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Do you know your New York Yankees history?

The Yankees are not the oldest franchise in Major League Baseball, but they arguably are its most storied. In many years the sport's history has unfolded in the Bronx. So step to the plate, and test your Yankees knowledge up to the present day with swings at the following 30 questions:

July 29, 2013, 2:58 p.m. ET

By Ross Atkin Staff writer

1. Who is the only person hired five separate times to manage the Yankees?

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A New York Yankees fan waits for the gates to open outside Yankee Stadium before the Yankees' opening day American League baseball game against the Boston Red Sox in New York, April 1, 2013.

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New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner is flanked by manager Billy Martin, left, and vice president and general manager Lou Piniella, right, at spring training in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in 1988.

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Billy Martin
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Do you know your New York Yankees history?

The Yankees are not the oldest franchise in Major League Baseball, but they arguably are its most storied. In many years the sport's history has unfolded in the Bronx. So step to the plate, and test your Yankees knowledge up to the present day with swings at the following 30 questions:

1. Who is the only person hired five separate times to manage the Yankees?

Do you know your New York Yankees history?

The Yankees are not the oldest franchise in Major League Baseball, but they arguably are its most storied. In many years the sport's history has unfolded in the Bronx. So step to the plate, and test your Yankees knowledge up to the present day with swings at the following 30 questions:

1. Who is the only person hired five separate times to manage the Yankees?

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