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NEW YORK IS GETTING TWO NEW MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL STADIUMS THIS YEAR. HERE ARE THEIR STATS.

GOOD BYE - SHEA STADIUM

Broke ground: Oct. 28, 1961
Opening day: April 17, 1964
Capacity: 57,333
Elevators: 4
Toilets: 568
Cost: $24.5 million

Did you know? The scoreboard, at 86 feet high, 175 feet wide and weighing more than 60 tons, was one of the largest in the majors when the stadium opened.

HELLO - CITI FIELD

Broke ground: Nov. 13, 2006
Opening Day: April 13, 2009
Capacity: 45,000
Elevators: 11
Toilets: 646

Did you know? Citi Field's design was inspired by Ebbets field, the Dodgers' former home in Brooklyn, as a tribute to Jackie Robinson.

GOOD BYE - YANKEE STADIUM

Broke ground: May 5, 1922
Opening day: April 18, 1923
Capacity: 56,886
Distance from home plate to backstop: 72 feet, 4 inches
Concession stands: 1 for every 260 people

Did you know? Yankee Stadium, also known as the House that Ruth Built, had baseball's first "telescreen," which gave instant replays in nine shades of gray.

HELLO - NEW YANKEE STADIUM

Broke ground: Aug. 16, 2006
Opening day: April 16, 2009
Capacity: 52,325 (including standing room)
Distance from home plate to backstop: 52 feet, 4 inches
Concession stands: 1 for every 172 people

Did you know? It's rumored that construction workers buried Red Sox paraphernalia beneath the New Yankee Stadium-a nod to the teams' ongoing rivalry.

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April 5 The 2008 World Series Champions host Chipper Jones and the Atlanta Braves at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.

New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Devil Rays

April 13 The star-studded Yankees and their new addition Mark Teixeira head to the home of the 2008 American League Champions.

Los Angeles Dodgers at San Francisco Giants

April 5 Rivals since both teams were in New York, these two will play the first game of the 2009 season in the Giants' home park.

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