Yankee Stadium

Yankee Stadium is the home the legendary Major League Baseball team New York Yankees. Located at East 161st Street and River Avenue in The Bronx, it opened on April 18, 1923. For the 1974-1975 seasons, the Yankees relocated across town to Shea Stadium while Yankee Stadium underwent extensive renovations. It was reopened on April 15, 1976. The first night game was played on May 28, 1946.

In 2006 that the Yankees began construction of a New Yankee Stadium, to open in 2009. Most of Yankee Stadium is expected to be demolished at that time, leaving only the underground clubhouses as part of replacement park facilities. Yankee Stadium was awarded the 2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game according to MLB Commissioner Bud Selig.