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Restaurants near Yankee Stadium

There are plenty of good restaurants near Yankee Stadium. Besides the 25 fixed and 112 moveable concession stands, which offer, among other things, hot dogs and beer, Yankee Stadium features a Hard Rock Cafe inside the stadium and a New York steakhouse beyond right field. The food court located near Section 126 on the Field Level offers Boar's Head deli sandwiches, Famous Famiglia pizza, and exotic Asian cuisine. The Mohegan Sun Sports Bar is located above Monument Park in center field. Celebrity chefs occasionally make appearances at the restaurants near Yankee Stadium to help prepare food for Yankees fans.

Alcohol at Yankee Stadium

Guests of Yankee Stadium must be at least 21 years old to purchase alcohol, and there is a limit of two beers per person, per sale from the concession stands and one beer per person, per sale from vendors in the seating area. Also, be aware that the sale of alcoholic beverages in the seating area will end two hours after the start of the game or in the middle of the seventh inning, whichever comes first. Sale of alcoholic beverages at all other locations in Yankee Stadium NYC will end at the conclusion of the seventh inning.

The Yankees Museum

Located on the lower level at Gate 6 of Yankee Stadium, the Yankees Museum NY is a popular NYC attraction for New York Yankees fans. Here, Yankees fans can pay tribute to Don Larsen's perfect 1956 World Series game, admire the "Ball Wall," where hundreds of baseballs autographed by the Yankees are displayed, and view a facsimile of a current locker from the Yankees' clubhouse and the authentic locker of Thurman Munson.

Video Board Messages at Yankee Stadium

The Yankees Win display at the New Yankee Stadium

If you have a special occasion to celebrate, consider displaying a message on the video board at Yankee Stadium. Note that messages are limited to four basic greetings: "Happy Birthday," "Yankees Welcome," "Happy Anniversary," and "Congratulations." Messages may include only first and last names. Each message costs $10.

History of the New York Yankees

Retired Jerseys in the New York Yankee Museum in New York

Originally known as the Baltimore Oriels, this beloved American baseball team was first founded in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1901. Two years later the team moved to New York City, where for ten years they were known as the New York Highlanders. Between 1919 and 1923, many famous baseball players, including Babe Ruth, Wally Schang, Everett Scott, Carl Mays, Waite Hoyt, Joe Bush, and Sam Jones, were traded to the NY Yankees by Harry Frazee, owner of the Boston Red Sox, who used the money from the trades to pay off his significant debts. These trades would haunt the Red Sox for the next 86 years, during which time they won not a single World Series championship.

In 1923, the New York Yankees moved from the Polo Grounds, then the home of the New York Giants, to the newly built Yankee Stadium NY, the first triple-deck baseball stadium in the United States. At that time one of the largest baseball stadiums in the world, Yankee Stadium boasted a maximum seating capacity of 58,000. Crowds of this size were typical in the mid- to late 1920s, when legendary pitcher-turned-outfielder Babe Ruth was on the rise. Ruth’s popularity at that time was such that the first Yankee Stadium was nicknamed “The House That Ruth Built.”

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