SAN FRANCISCO — The New York Yankees heard all about that effusive energy coming out of the San Francisco Giants’ clubhouse, that ol’ college spirit that was going to be a game-changer in Major League Baseball, and how the Yankees would be the first to bear witness to the new sheriff in town.
Well, by the end of the night, the Yankees were the ones who let Giants rookie manager Tony Vitello know that energy can be nice, but it’s absolutely worthless when you have a pitcher that can shove that energy where the McCovey Cove kayaks can’t float.
The Yankees, behind Max Fried’s brilliant performance, completely shut down the Giants, 7-0, on Wednesday night in the 2026 season opener, with all of that energy vanishing into the night in front of a sellout crowd of 40,856 at Oracle Park.
The Yankees, with Fried giving up just two hits in 6 1/3 innings, with the seven-run defeat equaling the Giants' most lopsided in a season opener.
The Giants had one hit in the first inning.
