New York Yankees Jon Heyman The run-it-back Yankees are already off to a nearly perfect start By Jon Heyman Published April 3, 2026, 10:40 p.m. ET The Yankees rolled to a win in the home opener on April 3, 2026. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post If the glorious first game at The Stadium and nearly perfect first week are any indication, the run-it-back Yankees are going to run away in the American League East.
The Yankees celebrated a beautiful home opener in the Bronx by easily handling one of the other two teams that entered the day with only one loss.
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Sure, we’re still only seven games in, and it was only the kid-heavy, probably not-quite-ready-for-prime-time Marlins. But things couldn’t be looking better for the Bombers. The 8-2 victory at a sold-out Stadium rocked the house, as the Yankees became MLB’s first team to six wins at 6-1.
“It’s early, but you love the fact you get off to this kind of start because wins are precious,’ manager Aaron Boone said.
