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The New York Yankees is a professional baseball team who calls The Bronx, New York its hometown. The funny thing is that the New York Yankees did not originate in New York. In fact, the team was founded in 1901 in Baltimore, Maryland. Back then, the New York Yankees were known as the Baltimore Orioles. However don’t be confused with today’s Baltimore Orioles, which is also a professional baseball team. The Baltimore Orioles that were founded in 1901 became the New York Highlanders in a1903, and then later became the New York Yankees in 1913.

The New York Yankees play at Yankee Stadium in New York, and are considered Major League Baseball’s most winning team. The New York Yankees have won 26 World Series and 39 Pennants for the American League. They are considered the most successful franchise in sports history. The New York Yankees also have a representative in the Baseball Hall of Fame for every baseball position.

The New York Yankees are also part of baseball’s most notorious rivalry – the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. The rivalry became even more notable when the two teams were allowed to play each other with the creation of the Wild Card in 1995. More importantly, however, may be the New York Yankees and their part in the Curse of the Bambino. Babe Ruth, called The Bambino, was sold by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees in 1918. Since that year, the Boston Red Sox have been unable to win a World Series championship game. Well, that was until 2004. In 2004, the Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Yankees after returning from a 0-3 deficit, then went on to win the World Series of 2004. Still, the New York Yankees will always be the major player of the Bambino’s Curse whether it is believed or not.

The New York Yankees boast some of the greatest players of all time. Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig dominated the baseball industry while playing for the New York Yankees from 1923 to 1935. Babe Ruth holds the 3rd highest record of home runs ever. Joe DiMaggio was also a player for the New York Yankees, and helped the team to four World Series victories from 1936 to 1939. With other notable players like Mickey Mantle, Whitey Ford, and Yogi Berra, the New York Yankees won 10 pennants and seven World Series during the 1950’s. Today, the team is lead by players like Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter who, like their predecessors, have led the New York Yankees to World Series wins and will continue to do so in the future.

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