- Address: E. 161st Street and River Avenue, Bronx, N.Y. 10451
- Team: New York Yankees
- Type: Open-air
- Surface: Grass
- Architect: Osborn Engineering (original); Praeger-Kavanaugh-Waterbury (renovation)
- Owned by: City of New York
- Opened in: 1923 (renovated in 1976)
- Cost: $2.5 million
- Capacity: 57,545
- Outfield dimensions: 318 feet down left-field line, 399 left-center, 408 center, 385 right-center, 314 right-field line
- Nickname: The House That Ruth Built
- Distinguishing characteristic: Monument Park over left-center wall
Fans stand for the National Anthem before the game between the New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays during the final opening day at Yankee Stadium on April 1, 2008 in the Bronx borough of New York City.
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