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Article: Yankees enjoy first day in new $1.5 billion home
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- April 2, 2009
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Derek Jeter stepped out of the dugout and gazed up at those massive grandstands, five booming decks of blue-and-white splendor reaching high into a clear Bronx sky.
Welcome home. This is the new Yankee Stadium.
"It's a lot better than I think anyone even expected," Jeter said. "You know, I tried to come here, not ask too many questions about it, just wanted to experience it for the first time. But this is _ it's pretty unbelievable."
Jeter and his teammates moved into their fancy new digs Thursday, working out at the $1.5 billion ballpark before a dazzled crowd of 20,070.
The place is a baseball palace, with modern luxuries everywhere for players ...