The New York Yankees Museum is a sports
museum located at
Yankee Stadium on the main level at Gate 6. It is sponsored and presented by
Bank of America[1] and is dedicated to
baseball memorabilia for the
New York Yankees.[2] It is a key attraction at the stadium, which opened in 2009.[3]
A "Ball Wall" features hundreds of balls autographed by past and present Yankees, and there are plans to eventually add autographs for every living player who has played for the Yankees.[2][5] The Yankees Ball Finder, a touch-screen computer in the museum, allows the viewer to look for Yankees alphabetically to find the location of their ball on the "Ball Wall".[6]
The centerpiece of the museum is a tribute to
Don Larsen's perfect game in the
1956 World Series, with a commemorative home plate in the floor and statues of Larsen pitching to
Yogi Berra.[2][7] Along with a facsimile of a current locker from the Yankees' clubhouse, fans can view the locker of
Thurman Munson, which sat unoccupied in the previous stadium's Yankee clubhouse in honor of Munson.[2][8]
The final
pitcher's plate and
home plate used at the old stadium was the first at the new stadium; following its use, it was moved to the museum.[9]