Josh Donaldson is Yankees Opening Day 2022 hero

Josh Donaldson is Yankees' Opening Day 2022 hero with a walk-off hit over Red Sox

Not much had gone right for the Yankees on Opening Day, straight from the opening bell.

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After management failed to come to a contract extension agreement with Aaron Judge

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Kutter Crawford scored Isiah Kiner-Falefa from second base - setting off a raucous celebration.

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Both clubs scored single runs in the 10th, with the "ghost runner'' rule back in effect

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In the Yanks’ half, Gleyber Torres – who was benched for the opener - lifted a one-out, bases-loaded sacrifice fly to make it 5-5.

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DJ LeMahieu’s one-out solo homer in the eighth tied it, 4-4, against Garrett Whitlock, reigniting a sellout crowd of 46,097.

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On Opening Day, Gleyber Torres was the odd man out of Boone's infield alignment.

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