Yankees & Jay-Z Team Up On Co-Branded Merchandise

First Published: August 27, 2010 10:07 AM EDT Credit: Getty Images

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Caption Jay-Z watches the game between the New York Yankees and the Kansas City Royals at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City on July 23, 2010Get your New York Yankees hats here — with a Jay-Z logo.

The hip-hop mogul is teaming up with his favorite baseball squad on co-branded clothes that will be sold exclusively at Yankee Stadium beginning next week. All the items, from baseball caps to T-shirts and hooded sweat shirts, will feature Yankees and Jay-Z logos.

In a news release Thursday, the Yankees said the attire was created to commemorate the first official concerts at the new Yankee Stadium on Sept. 13 and 14, when Jay-Z and Eminem will co-headline.

The shows mark the second half of their “Home and Home” tour, following joint performances at Detroit’s Comerica Park on Sept. 3 and Sept. 4.

The new merchandise will be available at Yankee Stadium from Aug. 30 to Sept. 14.

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