Baseball said goodbye to Yankee Stadium on Sunday, ending 85 years at America's most storied sports venue with a celebration of its past and a postgame salute that players and fans didn't want to leave.
The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles 7-3 in what was practically an inconsequential game, but a sellout crowd electrified "The House That Ruth Built."
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The team will play next season in a $1.3 billion (710.3 million pound) Yankee Stadium nearing completion across the street.
The Yankees won all 26 of their World Series championships since the stadium opened in 1923, and the venue has hosted Masses celebrated by three popes, great boxing matches, and a rally for Nelson Mandela shortly after his release from prison.
The stadium was gutted and renovated after the 1973 season.
Image: General view of the Yankee Stadium on Sunday.
Photographs: Getty Images | Text: Reuters
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