The Yankees look to handle the Toronto Blue Jays on their home turf to kick off the 2021 MLB season on Opening Day at 1:05 p.m.
Yankees notes
Aaron Judge is in the lineup, as Aaron Boone suggested he would be. He hasn't played since last Friday after feeling under the weather, but COVID tests came back negative and he's ready to go. ... Giancarlo Stanton has homered in two of his three Opening Day's with the Yankees. Can he make it two in a row after last year's homer off Max Scherzer? ... Fans will be in attendance for the first time in well over a year, as Gerrit Cole will finally experience a home crowd on the mound
| Blue Jays | Yankees |
|---|---|
| Marcus Semien, 2B | DJ LeMahieu, 2B |
| Cavan Biggio, 3B | Aaron Judge, RF |
| Bo Bichette, SS | Aaron Hicks, CF |
| Teoscar Hernandez, RF | Giancarlo Stanton, DH |
| Vladimir Guerrero Jr., 1B | Gleyber Torres, SS |
| Lourdes Gurriel Jr., LF | Gio Urshela, 3B |
| Rowdy Tellez, DH | Gary Sanchez, C |
| Randal Grichuk, CF | Jay Bruce, 1B |
| Danny Jansen, C | Clint Frazier, LF |
Who is starting for the Yankees?
RHP Gerrit Cole (2020: 2.84 ERA, 0.96 WHIP), who gets the ball for the second straight season on Opening Day. Against the Nationals last season, a solo homer was the only blemish in a five-inning performance where he also struck out five. He only had a 75 pitch count last year.
Who is starting for the Blue Jays?
LHP Hyun Jin Ryu (2020: 2.69 ERA, 1.15 WHIP), who will also take the ball again on Opening Day. He allowed three runs on four hits over 4.2 innings of work in an outing against the Tampa Bay Rays last season.
Upcoming schedule
The Yankees and Blue Jays play once again on Saturday.
Corey Kluber makes his debut for the Yanks, while the Blue Jays' second starter is not named yet.