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He completed a comeback from a 3-0, first-inning deficit, becoming just the third Yankee with a walk-off RBI in his first game after Roy Weatherly in the 1943 opener and Chase Headley in July 2014, according the Elias Sports Bureau. ”It doesn’t get any bigger than this right here.”ĭonaldson, the 2015 AL MVP with Toronto, was acquired from Minnesota on March 13. ”The energy in the stadium, the atmosphere was pretty electric,” Donaldson said Friday after his 11th-inning single lifted the Yankees over the Boston Red Sox 6-5. Shadows had crawled across the infield by the time Josh Donaldson capped his New York debut with a performance reminiscent of the Yankees of old – their first walk-off win on opening day since Yogi Berra charged across the plate on Andy Carey’s single to beat the Washington Senators in 1957. ''Shane Greene's a little further along as far as being ready at the major league level.'' - AP Baseball Writer Ron Blum and AP Sports Writer Noah Trister in Detroit contributed to this report.NEW YORK (AP)Fans packed Yankee Stadium and red, white and blue bunting was out on a sun-splashed afternoon, just like opening days before the pandemic. We made a big deal for him,'' Dombrowski said. Ray went from Washington to Detroit last offseason in a deal that sent Doug Fister to the Nationals. Detroit got Scherzer from Arizona in that trade, while Curtis Granderson went from the Tigers to New York and Ian Kennedy was sent from the Yankees to the Diamondbacks. ''Really, right now starting pitching's not our priority.'' This deal comes five years after the Tigers, Yankees and Diamondbacks pulled off another three-team trade that helped each team to a degree. ''We're not waiting for any type of scenarios,'' Dombrowski said. Star right-hander Max Scherzer is a free agent, and although general manager Dave Dombrowski didn't totally rule out a return, he said Friday the Tigers are ''content'' with their five starters now. As we open up this 2015 season, at the very least we expect him to be utilized in probably a platoon with Brendan Ryan until he separates himself.'' Greene joins a Detroit rotation that includes Justin Verlander, David Price, Anibal Sanchez and Rick Porcello. ''We believe he hits right-handed pitching,'' he said. Cashman said the Yankees had targeted Gregorius for some time. With Owings healthy, Ahmed rising through the minors and veteran Cliff Pennington still on the roster, somebody had to go. Gregorius started last season at Triple-A Reno but had two stints with the Diamondbacks, becoming the full-time starter when Owings went down with a shoulder injury. In spring training last year, he was beat out for the Arizona starting shortstop job by the rookie Owings.

Gregorius came to the Diamondbacks from Cincinnati as part of a three-team trade in 2012. 323 with 18 doubles, a triple, two homers and 24 RBIs in 67 games with short-season Class A Connecticut and Class A West Michigan.

Last year, in his first season as a professional, Leyba hit. He was 7-7 with a 4.22 ERA in 20 games, 19 starts, for Triple-A Toledo. Ray, 23, was 1-4 with an 8.61 ERA in nine appearances for the Tigers last season. He struck out 81 in what was his first season in the majors. ''So I think he's exciting but obviously, he's not a finished product.'' Greene, 26, was 5-4 with a 3.71 ERA in 15 games, 14 of them starts, over four stints with the Yankees last season. ''We think there is more in the tank there as he continues to develop,'' Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said. 226 in 80 games in two stints with the Diamondbacks last season. 241 with 25 doubles, eight triples, 13 homers and 55 RBIs in 183 games over parts of two seasons with Arizona. The Diamondbacks had a crowd at shortstop and chose to stick with youngsters Chris Owings and Nick Ahmed. The Tigers acquired right-handed pitcher Shane Greene from the Yankees and sent left-handed pitcher Robbie Ray and teenage infielder Domingo Leyba to Arizona. Gregorius' first major league home run came in Yankee Stadium in his first at-bat as a Diamondback in 2013. PHOENIX (AP) - In a three-team trade on Friday, the Arizona Diamondbacks sent slick-fielding, light-hitting Didi Gregorius to the New York Yankees, where he becomes a favorite to replace Derek Jeter at shortstop.