Yankee Stadium Section 117A: view from your seat, rows and shade

Section 117A is on the Field Level, on the first base side, with Field MVP seats at Yankees games. Its rows run 1-19. The front row is 76 ft from home plate and Row 19 sits 19 ft above the field. For a 1:05 pm start in July a seat here gets about 105 minutes of direct sun.

View from Yankee Stadium Section 117A, Row 7, looking toward the pitcher's mound — Middle rows: view from Section 117A, Row 7. 3D model built from New York City lidar of the ballpark, not a photo.

View from Yankee Stadium Section 117A, Row 3, looking toward the pitcher's mound — Lower rows: view from Section 117A, Row 3. 3D model built from New York City lidar of the ballpark, not a photo.

View from Yankee Stadium Section 117A, Row 11, looking toward the pitcher's mound — Top open rows: view from Section 117A, Row 11. 3D model built from New York City lidar of the ballpark, not a photo.

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How many rows are in Section 117A?

19 rows: 1-19. Row list from rateyourseats.com.

Is Section 117A covered?

Partly. Rows 14 and up are under the overhang above. 6 of 19 rows are covered (cover row from rateyourseats.com). Rows in front of Row 14 are open to sun and rain.

How far is Section 117A from home plate?

The front row is 76 ft (23.2 m) from home plate; Row 19 is 132 ft. Eye height runs from 8 ft above the field at the front to 19 ft at the top. You look down at 5.9° from Row 1, 7.0° from Row 10 and 8.1° from Row 19.

Row	To home plate	Eye height	Covered
1	76 ft	8 ft	no
4	86 ft	9 ft	no
7	95 ft	11 ft	no
10	104 ft	13 ft	no
13	114 ft	15 ft	no
16	123 ft	18 ft	yes
19	132 ft	19 ft	yes

Is Section 117A in the sun or shade?

Part sun: about 105 minutes of direct sun for a 1:05 pm start in July. Every month and start time (average minutes of sun, and when the section is mostly shaded):

Month	1:05 pm	7:05 pm
April	47 min shade 1:55 pm	0 min shade first pitch
May	90 min shade 3:15 pm	0 min shade first pitch
June	108 min shade 3:45 pm	0 min shade first pitch
July	105 min shade 3:45 pm	0 min shade first pitch
August	73 min shade 2:45 pm	0 min shade first pitch
September	6 min shade first pitch	0 min shade first pitch

Next door: Yankee Stadium Section 116 · Yankee Stadium Section 117B

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