{"id":660139,"date":"2026-04-03T03:41:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T03:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/660139\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T03:41:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T03:41:14","slug":"yankees-host-marlins-for-first-home-game-of-2026-season-nbc-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/660139\/","title":{"rendered":"Yankees host Marlins for first home game of 2026 season \u2013 NBC New York"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New York Yankees bring baseball back to The Bronx this Friday, as they host the Miami Marlins for the home opener. <\/p>\n

The Bombers started the season on the West Coast, picking up series victories over the San Francisco Giants and the Seattle Mariners. After an off-day Thursday, the team looks to extend its win streak against the Marlins, who also started the season with a 5-1 record. <\/p>\n

When is first pitch? <\/p>\n

The game is scheduled for a 1:35 p.m. start time, but fans with tickets can head into the stadium as early as 11:30 a.m. Fans are encouraged to arrive early to avoid lines as they are expected to increase as the start time approaches. <\/p>\n

Pregame ceremonies will begin at 1 p.m. and will include ceremonial first pitches from USA Olympic gold medalists Jack Hughes and Aerin Frankel. <\/p>\n

According to Major League Baseball<\/a>, Friday will mark the first time the Yankees host Miami in their home opener in franchise history. For the second straight season, the Yankees welcome a National League team for their home opener, as they hosted the Milwaukee Brewers for the first home game of 2025. <\/p>\n

History shows the Yankees are favorites in their home openers, with an 82-40-1 record, winning seven of their last nine since 2017. <\/p>\n

The homestand continues with a 7:05 p.m. game on Saturday, and concludes with a 1:35 p.m. matchup on Sunday. <\/p>\n

For ticket information and a full home schedule, click here<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The New York Yankees bring baseball back to The Bronx this Friday, as they host the Miami Marlins…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":660140,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2395],"tags":[5,10499,1816,778,58,4171,4,142],"class_list":{"0":"post-660139","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-miami-marlins","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-bronx","10":"tag-marlins","11":"tag-miami","12":"tag-miami-marlins","13":"tag-miamimarlins","14":"tag-mlb","15":"tag-yankees"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116338706589179312","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/660139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=660139"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/660139\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/660140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=660139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=660139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=660139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}