The New York Yankees are a professional Major League Baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City. The team's name is often shortened to "the Yanks," and their most prominently used nickname is "the Bronx Bombers," or simply "the Bombers." The Yankees have been Major League Baseball's winningest franchise, winning 26 World Series titles and 39 American League Pennants. The Yankees compete at Yankee Stadium located in Bronx, New York. In 2009 the Yankees moved into a new state-of-the-art stadium. (courtesy: Wikipedia.org)