Old Timers Day 2025 at Yankee Stadium
Old Timers Day will kick off today at noon at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees will celebrate the 2000 World Series victory over the Mets. Maybe Mariano Rivera can talk some sense into Devin Williams. Rivera was the greatest pitcher ever, and he will be at Yankee Stadium for Old Timers Day today.
In other news, Giancarlo Stanton is expected to play right field for the Yankees, as Aaron Judge cannot play the field. Stanton playing right field should be interesting. Luis Gil makes his second start today since coming back from injury. Is there any chance the Yankees win this game?
Old Timers Day At Yankee Stadium Plans
Old Timers Day at Yankee Stadium will honor the 25th anniversary of the 2000 World Series title, when the Yankees beat the Mets in the Subway Series. A long list of fan favorites from that team will be in attendance, including Rivera, Jorge Posada, Andy Pettitte, David Cone, Tino Martinez, and Orlando “El Duque” Hernández. However, Derek Jeter will not be there. There will also be some first-timers. Roger Clemens, David Justice, Alfonso Soriano, and José VizcaÃno are all set to make their Old Timers’ Day debut.
Rivera was the greatest pitcher in baseball history. Rivera was a great closer who had the most saves in baseball history. Maybe he can talk some sense into beleaguered Closer Devin Williams. Williams was awful last night. He threw his first pitch to the backstop, then proceeded to walk a batter and give up a home run to unheralded Taylor Trammell. Pete Alonso must have hurt him badly, hitting a home run off him in the playoffs last year on national television. He has allowed more runs this season than in the last three years combined.
Stanton To Play Right Field
Giancarlo Stanton is scheduled to play right field in this game. This is the first time he will play the field since 2023. Stanton has to play in the field because Judge must be the designated hitter. He cannot play the field because he cannot throw due to a flexor strain in his right elbow.
Yankee fans hope Stanton does not hurt himself; it should be an adventure. It will be interesting to see who else plays in the outfield for the Yankees. They need some fast players out there to cover for the statue-like Stanton. Maybe they should try Stanton at first base? Maybe the Old Timers Day attendees have some advice.
Gil Against Valdez
The starting pitching in this game on Old Timers Day may be good. For the Yankees, Gil will make his second start since coming back from injury. To say the first start went poorly would be an understatement. The reigning American League Rookie of the Year lasted just 3.1 innings after allowing five hits and five runs in a 7-3 loss to the Marlins that marked the first Miami sweep of New York in franchise history. He is pitching against Framber Valdez, who is 11-5 this season with a 2.83 earned run average. He has a 1.12 walks per inning pitched. His 144 strikeouts are bad news for the free-swinging Yankees.
Conclusion
It is sad when, on Old Timers Day, your team is most likely to lose, but that is the case today for the Yankees. The Yankees have a right fielder who cannot move and a starting pitcher who may still be injured. They are facing a good team that has a starting pitcher who is having a great season and strikes out a lot of batters. The Yankees will strike out 15 times today. It is going to be ugly.
