned up in costume for the first home games. Team president Randy Levine thanked Oliver for buying the tickets.

    “…winners offered the ability to purchase a pair of Legends Seats from one of the first three home games of the season for 25 cents…”

    Source: Wikipedia

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