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The Yankees opened their new Yankee Stadium on April 3, 2009, when they hosted an exhibition game against the Chicago Cubs. The new stadium hosted its first regular season game on April 16, when the team played against the Cleveland Indians [1] [2] and their first playoff game against the Minnesota Twins in the ALDS on October 7, 2009. The ...
The stadium opened in April 2009, replacing the original Yankee Stadium that operated from 1923 to 2008; it is situated on the 24-acre (9.7 ha) former site of Macombs Dam Park, one block north of the original stadium's site. The new Yankee Stadium replicates design elements of the original Yankee Stadium, including its exterior and trademark ...
The all-time attendance record of 115,300 was set at a preseason game between the defending champions Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers on March 29, 2008, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] According to the National Baseball Hall of Fame , this is the only baseball game where the 100,000 figure has been definitively exceeded.
It's the classic remodel vs. teardown decision. What makes the best home for fans of the Dodgers and Yankees, and for the sport of baseball? This L.A.-New York match-up has a clear winner.
The 2009 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2009 season.As the 105th [1] edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff contested between the Philadelphia Phillies, champions of the National League (NL) and defending World Series champions, and the New York Yankees, champions of the American League (AL).
The 1958 New York International Convention of Jehovah's Witnesses attracted 253,922 people from all over the world, although many were at the nearby Polo Grounds, the Yankee Stadium total of 123,707 in a single day remains the biggest attendance ever for any event at Yankee Stadium and is commemorated by a historical marker in the sidewalk ...
Derek Jeter, a five-time World Series champion and the Yankees' all-time hits leader, threw out the ceremonial first pitch before the Yankees take on the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 3 at Yankee ...
During the bottom of the first inning of Game 4 at Yankee Stadium, Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres hit a deep foul ball to right field. Betts, 32, ran to the wall and leaped to make the catch.