After enduring some World Series heartbreak to conclude the 2024 season, the New York Yankees will take the field in the Bronx on Thursday, facing off against the Milwaukee Brewers in their season opener.
Like most Major League Baseball stadiums these days, Yankee Stadium offers an almost endless array of opportunities for fans — young and old alike — to indulge in, from Yankee lore to ballpark meals.
Before heading to the game, here's a guide to Yankee Stadium that includes everything fans need to know.
How do I get tickets to a game?
Game tickets can be purchased directly from the Yankees online or at the stadium's box office. Websites like SeatGeek, StubHub and Ticketmaster also offer tickets to games.
What happens if a home game is rained out?
The Yankees have a rain check policy. In most scenarios, you’ll be able to exchange your ticket for the rescheduled game, or exchange the ticket for a comparable one in price and location if it is within 12 months of the originally scheduled game.
The team's full ticket and parking rainout policy can be viewed here.
How do I get to Yankee Stadium by driving?
Located at 1 East 161st St. in the Bronx, Yankee Stadium is accessible from the Major Deegan Expressway at the following exits:
Northbound I-87: Exit 4 (East 149th Street/145th Street Bridge) and Exit 5 (East 161st Street/Macombs Dam Bridge)
Southbound I-87: Exit 5 (East 161st Street/Macombs Dam Bridge)
Does Yankee Stadium provide parking?
The Yankees are not directly involved in prepaid parking around the stadium. The private company City Parking owns the rights to set rates and rules for parking lots, according to the Yankees. City Parking has more information about parking at the stadium listed on their website. The parking fee listed on their website is $47.
What items are prohibited from the stadium?
According to the Yankees’ stadium guide, items attendees aren't allowed to bring to the ballpark include:
- Any bag larger than 16 inches by 16 inches by 8 inches
- Hard-sided bags or containers of any size
- Glass bottles or cans
- Laser pens
- Selfie sticks
- Mono/tripods or other professional camera equipment
- Video cameras or other equipment designed for the sole purpose of video and/or audio recording
- Drones
- Laptop computers
- Firearms, knives or weapons of any kind
- Alcohol
For a full list of banned items, check here.
In case you happen to bring something like a laptop with you to the ballpark, some businesses nearby offer luggage storage. A Yankee Stadium staff member can point you in the right direction.
How can I get there by public transit?
Fans can get to the ballpark via New York City subway, bus and commuter rail.
Option 1: Subway
The 4 train and D train both stop at the 161st Street/Yankee Stadium subway station, located at East 161st Street and River Avenue. B train service is also available, but only on weekdays.
Option 2: Bus
The Bx1, Bx2, Bx6, Bx13 and BxM4 all stop near Yankee Stadium. For more info on exactly where you can catch those buses, and where they let you off, check here.
Option 3: Train
Metro-North Railroad service also has a stop near the stadium (Yankees/East 153rd Street). You can check here for more information on their availability of service.
Long Island Rail Road customers can take a train to Grand Central and transfer to either the 4 train (taking it to 161st Street/Yankee Stadium) or to a Metro-North train (taking it to Yankees/East 153rd Street).
Can I bring food and drinks into the stadium?
Yes, but with limits. Food is permitted for “individual consumption,” according to the stadium’s information guidebook. So don't plan on feeding your entire row with food you've brought from home.
Items like apples or oranges must be sliced or sectioned.
As for drinks, unopened, clear plastic water bottles — 1 liter and smaller in size — are also permitted.
What's on the menu this year at the ballpark?
If you’ve been to a Major League Baseball game at any point in the last few decades, you already know they serve more than just peanuts, Cracker Jacks and hot dogs at the ballpark.
Returning restaurants this year to the stadium include fan favorites like Lobel’s, Streetbird by Marcus Samuelsson, Bobby Flay’s “Bobby’s Burgers,” Mighty Quinn’s, Fuku, Chef Christian Petroni, Mac Truck, Chickie’s & Pete’s, The Halal Guys, Benihana, Mister Softee, Blue Bunny and Baby Ruth.
The stadium's newest addition, the Change-Up Kitchen, will be located in Section 105 and offer gourmet dishes. Menu highlights will include a porchetta sandwich, lobster roll, and rotisserie chicken, as well as Lobel’s Prime Pastrami sandwich and Nuchas empanadas.
New partners at the stadium will also include Brooklyn Dumpling Shop, Caribbean Food Delights (which will sell Jamaican beef patties), Nuchas (which will sell empanadas), Surfside Iced Teas & Lemonades + Vodka, Sweet P Bakery, Mae Mae Café of Mott Haven and Bondi Sushi.
What should I know about the New York Yankee Museum before I go?
Part of the allure of the team is its rich history, which includes 27 World Series titles and dozens of Hall of Fame players and coaches.
That lore has been distilled inside the ballpark at the New York Yankee Museum, which includes exhibits on everything from the history of the old Yankee Stadium — known as the “House that Ruth built” — and Derek Jeter to displays of the team's World Series trophies and rings, as well as notable game-used baseballs.
The stadium also offers a “Hands on History” experience eight times throughout the season each year, which gives patrons the opportunity to hold and take photos with Yankee artifacts, including game-used bats, jerseys, baseballs and World Series rings.
You can find out more about the hands-on experience here.
Additionally, Yankee Stadium also offers public and private tours of the venue, where customers can visit locations inside the stadium like the legendary Monument Park, where the legacies of the most storied Yankee greats are enshrined.
Tap here to read more about the experience.
Did the Yankees make any deals during the offseason?
The Yankees had a successful 2024, winning 94 games in the regular season and reaching the World Series for the first time since 2009, where they lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers in five games.
They had a busy offseason. They most notably lost the bidding to keep superstar outfielder Juan Soto, and watched him sign with the crosstown New York Mets. The Yankees did sign Max Fried to bolster their starting rotation and Paul Goldschmidt to play first base, and traded for elite reliever Devin Williams and former National League MVP Cody Bellinger, who is expected to play center field.
The Yankees, of course, have the reigning American League MVP in Aaron Judge, who hit 58 home runs last season. Judge faced some criticism for his performance in the postseason — he batted just .184, though he did hit three home runs — but he looks poised to pick up where he left off as perhaps the most feared power hitter in baseball.
Fried should play a key role in determing the Yankees' success, as the Bronx Bombers have already suffered substantial injuries to their starting pitching. Gerrit Cole, the Yankees' ace, needs Tommy John surgery and will miss the season. Luis Gil, the reigning AL Rookie of the Year, will be out until midseason because of a strained lat muscle.
Williams, among MLB's most dominant closers, was acquired from Milwaukee and joins a bullpen where Luke Weaver supplanted Clay Holmes last September. Holmes, like Soto, signed with the Mets in the offseason. Relievers Jonathan Loáisiga (recovering from Tommy John surgery) and Cousins (strained forearm) likely will start the season on the injured list.
Following the departure of Gleyber Torres to Detroit as a free agent, the Yankees are looking to use catcher Austin Wells as their leadoff hitter. Jazz Chisholm, who was acquired from the Marlins last July, will shift from third base to second as Torres’ replacement.
Giancarlo Stanton will start the season on the IL because of tendon injuries in both elbows, leaving Ben Rice as the likely early option at DH. With DJ LeMahieu injured again, Oswald Peraza looks to be the team's best option at third base. Rookie Jasson Domínguez is being given a chance in left field after missing most of 2024 following Tommy John surgery and then a strained oblique.
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