Despite signing their new ace to a historic contract, he won't be the one opening up the season for the New York Yankees.

Left-hander Carlos Rodon was tabbed as the New York Yankees' Opening Day starter on Friday by manager Aaron Boone. The Yankees open the season at home against the Milwaukee Brewers on March 27. A serious injury to ace right-hander Gerrit Cole opened the door for Rodon to land the role.

The New York Yankees have announced their Opening Day starter, as manager Aaron Boone told the media Friday that left-hander

The last few weeks have been full of terrible injury news for the New York Yankees, who are going to have their pitching depth tested right out of the gate this

The New York Yankees entered the 2025 MLB season as a World Series contender, but injuries have hit the team even before Opening Day. Star pitcher Gerrit Cole is out for the season after undergoing Tommy John surgery.

Manager Aaron Boone told reporters that Schmidt has soreness in his pitching shoulder. In addition to Cole, the Yankees are also missing young phenom Luis Gil for multiple months with a right lat strain.

Yankees first baseman Paul Goldschmidt exited Monday afternoon's spring training game versus the Blue Jays with an injury.

Yankees' Paul Goldschmidt downplayed his back soreness, saying it was better to play it safe by exiting after three innings of Monday's spring game.