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 Yankee Stadium's first public event, a Yankees batting practice session | |
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| Location | East 161st Street & River Avenue, Bronx, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°49′45″N 73°55′35″W / 40.82917°N 73.92639°W |
| Owner | New York Yankees (land leased from the City of New York) |
| Operator | New York Yankees |
| Capacity | 54,251[2] |
| Field size | Left Field - 318 ft (96.9 m) Left-Center - 399 ft (121.6 m) Center Field - 408 ft (124.3 m) Right-Center - 385 ft (117.3 m) Right Field - 314 ft (95.7 m) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Started | August 16, 2006 |
| Opened | April 3, 2009 |
| Construction cost | US $1.6 billion[1] |
| Architect | HOK Sport |
| General contractor | Turner Construction Company |
| Tenants | |
| New York Yankees (MLB) (2009- ) | |
Yankee Stadium is the current baseball stadium of the New York Yankees. It is in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The stadium opened in April 2009. It replaced the original Yankee Stadium, which the Yankees had played in since 1923. It was opened with an exhibition game against the Chicago Cubs on April 3, 2009. The first regular game was played on April 16, 2009.
The new stadium cost $1.5 billion dollars to build. It was the most expensive baseball stadium in the world. It is built to look like the old Yankee Stadium. It has many new and more modern features.
The stadium under construction in 2007
The completed stadium next to the remains of the former facility in 2010
- ↑ "Yankees unveil 2009 schedule | yankees.com: News". Archived from the original on 2011-01-06. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
- ↑ "Yankee Stadium Comparison". New York Yankees. Archived from the original on 2011-12-10. Retrieved 2009-04-04.