Giants’ failed pursuit of Yankees’ NorCal-born slugger raises the stakes of Opening Day.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — In a lifetime of baseball, Gabe Kapler has seen a lot of Opening Days.
“This one,” the Giants manager said, referring to their March 30 clash with the Yankees in the Bronx, “is a bigger stage than I think people are even giving it credit for.” There is no shortage of storylines that will play out in baseball’s most grandiose setting. On the bluegrass beneath Yankee Stadium’s iconic white facade, the red-white-and-blue bunting in the rafters and 50,000 surely mild-mannered fans, the Giants will meet Aaron Judge and reunite with Carlos Rodón .
After missing out on the playoffs, and then Judge, and then Rodón, their opening series with the Yankees presents the Giants an opportunity to start anew and set a tone for the 162 to come.“I think if anything, it provides a little extra motivation for us and for the guys on this team,” president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi said on Friday.
The Giants did not come as close to signing Judge as they did Carlos Correa. While a botched report made it seem so for about 7 minutes, they were reportedly outbid by the Padres, and as it played out, there was little chance even his childhood team was going to be able to pry the slugger from Linden out of pinstripes.
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