The new Yankee Stadium

On April 16, 2009, the New York Yankees played their first official game in the new Yankee Stadium, which was constructed next to, and in the style of, the storied House That Ruth Built.

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Historic loss

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The buried David Ortiz jersey

The first official game

Visitor guides

Official site

http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/nyy/ballpark/index.jsp

The team's MLB.com site includes photos, a side-by-side comparison chart of the new and old stadiums, ticket information, stadium tour information and an A-to-Z guide for visitors.

New York Newsday guide

http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/yankees/stadium/

New York Newsday offers a comprehensive guide to the new stadium. Take a 360-degree tour, go inside the clubhouse via a photo gallery, get tips on where to eat, and find suggestions for five dates you don't want to miss and five features to check out. Plus, remember the history of the old stadium.

Wikipedia guide

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Yankee_Stadium

The projected total cost of the new stadium is $1.5 billion, making it the second most expensive stadium in the world after England's Wembley Stadium.

This article includes information about the financing and the arguments for and against a new stadium, in addition to a guide to the stadium itself.

Special features

Monument Park

http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2008/03/new_yankees_monument_park_hint.html

The landscaped tribute to former Yankees, with retired uniform numbers, has a home in the new stadium. There's speculation about which Yankee great will be the first honored at the new site.

History of Monument Park and who's honored there

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monument_Park_(Yankee_Stadium)

Video tour from YES Network

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_xGEk87q_4

The team's official network, YES, points out the new scoreboards, the frieze/facade, Monument Park and other features in this clip.

Video tour from YES Network

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =-_xGEk87q_4

The team's official network, YES, points out the new scoreboards, the frieze/facade, Monument Park and other features in this clip.

$1.5B stadium feels like a mall as much as a ballpark

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AnxvakjOm84h4ybxDA9Ge3c5nYcB?slug=ap-newyankeestadiumopens&prov=ap&type=lgns

"I dont think theres anything else you can really put in this thing, Yankees captain Derek Jeter said of the new park.

The 52,325-seat stadium is much like the original. There are soaring cathedral windows on the exterior and the field dimensions match those at the old ballpark in 2008. But its Yankee Stadium on steroids, 62 percent larger than the original.

Comparing and contrasting the new New York ballparks

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/all-nystadiums.6844704apr05,0,5711041.story

New York's baseball teams, the Yankees and the Mets, each moved to a new ballpark in 2009.

The buried David Ortiz jersey

A construction worker who is a Boston fan attempted to curse the new stadium by burying a David Ortiz Red Sox jersey in wet concrete.

The jersey was dug out and later auctioned online, raising $175,100 for the Jimmy Fund, a Boston cancer charity.

Jinx foiled

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3344825

Worker explains his actions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guLhYl94PFo

See the shirt unearthed and hear the construction worker's explanation and reaction.

Worker explains his actions

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =guLhYl94PFo

See the shirt unearthed and hear the construction worker's explanation and reaction.

The first official game

The Yankees played exhibition games vs. the Chicago Cubs at the new stadium April 3 and 4. The first official game was April 16, 2009, vs. the Cleveland Indians.

Fans, former players celebrate opening day

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090416&content_id=4296360&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

Yankee Hall of Famer Yogi Berra (left) threw out the ceremonial first pitch, and former Yankee favorite Bernie Williams was in the outfield, this time to play guitar, as the Bronx Bombers opened their new stadium.

The Yankees' starting lineup

http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2009/04/joe_girardi_releases_lineup_th.html

Derek Jeter (left) was tapped to be the first Yankee to step to the plate in the new park. He had the last at-bat at the old Yankee Stadium.

Introduction of Yankee players

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPl3i8ho8U8

Introduction of Yankee players

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Indians blow out Yankees, 10-2

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090416&content_id=4295284&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

A nine-run seventh inning by Cleveland doomed New York in the Yankees' first official game in their new stadium.

Box score

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2009_04_16_clemlb_nyamlb_1

Scenes from opening day

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKYMv05LUJA

Scenes from opening day

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Longtime announcer absent

http://www.wcbs880.com/Yankees-Announcer-Will-Miss-Home-Opener/4118448

Bob Sheppard, the Yankees public address announcer for nearly 60 years, would miss the home opener due to a bronchial infection.

Babe Ruth bat part of festivities

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090416&content_id=4296580&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

Historic loss

On April 18, two days after the Yankees suffered their first loss in their new stadium (and a day after their first win, 6-5, in the new park), they went down 22-4 against the Cleveland in a game that included a 14-run inning. The 22 runs the Yanks served up tied the most they have ever allowed at a game in any version of Yankee Stadium.