If you’ve ever been to Yankee Stadium, you know that one of the mandatory rites involves a visit to Monument Park. It’s a can’t-miss pilgrimage for every Yankees fan, allowing us a chance to feel a connection with players about whom we’ve only read, heard stories, and seen pictures. Let’s take a trip down memory lane to remember how Monument Park became the holiest shrine in the grandest cathedral in baseball.
Monument Park traces its origins to 1932, when the Yankees erected a red granite block in front of the flagpole in center field of the original Yankee Stadium.