List of Events at Yankee Stadium (1923) - 2000s

2000s

• September 23, 2001: A memorial service, titled "Prayer for America," is held at Yankee Stadium to remember the victims of the September 11 attacks.
• October 30, 2001: Before Game 3 of the 2001 World Series, President George W. Bush threw out the ceremonial first pitch. He is the first President since Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1956 to throw out a ceremonial first pitch at the World Series.
• October 31, 2001: in Game 4 of the 2001 World Series, Tino Martinez hits a game-tying home run off Arizona Diamondbacks closer Byung-Hyun Kim with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning. Derek Jeter hits the winning walk-off home run in the tenth inning to win the game 4–3.
• November 1, 2001: Game 5 of the 2001 World Series is the first World Series game to begin in November. In an ending similar to the previous game, Scott Brosius of the Yankees hits a game-tying home run off Byung-Hyun Kim with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning. Alfonso Soriano hits a game-winning single in the twelfth inning to win the game for the Yankees, 3–2.
• June 11, 2003: six pitchers from the Houston Astros combine to no-hit the Yankees. It is the first time that the Yankees had been no-hit at Yankee Stadium since 1952. It also establishes a Major League record for the most pitchers combining to no-hit an opponent.
• October 16, 2003: in Game 7 of the 2003 American League Championship Series between the Yankees and Red Sox, the Yankees rally in the eighth inning off Red Sox pitcher Pedro Martinez to tie the score after trailing 5–2. After Yankee pitcher Mariano Rivera threw three shutout innings of relief, Aaron Boone hit a "walk-off" home run in the eleventh inning to clinch the series and send the Yankees to the World Series.
• October 25, 2003: the Florida Marlins defeat the Yankees, 2–0, to win the 2003 World Series, four games to two.

• October 20, 2004: in Game 7 of the 2004 American League Championship Series, the Boston Red Sox defeat the Yankees 10–3 to become the first team in Major League history to win a seven-game series after losing the first three games.
• April 20, 2008: Pope Benedict XVI leads Mass at Yankee Stadium celebrating the bicentennial of the Archdiocese of New York.
• July 14, 2008: the 2008 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby takes place. Josh Hamilton hits a record 28 home runs in the first round of the competition, drawing chants of his name from the Yankee Stadium crowd. Justin Morneau defeats Hamilton in the final round of the competition.
• July 15, 2008: the 2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game takes place. The American League defeats the National League 4–2 in 15 innings, after Michael Young hits the game-winning sacrifice fly. The game was the longest All-Star Game in history, lasting 4 hours and 50 minutes, while the 15 innings tied the previous All-Star Game record.
• September 21, 2008: the Yankees defeat the Baltimore Orioles 7–3 in the last baseball game in Yankee Stadium history. In pregame ceremonies, former Yankees players were honored and took their positions on field. Babe Ruth's daughter threw out the ceremonial first pitch. José Molina hit the final home run while Mariano Rivera threw the final pitch in the stadium's history. After the game, the Yankees gathered in the infield while Derek Jeter made a speech to honor the fans' support of the team.