Tonight, the Yankees will re-open their interleague slate as they take on the Nationals in Washington DC. This is the 22nd season interleague play has been a thing, first debuting in 1997.
While the Yankees had played many games against the National League prior to that (because they’ve played in a lot of World Series, you see), their first regular season interleague game was a 12-inning 2-1 loss the Marlins on June 13, 1997. The lineups included the likes of Charlie Hayes, Luis Sojo, Bobby Bonilla, and a Marlins second-year second baseman who may make an appearance later in this post.