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Yankees-Giants Opening Day 2023 live updates: Anthony Volpe opens up on MLB debut

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Mar 30, 2023

Opening Day has arrived — and so has Anthony Volpe.

The Yankees started the 2023 season on Thursday afternoon against the Giants with a 5-0 win, hoping to take the next step after they were swept out of the ALCS by the Astros a season ago.

Volpe is the Yankees’ top prospect and won the shortstop job with an electric spring training — and is the biggest addition from last year’s team.

Gerrit Cole pitched six shutout innings and set a Yankees Opening Day record with 11 strikeouts.

Follow all the action live along with The Post.

What you need to know:

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Aaron Judge's family approves of the 99 Burger

By Justin Tasch

Aaron Judge's wife Samantha and his parents posed with the new, limited 99 Burger at Yankee Stadium.

It was apparently so popular on Opening Day that the Yankees will start selling 199 of them at each game instead of limiting them to 99 per game, as originally planned.

The Judges approve of the 99 Burger 🍔

Due to popular demand, we will be selling 199 of the 99 Burger starting Saturday, April 2nd. pic.twitter.com/0lgr9w7Cr3

— New York Yankees (@Yankees) March 30, 2023

Gerrit Cole impressed by Anthony Volpe

By Justin Tasch

Gerrit Cole was impressed by how Anthony Volpe handled the pageantry of making his MLB debut at Yankee Stadium on Opening Day.

"For him to be able to go about his business the way that he does, it's almost like he's been here for a little bit."

- Gerrit Cole on Anthony Volpe pic.twitter.com/ycC9GJnTiG

— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) March 30, 2023

Anthony Volpe shouts out his parents after Yankees debut

By Justin Tasch

Anthony Volpe spoke about the influence of his parents after his MLB debut.

Anthony Volpe says he's looking forward to keeping his photo he took with his parents today:

"All my success, all my accomplishments, is because of them. To be able to share that moment with them, the whole day with them, the whole experience with them, makes it all the better." pic.twitter.com/0Xc4FMg58J

— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) March 30, 2023

How Anthony Volpe ended up kissing his jersey during roll call

By Justin Tasch

Anthony Volpe explained what led to him kissing his jersey during the first-inning roll call.

Anthony Volpe talks about how Aaron Judge helped him come up with the idea to kiss the jersey during the roll call: pic.twitter.com/FaBDy3VGEe

— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) March 30, 2023

Martha Stewart swoons over Aaron Judge on Yankees’ Opening Day: ‘Handsome dude’

By Jaclyn Hendricks
Martha Stewart tries to get New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge's attention during Opening Day on March 30, 2023.
Martha Stewart tries to get New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge's attention during Opening Day on March 30, 2023. Robert Sabo for the NY Post

Martha Stewart had herself a day at the ballpark.

The lifestyle maven, 81, took in the Yankees’ season opener on Thursday in the Bronx, where she swooned over captain Aaron Judge, who hit his first home run of the year during his first at-bat.

“No 99 just paid off a fraction of his massive contract,” Stewart gushed on Instagram. “Home run on first time at bat opening day!!! Handsome dude!!”

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Gerrit Cole had 'really good fastball' for Yankees on Opening Day

By Justin Tasch

Here's Aaron Boone talking about Gerrit Cole's performance, in which he struck out 11 over six shutout innings.

"I thought he had good stuff and a really good fastball"

Aaron Boone talks about Gerrit Cole's outing: pic.twitter.com/BJWimR6JeX

— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) March 30, 2023

Aaron Boone discusses Anthony Volpe's Yankees debut

By Justin Tasch

Here's what Aaron Boone had to say about how Anthony Volpe handled the hoopla over making his MLB debut on Opening Day.

"I thought he was terrific. I thought he was really good."

Aaron Boone talks about how well Anthony Volpe handled himself in his MLB debut: pic.twitter.com/DCIwXzfunY

— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) March 30, 2023

Yankees ring in a new era of pitch-clock baseball

By Justin Tasch

2023 marks a new era for Major League Baseball with the pitch clock designed to quicken the pace of games.

The Yankees completed their Opening Day 5-0 win over the Giants in two hours and 33 minutes, thanks in part to Gerrit Cole's dominant six shutout innings.

Aaron Judge, Gerrit Cole lead Yankees to commanding Opening Day win over Giants

By Greg Joyce

One down, 62 to go for Aaron Judge and many more for the Yankees.

In his first game as captain, beginning an encore of his 62-home run season against the team that nearly lured him away from New York over the offseason, Judge crushed a home run in his first plate appearance of the season.

It served as an overture for the Yankees’ picture-perfect Opening Day, which included six shutout innings from Gerrit Cole, a stolen base for Anthony Volpe in his MLB debut and a 5-0 win over the Giants on Thursday afternoon in The Bronx.

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Yankees defeat Giants 5-0 on Opening Day

By Justin Tasch

The Yankees were in control from start to finish.

Aaron Judge and Gerrit Cole led the way as the Bombers topped the Giants 5-0 on Opening Day at Yankee Stadium.

Cole threw six shutout innings and set a Yankees Opening Day record with 11 strikeouts.

Judge homered in his first at-bat and added an RBI single.

Ron Marinaccio pitched two shutout innings to close it out.

Golden sombrero for Oswaldo Cabrera

By Justin Tasch

It's been a tough Opening Day for Oswaldo Cabrera.

He struck out for the fourth time in the game to end the eighth inning, stranding Estevan Florial, who pinch-ran for Giancarlo Stanton, on third.

The Yankees lead 5-0 entering the ninth.

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