The Yankees Played their First Spring Training Game, a breakdown
What Happened
The New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays face off in their first spring training game of the season. New York's Mike King takes the mound, quickly recording the first two outs with routine fly balls. However, on the third out, Aaron Judge makes a shoestring catch that nearly pops out of his glove, showcasing the natural difficulty of fielding plays early in spring training. In the top of the next inning, Toronto's Vlad Guerrero Jr. reaches base after being hit by a pitch. Rowdy Tellez then steps up and launches a ball just over the foul pole, giving the Blue Jays an early lead. There is some debate over whether the hit was fair or foul, with Yankees first baseman Luke Voit briefly acting as if it were a fair ball to finish the play. The umpire ultimately rules it a foul ball and the play is not reviewed. The Yankees' Gleyber Torres makes a nice play in the field at shortstop, providing an encouraging sign for his defensive development this season. Later, a young fan in the stands eagerly awaits a ball, with players from both teams gesturing excitedly, trying to get the ball tossed to him. Eventually, a player obliges, delighting the fan and his father. Toronto's Alejandro Kirk grounds out to third base, where Yankees infielder Andújar makes the play. In the Yankees' half of the inning, Aaron Judge hits a ball deep to the wall, leaving fans uncertain if it will clear the fence for a home run. The result remains unclear, as the "dead ball" phenomenon of the 2022 season is still a topic of discussion. Veteran reliever Adam Warren enters the game for the Yankees and shakes off the catcher's sign, opting to throw a change-up on a 3-2 count. The unconventional pitch works, as Toronto's Rob Brantly is caught looking. In the following at-bat, Talkman launches a long fly ball to right field, but a Yankees player makes a smooth catch near the wall. As the game concludes, the atmosphere remains light and positive, with players and fans alike enjoying the return of baseball and the start of spring training.
Full Transcript
Click timestamps to jump to that momenttoday was the first day of spring
training and i
was giddy baseball is
back so here's what happened in yankees
camp if you're not a yankees fan and you
don't care simply don't
watch maybe it's not for you mike king
on the bump
first pitch out easy peasy lemon squeezy
clint catches it
feeling good two pitches later fly ball
another out except judge doesn't go full
dive he goes a little shoestring-ish
catch
pops out of his glove i was happy that's
fine don't dive yet big man
save all the dives for the season we go
walk
hit by pitch skinny vlads on first
skinny rowdy
pops one down the line over the fence
under the foul pole trick shot galore
from rowdy teles
and the blue jays take an early lead and
then you have
a ball that is fair or foul or i don't
know but the ump says
foul voight acts as if it was fair to
finish a play
and he says you know what let's test
everything out you guys want to go to
the replay real quick
spring training jokes up the middle
glabor makes a nice play at short
it's not a spectacular play but it's a
nice play and glaber's defense is
something of question this season so
good to see that on the first day of
baseball this little kid wants a ball
and everyone's pointing at him
fingers to the left fingers to the right
saying throw it to him throw it to him
throw it to him they throw it way above
little kid's like
what that wasn't to me this guy goes oh
come on the dude who gets it gives it to
the kid
shakes the dad's hand rubs the kid's
head pat's on the back for the kid pat's
on the back for straw hat
everyone's happy it's spring training
land of eternal optimism
now we got a ground ball to anduar will
he make a play
yeah with his brain let's it go foul
anduhar crushing it third base so far
torinos chases rowdy teles back to
second base
says don't you stray too far i may be a
vet i'll throw you out
dj opens up the hitting for the yankees
judge
good contact on this one goes to the
wall
juiced ball is that a home run are we
looking at dead ball syndrome who knows
i'm in favor of the dead balls glaiber
had a nice hit then voigt puts one to
the back candy misses it
bare hand grab glove grab no just drops
all around spring training
for everyone even me this is the second
recording of this i did because i used
the wrong mic
adam warren old friend adam warren he's
got a 3-2
count he shakes off the catcher with two
outs he says no i don't want to throw
that i want to throw a change up
get some looking 78 it's spring training
you're number 78 it's a 3-2 pitch you
got to be swinging there
in my opinion which don't factor my
opinion into your professional baseball
career at all
rob brantley goes big fly and this dude
all the way on the right covers
ground tracking it tracking it sees it
beats out white shirt to the ball boxes
him out grabs it
dances his little butt off like you know
kicking the butt as he runs and then
hands it to a girl it's spring training
everyone's happy life is beautiful
talkman goes bam launched it
into right field he's got he's got a
roster crunch
playing against him so he's got to
perform i'm rooting for him too
rooting for everyone rooting for this
dude i don't know his name but he's got
roger mayor's sleeves
he's going to lean over the railing he's
going to make the grab
yup let's go
oh yes yankees baseball is back and my
highs have turned into hearts and
they're bouncing off of my face i'm just
a drooly cartoon character we'll be live
tomorrow on the talking yanks
youtube channel after cole and tyonne
pitch to record our regular
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or you just want to keep up with me and
jake and the yankees and
enjoy baseball because they're back and
they're playing
spring training will be fun for a little
bit and it'll be so boring and then
opening day will be amazing