The New York Baseball team was known as the New York Highlanders from 1903-1912. Then the teams name was officially changed to the New York Yankees in 1913.
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The Yankees originated as the Baltimore Orioles in 1901. They were re-named the New York Highlanders in 1903 and then became the New York Yankees in 1913.
The New York Yankees originated in Baltimore, Maryland as the Baltimore Orioles in 1901.
They were originally. The Yankees franchise began as the Baltimore Orioles in 1901. Since 1903, they have been a New York based team.
The Yankees played their first two years (1901-1902) in Baltimore as the Orioles. The team moved to New York in 1903and were known as the Highlanders and changed their name to Yankees in 1913.
When the Baltimore Orioles moved to New York for the 1903 season the team was originally called the Highlanders because the park that they played at was built on one of the highest points on Manhatten Island. They were also called the Americans and the Yankees during their first ten years but the official name was the Highlanders. In 1913, they started playing their home games at the Polo Grounds which was located on the Harlem River. The name Highlanders lost its meaning and the name was officially changed to the Yankees.
The New York Yankees started out as the Baltimore Orioles when the American League was founded in 1901. After two years in Baltimore, the team moved to New York in 1903 and changed their name to the Highlanders, later to be changed to Yankees in 1913.