![]() Although the Blue Jays and Marlins have improved, they still are unlikely to contend. 20 of those 23 games are against teams who had at least 95 losses last year. In fact, their final third of the season is perhaps the easiest in baseball, featuring games exclusively against Baltimore, Toronto, Boston and Miami. Luckily, things ease up for the Yankees after this point. It’s not an outright difficult first 20 games, but it’s also no cakewalk. Although there are some gimme games in there, there aren’t many. ![]() After that, the Yankees’ first American League opponent is none other than the Red Sox, and although they are significantly weaker than in years past, they are still the Red Sox and will not roll over against the Yankees.Īfter that, there’s three winnable games versus the Orioles, but then six against the Rays and Braves. That’s followed by a four-game home-and-home with the Philadelphia Phillies, who are one of the league’s more unpredictable teams. They open on the road against the defending champion Nationals, which is a difficult series. In that respect, the Yankees have neither one of the five easiest nor hardest slates to start the year, per MLB Network. A slow start has less time than ever to course-correct, meaning an early division deficit could seriously threaten to torpedo a once-promising season. It also places a higher importance on starting the season hot out of the gate. One ordinarily-regular blown save in the dog days or a flat getaway day performance could be the difference between making or missing the playoffs in just a 60-game season. The 60-games-in-67-days timeline is daunting, and certainly places a larger priority on each individual game. For the first time since mid-March, Yankees fans can look at the calendar and know that there is baseball scheduled for almost every day. They’re also scheduled to play on July 25, and random Thursdays in August, and all the way through September 27 with just seven days off. The MLB schedule is out, and the New York Yankees are officially slated to begin playing meaningful baseball on July 23. The New York Yankees’ quest for a 28th World Series ring begins on July 23.Typically boring news is now cause for celebration. Though all those concerns are valid, the season appears primed to begin later this month. Unless a vaccine comes earlier than expected, COVID-19’s presence will always be looming outside the stadiums. It will be unlike anything any fan, player, coach, or owner has ever witnessed before. In a short season, New York’s strength and depth could be an advantage towards winning the World Series. ![]() Sports are a return to normalcy, and New York Yankees fans were plenty excited before everything shut down. Some players have already opted out of the 2020 season over health and safety concerns.īut this schedule, short as it is, gives us something for which to be excited. A pandemic was and still is ravaging America to the point where even playing sports-even without fans-seems dicey. Keep in mind that three months ago, the idea of baseball being played seemed so unlikely. However, I’m excited both as a writer and a fan. Matt Blake was also hired as the new pitching coach, replacing the fired Larry Rothschild. Remember, injuries ravaged the team over the last two seasons, so much that general manager Brian Cashman completely revamped the training staff. Louis Cardinals rather than the Yankees and White Sox.Īnd on top of all that, the Yankees don’t have much room for error or injury. The planned Field of Dreams game in August will instead be played between the Chicago White Sox and St. The schedule we thought might never come-60 games, nine opponents in the regular season. In all, the Yankees will play 40 games against their fellow AL East teams and 20 interleague matchups versus NL East squads. On two separate weekends in August, the Subway Series will take place against the New York Mets. Two games will be played at Citizens Bank Park before both teams play the next two at Yankee Stadium. The Washington series is followed by four games against the Philadelphia Phillies. Cole spent last season with the Houston Astros and signed a nine-year, $324 million contract with New York in the offseason. On July 23, brand new Yankee Gerrit Cole will take the mound against three-time Cy Young winner Max Scherzer. ![]() The team’s entire schedule may be viewed below, courtesy of Bryan Hoch of MLB.com. The New York Yankees will open an abbreviated 60-game 2020 MLB season against the defending champion Washington Nationals in Washington D.C. and features key matchups against AL and NL East opponents. The New York Yankees’ 60-game schedule for 2020 begins in Washington D.C.
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