By Miguel Rapetti
Mar 28, 2024, 00:24 AM EDT
The New York Yankees jump this Thursday, March 28, for the first of four games against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park for what will be the Opening Day of the 2024 Major League season, with the main objective of returning to glory and be crowned World Series champions.
15 long years have passed since that victory for the 27th title that they won against the Philadelphia Phillies in 2009, but thanks to reinforcements such as the arrival of the powerful Dominican Juan Soto or the free agent Marcus Stroman, the team hopes from day one to be able to meet its goals. traced.
For the first game of the campaign, manager Aaron Boone made Cuban Néstor Cortés official as the starter for the game against Houston, although so far the lineup with which they will take the diamond is unknown and the main problem lies at third base, everything consequence of the injury that DJ LeMahieu suffered during Spring Training.
The Yankees are expected to start Alex Verdugo (LF), Juan Soto (CF), Aaron Judge (RF), Giancarlo Stanton (DH), Anthony Rizzo (1B), Gleyber Torres (2B), Anthony Volpe (SS) and José Treviño, while the only doubt lies in third base, with Oswald Peraza or the newcomer Jon Berti (3B) as the main options for Boone’s aspirations.
When will the Yankees’ first game be and where will it be broadcast?
New York Yankees vs Houston Astros, 4:10 pm in the United States (ET), 2:10 pm in Mexico.
Broadcast in the United States: YES Network (TV), MLB TV (Streaming)
Broadcast in Mexico and Latin America: Fox Sports (TV), Star+ (Streaming)
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