Yankee Stadium, as currently constructed, is well known for its home run-inducing effects, especially for hitters capable of driving the ball beyond the shorter-than-most right-field fence. In 2019, Gleyber Torres, Brett Gardner, and DJ LeMahieu accounted for three of the top six batters in the greatest differential between homers and expected homers according to Statcast’s projection systems. They gained nine homers apiece for a total of 27 more bombs than they would have had if they’d played at a league-average ballpark.
However, Yankee Stadium, in its original form, was far less hitter-friendly than the name, “The House that Ruth Built,” might suggest.