Yankee Stadium

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The Yankees' Ballpark in the Bronx

Yankee Stadium is the open-air ballpark at 1 East 161st Street in the Bronx, home of the New York Yankees since it opened on April 16, 2009. It seats 46,537 for baseball and also hosts New York City FC (MLS) on an interim basis, the annual Pinstripe Bowl college football game, and occasional concerts. The short answer on seats: the Main Level (200s) behind the infield gives the best mix of view, shade and price, and the first-base side is the better side for afternoon games.

The stadium was designed by Populous and built across 161st Street from the original 1923 ballpark. It reproduces the old park's frieze along the roof, moved Monument Park to center field, and opens into the Great Hall, a wide public concourse behind home plate.

Five Levels, Explained

The seating bowl wraps the field on five tiers, and the section numbers tell you which tier you are on.

• Field Level (low numbers and the 100s): the lower bowl. The Legends Suite (sections 014A–027A) fills the first eight rows behind home plate and is among the highest-priced seating in sports.
• Main Level (sections 205–217 and 223–234): hangs over the back of the Field Level, so it sits closer to the field than the chart suggests.
• Terrace Level (300s): a mid-height ring with wide views and little cover.
• Grandstand Level (400s): the upper deck, the highest and least expensive reserved seats, partly under the roof.
• Bleachers (sections 201–204 in right field and 235–239 in left): outfield benches beyond the fences.

The Yankees' dugout is on the first-base side, below roughly sections 14–17, and the visitors use the third-base side. Wider seats installed in 2009 explain why capacity is lower than at the old stadium; the count opened near 52,300 and has since dropped to 46,537.

Best Seats by Budget and Priority

• Closest to the action: Field Level infield sections between the dugouts. Rows behind the Legends Suite usually cost far less and still sit close to the plate.
• Best overall value: the infield Main Level around home plate. You see the whole field, the overhang above shades the back rows, and you are near concourse food and restrooms.
• Watching home runs land: the right-field seats. Right field is only 314 feet from home plate, so the short porch draws plenty of balls.
• Atmosphere on a budget: the bleachers, especially section 203, home of the Bleacher Creatures, whose roll call of the starting players opens each game in the top of the first inning. It is loud and partisan; visiting fans should expect ribbing.
• Families: sections 407A and 433 in the Grandstand are alcohol-free.

For a sightline warning: seating guides flag the ends of the Main Level near the foul poles, roughly sections 205–206 and 233–234, and parts of section 414 for partial obstructions. Check the seat view before buying in those spots.

Sun, Shade and Weather

Sun is the most underrated factor at this ballpark. Seats on the first-base side of home plate fall into shade earliest, and the back rows of the covered levels stay shaded longest.

• Main Level: rows 16 and up in sections 205–217 and 223–234 sit under the deck above; near home plate, cover starts around row 10.
• Grandstand Level: rows 6 and up in sections 405–434 are under the roof.
• Field Level: mostly exposed, apart from the deep back rows under the Main Level overhang.
• Terrace Level and the bleachers: among the most exposed seats in the building; the metal bleachers get hot in summer.

For a 1 p.m. game, seating guides estimate that most covered seats stay in shade until about the sixth inning. Right field faces west, so it takes the late sun at evening games too. Those same covered rows are the first place to look if rain is in the forecast. Every GoodSeats order is backed by a 100% guarantee.

Subway, Metro-North and Driving

Take the train. The 161st Street–Yankee Stadium station, the busiest in the Bronx, is steps from the gates. The 4 train stops there at all times, the D runs most hours, and the B adds service on weekdays at rush hours and midday. Metro-North's Yankees–East 153rd Street station, opened in 2009, sits a short walk away on the Hudson Line, and on game days shuttle and Hudson Line trains run to and from Grand Central Terminal.

Driving works but is slower after the final out, when the garages around the stadium empty at the same time. If you drive, reserve parking in advance and expect a wait to leave. Current directions and game-day service notes are on the Yankees ballpark page.

Bags, Bottles and Entry

As of the 2026 season, the Yankees' posted rules include the following. Check the team's current policy before you go, since MLB updates bag rules.

• One soft-sided bag no larger than 16 by 16 by 8 inches, plus one smaller soft-sided personal item.
• No hard-sided bags, and every bag must fit the sizing bins without being squeezed.
• No storage at the stadium, so an oversized bag means a trip back home or to a private storage service.
• Water: empty reusable bottles up to 24 ounces and sealed plastic water bottles up to 1 liter are allowed; cans and glass are not.
• Also prohibited: large umbrellas, selfie sticks and professional cameras.
• No re-entry except in an emergency.

The full list is on the Yankee Stadium policies page.

From the House That Ruth Built to Today

The Yankees began in 1903 as the New York Highlanders, took the Yankees name in 1913 and moved to the Bronx in 1923, when the original Yankee Stadium opened as "the House That Ruth Built." The franchise has won 27 World Series titles and 41 American League pennants, both records.

The current stadium cost about 2.3 billion and opened in 2009, the same year the Yankees beat the Philadelphia Phillies for the World Series. It hosted the World Series again in 2024, when the Yankees lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The building has staged NHL outdoor games in the 2014 Stadium Series, Notre Dame against Army in 2010, concerts by Jay-Z and Eminem and by Paul McCartney, and the annual Pinstripe Bowl since 2010. After the 2016 season, obstructed bleacher seats near the center-field club were replaced by open-air terraces in left-center and right-center. New York City FC plans to move to its own stadium in Queens in 2027.

Demand peaks for Opening Day, rivalry series, summer weekends and the postseason. Weeknight games in April and September against lower-profile opponents usually offer the widest selection.

Sources

• Wikipedia – Yankee Stadium
• Yankees – Yankee Stadium policies and procedures
• Wikipedia – New York Yankees
• Wikipedia – 161st Street–Yankee Stadium station
• Wikipedia – Yankees–East 153rd Street station
• RateYourSeats – Shaded and covered seating at Yankee Stadium
• RateYourSeats – Yankee Stadium Main Level seating
• TickPick – Yankees seating chart with seat views
• New York Sports Wire – Best seats at Yankee Stadium