Joel Sherman: Yankees’ weaknesses exposed in Opening Day flop
The Yankees welcomed fans back to their Stadium with the familiar. A Bernie Williams ceremonial first pitch. The “Y-M-C-A” in the fifth inning. “God Bless America” after the top of the seventh.
For the home team, there also was this unfortunate familiarity: Gleyber Torres is a second baseman playing shortstop and the Yankees remain challenged to score when the ball does not clear a fence.
The optimism that greeted both Williams and Gerrit Cole delivering initial pitches in 2021 had faded nearly four hours later when what remained of the 10,856 spectators booed throughout the bottom of the 10th inning as Aaron Hicks, Giancarlo Stanton and Torres struck out to end a frustrating 3-2 loss to the Blue Jays.
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