The big day is here. This afternoon, the Yankees will kick off the 2021 baseball season with a matinee against the Blue Jays. Hyun Jin Ryu will toe the rubber for Toronto, and he’ll have to contend with this impressive starting nine, which was just announced:
- DJ LeMahieu, 2B
- Aaron Judge, RF
- Aaron Hicks, CF
- Giancarlo Stanton, DH
- Gleyber Torres, SS
- Gio Urshela, 3B
- Gary Sánchez, C
- Jay Bruce, 1B
- Clint Frazier, LF
Leading off is the defending batting champion (LeMahieu), followed by one of the most powerful hitters in the sport (Judge), and in the hole, an extremely patient switch-hitter who belted 27 homers himself the last time he was fully healthy — which he is now (Hicks).