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Yankees Have 'a Lot to Prove' After Season Opening Win versus Giants

Max Fried became the fifth Yankees pitcher since 1969 to pitch at least 6 1/3 shutout innings on Opening Day, leading New York to a 7-0 road win at Oracle Park.

  • On Wednesday, the New York Yankees defeated the San Francisco Giants 7-0 at Oracle Park as Major League Baseball's season began. New York secured a road shutout to open the season for the first time since 1967.
  • Max Fried allowed two hits in 6 1/3 innings for the Yankees, while Giants pitcher Logan Webb surrendered nine hits and seven runs across five innings in his fifth opening day start.
  • Jose Caballero drove in the go-ahead run with an RBI single during a five-run second inning, and Trent Grisham added a two-run triple. Aaron Judge went hitless and struck out four times in his 11th season opener.
  • Giants manager Tony Vitello debuted with the loss after coaching the University of Tennessee. The Automated Ball-Strike System upheld umpire Bill Miller's strike call when Caballero unsuccessfully challenged it in the fourth inning.
  • The series resumes Friday afternoon at Oracle Park. RHP Cam Schlittler starts for New York opposite lefty Robbie Ray as the Giants seek to rebound from the shutout loss.
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(AFP) The New York Yankees defeated the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday 7x0 in the only duel of the opening day of the Major Leagues (MLB).Read more

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San Francisco.— Aaron Judge did not hit any hits on the inaugural day for the first time and was struck four times for the first time since September 2024, but the New York Yankees still produced a lot of offensive and beat San Francisco 7-0 on Wednesday night in the debut of Giants' manager Tony Vitello, at the beginning of the Major League season. José Caballero pushed the lead race with a single producer in the second inning, in which they sc…

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NBC Bay Area broke the news in San Francisco, United States on Wednesday, March 25, 2026.
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