As Opening Day draws closer, baseball fans get more and more excited about the upcoming MLB season. It has been a long off-season wait and people are ready to see the action. The New York Yankees fans have been particularly anxious for the season to start, with their team aiming for big achievements this year.
The Yankees’ off-season additions have been underwhelming compared to what fans expected. The season is yet to start and the Yankees fans are already in a dilemma about whether their favorite team will be off to a flying start this year. And now, when the Yankees Manager Aaron Boone announced the Opening Day ace for the Pinstripes, fans are nothing but excited for the new season.
New York Yankees Ace Gerrit Cole is their Opening Day Starting Pitcher
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With the start of the 2023 MLB regular season drawing near, more updates regarding the starting roster are coming. Most recently, New York Yankees Manager Aaron Boone announced the team’s Opening Day starting pitcher. For the fourth season in a row, Gerrit Cole is the starting pitcher that begins the season for the Yankees. Talkin’ Yanks shared the news via Twitter.
Aaron Boone has just announced that Gerrit Cole will be the Opening Day starter 🤯🤯🤯 pic.twitter.com/8kM81O0zgK
— Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) March 15, 2023
In a Tweet, Talkin’ Yanks said, “Aaron Boone has just announced that Gerrit Cole will be the Opening Day starter 🤯🤯🤯”. This is great news for the team as they have lost several players to injury in the last couple of weeks.
The reactions to this news have been lukewarm at best. Many fans expected Cole to be the Opening Day starting pitcher and took it for granted.
Some fans replied to the news with sarcastic jokes. They wanted to express that it’s obvious Cole is going to be the Opening Day starting pitcher.
Shocker
— Joe Schoen szn (@_DRose4MVP) March 15, 2023
Oh Really? 🤯 Totally unexpected 😶
— thelkcotizee (@thelkcotizee) March 15, 2023
Mind-blowing 🤯 I thought for sure it was gonna be Montas!
— Coach Ortiz⚾️ (@laoj_1996) March 15, 2023
Others cracked jokes and said that the Yankees’ shortstop, Isiah Kiner-Falefa, should be the starting pitcher.
And here I thought it was gonna be IKF
— Just A Yankees Fan (@CasaYanks) March 15, 2023
Mind blowing there is no shame ikf should be the one with his double clutch and the side arm toss
— Peter (@DJHAIRENJOYER) March 15, 2023
But there are some fans who are excited to see Cole pitch.
Let’s go
— . (@DeversIsFat) March 15, 2023
Sounds good to me.
— Joyce Maalem (@JoyceMaalem) March 15, 2023
Ace 👊🏻 pic.twitter.com/yV0jTtYjYW
— DJ-NY2 (@RealGarryC) March 15, 2023
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It’ll be interesting to see how the Yankees’ 2023 season starts and whether they’ll kick it off with a win. There may be certain issues and obstacles that they face along the way. The main obstacle is injuries.
The Yankees are struggling with injuries
Opening Day is two weeks away and the New York Yankees are struggling with injuries. Carlos Rodon will not be ready for Opening Day. Furthermore, the Yankees are missing pitchers Tommy Kahnle, Lou Trivino, and Frankie Montas. Outfielder Harrison Bader is set to miss the Yankee’s first few games as well.
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Most of these players will be out till mid-late April or maybe early May, with Montas’ return set for the second half of the season. What do you think of Gerrit Cole being named the New York Yankees’ Opening Day starting pitcher? Kindly share your thoughts in the comments below!
