Bank of America May Pay Yanks $20M for Marketing

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff
Posted Feb 4, 2009 5:35 PM CST
Bank of America May Pay Yanks $20M for Marketing
In this April 6 photo, New York Yankees pitcher Chien-Ming Wang winds up in the first inning against Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium in New York.   (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

No, the Yankees won't be playing at Bank of America Stadium next year. But the bank, which has accepted billions in federal aid, may yet pay the team about $20 million in a marketing deal, the Daily News reports. Talks continue despite the heat that Citibank took for paying the Mets a similar amount to rename their stadium Citi Field. BofA reportedly wouldn't get naming rights, but it would get prime spots for signs.
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