New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team that competes in the MLB within the American League East Division. The team started as the Baltimore Orioles in 1901 but moved to New York as the New York Highlanders in 1903.
The Yankees are one of the most successful professional baseball teams in the United States and have won 27 World Championships.
Several of the sport’s most notable legends, from Babe Ruth to Lou Gherig to Derek Jeter played for the Yankees.
The original Yankee Stadium was built in the Bronx, New York, from 1922 to 1923. The stadium closed in 2008 and was demolished in 2010. The current Yankee Stadium began construction in 2006 (adjacent from the original stadium) and opened for the 2009 season.
- Established: 1901
- Manager: Aaron Boone
- Stadium: Yankee Stadium
- Colors: Midnight navy blue and white
- Number of World Series wins: 27
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Giancarlo Stanton of the New York Yankees will be one of the most significant pieces in the middle of their lineup, but will he be healthy enough to impact it? For the New York Yankees, Opening Day is fast approaching—but Giancarlo Stanton may not be in the lineup. The veteran slugger has returned to New […]
Yankees End Decades-Old Facial Hair Policy, Embrace Change For nearly 50 years, wearing the Yankees’ iconic pinstripes came with a condition—clean-shaven faces, neatly trimmed hair, and no beards. That long-standing rule, a hallmark of the franchise since the 1970s, is no more. On Thursday, Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner announced that the team has amended its […]
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A Championship Pursuit, With One Lingering Question. Could D.J. LeMahieu Provide the Answer to The Yankees Third Base Problem? For the Yankees, the offseason began with a dream—one that involved Juan Soto patrolling the outfield in the Bronx for years to come. But when the bidding war with their crosstown rivals ended in disappointment, reality […]
Juan Soto’s last moments in a Yankee dugout in 2024 have gone viral, with his massive free agency looming. It was quite a year for Yankees outfielder Juan Soto, who’s made himself right at home in the Bronx just over a year after arriving from San Diego. Soto’s season was a masterclass: a .288 average, […]
MGM Resorts International announced their new partnership with the New York Yankees. According to the press release, the two organizations will collaborate to deliver exclusive VIP experiences to MGM Rewards members and baseball fans. MGM Resorts will have brand placement at Yankee Stadium on LED signage, back of the pitcher’s mound Exclusive VIP experiences include […]
Dwight Gooden helped his team reach the Little League World Series, but was too young to pitch in Williamsport.
