NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 03: Corey Kluber #28 of the New York Yankees pitches during the first inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium on April 03, 2021 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
No Yankees fan entered Saturday’s “must-win” game expecting the old Corey Kluber in the 35-year-old righty’s Bronx debut.
But after watching the contest, you likely walked away thankful that a sliver of the old master was certainly still in that right arm.
The worry, of course, was that the command issues that plagued Kluber throughout the spring would have manifested from the first pitch, and we’d get very little actionable data about what he might look like at his new peak.