Yankee Stadium Section 18: view from your seat, rows and shade

Section 18 is on the Legends and Champions Suite seats boxes, behind home plate. Its rows run 1-9. The front row is 57 ft from home plate and Row 9 sits 7 ft above the field. For a 1:05 pm start in July a seat here gets about 159 minutes of direct sun.

View from Yankee Stadium Section 18, Row 5, looking toward the pitcher's mound — Middle rows: view from Section 18, Row 5. 3D model built from New York City lidar of the ballpark, not a photo.

View from Yankee Stadium Section 18, Row 3, looking toward the pitcher's mound — Lower rows: view from Section 18, Row 3. 3D model built from New York City lidar of the ballpark, not a photo.

View from Yankee Stadium Section 18, Row 7, looking toward the pitcher's mound — Top open rows: view from Section 18, Row 7. 3D model built from New York City lidar of the ballpark, not a photo.

Sat in Section 18? Share your view

How many rows are in Section 18?

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

Is Section 18 covered?

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

How far is Section 18 from home plate?

The front row is 57 ft (17.5 m) from home plate; Row 9 is 82 ft. Eye height runs from 5 ft above the field at the front to 7 ft at the top. You look down at 4.6° from Row 1, 5.7° from Row 5 and 5.1° from Row 9.

Row	To home plate	Eye height	Covered
1	57 ft	5 ft	no
4	67 ft	6 ft	no
7	76 ft	7 ft	no
9	82 ft	7 ft	no

Is Section 18 in the sun or shade?

Mostly sunny: about 159 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	110 min shade 3:05 pm	0 min shade first pitch
May	146 min shade 3:45 pm	0 min shade first pitch
June	160 min shade not during the game	0 min shade first pitch
July	159 min shade 3:55 pm	0 min shade first pitch
August	127 min shade 3:15 pm	0 min shade first pitch
September	64 min shade 2:15 pm	0 min shade first pitch

Next door: Yankee Stadium Section 17B · Yankee Stadium Section 19

Planning the day: Yankee Stadium seating chart with sun and shade · Yankee Stadium shaded seats by start time · Yankee Stadium bag policy · how the Yankee Stadium data is measured.