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The Yankees have canceled plans for a sendoff ceremony to be held in November at Yankee Stadium, moving the 85-year-old ballpark nearer to closing its doors forever.

The final game at Yankee Stadium was held on Sept. 21, with the Yankees defeating the Baltimore Orioles, 7-3. The team had discussed organizing an event on the weekend of Nov. 8-9 that would have included remembrances of many of the non-baseball events at Yankee Stadium.

“The Yankees were considering having a charitable event at Yankee Stadium for BAT (Baseball Assistance Team),” the club said in a statement. “However, the Yankees realized that the final event at Yankee Stadium should be a baseball game which in fact took place on Sept. 21, 2008 with the magnificent closing ceremony. Accordingly, rather than having a fundraiser, the Yankees will be donating $500,000 to BAT.”

Opening Day at the new Yankee Stadium, a $1.3 billion facility rising across 161st Street, is scheduled for April 16 against the Cleveland Indians.

I’m actually glad that the Yankees are not having an additional “send off” to the Stadium. I had the priveledge of attending the final game at the Stadium on Sept. 21, and it could not have been a better way to put the Stadium to rest and take in all the memories one last time.

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