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The right-field bleachers were appropriately nicknamed "Ruthville". Although the right field fences were eventually pushed back after the 1974–1975 renovations, they were still relatively close to home plate and retained the "short porch" moniker, favoring future Yankee lefty sluggers such as Graig Nettles and Reggie Jackson. [52]
Yankee Stadium hosted the 2009 and 2024 World Series. Yankee Stadium became the home field of the MLS expansion club New York City FC in 2014, which is owned by City Football Group and the Yankees. It will be an interim venue for the club until Etihad Park is constructed in Willets Point and opens in 2027.
Aaron Judge and Jon Berti homered into Yankee Stadium's right field short porch, and New York extended its winning streak to seven by beating the Chicago White Sox 7-2 on Sunday for a three-game ...
One of the most famous examples is the original Yankee Stadium, whose odd-shaped plot of land caused right field to be over 100 feet (30 m) shorter than left, although this difference lessened over time. The rectangular Polo Grounds had extremely short distance down the lines, 258 ft (79 m). to right and 280 ft (85 m). to left. In contrast, the ...
Yankee Stadium: 9-1 W 2 Jun 29 Toronto Blue Jays: John Cerutti: Exhibition Stadium: 15-14 W 3 Jul 10 Chicago White Sox: Joel McKeon: Yankee Stadium: 9-5 W 4 Jul 16 Texas Rangers: Charlie Hough: Arlington Stadium: 12-3 W 5 Sep 25 Baltimore Orioles: José Mesa: Memorial Stadium: 8-4 W 6 Sep 29 Boston Red Sox: Bruce Hurst: Yankee Stadium: 6-0 W
The derby was held on July 14, 2008, at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York City, the host location of the 2008 MLB All-Star Game. ESPN televised the event live at 8:00 PM EDT , with ESPN Radio and XM Satellite Radio handling radio broadcasting duties.
On September 18, Mussina notched his 18th victory of the season and led the Yankees to a 9–2 victory over the first place White Sox in his final start at Yankee Stadium. [31] On September 28, he won 20 games for the first time at the age of 39, with a 6–2 win over the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park , becoming the oldest first-time 20 game ...
The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium. In the 1938 World Series , they beat the Chicago Cubs in 4 games. This marked the first time any team had won three consecutive World Series .