Metal detectors at Yankee Stadium
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Fans heading to Yankee Stadium during the team’s current homestand will be seeing some new security measures. Beginning this week, the team is adding metal detectors at some of the stadium’s entrances.
The move is part of Major League Baseball’s efforts to standardize security at all stadiums. The metal detectors are in addition to the bag checks that are now done at all big league ballparks.
Fans are advised to allow extra time to get into the stadium. The procedures are part of MLB’s continuing work with the Department of Homeland Security to standardize security practices across the game, according to ABC.
“Nothing is more important to us at Yankee Stadium than the safety of the fans we serve,” said Yankees Chief Operating Officer Lonn Trost. “To that end, we are committed to the procedures that Major League Baseball and the Department of Homeland Security have asked us to implement. We want our fans to feel safe in Yankee Stadium, and our staff is dedicated to maintaining the highest security standards possible.”
Starting in 2015, the metal detectors will be in place at all game-day entrances to Yankee Stadium. Fans will be asked to remove cell phones and all large metal objects from their pockets before walking through metal detectors at select Yankee Stadium entryways. All bags will be checked, and only MLB-compliant bags – 16 in. x 16 in. x 8 in. or smaller – will be admitted. Those who choose not to go through a walk-through metal detector have the option of being manually checked with a hand-held detector.
