Right across the street from the new Yankee Stadium stands the site of the old Yankee Stadium, founded in 1923, the first three-tiered stadium in American baseball history. Before its closure in 2008, it was the third oldest stadium in the Major League, only trailing Boston's Fenway Park (1912) and Chicago Cubs' Wrigley Field (1914).
Today, the site has been transformed into a baseball-themed park exclusively for children to play.
Today is the day Lin Guanglai officially signs with the New York Yankees. On this day, he arrived early at Yankee Stadium and was led by the staff to tour this magnificent stadium.
The first stop in their tour was the New York Yankees Museum within the stadium, housing all the historical heritage since the foundation of the Yankees:
