How Many Baseball Teams Does New York Have?
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How many baseball teams does New York have? The answer may surprise you.
The Bronx Bombers
The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They are one of two major league clubs based in New York City, the other being the New York Mets of the National League.
The New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the Bronx, New York City. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They are one of two major league clubs based in New York City, the other being the National League’s (NL) New York Mets. The Yankees began play in the 1901 season as the Baltimore Orioles (no relation to the modern Baltimore Orioles). In 1903, Frank Farrell and Bill Devery purchased the franchise after it ceased operations and moved it to New York City, renaming the club the New York Highlanders. The Highlanders were officially renamed the Yankees in 1913.
The Mets
The Mets are a baseball team in New York that compete in the National League East division.
Citi Field
Citi Field is a baseball park located in Queens, New York City. Completed in 2009, it is the home field of the New York Mets of Major League Baseball. Citi Field was built on the former site of Shea Stadium, which was demolished in 2008. It cost an estimated $850 million to build and has a capacity of 41,922.
Citi Field is named after Citigroup, a New York financial services company which purchased the naming rights for $400 million over 20 years. The deal was announced in 2006 and was criticized by then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg and members of the city council for selling the name of a public asset to a corporation.
The Mets began construction on Citi Field in October 2006 and broke ground on April 17, 2007. The first game at Citi Field was played on April 13, 2009, when the Mets hosted the San Diego Padres.
The Staten Island Yankees
The Staten Island Yankees are a professional baseball team based in Staten Island, New York. The Yankees compete in the South Atlantic League (SAL) as a member club of the league’sNorthern Division. They are the Class A affiliate of the New York Yankees of the American League (AL). The team plays its home games at Richmond County Bank Ballpark at St. George.
Richmond County Bank Ballpark
The Staten Island Yankees are a Minor League Baseball team competing in the short-season Class A-Advanced New York-Penn League. The Yankees are headquartered in Staten Island, New York, and play their home games at Richmond County Bank Ballpark. They are owned by the New York Yankees.
The Staten Island Yankees were founded in 1999 as the Staten Island Ducks. The team was renamed in 2003 and has been affiliated with the New York Yankees since 2007. In their history, the Staten Island Yankees have won two league championships (2000, 2011) and four division championships (2002, 2005, 2009, 2010).
