New York Yankees

2008 Attendance Figures
13 games (one cancellation); 139,497 total attendance; 10,731 average per game
Largest crowd: 11,079 vs. Tampa Bay Rays, Friday, March 21


Directions to Legends Field
From north or south -- Take I-275 to Route 92 (Dale Mabry North) exit 41B. Proceed north approximately three miles. Legends Field is on the corner of Dale Mabry and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

From Tampa Airport -- Proceed out the Airport exit to Spruce Street. Approximately 2 miles, make a left on North Dale Mabry (US Highway 92) for approximately 1 mile. Legends Field will be on your left.

Stadium Information
Parking: $10
Stadium completed in 1996.
Dimensions: 318 feet down left field foul line, 314 feet to right and 408 feet to center.
Seating Capacity has been increased to: 11,076
Yankees 13th Spring Training at this location.
Practices held at Legends Field daily until exhibition games begin.
 

New York Yankees Spring Training Location History
1919-20 Jacksonville
1925-42 St. Petersburg (Crescent Lake Park Field)
1946-50 St. Petersburg
1952-61 St. Petersburg (Al Lang Field)
1962-95 Ft. Lauderdale (Fort Lauderdale Stadium)
1996-2008 Tampa (Legends Field/Steinbrenner Field)

Attending a Yankees Game at Steinbrenner Field

After 33 years in Fort Lauderdale, the Yankees moved to Legends Field in Tampa, where the address is 1 Steinbrenner Drive.

George Steinbrenner, the boss, makes it all work in a spring-training ballpark with a seating capacity of 10,387, and a feel grander than it really is. Legends Field stirs up more nostalgia than it really should, too, for a stadium that’s only been here since 1996. With the largest seating capacity among Grapefruit League stadiums, the Yankees have been the leaders in total attendance each year since their move to Tampa. Yankees tickets are the hardest to come by in the Grapefruit League even in the league's largest venue.

Legends Field is home to Yankee Legends for whom the field is named. Take a trip down memory lane as the greatest Yankees are honored with a retired number and plaque of 15 players honoring Yankees numbers that have been retired by the team. Men like Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle and all the rest. Legends Field also features the largest Yankee memorabilia store in the Southeast. In the Legends Room you can choose from 100's of different Yankee products. The Legends Room's vast inventory includes souvenirs from the New York Yankees, Tampa Yankees, and Legends Field merchandise.

The design and sight lines are a plus at Legends field. Every seat is a great seat to watch a game -- very intimate, yet spacious and open too, with seats angled toward the field. The concessions provide plenty of variety, with plenty of great eats New York-style, of course; you can also sample all different kinds of beers. Unlike the Bronx Zoo, it's zestfully clean and they'll play Sinatra's "New York, New York," win or lose, kid.

Yankees Spring Training Attendance (2000-2008)

.	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Total Attendance	153,387	173,107	172,544	162,890	132,401	152,655	152,024	154,661	139,497
Games	15	17	17	16	13	15	15	15	13
Average Attendance	10,226	10,183	10,149	10,180	10,185	10,177	10,135	10,311	10,731