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Yanks' Rodon gets Opening Day nod with Cole out

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Friday, 14 March 2025 16:44

Left-hander Carlos Rodon was tabbed as the New York Yankees' Opening Day starter Friday by manager Aaron Boone.

The Yankees open the season at home against the Milwaukee Brewers on March 27.

A serious injury to ace right-hander Gerrit Cole opened the door for Rodon. Cole underwent Tommy John surgery Tuesday.

"It's an honor," Rodon told reporters. "I'm excited. Just want to go out there and win the game."

Boone said left-hander Max Fried will start the second game. The former Atlanta Braves standout signed an eight-year, $218 million free agent deal in the offseason.

Rodon, 32, is entering the third season of a six-year, $162 million deal. He is 19-17 with a 4.74 ERA in 46 starts with New York. A two-time All-Star, he won a career-best 16 games last season.

"I feel like his arsenal continues to evolve -- the secondary stuff is getting stronger and stronger, the changeup becoming a real factor for him now," Boone said of Rodon.

This will be Rodon's second Opening Day start; he also received the honor in 2019 for the Chicago White Sox.

"Honestly it's just the first game of the season," Rodon said. "It's another baseball game. Take it like another game, it just so happens to be the first game of the year."

Right-hander Freddy Peralta will start for the Brewers.

Field Level Media contributed to this report.

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