No, it is not. The new Yankee Stadium, like the old stadium, is natural grass.
The first stadium with Astroturf
it is artificial grass
astroturf or short cut grass
Astroturf is a type of artificial turf used to mimic grass. While not the same as grass, the cost of laying AstroTurf, especially in indoor stadiums, is much cheaper then laying natural turf and maintaining it.
astroturf
AstroTurf is an artificial grass. It was co-invented in 1965 by Donald L. Elbert, James M. Faria, and Robert T. Wright. It was patented in 1967 and originally sold under the name "Chemgrass". It was renamed AstroTurf by Company employee John A. Wortmann after its first well-publicized use at the Houston Astrodome stadium in 1966.
Joe Namath
Astroturf is the name of artificial grass. Some people use artificial grass for inside putting greens.
its not grass.. its astroturf
AstroTurf is typically made out of synthetic fibers to make it look as though it's real grass. AstroTurf is normally used in sports arena's and sometimes on commercial land also.