The New York Yankees won their first game of the 2021 season yesterday against the Detroit Tigers 5-4. It’s important to understand that these games win or lose, are irrelevant to the season, much should not be made over whether the Yankees win or not. There are two reasons for spring training: building up players for that start of the regular season, and two and possibly more important, is for management and coaches to evaluate pitchers and hitters and decide where they will fit in with the team. Yankee fans want to see the Yankees win, but that is not the point.
New York Yankees: Major takeaways from yesterday’s Yankee win
