<P> Before the official Opening Day against the Cleveland Indians April 16, 2009, the Yankees hosted a two - game exhibition series at the stadium in early April against the Chicago Cubs . Grady Sizemore of the Indians was the first player to hit a grand slam off of Yankee pitcher Dámaso Marte . The Indians and 2008 Cy Young Award winner, Cliff Lee, spoiled the opening of the new stadium by winning 10--2 . Before the Yankees went to bat for the first time, the bat that Babe Ruth used to hit his first home run at the old Yankee Stadium in 1923 was placed momentarily on home plate . Jorge Posada hit the first Yankee home run in the new ballpark hitting his off Lee in the same game . Russell Branyan, while playing for the Seattle Mariners, was the first player to hit a home run off of the Mohegan Sun Restaurant in center field . </P> <P> Like its predecessor, the new Yankee Stadium hosted the World Series in its very first season; in the 2009 World Series, the Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 4 games to 2 . It also became the latest stadium to host a World Series - clinching victory by its home team in the venue's first season (after the St. Louis Cardinals won the World Series at Busch Stadium in 2006), when, on November 4, 2009, the Yankees won their 27th World Series championship against the Phillies . The Yankees are the only team to inaugurate two stadiums with World Series wins and also appeared in the 1976 World Series following the refurbishment of the original Yankee Stadium, losing to the Big Red Machine in four straight . On October 6, 2011 Detroit Tigers in game five of the ALDS were the first team to eliminate the Yankees at the new Yankee Stadium in the postseason . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Statistic </Th> <Th> Exhibition </Th> <Th> Regular season </Th> <Th> Postseason </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First game </Th> <Td> April 3, 2009 Yankees 7, Cubs 4 </Td> <Td> April 16, 2009 Indians 10, Yankees 2 </Td> <Td> October 7, 2009 Yankees 7, Twins 2 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Ceremonial First Pitch </Th> <Td> Reggie Jackson </Td> <Td> Yogi Berra </Td> <Td> Eric T. Olson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First pitch </Th> <Td> Chien - Ming Wang </Td> <Td> CC Sabathia </Td> <Td> CC Sabathia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First batter </Th> <Td> Aaron Miles (Cubs) </Td> <Td> Grady Sizemore (Indians) </Td> <Td> Denard Span (Twins) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First hit </Th> <Td> Aaron Miles (Cubs) </Td> <Td> Johnny Damon </Td> <Td> Denard Span (Twins) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First Yankees hit </Th> <Td> Derek Jeter </Td> <Td> Johnny Damon </Td> <Td> Derek Jeter </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First home run </Th> <Td> Robinson Canó </Td> <Td> Jorge Posada </Td> <Td> Derek Jeter </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First win </Th> <Td> Chien - Ming Wang </Td> <Td> Cliff Lee (Indians) </Td> <Td> CC Sabathia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First save </Th> <Td> Jonathan Albaladejo </Td> <Td> Mariano Rivera (April 17) </Td> <Td> Mariano Rivera </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Statistic </Th> <Th> Exhibition </Th> <Th> Regular season </Th> <Th> Postseason </Th> </Tr>

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