It might very well have been “Arson Judge” who showed up in the Bay Area on Wednesday, when the New York Yankees faced the San Francisco Giants on Opening Day of the 2026 MLB season at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif.
Everything Trent Grisham does will be put under a microscope. The examinations will be thorough and not always fair. It doesn't matter how well he did in 2025 or just how clutch he was in big moments.
It didn't matter how different an experience Netflix was trying to offer, or how much money they paid Bert Kreischer to keep his generic MLB logo hoodie on.
As Spring Training opens for 2026, all 30 teams have high hopes and big questions. These are the storylines to follow for each team heading into Opening Day.
The 2026 season has begun, and the Yankees started their year off with a big 7-0 win over the Giants in San Francisco. The game was in their hands nearly the entire way, with a first inning jam being the only threat to Max Fried’s day before the offense jumped Logan Webb for five runs in the second inning.
Major League Baseball officially entered a new era on Wednesday, as the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge system made its regular-season debut during the New York Yankees’ 7-0 Opening Day win over the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park.
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Opening Day is in the books and it couldn’t have gone much better for the Yankees. It was a bit of a throwback game as the Yankees scored seven runs without the ball leaving the yard, the hitters aggressive early in counts to collect ten base hits.
The 2026 MLB season is right around the corner, and it is never too early to start thinking about how it might unfold. Seemingly, every year, we have a decent handle on who should contend and who is likely to struggle, which makes looking ahead to the trade deadline inevitable.
The New York Yankees started the 2026 MLB season strong, earning a 7-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night. One would surely imagine that Aaron Judge played a huge role in the Yankees' seven-run outburst, but that was not the case.
Max Fried threw 6 1/3 innings of shutout ball, Trent Grisham highlighted a five-run second with a two-run triple and the New York Yankees spoiled the managerial debut of Tony Vitello with a 7-0 romp over the host San Francisco Giants on Opening Night of the 2026 season.
First blood has been drawn by … the umpires with MLB’s new automated ball-strike (ABS) challenge system. The New York Yankees and the San Francisco Giants officially kicked off the 2026 MLB season with a meeting on Wednesday at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif.
The New York Yankees are scheduled to take on the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday, before Opening Day. It is the first official game of the 2026 MLB season, and we finally know where guys like Aaron Judge and Cody Bellinger are hitting in the lineup.
There are great seasons, and then there are moments that redefine an entire legacy. As the 2026 MLB season begins, Aaron Judge is not just chasing another MVP award or adding to an already historic resume.
Yankees right-hander Luis Gil will begin the season at Triple-A, and outfielder Randal Grichuk was added to the New York roster ahead of Opening Day in San Francisco on Wednesday.
The New York Yankees 26-man roster for the start of the 2026 regular season is virtually set, with outfielder Randal Grichuk and relievers Cade Winquest, Jake Bird, and Brent Headrick grabbing the last few spots.
The New York Yankees closed out the spring with a little bit of hope. That came in the form of their ace, Gerrit Cole, taking the mound in the final spring game of the year.
The New York Yankees did all their heavy lifting in the bullpen last July, which is why, when general manager Brian Cashman ignored the relief market on both the trade and free-agent fronts, it, by proxy, quietly set everybody's role.
The strength of the starting rotation is a concern for the New York Yankees this year. Gerrit Cole and Carlos are starting the season on the IL, with both pitchers undergoing surgery last year.
The Yankees have traded infielder Zack Short to the Nationals in exchange for cash, per announcements from both clubs. Short, who’d been a non-roster invitee to Yankees camp, will head to Triple-A Rochester with his new organization for the time being.
Less than two years after winning American League Rookie of the Year honors, the New York Yankees pitcher will be starting the 2026 season in the minor leagues.
The Yankees will option right-hander Luis Gil to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, per Greg Joyce of the New York Post. They have four off days in the first 12 days of the 2026 season, so they’ll be able to skip the fifth starter spot a couple times.