It’s time for some rubber match action in this season-opening series! The Yankees won on Opening Day in picture-perfect style before dropping game two in a somewhat more untidy fashion. That just sets the stage for some thrilling Sunday afternoon baseball.
Jhony Brito makes his MLB debut in just the third game of the 2023 season, in the decider of the very first series no less. It’s quite a meteoric rise for the 25-year-old righty, who only graduated to Triple-A last year. It’s certainly deserved, however, as Brito is the only member of the Yankees’ primary higher-level starting pitching prospects projected to have above-average command in the bigs, reaffirming this belief with 5.