“Chills”: New York Yankees Fans Recall Fond Memories as Iconic Yankee Stadium Turns 100

The Roaring 20s is an iconic era in American history and particularly in New York City. The beginning of what modern-day NYC would look like. It was not just the height of the Jazz Age; it was also the decade that skyline-defining art deco skyscrapers came into existence, along with Broadway. In addition to music and culture, the sports scene was also expanding and a major occurrence was the birth of the Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees were finally out of the shadow of Manhattan and firmly established in the Bronx.

A franchise that is known throughout the world, its legendary status still holds true today. Right on opening day, Yankee Stadium became witness to Babe Ruth‘s first homer. The ballpark would go on to witness many historic moments, like Lou Gehrig’s speech, Derek Jeter‘s dive, the birth of Mr. October, and the debut of Aaron Judge. On April 18th, 2023, the stadium turned 100.

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For a structure built in 1923, the original Yankee Stadium stood tall and proud for many decades. In the late 20th century, however, it was clear that the building was beginning to crumble. The House That Ruth Built had long outlived its usage, and it was time to move on. Construction on a new ballpark started in 2006 and the team played its first game there, also called Yankee Stadium, in 2009.

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This technicality, the difference between the new and the original, was important to many fans. They didn’t hesitate to point out that the franchise seemed to have forgotten that fact when they celebrated 100 years for a place that didn’t actually exist.

Some still showed support for their favorite team and the iconic building, though!

Some pointed out the bad math that seemed to be taking place because of the 2009 technicality.

In the new stadium of the same name, history was made once again, exactly 100 years later.

A century after Babe Ruth, Shohei Ohtani lit up the home ground of the New York Yankees with a homer

Not even a half-hour old, the original stadium saw 28-year-old Babe Ruth hit his first home run there. The Sultan of Swat had already established a reputation as a pitcher who hit homers. He was among the first two-way talents that MLB had seen, something that is still rare today.

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So it was only fitting that on April 18th, 2023, during Yankees vs LA Angels, two-way phenom Shohei Ohtani homered too. The Japanese sensation led his team to a 5-2 win against the Bronx Bombers in the first of a three-game series. Now all that remains to be seen is how the next few games will go!