Yankee Stadium is arguably the most iconic and recognizable sports stadium in the world and is home to the legendary New York Yankees.
Since the 1920s the club has played in two stadiums of this name, the famous and historic original Yankee Stadium, opened in 1923 and closed in 2008 where they won 26 World Series championships, and the new Yankee Stadium since 2009.
When the first Yankee Stadium opened in 1923, it was baseball’s largest and most magnificent stadium and was home to many legendary players and teams.
Due to its deterioration in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Yankee Stadium was renovated and rebuilt between 1974 and 1976.
In the 1990s and early 2000s nearly every baseball team built a new ballpark. While many fans and traditionalists preferred the Yankees to remain at Yankee Stadium, the team wanted to build a new ballpark to generate additional revenue and offer fans more amenities and luxuries.
After years of discussion and rumors, the New York Yankees officially announced plans for a new Yankee Stadium in June 2005. Built adjacent to the old Yankee Stadium, the grand opening took place on August 16, 2006.
The Yankees financed the $1.6 billion project, and New York City spent $220 million on infrastructure and other improvements in the area.
A new era in Yankees history began on April 16, 2009 when they played their first game at the new Yankee Stadium against the Cleveland Indians.
The iconic facade and unique interior features of the original Yankee Stadium before its renovation in the 1970s have been replicated in the new stadium.
The stadium consists of two separate structures. The exterior wall, made of limestone and granite, built to replicate the original facade of Yankee Stadium, built in 1923, is known as the Great Hall.
It features 31,000 square feet and serves as a concourse before entering the stadium. The indoor stadium itself rises above the outdoor one.
The museum inside the stadium is worth a visit. For those who love baseball it is like experiencing a deja-vu among memories and emotions that have never disappeared.
Hundreds of balls signed by the best pitchers in the world with an image of a thousand faces, that of Don Larsen who, way back on October 8, 1956, in the fifth game of the 1956 World Series, pitched a perfect game against the Brooklyn Dodgers at Yankee Stadium.
It was the only no-hitter in World Series history until the Houston Astros pitching staff of Cristian Javier, Bryan Abreu, Rafael Montero and Ryan Pressly threw a combined no-hitter in the 2022 World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies. It remains the only perfect game in World Series history.
In the lower part of the Stadium under the VIP terraces you can see the ‘Monument Park’ dedicated to the man who made the history of the club, above all George M. Steinbrenner III, known as “The Boss”.
From the outside, the structures appear as a single building nearly identical in materials and design to the original stadium.
Cavernous concourses give way to open spaces with views of the field from nearly every vantage point in the stadium.
The distinctive copper frieze and truss that once edged the stadium’s original roof and was recreated in the outfield of the renovated Yankee Stadium, is now replicated in its original location in the new Yankee Stadium.
Yankee Stadium can seat approximately 52,000 fans as the main stand is made up of four tiers that extend from goalpost to goalpost, with nearly 30,000 seats in the first two levels.
The third level contains 56 luxury suites and the fourth level features a two-level upper deck.
Fans who enjoyed sitting in the bleachers at the old Yankee Stadium will be able to continue doing so in the new stadium because it has the same number of bleachers and includes a food court.
The stadium is the same size and location as the old Yankee Stadium. It has a high-definition video scoreboard above the centerfield bleachers.
Manually operated auxiliary scoreboards are incorporated as part of the left and right center fences.
There are many amenities in the new stadium, including luxury, outdoor and party suites, club seating, a martini bar, steakhouse and picnic areas.
In the Grand Hall is a Yankees Museum displaying memorabilia from great Yankees teams and players of the past, along with a Hard Rock Cafe.
Since its opening, there have been few improvements to the stadium. The biggest and most recent change to Yankee Stadium occurred before the start of the 2017 season.
A $20 million project eliminated 1,100 obstructed-view seats in the bleachers and 600 on the Terrace Level.
In place of bleachers there are gathering and socializing spaces that include the Batter’s Eye Cafe and Budweiser Party Decks.
Additionally, a children’s area, the Sunrun Kids Clubhouse, has been added to the 300 level in right field.
The 2,850-square-foot area features a mini-baseball field, Yankees-themed play equipment, and oversized baseballs and bases.
In 2009, the Yankees were able to accomplish the same feat that the 1923 Yankees did when they opened the original Yankee Stadium, winning the World Series.
Like its predecessor, Yankee Stadium hosts many non-baseball events.
It is the home of the annual Pinstripe Bowl (NCAA), has hosted Notre Dame and Army college football games, boxing and football games, concerts, and two New York Rangers hockey games as part of the 2014 NHL Stadium Series.
There are many films shot and set in the iconic Bronx stadium. Below are some titles that have made history and that we perhaps have in our video libraries:
The Babe – The Legend (1992)
The Best (1984)
Million Dollar Arm (2014)
A Life on the Edge (2004)
Bobby Jones – The Golf Genius (2004)
Cobb (1994)
Beat the Drum Slowly (1973)
The Hammer (2010)
The Express (2008)
Carnera – The greatest champion (2008)
42 – The true story of an American legend (2013)
I Am the Greatest (1977)
The Greatest Game of My Life (2005)
Brian’s Song (1971)
Third Base (1991)
Rudy – the success of a dream (1993)
Unbeatable (2006)
A Dream, a Victory (2002)
Maradona, the hand of God (2007)
Glory Road – Winning Changes Everything (2006)
McFarland (2015)
Infinity (1996)
Dragster: Living at 300 mph (1983)
Sugar – The young champion (2008)
The Cup – Racing for victory (2011)
They Call Me Radio (2003)
Seve – The power of dreams (2014)
The Audrey Hepburn Story (2000)
Heart of a Champion (1983)
Eight Men Out (1988)
A Special Trainer (2013)
For those who have the opportunity, for those who love sport, for those who love the history of sport, visiting Yankee Stadium will in return have the flavor of what the game of baseball means.
An iconic sport in New York and throughout America, which perhaps some only know thanks to the films, but entering this place is like automatically becoming Champions.
An emotion that attacks the body and that you would immediately like to get on the field and hit the ball.
Telling you about Yankee Stadium is fantastic, but experiencing it is something that will hardly erase a feeling that retraces years of great sport.
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Article by Stefano Ghezzi – SportPress24.com
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