Yankee Stadium, Baseball venue in The Bronx, United States.
Yankee Stadium is a baseball venue in the Concourse neighborhood of The Bronx, New York City, with a capacity of 46,537. It opened in 2009 on the former site of Macombs Dam Park, one block north of the original 1923 stadium. The exterior replicates the original's limestone walls and frieze, while the interior features three seating decks, a white roof with vertical supports, and a large scoreboard above the outfield.
This building opened in 2009 after workers demolished the previous structure that had served the team from 1923 through 2008 on an adjacent site. Planners chose a location just north of the old field, keeping the name and reusing design elements to maintain continuity with the earlier era.
Behind center field, Monument Park honors former Yankees players, and the New York Yankees Museum displays items from the club's history. The Great Hall holds shops and restaurants, while the Hard Rock Cafe at Gate 6 stays open year-round without a game ticket. The scoreboard reads "YANKEE STADIUM" above the outfield.
Subway lines 4, B and D stop nearby along with regional trains at 153rd Street station, connecting the site to Manhattan and other boroughs. Visitors attending games should allow extra time for security checks at the gates and consider arriving early to avoid long queues that form before first pitch.
During construction, workers uncovered a Boston Red Sox jersey buried in wet concrete, left by a rival fan hoping to bring bad luck to the new building. The crew removed the shirt and later handed it to a charity linked to the team, which auctioned it off to raise funds for local programs.
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