July 23, 2020 Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton crushes first home run of MLB's 2020 pandemic-shortened season In his first at-bat, New York Yankees star Giancarlo Stanton delivered.
July 23, 2020 Yanks, Nats kneel in Black Lives Matter salute; Fauci's toss The Nationals and Yankees knelt in unison before the first game of the baseball season as part of an opening day ceremony Thursday night that featured references to the Black Lives Matter movement, the coronavirus pandemic -- including an off-the-mark first pitch by Dr. Anthony Fauci -- and the home team’s 2019 championship.
July 23, 2020 Dr. Fauci's Opening Day first pitch veers way off target Dr. Anthony Fauci delivered the first pitch on Opening Day when the Washington Nationals hosted the New York Yankees on Thursday night.
July 23, 2020 Yankees exec hopes fans will be allowed in ballparks by end of season: 'I'm not ruling that out' New York Yankees President Randy Levine said Thursday that he hopes fans will be allowed in ballparks by the end of the 2020 season.Â
July 23, 2020 Nationals to display Black Lives Matter stencil on pitcher's mound in MLB opener against Yankees The Washington Nationals announced plans Wednesday to display a Black Lives Matter stencil on the pitcher's mound during their season opener against the New York Yankees Thursday night, in a move MLB said all teams will have the option of doing. Â
July 22, 2020 Record drought: Nats aim to be 1st repeat champ since Yanks Manager Dave Martinez got a kick out of seeing World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg and other Washington Nationals finally open their championship rings a couple of weeks ago in the clubhouse — even if it was months later than originally planned and with no one around but other members of the organization.
July 22, 2020 Yankees' Aaron Judge on kneeling during the national anthem: 'That’s the beauty of America' New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge wants to make one thing clear ahead of Thursday’s opening game against the Washington Nationals: regardless if some players decide to kneel during the national anthem, the team will be a unified front.Â
July 22, 2020 New York Yankees: 2020 coronavirus pandemic-shortened season outlook The New York Yankees have had a ton of success in recent years thanks to their young players realizing their potential earlier than imagined.
July 20, 2020 Nationals announce Dr. Anthony Fauci will throw out first pitch on Opening Day Dr. Anthony Fauci will throw out the first pitch on Opening Day when the Washington Nationals host the New York Yankees on Thursday night.
July 16, 2020 Yankees will liven up stadium ‘abyss’ with piped-in noise, music An empty Yankee Stadium will have piped in noise and walk-up music this season.