Finally. It’s been 168 days since the New York Yankees’ 2025 campaign ended in Division Series disappointment at the hands of the eventual AL champion Toronto Blue Jays. That was a big ol’ bummer, but it’s ancient history now. The 2026 MLB season begins tonight with the Yankees and San Francisco Giants kicking off the festivities out in San Francisco! Most of the other teams will then have their Opening Days tomorrow (or Friday in some cases).
Look, we’re pretty excited around here to see what Aaron Judge, Max Fried, and company do tonight, and we have a whole bunch of fun stuff planned for the day. So let’s just do a straightforward prompt for our Question of the Day: Who will hit the Yankees’ first two homers of the season? (Let’s keep it to just Yankees, sorry to Rafael Devers.)
Why are we phrasing the question this way? Well it honestly wouldn’t be very interesting to just ask about the first homer since the vast majority of responses would probably be “Aaron Judge, dummy.” So tell us the first two! Now, that could just be “Aaron Judge and Aaron Judge” since it’s fair to predict that the three-time MVP goes deep twice. But this at least allows for more creative responses! Judge and Jazz? Rice and Stanton? A Tuffy Rhodes-esque dark horse?
Have at it! I’m personally keeping it simple and going with Judge and Stanton. Those big boys can hit ’em out of anywhere, even San Francisco.
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Jeff will begin our day on the site by previewing the full three-game Opening Day series against the Giants, checking out each pitching matchup. I’ll have our staff Yankees/MLB-wide predictions up and you can make your own! Josh will run through the Yankees’ full Opening Day roster when it’s finalized, Jake will break down the soon-to-be-revealed lineup, Sam will celebrate a former Yankee-turned-coach for our birthdays series, and Jonathan will offer a refresher on the new Yankees coaches on the block.
Let’s get the party started.
Today’s Opening Day Matchup
New York Yankees vs. San Francisco Giants
Time: 8:05 p.m. EST
Video: Netflix
Venue: Oracle Park, San Francisco, CA
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