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New York Yankees Tickets Information
Nicknamed The Bronx Bombers, the New York Yankees are a Major League Baseball team established in 1901, and based in The Bronx, New York since 1903. The New York Yankees started out as Baltimore Orioles, becoming New York Highlanders in 1903 and only taking on their current name in 1913.
The New York Yankees are 1 of 5 teams - along with the Baltimore Orioles, the Boston Red Sox, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, and the Toronto Blue Jays - that play in the Eastern Division of the 14-team American League.
After playing 82 years at YankeesStadium, the Yankees unveiled their new home at the beginning of the 2009 season. New Yankee Stadium cost $1.5 billion to build, making it the second most expensive stadium in the world. The team conducts Spring Training at George M. Steinbrunner Field (named after their owner) in Tampa, Florida as part of the Grapefruit League. The Yankees colors are navy blue and white.
For over 100 years the N.Y. Yankees have been bitter and brutal in-league rivals with the Boston Red Sox. So far, as of the end of the 2008 season, the Yankees are ahead in World Series wins (26 to 7) and pennants (39 to 12). The N.Y. Yankees have played against the Red Sox in 3 American League Championship Series (in 1999, 2003, and 2004), and only losing once (in 2004).
The Yankees also have in-league rivalries with the Baltimore Orioles, the Los Angeles Angels, and the Seattle Mariners. The Yanks have 2 interleague rivalries as well: 1 with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and 1 called the Subway Series with the New York Mets.
In their career, the New York Yankees have won 3 Wild Card Berths (in 1995, 1997 and 2007), 16 Eastern Division titles (their first in 1976, their last 9 every year between 1999 and 2006), and 39 American League pennants (their first in 1921, their last in 2003).
One of the most successful teams in the major leagues, they've won 26 World Series, the first in 1923 and the last in 2000.
The New York Yankees have a number of legends in their previous rosters, including Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Don Mattingly, Billy Martin, Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, Therman Munson, Whitey Ford, and Reggie Jackson.
In 2008, the New York Yankees finished third in the division posting 89 wins and 73 losses. So pick up your New York Yankees tickets now and see if they can make another run at the World Series.
