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The Rotation
The Yankees have a solid rotation this season. They have a lot of depth and a lot of young talent. They also have a lot of experience. Who is starting for the Yankees tonight?
Luis Severino
Severino is a right-handed starting pitcher for the New York Yankees. He made his MLB debut in 2015. In his rookie season, he pitched to a 5–3 win–loss record and a 2.89 earned run average (ERA) in 11 games started. Severino was an All-Star in 2018 and finished the season with a career-high 19 wins and a 3.39 ERA.
Masahiro Tanaka
Masahiro Tanaka is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball’s (NPB) Pacific League.
Tanaka was signed by the Yankees as an international free agent in January 2014. He made his MLB debut in 2014 and was selected to the MLB All-Star Game in his rookie year. In his first season, he led MLB in quality starts (22) and ranked fourth in wins (13), while also setting an MLB rookie record for most consecutive wins without a loss to start a career (12).
CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia will start for the Yankees tonight. He is a left-handed starting pitcher and has been with the team since 2009.
Sonny Gray
Sonny Gray will take the mound tonight for the Yankees as they take on the Baltimore Orioles. The 27-year old right-hander is coming off a strong performance in his last start, a 2-1 victory over the Texas Rangers. Gray has been solid for the Yankees since being acquired from the Oakland Athletics at the trade deadline, posting a 3.17 ERA in 11 starts. He’ll be opposed by Orioles starter Kevin Gausman. First pitch is set for 7:05 pm ET.
The Lineup
The Yankees are set to take on the Red Sox tonight in a highly anticipated matchup. Who is starting for the Yankees tonight? The following is the Yankees lineup.
Aaron Judge
Aaron Judge is an American professional baseball outfielder for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He stands 6 feet 7 inches (2.01 m) tall and weighs 282 pounds (128 kg). Judge was born in Linden, California, and played baseball in high school and college. After being drafted by the Yankees in 2013, he made his MLB debut in 2016.
Giancarlo Stanton
Giancarlo Stanton is an outfielder for the New York Yankees. He bats cleanup and is one of the team’s best power hitters. Stanton has played in four All-Star Games and was the National League MVP in 2017. He is a very popular player, and fans are always excited to see him play.
Gary Sanchez
The New York Yankees have not one, but two of the best catchers in baseball. Gary Sanchez is their starting catcher, and he’s also one of the best sluggers in the game. Sanchez is a big reason why the Yankees have one of the best offenses in baseball.
Miguel Andujar
Miguel Andújar (born March 2, 1995) is a Dominican professional baseball third baseman for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2018. Andújar was an MLB All-Star in 2018, and finished second in American League Rookie of the Year voting.
Gleyber Torres
At shortstop for the New York Yankees tonight is Gleyber Torres. The 21-year-old from Caracas, Venezuela is in his second season with the Yankees, and is already one of the team’s most exciting young players.
Torres made his Major League debut in 2018, and immediately made an impact, hitting .271 with 24 home runs and 77 RBIs. He followed that up with an even better 2019 season, hitting .338 with 38 home runs and 90 RBIs.
Torres has already established himself as one of the best young players in baseball, and he looks like he will be a cornerstone of the Yankees lineup for years to come.
Aaron Hicks
The New York Yankees have announced their lineup for tonight’s game against the Baltimore Orioles.
Aaron Hicks will start in center field and lead off for the Yankees. He is batting .290 with 17 home runs and 47 RBI this season.
Brett Gardner will start in left field and bat second. He is batting .261 with 16 homers and 54 RBI this season.
Didi Gregorius will start at shortstop and bat third. He is batting .270 with 20 homers and 67 RBI this season.
Brett Gardner
Brett Gardner is an American professional baseball outfielder for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. He made his MLB debut in 2008. Gardner was originally a walk-on at the College of Charleston, where he played college baseball for the Charleston RiverDogs before being drafted by the Yankees in 2005. He rapidly progressed through their farm system, and was on their 40-man roster by 2007. The following year, he won a World Series championship with the Yankees.
Didi Gregorius
Didi Gregorius is an infielder for the New York Yankees. He bats left-handed and throws right-handed. Gregorius was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and he played professional baseball in his home country before being signed by the Cincinnati Reds in 2007. He made his Major League debut with the Reds in 2012, and he was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2013. The Diamondbacks traded him to the Yankees in 2014, and he has been with the team since then. Gregorius is a two-time All-Star (2017, 2018) and he won a Silver Slugger Award in 2018.
The Bench
The Yankees have a deep bench and it is always hard to predict who is going to start on any given night. Tonight they are facing a left-handed pitcher so you can expect to see a lot of right-handed hitters in the lineup. The bench players who are most likely to see action are utility player Tyler Wade, first baseman Luke Voit, and outfielder Clint Frazier.
Austin Romine
Romine will be making his fourth start of the season tonight and is batting .267 with one home run and four RBI so far this year. The 28-year-old catcher has played in parts of seven major league seasons, all with the Yankees.
Neil Walker
Neil Walker is an American professional baseball second baseman for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. He previously played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets and Milwaukee Brewers
Ronald Torreyes
Starting at third base and batting ninth for the New York Yankees tonight is Ronald Torreyes.
The 25-year-old native of Venezuela has been with the Yankees since 2016, when he was claimed off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels. In parts of three seasons with the Yankees, Torreyes has hit .292/.314/.377 with seven home runs and 44 RBI in 258 games.
Torreyes is coming off a 2017 campaign in which he set career highs in games played (134), plate appearances (513), hits (143), doubles (23), triples (4), home runs (6), RBI (32), walks (18) and stolen bases (4). He also established himself as one of the Yankees’ top utility infielders, seeing time at second base, third base and shortstop.
Tyler Wade
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yler Wade will man second base and lead off for the New York Yankees on Opening Day against the Baltimore Orioles. The 23-year-old was one of the final cuts of spring training, but with injuries to Greg Bird (foot) and Troy Tulowitzki (calf), Wade will get his chance to show what he can do at the big league level.
