NEW YORK -- There seemed to be an extra buzz at Yankee Stadium on Saturday.
It was obvious that the crowd of almost 43,000 showing up for this late-afternoon matinee were stoked about seeing new right fielder Andrew McCutchen make his Yankees debut and Gary Sanchez finally off the disabled list.
A former MVP, McCutchen received loud cheers during pre-game introductions and his first at-bat. Sanchez, a star as a rookie in 2016 and an All-Star last year, was welcomed back warmly, too, after not hitting his weight in the first half and then being shelved for about 2 1/2 months with a groin injury.