Aaron Judge’s self-imposed deadline for a new contract expired with no deal, but a walk-off win over the Boston Red Sox in extra innings helped ease the Yankees’ pain.
Opening day arrived in the Bronx on Friday, sunshine bathing the shimmering green lawn at Yankee Stadium. The Boston Red Sox might as well have floated over from their hotel.
“It’s a special place,” their manager, Alex Cora, said before batting practice.