The Wandering Disciple

The New York Yankees have one of the most storied histories in baseball. As you stroll through Monument Park in the shadows of Steinbrenner Field, you can honor Yankees greats of the past like Berra, Ruth, Mantle and more. These legends of yesteryear are recognized in the park just steps where the stars of today and tomorrow train.  Steinbrenner Field in Tampa has been the spring training home of the New York Yankees since 1996. When the Yankees head north for the season, the stadium then hosts the minor league Tampa Tarpons of the Florida State League.  Taken: July 27, 2013 at Steinbrenner Field (Tampa, FL)

For the 2018, an legend was reborn as the Tampa Yankees were re-branded as the Tampa Tarpons. The New York Yankees decided to resurrect the nostalgic name for their Advanced-A Florida State League affiliate in honor of the professional baseball team that played in Tampa from 1957-1988. The original Tarpons played for three organizations during their existence the Chicago White Sox (1988), the Cincinnati Reds (1961-1987) and Philadelphia Phillies (1957-1960). The team was sold in 1988 and relocated to Sarasota leaving Tampa without a team until 1994 when the Yankees started a franchise. (Photo: April 22, 2018)

Stone Crabs manager Brady Williams argues his point with a Florida State League umpire during a minor league baseball game in 2013.  Williams was the skipper for the Rays Advanced-A affiliate that season and is now currently coaching the Double-A Montgomery Biscuits.  (Photo: July 27, 2013)

Nicknamed "The Boss", George Steinbrenner was one of the most recognizable baseball owners of our lifetime.  For 37 years, Steinbrenner was the outspoken leader of the New York Yankee, one of the most prestigious clubs in Major League Baseball. His leadership of the organization as well as him impact on the game led the Yankees to rename their spring training home in his honor as well as erect a statue at the entry to pay tribute to the Yankees legend.  (Photo: July 27, 2013)

George M Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida is the spring training home of the New York Yankees and the regular season home of the Tampa Yankees of the Florida State League.  The field has the same dimensions as Yankee Stadium making it a great place to prepare the prospects for life in the big leagues.  (Photo: July 27, 2013)

Charlotte Stone Crabs manager Brady Williams contests a call with home plate umpire Rich Gonzalez during a Florida State League game between the Stone Crabs and the Tampa Yankees at George Steinbrenner Field. (Photo: July 27, 2013)

To commemorated the twelfth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, today's photo of the day is of the World Trade Center Memorial at George Steinbrenner Field in Tampa.  On September 11, 2001, terrorists crashed two loaded airlines into twin tower in New York, one into the Pentagon in Virginia and a fourth plane crashed into a field in Pennsylvania.  Almost 3,000 innocent lives were lost at the hands of coward terrorists.  Memorials like this one in Tampa can be found throughout the United States to help honor the memories of the fallen on that fateful September morning.  (Photo: July 27, 2013)