Location: New York, NY
Capacity: 52,325
The original Yankee stadium was built in 1923 and fans betting on the team could enjoy both regular season and playoff matchups at the old Yankee stadium until 2008. In 2009, the New York Yankees led by Captain Derek Jeter and star third baseman Alex Rodriguez, switched to the New Yankee stadium, located across the street from the old Yankee stadium. One thing that did not change when the Yankees switched stadiums, was their tradition of winning championships, as in the inaugural year of the new stadium, the Yankees once again became World Series champions.
Although winning the World Series last year for the first time in nine years, fans betting on the team to win their first ever game at the new stadium, were treated to a rude welcoming as the team was defeated by the last place Cleveland Indians 10 to two. This season however, Yankee fans have much to cheer about at the new stadium as the team is the leader of the American League East and currently boasts a 25 and 10 record at home.
With the creation of the new Yankee stadium, it represents a changing of the guard, as the old Yankee stadium, was filled with historic moments overshadowing today’s team. By building the new stadium, owner George Steinbrenner, has created a new home, pressure free for current and future players to create their own history. In addition to providing a new ball park to the teams current crop of players, the new Yankee stadium maintains the traditions of the old stadium, as it still has banners of past championships, retired jerseys and a museum with all of the gear of past Yankee legends.
In the April 16th defeat at the hands of the Cleveland Indians, to kickoff the opening of the new Yankee Stadium, Indians outfielder Grady Sizemore became the first player to hit a grand slam in the new ball park. Other firsts, for the new stadium, included hall of fame catcher Yogi Berra throwing out the first pitch on opening day, and current staff ace CC Sabathia won the first playoff game at the new Yankee Stadium. Furthermore, the new stadium can hold between 50 to 52,000 fans and has been host to a number of non baseball events. The most recent event was the first ever outdoor boxing match in New York on June 5th 2010, as Orthodox Jewish Rabbinical student and former champion Yuri Forman was defeated by knockout sensation Miguel Cotto. The event was the first boxing match in the Bronx since 1976.
