New Yankee Stadium is is the home of the New York Yankees, located in New York City. Located at East 161st Street and River Avenue in The Bronx, it is slated to open for the 2009 Major League Baseball Stadium.

Original Yankee Stadium is located across thre street from New Yankee Stadium and has hosted Yankees home games since 1923 and has a capacity of 57,545. It was once home of the New York Giants football team, and at one time was the location of some of boxing’s most famous bouts.

Yankee Stadium is one of the most famous sports venues in the United States. Its nickname, “The House that Ruth Built”, comes from Babe Ruth. Ruth was a baseball superstar whose prime years coincided with the start of the Yankees’ winning history.

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