About “New York Yankees”
New York Yankees are a professional baseball team,which is based in the borough of the Bronx, in New York City, New York a member of Major League Baseball’s American League East Division.
American League’s 8 charter franchises, the club was founded in Baltimore, Maryland in 1901 as the Baltimore Orioles & moved to newyork City in 1903, the Yankees’ home ballpark was Yankee Stadium,
one of the world’s famous sports venues.In 2009 they moved into a new stadium which is called “Yankee Stadium”.
The franchise leads Major League Baseball in both revenue and titles with twenty sixth World Series championships and 39 American League Pennants.They have more championships than any other franchise in
North American professional sports history, passing the 24 Stanley Cup championships by the Montreal Canadiens in 1999,Throughout the team’s history, the franchise has produced some of the most celebrated players in Major League history, including Lou Gehrig, Mickey Mantle,Yogi Berra. Babe Ruth and Joe DiMaggio.The franchise has seen 44 of its players inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame and the Yankees have retired the numbers of 16 of its players.
Yankees have achieved widespread popularity & a dedicated fanbase, although they have acquired a polarizing reputation for their heavy spending in pursuit of winning.Their rivalry with the Boston Red Sox is one of the fiercest & most historic in professional sports. To support the Yankees and expand their media coverage, the dedicated television channel “YES Network” was launched in 2002, and it has become a large source of revenue for the franchise.
The “Yankees” name is often shortened to “the Yanks.” Their most prominently used nickname is “the Bronx Bombers” or simply “the Bombers“,
A less used nickname is “the Pinstripes”, in reference to the iconic feature on their home uniforms.
