Yankee Stadium Section 17B: view from your seat, rows and shade

Section 17B is on the Legends and Champions Suite seats boxes, on the first base side. Its rows run 1-9. The front row is 56 ft from home plate and Row 9 sits 9 ft above the field. For a 1:05 pm start in July a seat here gets about 169 minutes of direct sun.

View from Yankee Stadium Section 17B, Row 5, looking toward the pitcher's mound — Middle rows: view from Section 17B, Row 5. 3D model built from New York City lidar of the ballpark, not a photo.

View from Yankee Stadium Section 17B, Row 3, looking toward the pitcher's mound — Lower rows: view from Section 17B, Row 3. 3D model built from New York City lidar of the ballpark, not a photo.

View from Yankee Stadium Section 17B, Row 7, looking toward the pitcher's mound — Top open rows: view from Section 17B, 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 17B?

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

Is Section 17B covered?

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

How far is Section 17B from home plate?

The front row is 56 ft (17.0 m) from home plate; Row 9 is 81 ft. Eye height runs from 7 ft above the field at the front to 9 ft at the top. You look down at 6.8° from Row 1, 5.5° from Row 5 and 6.2° from Row 9.

Row	To home plate	Eye height	Covered
1	56 ft	7 ft	no
4	65 ft	7 ft	no
7	74 ft	7 ft	no
9	81 ft	9 ft	no

Is Section 17B in the sun or shade?

Mostly sunny: about 169 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	113 min shade 3:05 pm	0 min shade first pitch
May	154 min shade 3:55 pm	0 min shade first pitch
June	169 min shade not during the game	0 min shade first pitch
July	169 min shade not during the game	0 min shade first pitch
August	136 min shade 3:25 pm	0 min shade first pitch
September	61 min shade 2:15 pm	0 min shade first pitch

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