The New York Yankees are just a week away from the beginning of the regular baseball season. They have announced that Gerrit Cole will be their starting pitcher on Opening Day, April 1st. Manager Aaron Boone has also announced that Gary Sanchez will be the opening catcher, catching Cole in his regular-season debut.
Before spring training, he suggested that Kyle Higashioka would not be Cole’s personal catcher in 2021. A decision I questioned at the time. On the one hand, I can understand that Boone wants Cole to be caught by all the catchers.