New York Yankees
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The New York Yankees are a Major League Baseball team from New York City. They have won 26 World Series championships, the most of any major American sports team. From 1923 to the present, the Yankees home stadium has been Yankee Stadium.
The word "Yankee" also "American", and that is reinforced by the "Uncle Sam" top hat that makes up part of their image. As with the more common use of the term "Yankee", the team name is more often called "the Yanks". Their most commonly used "unofficial" nickname is "the Bronx Bombers", or simply "the Bombers", a nickname applied by the press a long time ago, in reference to their ability to hit home runs a lot, a home run sometimes being called a "bomb". A less used nickname is "the Pinstripers", for their well known uniform style.
The Yankees' current captain is their shortstop, Derek Jeter.
