Tampa Bay Rays @ New York Yankees
8:00 PM ETYankee Stadium · Bronx, NY
- Wind
- 18 mph from the south-southeast, gusts 24 mph
- 64°F · 63% humidity
- Wind vs center field
- Blowing across to left field.
- Carry range · CF
Ballpark carry guide
How far does a ball carry at Yankee Stadium?
Yankee Stadium is the New York Yankees home park in Bronx: an open-air park at 55 ft, 408′ to center. Below is what moves fly balls here — elevation, temperature, humidity and wind — plus the current wind for the next game. Carry distances are model estimates and part of the Groundskeeper plan.
Next game conditions
Carry estimate
Wind carry range · CF
Get Groundskeeper for the full carry numberThe carry range is The Cold Line's model estimate of how much today's wind and temperature add to or take away from a fly ball to center. Already a Groundskeeper member? Open the live weather board.
Yankee Stadium park facts
- Elevation
- 55 ft above sea level (18th highest of 30 MLB parks)
- Roof
- Open-air
- Center-field bearing
- 75° — home plate faces east-northeast
- Fences (LF · LCF · CF · RCF · RF)
- 318′ · 382′ · 408′ · 360′ · 314′
- Wall heights (LF · CF · RF)
- 8′ · 8′ · 8′
- Surface
- Natural grass
Park notes: Short Porch in RF (314ft); Monument Park beyond CF.
What moves the ball at Yankee Stadium
Elevation
Yankee Stadium is at 55 ft (18th of 30 by elevation). Elevation has only a slight effect at this height; day-to-day changes in temperature and wind matter more.
Temperature
Warm air is less dense than cold air, so a hot night at Yankee Stadium carries better than a cold one with the same wind. Early-season and late-season night games here play noticeably heavier than mid-summer afternoons.
Humidity
Humid air is slightly lighter than dry air, so higher humidity helps carry a little — the opposite of what most people expect. It is a minor factor next to temperature and wind.
Wind
Home plate faces east-northeast, so a wind out of the west-southwest blows straight out to center and helps carry, while a wind from the east-northeast blows in and knocks fly balls down. Cross-winds push the ball toward one line — at Yankee Stadium the shorter right-field corner (314′) is where a helping wind shows up first.
Yankee Stadium carry questions
How far does a ball carry at Yankee Stadium?
Yankee Stadium is at 55 ft (18th of 30 by elevation). Elevation has only a slight effect at this height; day-to-day changes in temperature and wind matter more. The Cold Line's game-by-game carry estimate (a model estimate, in feet) is part of the Groundskeeper plan.
Does wind affect home runs at Yankee Stadium?
Home plate faces east-northeast, so a wind out of the west-southwest blows straight out to center and helps carry, while a wind from the east-northeast blows in and knocks fly balls down. Cross-winds push the ball toward one line — at Yankee Stadium the shorter right-field corner (314′) is where a helping wind shows up first.
Does Yankee Stadium have a roof?
No. Yankee Stadium is open-air, so wind, temperature and humidity are in play every game.
Where can I see today's wind at Yankee Stadium?
This page shows the current wind for the next game at Yankee Stadium. The Cold Line's live MLB weather board tracks wind, roof status and conditions for every park on the slate, and Groundskeeper members see the full carry card there.
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