Baseball is considered as America’s pastime. Professionals play in the Major League Baseball which comprises of 30 teams divide into the National League and the American League. The most dominant team has been the New York Yankees which has won 27 titles including the most recent World Series.
They were very dominant in the late 90s when they won the World Series in 1996 and from 1998-2000 including the first Subway Series World Series where they faced the New York Mets in 2000. They were led by All-Star SS Derek Jeter, Catcher Jorge Posada and closer Mariano Rivera and managed by Joe Torre. In their most recent title they were also led by the same batch of players plus Alex Rodriguez and pitchers Aj Burnett, Joba Chamberlain, CC Sabathia and this time was managed by Joe Girardi.
The Yankee Stadium is proof that baseball is indeed a glamorous sport. Costing $1.5 billion, the Yankee Stadium is the second most expensive stadium in the world. Inside, it is adorned with hundreds of Yankees photographs. Partnered with New York Daily News newspaper, “The Glory of the Yankees Photo Collection” was carefully selected out of the Daily News’ 2,000 photographs.
Till now, the Yankees have dominated baseball and are known all over the world.