Yankee Stadium Section 12: view from your seat, rows and shade

Section 12 is on the Legends and Champions Suite seats boxes, on the right field line. Its rows run 1-9. The front row is 172 ft from home plate and Row 9 sits 11 ft above the field. For a 1:05 pm start in July a seat here gets about 170 minutes of direct sun.

View from Yankee Stadium Section 12, Row 5, looking toward the pitcher's mound — Middle rows: view from Section 12, Row 5. 3D model built from New York City lidar of the ballpark, not a photo.

View from Yankee Stadium Section 12, Row 3, looking toward the pitcher's mound — Lower rows: view from Section 12, Row 3. 3D model built from New York City lidar of the ballpark, not a photo.

View from Yankee Stadium Section 12, Row 7, looking toward the pitcher's mound — Top open rows: view from Section 12, Row 7. 3D model built from New York City lidar of the ballpark, not a photo.

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How many rows are in Section 12?

9 rows: 1-9. Row list from rateyourseats.com.

Is Section 12 covered?

No. Every row is open to the sky. Small umbrellas are allowed; large and golf umbrellas are not.

How far is Section 12 from home plate?

The front row is 172 ft (52.5 m) from home plate; Row 9 is 197 ft. Eye height runs from 7 ft above the field at the front to 11 ft at the top. You look down at 2.4° from Row 1, 2.7° from Row 5 and 3.1° from Row 9.

Row	To home plate	Eye height	Covered
1	172 ft	7 ft	no
4	181 ft	8 ft	no
7	191 ft	10 ft	no
9	197 ft	11 ft	no

Is Section 12 in the sun or shade?

Mostly sunny: about 170 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	122 min shade 3:25 pm	0 min shade first pitch
May	170 min shade not during the game	0 min shade first pitch
June	170 min shade not during the game	0 min shade first pitch
July	170 min shade not during the game	0 min shade first pitch
August	166 min shade not during the game	0 min shade first pitch
September	22 min shade 1:25 pm	0 min shade first pitch

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