ELI BOND-BEAN: YANKEES, A HISTORIC BASEBALL TEAM

The Beans arriving to the Yankee Stadium

Eli Bond-Bean is a Yankees' fan. This is the main reason because the Beans are going to visit the Yankee Stadium today. It ¡s not possible to watch a Yankees match because the season doesn't start until March but The Beans have visited the Stadium. 

The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. 

They are one of two major league clubs based in New York City, the other being the New York Mets of the National League. In the 1901 season, the club began play in the AL as the Baltimore Orioles, no relation to the modern Baltimore Orioles. Frank Farrell and Bill Devery purchased the franchise, which had ceased operations, and moved it to New York City, renaming the club the New York Highlanders. The Highlanders were officially renamed the Yankees in 1913.

More information: New York Yankees Official Website

The team is owned by Yankee Global Enterprises, an LLC controlled by the family of the late George Steinbrenner, who purchased the team in 1973. Brian Cashman is the team's general manager. The manager position is currently vacant. 

Babe Ruth, Jimmy Reese Allen Cooke & Bubbles Hart

The team's home games were played at the original Yankee Stadium from 1923 to 1973 and from 1976 to 2008. 

In 2009, they moved into a new ballpark of the same name after the previous facility was closed and demolished. 

The team is perennially among the leaders in MLB attendance; in 2011, the Yankees had the second-highest attendance.

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Located in the Bronx, Yankee Stadium is just over the bridge from Manhattan and is home to the New York Yankees baseball team. The new Yankee Stadium opened on April 2, 2009 and the first pre-season game was played on April 3, 2009 against the Chicago Cubs. 

Yankee Stadium is located across the street from the location of the former Yankee Stadium, which was referred to as The House That Ruth Built. The new stadium incorporated state-of-the-art stadium technology and increased the inventory of high-demand luxury seating.

The Beans are going to visit some things at Yankee Stadium:

Eli Bond-Bean inside the Yankee Stadium

Firstly, Babe Ruth Plaza. Located outside of Yankee Stadium, along 161st Street, Babe Ruth Plaza recounts the life of Babe Ruth, perhaps the most famous Yankee

After, Monument Park. Features interesting display with all the New York Yankees retired uniform numbers, as well as commemorative plaques for important players, managers, and events at Yankee Stadium. Monument Park opens when gates open and closes 45 minutes prior to the start of the game.

Finally, New York Yankees Museum. Located on the Main Level near Gate 6, the New York Yankees Museum features memorabilia, life-size statues and exhibits.

I was born and raised in the Bronx and my grandfather and my brother Garry were huge Yankees fans. One of my first memories is of them listening to a game on the radio and screaming at the radio. My brother would cry when they lost, and when I was really little, I didn't know why he was crying. 

Penny Marshall