From now on, the Yankees will celebrate being the kings of the hill only if they've earned it. As announced this week, the Major League Baseball team has decided to end its tradition of playing Frank Sinatra‘s "New York,

"New York, New York" was originally played following Yankees wins after Steinbrenner discovered Sinatra's version from his time as a DJ at Le Club in Manhattan. The song was initially performed by Liza Minnelli for the 1977 Martin Scorsese film "New York, New York" after music was created by John Kander and the lyrics were written by Fred Ebb.

Two days after the club announced an end to its longtime facial-hair ban, the Yankees confirmed that they no longer will play Frank Sinatra’s iconic version of “New York, New York” after losses at Yankee Stadium.