About Yankee Stadium
Yankee Stadium is an MLB stadium in New York, New York. It opened in 2009. It was designed by Populous. It seats 49,642. Its current tenant is New York Yankees (MLB), since 2009. By capacity it ranks 3rd of 30 current MLB venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 298th oldest of 354 stadiums and arenas still in use.
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Venue Information
Location
Architect
Operator
Location derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).
Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.
Architect and operator credits from Wikidata.
Capacity by layout
Seating capacity depends on how the building is laid out for each event. Figures are the best sourced claim per layout.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
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New York Yankees While based here: 18 seasons · 1611-1202 regular season · 14 postseason trips
MLB · 2009–present
All 7 home venues of the New York Yankees
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MLB | 2009–present |
Records are each team's full-season results while it was based here, home and away games alike, from final scores. They are not records of games played at this venue.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the capacity of Yankee Stadium?
The capacity of Yankee Stadium is 49,642.
When was Yankee Stadium built?
Yankee Stadium opened in 2009.
Who designed Yankee Stadium?
Yankee Stadium was designed by Populous.
Who operates Yankee Stadium?
Yankee Stadium is operated by New York Yankees.
Who plays at Yankee Stadium?
Yankee Stadium is the home venue of New York Yankees.
Where did the New York Yankees play before Yankee Stadium?
Before moving to Yankee Stadium in 2009, the New York Yankees played at Yankee Stadium I from 1976 to 2008.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Location.
- VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
- Wikidata (CC0): Capacity, Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 11 m of this point), Architect and operator.
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA): Photograph.
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA): Capacity, football layout.
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Yankee Stadium I | 1923–2008 | Same site |
| Polo Grounds | 1890–1911 | 0.6 mi |
| Polo Grounds | 1911–1963 | 0.6 mi |
| Manhattan Field | 1889–1948 | 0.6 mi |
| American League Park (official) | 1903–1913 | 1.1 mi |
| Ohio Field | 2.1 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.