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I had the opportunity to shoot set photography for a documentary about the life and career of Derek Jeter. Yankee Stadium isn’t unlike the Vatican; everything in the vicinity of the stadium seems to feed the Yankee ecosystem. The stadium comes with as much folklore as it does controversy. Long before the effects of the stadium—and the team it headquarters—are felt around the world, they reverberate through the surrounding neighborhood. Baseball, for many in the Bronx is more than a pastime. Long after throngs of stadium visitor return home, many Bronxites gather, in one of the most diverse neighborhoods in the country, to play “America’s game.”
Yankee Stadium
Some of the 54,251 seats in Yankee Stadium.
When there isn't a game, stadium workers work hard to clean the entire facility.
Derek Jeter's number was always 2.
Inside Yankee Stadium.
The director, DP and crew set up a shot.
Stan's is one of the most famous local bars on River Avenue. As park visitors filter in to the area for a game, their first stop is often this watering hole.
People gather to play a game in Macombs Dam Park with Yankee Stadium in the background. To the left of the park is the el for the 4, 5, 6 line.
A young fan and his father walk toward the stadium for a game.
Macombs Dam Park
Under the 4, 5, 6 el is a small skatepark where local skaters practice.
The Yankee Tavern outdates Stan's as one of the oldest Yankee watering holes. The walls of each bar are lined with Yankee history.
One of the many baseball memorabilia vendors that surround the stadium.
Joe Bastone, the owner of Yankee Tavern sits in his bar surrounded by Yankee history.
A cross sits by a window in the kitchen at Derek Jeter's home.
On set.
Sanderson Charles Jeter, Derek's father.
Dorothy Jeter, Derek's mother.