the new york yankees are a professional baseball team based in new york city, new york in the bronx. they compete in major league baseball (mlb) as part of the american league (al) east division. they are one of two mlb teams based in new york city, the other being the national league's (nl) new york mets. they won 27 world series championships to date, more than any other team in the major leagues. from 1923 to 2008, the yankees home stadium had been yankee stadium. currently, they are playing at their new yankee stadium.