Ichiro Suzuki was one of the most talented international baseball players to ever play in the Major Leagues. By the time he got to the United States in 2001, he was already one of the best players in the Japanese league Nippon Professional Baseball. Yet there were still questions on whether or not he would succeed in MLB due to …
Sports Team History has a new series called “YesterYears” which will look at past sporting legends, coaches, and teams. This series will analyze different sports’ greatest players, their coaches, and the dynasty teams. The New York Yankees are an American baseball team that play in the American League (AL) East. Created in 1901, the team was originally named the Baltimore …
1901 1903 Baltimore Orioles Team Formation Plans to put a team in New York City were blocked by the NL’s New York Giants, who had enough political power in New York City to prevent the AL from establishing a team. Instead, a team was put in Baltimore, Maryland, a city which the NL abandoned when it contracted from 12 to …
1913 1923 – 1928 1932 – 1937 1938 – 1943 1947 – 1953 1956 – 1962 1973 1977 – 1996 1998 – 2009 New Name Yankees The Polo Grounds burned down in 1911 and the Highlanders allowed the Giants to play in Hilltop Park during reconstruction. Relations between the two teams warmed, and the Highlanders would move into the newly …
Major League Baseball is an American professional baseball organization and the oldest of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. A total of 30 teams play in Major League Baseball: 15 teams in the National League (NL) and 15 in the American League (AL). The NL and AL were formed as separate legal entities in 1876 …