Stage set for stadium groundbreaking
Next chapter in Yankees history in Bronx begins Wednesday
By Ryan Mink / MLB.com
NEW YORK --
It won't be until 2009 when the Yankees will first play in the
new Yankee Stadium. But they'll take their first step on Wednesday
morning, culminating years of planning.
The Yankees will break ground just across the street from the
current Yankee Stadium, in Macombs Dam Park, at 10 a.m. ET,
followed by a groundbreaking ceremony.
The date, Aug. 16, is already significant in Yankees history
because it's the same day Babe Ruth died 58 years ago. But it
will undoubtedly be remembered for more as of Wednesday.
The $800 million project will replace the third-oldest park in
baseball and is part of a larger plan to revitalize the Bronx.
"We decided we want to stay in the Bronx. We want to do the job
here," Yankees principal owner George Steinbrenner said when the
stadium's plans were unveiled more than a year ago. "We wanted
to do something for the people who've always supported this team."
The new Yankee Stadium will have 51,000 seats and will be
completely paid for and maintained by the Yankees organization.
New York City previously covered maintenance costs. The city will
contribute $205 million to build 28 acres of recreational facilities
around the stadium and build new public structures, including
improved access for cars and trains.
The new Yankee Stadium was designed by Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum
(HOK), which also crafted such retro stadiums as Oriole Park at
Camden Yards in Baltimore, Minute Maid Park in Houston and PNC
Park in Pittsburgh.
While the park will add more luxury suites and wider concourses,
it will also keep some of the most sacred aspects of current
Yankee Stadium. Monument Park will be relocated and artist
renderings showed the familiar white facade will be part of the
design.
The new stadium will have the same field dimensions and bullpen
placement. It will also include some of the features of the
original stadium, which was extensively renovated from 1973-75.
"We lost many of the great characteristics of the original house,"
Yankees president Randy Levine said when the plans were released.
"The new stadium will take us back to our origins. This isn't the
end of the legacy, but a continuation."
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