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The “New York Yankees” (also known as the “Yankees”) is a professional American baseball team situated in the Bronx area of New York City, the team is part of the East Division, which plays in the American League (AL)of the Major League Baseball (MLB Tickets). The team is one of the two MLB clubs based in the New York City, the other one is the New York Mets.
The team was founded in the year 1901 in Baltimore, Maryland as one of the eight charter franchises. It was first named as the Baltimore Orioles, which later moved to New York City in the year 1903 and was renamed itself as the New York Highlanders. The New York Highlanders changed its name into “New York Yankees” in the year 2013, by which the name has become the last and the final name of the team.
Under the management of Yankee, LLC, the team is owned and controlled by the family of George Steinbrenner, who bought the franchise in the year 1973. The team used to play their home games at the Yankee Stadium from the year 1923 up to 1973 and 1976 to 2008. After a year, the team moved to play their home games at the new ballpark called Yankee Stadium, after the last venue had been closed.
In the history of professional sports worldwide, the New York Yankees are one of the most successive clubs, which had put an outstanding MLB record of 18 division titles, 40 AL pennants and 27 World Championships. The team has two managers, the former catcher Joe Girardi, who works as the team’s manager and Brian Cashman, who works as the team’s general manager.
Aside from being known as the one of the most successful clubs worldwide, the New York Yankees are also taking the lead when it comes to MLB attendance. In fact, the team had acquired the second highest attendance in the year 2011.
The proofs of all the success of the New York Yankees in the baseball gaming were the players and managers, who had worked so hard for the past spanning years. These include Lou Gehrig, Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra and Joe DiMaggio, who had been inducted in the National Football Hall of Fame.
Due to the team’s high interest of winning World Championships, the franchise has consumed a large amount for the purpose of recruiting talents, mainly under the previous owner George Steinbrenner.
A report released by Forbes Magazine in the year 2013 stated that the New York Yankees are the highest valued sports franchise in the United States and ranked as the fourth in the whole world. The team’s estimated value amounts to $2.3 billion, which folds more than twice than the other Major League Baseball teams.
Because of their undeniable success and undertakings in the baseball industry, the Yankees have acquired a massive popularity around the world. The New York Yankees are now holding one of the largest fan base in the United States, by which has always been considered as one of the factors why the team remains determined, motivated and well-driven in every game.
