opening day

Raul Martinez took a look at the Red Sox “by the numbers” ahead of Friday’s home opener.

Baseball returned to Boston on Friday, with Fenway Park packed with fans for a home opener that looked much different than the last two seasons. The Red Sox fell 8-4 to the Minnesota Twins Friday, the first of a four-game series. The home opener was initially slated to be held on March 31, but was rescheduled due to the since-ended…

We shouldn’t overreact to one game. But the way manager Alex Cora was forced to manage his bullpen in the Red Sox’ Opening Day loss to the Yankees should make Red Sox fans feel very uneasy, writes John Tomase.

While some of the dramatic moments led teams to collect their first wins of the season, others faced dreaded Opening Day losses.

Josh Donaldson capped his Yankees debut with an RBI single in the 11th inning, lifting New York over the Boston Red Sox 6-5 Friday for its first walk-off win on opening day since Yogi Berra scored in 1957. Trailing 3-0 before ace Gerrit Cole got a single out, the Yankees rallied against their longtime rival. Xander Bogaerts put the Red…

Here is when MLB Opening Day 2022 starts along with marquee matchups to watch for.

The Boston Red Sox’ 2022 regular-season opener against the New York Yankees — set for Thursday afternoon at Yankee Stadium — has been rescheduled to Friday at 1:05 p.m. ET, the Yankees announced Wednesday.