Starting in 2023, teams will play five less games against each division opponent. The change should provide a boost to the Orioles as they look to climb their way out of the cellar in the AL East. Unfortunately, Baltimore will still face the Yankees 19 times this season. So what should we expect from the Bronx Bombers?
The Yankees won 92 games last year but still finished eight back of the Rays. New York dropped the single-elimination Wild Card game at Fenway after Gerrit Cole coughed up multiple homers in less than three innings. The Mets may have temporarily commandeered the title of New York’s biggest spender, but the Yankees still retooled enough to take another shot at the division crown.