The Shankees Baseball Club was founded in November 2008 during the division series between the Philadelphia Phillies and the LA Dodgers.
After many a mug, American Author Paul Perry and American photographer John Harris thought it might be a good idea to create and ALL-American baseball team in Buenos Aires.
A month later, the team of only eight ex-pats entered a local summer baseball tournament and performed exceptionally well.
The players became friends and the team gave new meaning to the word “Yanqui”
The Shankees are currently scheduled to make their official debut in the Liga Metro de Beisbol on Saturday April 4th at the “Estadio Nacional de Beisbol” in Ezeiza.
Another Saturday of baseball has come and gone in Buenos Aires, a land that casts all the sporting spotlight on soccer. But what makes this story surreal, is that in places where you’d least expect to see a Wal-Mart or find baseball, you will find the Shankees. Just off a read more »
Ezeiza-Field #2- The Shankee Shuttle rolled into Ezeiza this Saturday jam packed with an array of faces new and old. Awaiting their arrival, were the unpredictable men in green of Ferro Club, who have been getting the better of the Shankees ever since that illustrious inaugural 2008 season. With only read more »
Shankees no-show: The baseball season started in Buenos Aires despite the frigid winter weather and long holiday weekend. Ten teams will do battle on the diamond to kick off their quest to win the Ciudad de Buenos Aires Trophy. Among them, the hap hazardous Shankees, who despite ending last season read more »
SHANKEES OPENING DAY This Saturday, the Shankees will square off against the always dangerous Japanese team Nichia at 2:00 pm in El Estadio Nacional de Beisbol in Ezeiza. The last time these two Liga Metro powerhouses met, the game came down to the wire. Unfortunately, the Shankees depleted bullpen was read more »
Saturday, June 26th, 2010- The Shankees went into the last game of the tournament looking to put a devastating ninth inning loss to last place Dokdo behind them and end the season on a high note. - The Shankees, who have yet to field the same nine players two weeks read more »