Fans at George M. Steinbrenner Field were treated to an Opening Day-esque batting order on Monday night, with DJ LeMahieu, Aaron Judge, and Anthony Rizzo leading off the first. Several of the spring training competitions were also on display with Domingo Germán on the mound, top prospect Anthony Volpe at short, and Aaron Hicks, Rafael Ortega, and Willie Calhoun manning the outfield. The bats certainly did not disappoint, as a six-run second inning barrage catapulted the Yankees to an eventual 9-2 victory.
Hicks dropped a lazy fly ball from Oneil Cruz to open the contest, but made sure the mishap wouldn’t be a harbinger of things to come.