The New York Yankees and Memorial Day are so intrinsically American that you’d assume the two have connected quite often over the past century or so.
Among 2020’s many casualties, though, has been Memorial Day baseball. And though a patriotic return to the game on July 4 hopefully remains in the cards, there will be no Yankees game to crackle over the radio during this Monday’s barbecues.
In hopes that we can fill that gap somewhat, these are the most memorable Yankees Memorial Day battles in franchise history.