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Jeffrey D. Kline  New York Yankees Executive Director of Ticket Operations. Hired by New York Yankees owner, George Steinbrenner in 1987. New York Yankees home season attendance exceeded 4 million in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008. New York Yankees are World Series Champions in 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2009, as well as American League Champions in 2001 and 2003. In 2008, New York Yankees close the gates of Yankee Stadium, 86 seasons after the opening of Yankee Stadium on April 18, 1923. The new Yankee Stadium opens the New York Yankees season on April 16, 2009, and also hosts concerts, boxing, college football, and international soccer. Kline was raised in Phillipsburg, NJ and in 1973 graduated from Worthington High School(OH). He attended The Ohio State University on a baseball scholarship. A four year starter, he played centerfield for head coach, Marty Karow, a member of the 1927 Boston Red Sox. He graduated from The Ohio State University in 1977 with a B.S. degree in Accounting from the Fisher College of Business. In 1979, he earned his M.A. as a member of the first graduating class of The Ohio State University Sports Management Program, headed by Dr. Edward Coates. His career in professional baseball began in 1979 as Ticket Director with the New York Yankees Triple-A affiliate, Columbus Clippers. His mentor was Columbus Clipper's General Manager, George Sisler, Jr., son of Baseball Hall of Famer, George Sisler (class of 1939). The Columbus Clippers won the International League Governor's Cup Championship in 1979, 1980 and 1981, while also leading the International League in attendance. Jeff and his wife, Sherry, live in Stamford, CT with their son, Bradley and daughter, Ashley.