The Yankees may have the best pound-for-pound lineup in the AL, but they couldn’t produce much of anything on Opening Day. The pitching staff mostly did its job, but the end result was a 3-2 loss to the Blue Jays in 10 innings to open the year.
No Yankee needs a good 2021 like Gary Sánchez, and indeed, nobody needs to start the season well like Gary. For at least Opening Day, he was the star of an otherwise lackluster Yankees lineup. In the second inning, with his team down 1-0, Sánchez took advantage of a chance to begin his year on a high note.