In the year 1874: “January 1 – New York City annexes The Bronx. February 21 – The Oakland Daily Tribune publishes its first newspaper. March 18 – Hawaii signs a treaty with the United States granting exclusive trading rights.” No one knew at that time that they were effectively setting the stage for the  baseball “Bronx Bombers.” “The nickname was originally coined in 1936 by Daniel Daniels who wrote for New York World-Telegram. The Yankees were originally known as the New York Highlanders before changing their name to the Yankees in 1913.”

“The Yankees began play in the 1901 season as the Baltimore Orioles (no relation to the modern Baltimore Orioles). In 1903, Frank Farrell and Bill Devery purchased the franchise after it ceased operations and moved it to New York City, renaming the club the New York Highlanders. Arguably the most successful professional sports team in the United States, the Yankees have won 19 American League East Division titles, 40 American League pennants, and 27 World Series championships, all of which are MLB records.”

The team trains in Florida at Steinbrenner Field, a 31-acre complex centrally located in Tampa, serving as the spring home to the New York Yankees, and summer home to the Yankees class A-Advanced affiliate Tampa Tarpons. In 1973, the Steinbrenner family purchased the club for $8.7 million and continue to maintain ownership. We bought tickets to see them at Cool Today Stadium, our neighborhood ballpark that’s the Florida home of the Atlanta Braves.  It’s just an hour-and-a-half drive for the Bronx Bombers and only a mile away for us, as they face-off against the newly crowned World Champion “Bravos.”