New York Yankees

Lore & Background

The team is owned by Yankee Global Enterprises, a limited liability company that is controlled by the family of the late George Steinbrenner. Steinbrenner purchased the team from CBS in 1973. As of 2025, Brian Cashman is the team's general manager, Aaron Boone is the team's field manager, and Aaron Judge is the team captain. The team's home games were played at the original Yankee Stadium in the Bronx from 1923 to 1973 and from 1976 to 2008. In 1974 and 1975, the Yankees shared Shea Stadium with the Mets, the New York Jets, and the New York Giants. In 2009, they moved into a new Yankee Stadium, built next to the old one, which was demolished. The team is perennially among the leaders in MLB attendance. Arguably the most successful professional sports franchise in the United States, the Yankees have won 21 American League East Division titles, 41 American League pennants, and 27 World Series championships, all of which are Major League Baseball records. The team has won more titles than any other franchise in the major North American sports leagues, although they trailed the NHL's Montreal Canadiens from 1993 to 1999. The Yankees have had 52 players and 11 managers inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, including iconic figures of the sport such as Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, and Reggie Jackson; more recent inductees include Mariano Rivera and Derek Jeter, who received the highest vote percentages of any Hall of Fame member. According to Forbes, the Yankees are the tenth-most valuable sports franchise in the world and the most valuable MLB franchise, with an estimated value of $8.2 billion in 2025. The team has garnered enormous popularity and a dedicated fanbase, as well as widespread enmity from fans of other MLB teams. The team's rivalry with the Boston Red Sox is one of the best-known in North American sports. The team's logo is internationally known as a fashion item and an icon of New York City and the United States. From 1903 to the 2025 season, the Yankees' win–loss record is 10,872–8,216–88 (a .569 winning percentage).

In Their Own Story

The air inside the stadium hung heavy with humidity and the sharp, sweet scent of popcorn, but the silence in the Dodger dugout was suffocating. A veteran pitcher tightened his grip on the seams, his eyes locked on a legendary Yankee slugger staring back from the batter's box. The scoreboard flickered above them, a digital ghost recounting decades of heartbreak and glory that had funneled down to this single, suspended moment. It wasn't just a game; it was the collision of two eras—from the cobblestone streets of Brooklyn to the palm-lined boulevards of Los Angeles. He threw. For a split second, time suspended itself between baseball's two greatest franchises, the ball hanging in the air like a question that history had been asking for nearly a century.

Reader's Guide

The team was founded in 1903 as the New York Highlanders, renamed the Yankees in 1913. Their home games were played at the original Yankee Stadium from 1923 to 1973 and from 1976 to 2008, with a two-year stint at Shea Stadium in 1974 and 1975. They moved to a new Yankee Stadium in 2009. The team is owned by Yankee Global Enterprises, controlled by the family of George Steinbrenner. Key figures include general manager Brian Cashman, field manager Aaron Boone, and team captain Aaron Judge.

Did You Know?

• The Yankees were originally called the New York Highlanders when founded in 1903.
• The team's name was officially changed to the New York Yankees in 1913.
• The Yankees have won 27 World Series championships, the most in Major League Baseball.
• The team's rivalry with the Boston Red Sox is one of the best-known in North American sports.
• Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, and Reggie Jackson are among the Yankees' Hall of Fame inductees.