The beginning of the 2015 season was a rebirth of sorts for the Yankees. Going into the season, there was a bit of a weight lifted off the team. They had just finished back-to-back retirement tours for Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera. Despite both players being legends, it seemed as if the team had become burnt out from all the ceremonies and emotion. The 2015 team was excited to focus on baseball.
The season began about as well as could have been expected. Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira got off to blazing hot starts.