Yankees get the good vibes win they needed on Opening Day: 'No panic'

29/03/2024 04:28

New York Yankees reliever Nick Burdi was warming up in the bullpen, which typically wouldn’t be an immediate cause for nailbiting. Except it was the first inning, starting pitcher Nestor Cortes was getting shelled, and the Yankees were down, 3-0, to the rival Astros in Houston. Oh, and it was Opening Day — a time meant for hope, not for mop-up men. If any team wanted a strong performance in Game 1 of 162, it was the Yankees. They needed to make people forget about their terrible fourth-place finish from last year. They didn’t want to right away feel the impact of losing ace Gerrit Cole...