The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. The Yankees are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From 1923 to the present, the Yankees have played in Yankee Stadium. The "Yankees" name originated as a variation of "American", after the team's league. This name is often shortened to "the Yanks". Their most prominently used nickname is "the Bronx Bombers" or simply "the Bombers", a reference to their home and their prolific hitting.