{"id":44742,"date":"2025-03-28T08:03:32","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T08:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=44742"},"modified":"2025-03-28T08:03:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T08:03:32","slug":"yankees-4-2-brewers-wells-historic-leadoff-homer-ignites-opening-day-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=44742","title":{"rendered":"\u200bYankees 4-2 Brewers: Wells\u2019 historic leadoff homer ignites Opening Day victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pinstripesnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/austin-wells-new-york-yankees-9.jpg\" alt=\"Austin Wells celebrates with teammates in the Yankees dugout after hitting a historic leadoff home run on Opening Day against the Milwaukee Brewers.\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2>New York Yankees 4-2 Milwaukee Brewers<\/h2>\n<p>The Yankees started their season on the right foot, defeating the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 on Thursday at Yankee Stadium. Austin Wells made history during the game, signaling that even with a considerably different roster than expected, New York\u2019s new season began promisingly and could hold further surprises.<\/p>\n<h2>Historic start for Wells and Volpe<\/h2>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pinstripesnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/austin-wells-new-york-yankees-10.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pinstripesnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/austin-wells-new-york-yankees-10.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/pinstripesnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/austin-wells-new-york-yankees-10-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pinstripesnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/austin-wells-new-york-yankees-10-768x584.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pinstripesnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/austin-wells-new-york-yankees-10-120x91.jpg 120w, https:\/\/pinstripesnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/austin-wells-new-york-yankees-10-899x683.jpg 899w\" alt=\"\u200bYankees 4-2 Brewers, Yankee Stadium, Game Recap, March 27, 2025\" width=\"1200\" height=\"912\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Austin Wells became the first catcher to hit a leadoff homer on Opening Day, also went deep, and the New York Yankees began their AL pennant defense by beating the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 on Thursday at Yankee Stadium.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Instant offense.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wellsius16?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@wellsius16<\/a> \ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oAHKDhSOnc\">pic.twitter.com\/oAHKDhSOnc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York Yankees (@Yankees) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Yankees\/status\/1905339946589618678?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 27, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>Wells, batting leadoff\u2014a first-ever regular-season occurrence for a Yankees catcher\u2014sent a 2-0 fastball from Freddy Peralta (0-1) just over the right-field wall, a home run unique to Yankee Stadium\u2019s dimensions, as it would not have cleared the fence in any other MLB park. Anthony Volpe added a solo home run of his own in the second inning, extending New York\u2019s early advantage to 2-0.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">AV Club. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Volpe_Anthony?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Volpe_Anthony<\/a> \ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Gme0tKxoeD\">pic.twitter.com\/Gme0tKxoeD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York Yankees (@Yankees) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Yankees\/status\/1905344286004015119?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 27, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<h2>Rodon solid in Yankees debut<\/h2>\n<p>Carlos Rod\u00f3n (1-0), stepping in as the Opening Day starter due to ace Gerrit Cole\u2019s season-ending elbow injury, allowed just one run\u2014Vinny Capra\u2019s first-career homer in the third\u2014on four hits across 5 2\/3 innings. Rod\u00f3n recorded seven strikeouts, getting 13 swings and misses, including nine on his slider.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">The D\u00f3n Delivered. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Carlos_Rodon55?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Carlos_Rodon55<\/a> \ud83d\udc4a <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3bfhFGT4GW\">pic.twitter.com\/3bfhFGT4GW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York Yankees (@Yankees) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Yankees\/status\/1905365053819273533?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 27, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>In the sixth, the Brewers loaded the bases against reliever Tim Hill, but Milwaukee rookie Isaac Collins grounded into an inning-ending forceout after a tense nine-pitch at-bat.<\/p>\n<h2>Judge and Bellinger Provide Insurance<\/h2>\n<p>Aaron Judge and newcomer Cody Bellinger provided crucial insurance runs in the seventh inning. Judge\u2019s RBI single, which deflected off third base, scored Ben Rice, who had walked earlier. Bellinger followed with a sacrifice fly, extending New York\u2019s lead to 4-1.<\/p>\n<p>Devin Williams, facing his former team after being traded from Milwaukee in December, endured a shaky ninth inning. He loaded the bases with no outs, surrendering two hits and a walk. Williams allowed a sacrifice fly to Brice Turang but rebounded strongly, striking out rookie Jackson Chourio\u2014who notably struck out five times on the day\u2014and veteran Christian Yelich to secure the save.<\/p>\n<h2>Emotional Opening Day tributes<\/h2>\n<p>The Yankees\u2019 lineup featured only four returning starters from Game 5 of the World Series: Judge, Wells, Volpe, and Jazz Chisholm Jr. Prior to the game, Gerrit Cole, recovering from Tommy John surgery performed on March 11, appeared during introductions with his arm in a sling.<\/p>\n<p>The day was marked by solemn tributes, including a moment of silence for Miller Gardner, the 14-year-old son of former Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner, who passed away Friday. Milwaukee players wore patches honoring longtime broadcaster Bob Uecker, who died on January 16 at age 90.<\/p>\n<h2>Up next<\/h2>\n<p>The Yankees now prepare for Saturday\u2019s matchup, where left-hander Max Fried makes his debut for New York. Former Yankee Nestor Cortes will start for Milwaukee in his return to the Bronx, sporting newly dyed blond hair.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Yankees kicked off their 2025 season with a 4-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers at Yankee Stadium.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":44746,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\u200bYankees 4-2 Brewers: Wells\u2019 historic leadoff homer ignites Opening Day victory - NEWS USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=44742\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\u200bYankees 4-2 Brewers: Wells\u2019 historic leadoff homer ignites Opening Day victory - 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