the new york yankees do spring training at george m. steinbrenner field.
the new york yankees do spring training at george m. steinbrenner field.
where do the new york yankees do spring training?
george m. steinbrenner field
on april 20, 2016, hillsborough county commissioners approved a $40 million renovation of george m. steinbrenner field, greenlighting an agreement that will keep new york yankees' spring training in tampa through 2046. renovations began after the 2016 season. improvements included new seats throughout the 10,000-capacity ballpark, roof replacements, a better entry plaza and an upgraded outfield concourse. the renovations also included adding new amenities such as new loge boxes, cabanas, suite upgrades, a right-field beachside bar and bullpen clubs. the bullpen clubs will be installed on both the first base and the third base side. the clubs are composed of two levels; the top tier is exclusively for group tickets, club seat members and loge seating, while the bottom tier features a full bar that all ticket members can access. additional shaded areas were constructed to protect fans from the sun. the team's spring training practice facility on himes avenue was also upgraded. the renovations were completed in time for spring training 2017.
george m. steinbrenner field
major league baseball exhibitionsthe minnesota twins and the houston astros played an exhibition game on april 6, 1976. the new york yankees played exhibition games at the superdome in 1980, 1981, 1982, and 1983. the yankees hosted the baltimore orioles on march 15 and 16, 1980. 45,152 spectators watched the yankees beat the orioles 9–3 on march 15, 1980. the following day, 43,339 fans saw floyd rayford lead the orioles to a 7–1 win over the yankees. in 1981, the yankees played the new york mets, philadelphia philles and pittsburgh pirates in the dome. in 1982, the yankees played the montreal expos and texas rangers and late in 1982, the yankees considered opening the 1983 regular season at the superdome if yankee stadium would not be ready yet after renovations. the 1983 new york yankees also played the montreal expos and toronto blue jays in the superdome that year. the philadelphia phillies and st. louis cardinals closed the 1984 spring training season with two games at the dome on march 31, 1984 and april 1, 1984. in what was a preview of the 1989 world series, the oakland a's played the san francisco giants in two games on march 28–29, 1989. in 1991, the los angeles dodgers played the oakland a's in two games on march 22–23, 1991. the a's also played the new york mets in two contests on march 26–27, 1993. in 1994, the boston red sox played the new york yankees in two games on april 1–2, 1994. the last professional baseball games played in the superdome occurred on april 3–4, 1999, when the chicago cubs and minnesota twins played a two-game series dubbed the "new orleans major league baseball classic."
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