The road to simply reach major league spring training in 2022 was long and winding, through quite a bit of discontent between the MLB and the players’ union regarding the new collective bargaining agreement. Just under a month after pitchers and catchers would have originally reported though, the two sides came to an agreement on Thursday afternoon, and we now have a set date for Opening Day: April 7th.
The Yankees actually get to kick off the league-wide slate that afternoon at Yankee Stadium with a 1:05pm ET matchup against the Red Sox. Who will be wearing the pinstripes that day?