Posted at 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Baseball: Dates, opponents set for Yankee, Shea finales
Associated Press
NEW YORK — Yankee Stadium is set to host its final regular-season game on Sept. 21, 2008, with New York playing Baltimore.Shea Stadium will hold its regular-season wrapup a week later, on Sept. 28 against Florida.
The Yankees and Mets recently received schedule drafts for the 2008 season from the commissioner's office. The Yankees also will host the All-Star game.
Both New York teams are moving into new ballparks in 2009.
Yankee Stadium opened in 1923. The new $1 billion ballpark is built across the street and will keep the same name.
Shea opened in 1964. The $800 million Citi Field is being built in the parking lot beyond Shea's center-field wall.
