If the New York Yankees are going to contend among a sea of change, they need another monster season from Aaron Judge.

The Yankees closed out the Brewers 4-2 on Opening Day with Devin Williams getting the final three outs in a rocky 36-pitch ninth inning.

Devin Williams was one more poor pitch from coming out of the game or blowing his first save opportunity and ruining an otherwise outstanding Opening Day for the Yankees. In the end, however, Williams found a way to avoid disaster and get the job done.

Major League Baseball’s most historic franchise is set to kick off a new season on Thursday as the New York Yankees host the Milwaukee Brewers on Opening Day.

Yankees catcher Austin Wells' lead-off home run Thursday became the first time in Major League history a catcher hit a lead-off home run on Opening Day. CBS News New York's Otis Livingston reports.

The New York Yankees face the Milwaukee Brewers in an MLB opening day game on Thursday, March 27, 2025 (3/27/25) at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York.

Ahead of their Opening Day game against the Milwaukee Brewers, the New York Yankees paid tribute to former outfielder Brett Gardner’s son Miller Gardner, who died suddenly in Costa Rica.

The New York Yankees hold a moment of silence for former Yankees player Brett Gardner’s son, Miller, who died while on a family vacation in mid-March.