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For a few weeks during the offseason, an awkward possibility existed of Aaron Judge wearing the uniform of the San Francisco Giants and lining up along the visiting baseline while getting introduced to fans at Yankee Stadium. Instead, Judge re-signed with the New York Yankees, and the slugger will be officially introduced as the 16th captain in team history Thursday afternoon in New York's home opener against the Giants. After hitting 62 homers to break Roger Maris' single-season American League home run record, Judge spent a little over a month in free agency and the Giants were among the teams vying for his services.
As Spring Training comes to an end and Opening Day approaches on Thursday, the AL East is headlined by stars and has the potential to be the strongest division in the MLB. Last season, the New York Yankees finished atop the division with a 99-63 record. The Toronto Blue Jays (92-70) came in second, while the Tampa Bay Rays (86-76), Baltimore Orioles (83-79) and Boston Red Sox (78-84) followed. The division featured three teams in the 2022 postseason (Yankees, Blue Jays and Rays) which tied the NL East for the most playoff teams from a division.
No | Player | Pos |
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84 | P | |
45 | P | |
70 | P | |
65 | P | |
59 | P | |
0 | P | |
81 | P | |
35 | P | |
41 | P | |
34 | P | |
43 | P | |
97 | P | |
P | ||
47 | P | |
58 | P | |
55 | P | |
86 | P | |
40 | P | |
56 | P |
No | Player | Pos |
---|---|---|
66 | C | |
38 | C | |
39 | C |
No | Player | Pos |
---|---|---|
28 | 3B | |
12 | SS | |
26 | 3B | |
48 | 1B | |
25 | 2B |
No | Player | Pos |
---|---|---|
22 | CF | |
95 | RF | |
31 | LF | |
99 | CF | |
27 | RF |