Yankee Stadium — Attraction in New York

Yankee Stadium is known for its rich history and carries the aura of the legendary players who have played both in the old stadium and new one. That might be enough to get most fans excited.

It's a simple ballpark to navigate to. Located in the Bronx, it's very easy to reach by train from CT, NY, or NJ. Getting from the train to the stadium is also a breeze. It probably takes 10 minutes from the train to get to your seat on a normal day. Unlike other ballparks, Yankee Stadium doesn't really have much to do that's within walking distance for visitors who come from outside of the Bronx. It is right in the middle of a residential neighborhood for better or worse.

When taking a car, be prepared to leave several hours early if you want to shop, eat at a restaurant, or do some sightseeing around Yankee Stadium. Traffic comes to a complete halt roughly 1-2 hours before the first pitch. You'll spend a lot of time sitting in chaotic traffic. 161st Street garage was probably the most convenient, but you pay the price. Worthwhile to be so close to the ballpark, though. Prepaying is convenient.

The food is overpriced but enjoyable. I greatly appreciated the Oatly vegan soft serve ice cream and Impossible Burger with fries in 2022. Unfortunately, it appears they are no longer offered in 2024. More vegan options would be nice. Not sure why the Yankees reduced the number of options. It's baffling. Compostable packaging for food is a nice touch for sustainability.

Beware using UberEats. It seems convenient, but the stadium won't mark items as out of stock if they are sold out. This happened to me, and the concession workers said they can't do anything about it, and that I should call Uber and ask them to refund me. So I did. Thankfully, Uber was VERY easy to work with. But a big letdown that Yankee Stadium offers UberEats, but won't manage their inventory. And then blames Uber for it.

The merchandise is nowhere near affordable for most Yankees fans. Unless you regularly drop $150 on a jersey. That said, the merchandise looks nice. But when you think about the cost of tickets, food, parking/train, etc... merchandise becomes less of a priority for me at this price range.

The view from my seats were great in section 314. I enjoy being higher up because the seats are at more of an incline so you have less heads in your way. But we were not miles away from the action. Other than the seats beyond the outfield, most are in the shade for a night game.

Section 205 is also good for seeing more of the plate and doesn't feel as far from the action as it seems.

Overall, the baseball watching experience is great. The atmosphere and prices are meh, but I guess you pay for the logo.

I will definitely be back for future games. But I hope the Yankees organization can see their weak points and be willing to make small, but important changes down the road, especially around food offerings.

I would be more willing to "pre-game" if there was more to do in the area. I would also buy merchandise if it were...

Stadium Tour Series (Yankee Stadium), Part 1 In 2007 I had the good fortune of visiting the “old” Yankee Stadium during one of its final years of existence. If that was the “House That Babe Ruth Built” then I guess the “new” one is the “House That George Steinbrenner Built.”

Although it’s obviously been awhile between visits, I was curious to learn how much has changed and how many of the Yankee traditions have been carried on.

Well for sure this version is also cavernous. While it may be known for having a “short porch” in right field, I just cannot imagine someone hitting a ball that can reach the upper deck. 🤯

While I expected the prices to be astronomical, I was surprised that they seemed on par with other stadiums that we’ve visited recently. Also surprising was the comfort of our padded seats (which were easily the most comfortable stadium seats that we’ve ever enjoyed).

The new stadium also offers the opportunity to see in person just how gigantic Aaron Judge is. I mean if you stand next to Juan Soto and make him appear to be diminutive, you are an extra large human.

I remember Yankee great Derek Jeter saying that the “ghosts” of former players added a certain presence at the old stadium that I can’t say I quite detected at this new one.

Speaking of former players, they’ve now retired so many numbers it’s a wonder they have any left to assign the current players!

Something fun that I don’t recall from the old stadium was the grounds crew acting out the motions of “YMCA” while dragging the infield after the 6th inning.

The tradition of iconic public address announcer Bob Sheppard has not continued (because of his retirement in 2010), but I’m thankful that the singing of “God Bless America” remains a staple of the 7th Inning Stretch, as well as “Ol’ Blue Eyes” belting out the “Theme From New York, New York” after each victory by the home team. Something else that remains is the merciless “feedback” offered to the umpire by the crowd when they disapprove of his calls (as they chant the same choice of specific profanity in unison).

Although large crowds are typical here, we were impressed at the efficiency with which the subway system transported such a large number of people (even after the game).

And that’s…Henry’s...

Disclaimer: Red Sox Fan I am on a journey to visit and tour all 30 MLB stadiums with my family. With that being said of course Yankee stadium is on the list and had to show some respect to the rivalry and it was cool to hear now older Yankee names from the 00's on the tour reminding me of our great rivalry when I was a kid. BUT, despite all of that it still felt a little dirty being a Sox fan.

Anyways it's a Nice stadium and has great exits to get out some stadiums it can be a maze you literally can turn around and bam there is an exit when the game is over. The field almost seems small with how big the stadium is towering over it overall I felt bathrooms were good, the seats were good and the spacing was good, food was good. If you go with kids go get the rainbow milk shake at one of the concessions so it comes with cotton candy and ice cream so you can knock two treats off the kids list of snacks for the game. The pregame tour was good but I felt it could have been better in comparison to other stadiums we did get our hands on some game used memorabilia that had significance to the game such as Aaron judges 61st home run to tie the record (Blue Jays first base) and the first home run ball at the park Jorge posadas. The park had some good lounge areas, We got into the Audi club and Pepsi lounge. Audi club is impossible to get a table unless you reserve it which seems impossible and the Pepsi lounge was great since it had tinted glass for the sun and had some AC. I didn't see a kids place for them to play which I feel is a must. Baseball and family goes hand and hand so there needs to be something there to help make the day a little extra fun for the kids. As for the Yankee museum there were some amazing pieces in there BUT, for it being the Yankees. This was super small esp. compared to some other teams. They need to beef that up. But once again to see the game used Babe Ruth jersey and Mickey mantle rookie card is pretty awesome. The great hall was great and didn't seem to be a bad seat in the whole stadium. Fans were also good sports and cordial to me and my daughter who went to watch the game in our Sox jerseys. Overall a great...