Yankees-Red Sox opening day game postponed due to rain
Rain and wind are plaguing the northeast and forcing the postponement of the game
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Opening day for the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox was delayed on Wednesday.
Inclement weather in the northeast pushed the teams’ first game of the season to Friday afternoon at 1:05 ET, the organization announced.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Aaron Judge bats against the Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium on Oct. 2, 2021, in New York City. (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
New York is looking to get back to the World Series with a loaded roster behind Aaron Judge in the batting order and Gerrit Cole on the pitching staff. The Yankees finished with a 92-70 record and second in the American League East in 2021. The team lost in the wild card round against the Red Sox.
The Yankees have made the playoffs five consecutive times but haven’t reached the World Series since the 2009 season when they defeated the Philadelphia Phillies for championship No. 27.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Boston was also 92-70 last season and finished just behind New York in the division before beating them in the wild card game. The Red Sox made it as far as the American League Championship Series before losing to the Houston Astros in six games.
Trevor Story of the Boston Red Sox reacts after hitting a single during a spring training game against the Atlanta Braves on March 30, 2022, at jetBlue Park at Fenway South in Fort Myers, Florida. (Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images)
Last season was the first time Boston had made the playoffs since 2018. The team won its ninth World Series title that season.
Rafael Devers of the Boston Red Sox bats during a Grapefruit League game against the Atlanta Braves at JetBlue Park at Fenway South on March 21, 2022, in Fort Myers, Florida. (Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images)
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Red Sox are reloaded again with Rafael Devers and the newly signed Trevor Story leading the charge on offense and Nathan Eovdali on the mound.