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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 ...
English: Diagram showing the dimensions of Yankee Stadium Baseball Field. Derived from Google Earth screenshot ... Yankee Stadium - Field Dimensions. Items portrayed ...
English: Diagram showing the dimensions of Yankee Stadium I Baseball Field. Source data: Google Earth Historical Imagery 04/2008 Source data: Google Earth Historical Imagery 04/2008 Date
Dodger Stadium, born in 1962 and now the third oldest park in baseball; and Yankee Stadium, rebuilt in 2009 and still evoking a storied era. (Jae C. Hong; Frank Franklin II / Associated Press)
The dimensions of the field precisely mimic that of both the old Yankee Stadium and the new Yankee Stadium, and the scalloped grandstand facade (the frieze) is also meant to invoke the old ballpark in the Bronx. When built, it was the first spring training stadium to include luxury suites. [23]
The Yankees last won the World Series in 2009, the first year at the new Yankee Stadium. Of course, so much has changed in the 43 years since. The three over-the-air networks are now four.
In August 1971, the New York Giants football team announced that it would leave Yankee Stadium for a new football-only stadium in the Meadowlands Sports Complex under development in New Jersey. In 1971, the city of New York forced (via eminent domain ) Rice to sell the stadium for a mere $2.5 million (equivalent to $18.8 million today).
Today’s guest columnists are Doug Behar, senior vice president of stadium operations for the New York Yankees, and Dr. Allen Hershkowitz, environmental science adviser to the New York Yankees.