Despite a pitching spectacle led by New York Yankees’ ace Gerrit Cole, the Pinstripes lost 4-0 to St. Louis Cardinals at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Since the conclusion of the 2022 season, fans have consistently questioned the presence of Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Josh Donaldson, and Aaron Hicks in the lineup. For strange reasons, Brian Cashman and Aaron Boone have continued to stick by them. As a result, every time the New York Yankees lose a game with the remote presence of these three, fans will make sure to raise their fingers.

And exactly that happened after the New York Yankees, who almost fielded an Opening Day lineup, lost to the Cardinals, who were missing the majority of their firepower due to the ongoing World Baseball Classic.

Despite an opening-day lineup, the New York Yankees lose to the Cardinals

The Yanks fielded a team that could potentially start against the Giants on Opening Day. Aaron Judge made his first appearance at left field while playing beside Oswaldo Cabrera and Giancarlo Stanton at the center and left. IKF started at shortstop, Anthony Rizzo at first base, DJ LeMahieu at second, Josh Donaldson at third with Jose Trevino as the catcher.

Despite a relatively powerful lineup, the Yanks failed to score a run against the Cardinals. Notably, the RedBirds were missing multiple stars like Paul Goldschmidt, Nolan Arenado, and Adam Wainwright due to the WBC.

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Not surprisingly, the Yankees fanbase would never accept a defeat like this. The Bronx Bombers immediately became victim to fan trolls, with multiple disappointed New Yorkers claiming that they’re “done” with the Yanks.

This is how fans reacted:

Next, the Yanks will take on their historic rivals, the Boston Red Sox, at their Spring Training home.

Aaron Judge first left field appearance with the Pinstripes

After making his first left field appearance with the Yanks, Aaron Judge seemed quite content. The 2022 AL MVP spoke about the flexibility that comes with him starting at left, and said, “If you want to give JD [Josh Donaldson] a DH day or DJ [LeMahieu] a DH day, I can play left like I played it in college.”

Moreover, Aaron Judge at left could definitely solve the Aaron Hicks at left field problem… But with minimum experience at left field, will Boone take such a risk?

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