The New York Yankees played at the Polo Grounds, owned by their National League rivals; the New York Giants, from 1913-1922. In 1923, the Yankees moved into Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. Yankee Stadium has been home to the New York Yankees ever since, however the Yankees did spend two seasons (1974 and 1975) at Shea Stadium while Yankee Stadium was renovated. The New York Yankees are scheduled to open their new state of the art ballpark in 2009. The new ball park will be located just North of where Yankee Stadium sits today.

The New York Yankees are the epitome of a Sports Dynasty. No American professional sports franchise has come close to the number of Championships that the Yankees have won. The Yankees have won 39 American League pennants and 26 World Series titles during their 100 plus years of playing baseball. The Cardinals and As are tied for second on the list with 9 World Series titles each. From the 1920s till today, the Yankees have posted multiple World Series Titles in every decade except for the 1980s and the 2000's.

The New York Yankees dominance in baseball began in 1920 when they purchased Babe Ruth from the Boston Red Sox. Up until that time, the Yankees had failed to win a single pennant in 20 years of existence. After Ruth joined the Yankees in 1920, they started their rise to the top. The Yankees won four World Series titles and seven American League pennants with Babe Ruth. Ruth handed the torch to Gehrig who handed it to DiMaggio who handed it to Mantle and so on. As each superstar was ending his career, a new superstar was taking his place. All the while the Yankees were cranking out World Series titles, 26 in all.

The New York Yankees have players in the Hall of Fame at every position; no other major league baseball team can boast such an accomplishment. Players like Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, Thurman Munson, Reggie Jackson, Don Mattingly and Derek Jeter are all synonymous with baseball greatness. The New York Yankees produce Hall of Fame players faster than you can say 6-4-3 double play.

The New York Yankees are currently owned by George Steinbrenner. Steinbrenner and a small group of investors purchased the Yankees from the CBS television network in 1973. Steinbrenner commonly referred to as The Boss has been outspoken and controversial during his tenure with the Yankees. Steinbrenner shuffled through 15 different managers from 1973 through 1996 including hiring and firing Billy Martin four different times. Steinbrenner has been criticized by other major league baseball owners for driving up player salaries and making it harder for smaller market teams to compete. Despite his flurry of critics, Steinbrenner has led the Yankees to 10 American League Pennants and 6 World Series Titles.

The New York Yankees hired Joe Torre as their new manager in 1996 and he remained in that position until the end of the 2007 season. Torres 11 seasons as manager is the longest term served by any Yankee manager since George Steinbrenner took over. Torre helped stabilize the Yankees and brought a string of success not seen by the Yankees since the late 50s. The Yankees have appeared in 13 consecutive playoffs since 1995. They won six American League pennants and four World Series titles including three in a row from 1998 2000.

There are few things that are as certain in life as the New York Yankees playing for another World Series title. With Steinbrenner and new Manager Joe Giradi leading the way, the New York Yankees are sure to maintain their perch atop the baseball world. Be sure to get your New York Yankee tickets to see the greatest franchise in sports history.