There may be a changing of the guard underway in the outfield after Yankees manager Aaron Boone elected to bench Aaron Hicks in favor of Oswaldo Cabrera on Opening Day.
Cabrera had a challenging first game, enjoying four at-bats and striking out all four times, despite the umpire missing a few obvious balls.
It wasn’t the start Cabrera hoped for, but the Yankees still managed an easy 5–0 victory over the San Francisco Giants, courtesy of Gerrit Cole’s 11 strikeouts and a pair of homers from Aaron Judge and Gleyber Torres.
