The New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are one of the greatest teams in baseball history. They have won the American League Championship 38 times, and have won the World Series 26 times. Few other teams are able to compete with this. It all started on January 9, 1903. Frank Farrell and Bill Devery purchased the losing Baltimore franchise for 18,000 dollars. According to the New York Yankees Official Website they moved the team to Manhattan and the New York franchise was approved as part of the American League. The team played in a poorly constructed, all-wood park at 168th Street and Broadway. Because the site was one of the highest spots in Manhattan, the club was known as the "Highlanders" and their home field "Hilltop Park." What would soon become the most recognizable logon in sports history, the interlocking “NY” made its first appearance on uniforms in 1909. It was actually create
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