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“Jersey for Tegan,” a booming American voice calls out over the bleachers. I wave and he hands me a size small with the name and number of the darling of the New York Yankees — Aaron Judge — stitched onto the back. It wasn’t anything unique. There was a sea of them amongst the crowd of fans. What was weird is that I’d ordered it on Uber Eats just minutes earlier.
Yankee Stadium can house over 46,500 people. On the warm Sunday I was visiting — Yankees vs Rays — it was packed; the food and merch stands were overflowing.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Senior Technology Journalist
Tegan Jones is a senior technology journalist at SmartCompany. A multi-award-winning journalist, she has been reporting on technology, telecommunications and gaming for the past 10 years. She regularly appears on mainstream media channels as an expert tech commentator. Her previous roles include editor of Gizmodo Australia and global reviews editor at Finder. She has also served as a reporter and editor across Business Insider, Lifehacker and Kotaku Australia. Tegan was the co-host of one of the top technology podcasts in Australia, Queens of the Drone Age. You can find her on Twitter @Tegan_Writes.
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