It is a beautiful April 22 in Yankees Universe, fresh off winning a weekend series with the rival Tampa Bay Rays. New York sits atop the AL East at 15-7, a half-game ahead of the suddenly-scary-looking Baltimore Orioles.
Now seems a good time to remind everyone where the team was on this day last season. The New York Yankees beat the Blue Jays 3-2 on a walk-off single by DJ LeMahieu. Giancarlo Stanton was on the injured list along with Harrison Bader. Willie Calhoun and Franchy Cordero were in the starting ilneup. 2023 was rough, wasn’t it?