NEW YORK (AP) - The Chicago Cubs will play the first exhibition games at the new Yankee Stadium, meeting New York on Friday night April 3 and again the following afternoon.
The $1.3 billion ballpark, scheduled for substantial completion by Feb. 17, will host its first regular-season game when the Yankees play Cleveland on April 16.The Cubs are led by manager Lou Piniella, who won World Series titles with the Yankees in 1977 and 1978.
These will be the Yankees' first preseason exhibitions at home since a two-game, two-stadium series against the Mets in 1993, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
Ticket prices will be announced later.
