Outfielder Randal Grichuk will be on the New York Yankees' Opening Day roster, manager Aaron Boone said Saturday. Grichuk will occupy a backup outfielder role despite batting just .125 in six spring training games,

With less than a week before MLB Opening Day, all 30 teams across the league are preparing their respective rosters for the first game and beyond. The New York Yankees have begun their option/reassignment process.

Randal Grichuk didn’t fret about a late February arrival to Yankees camp, saying that he sensed there would be a path toward claiming an Opening Day roster spot. That belief paid off on Saturday, as manager Aaron Boone informed the 34-year-old that he has made the club,

LAKELAND, Fla. – The Yankees’ 26-man roster is nearly set. The likely final bench spot was finalized Saturday, when the Yankees informed Randal Grichuk that he was making the team after the veteran outfielder was in camp on a minor league deal.

The New York Yankees are ready for the start of the 2026 MLB season, but one key question remains about the role of veteran Randal Grichuk, who will be on the roster for Opening Day.

The New York Yankees made a move on March 21 that finalized their four bench players.

Veteran outfielder Randal Grichuk has made the New York Yankees’ opening day roster. Manager Aaron Boone told reporters Saturday that Grichuk made the team.

The Yankees likely will settle on an Opening Day roster by Sunday. They'll play exhibitions in Arizona on Monday and Tuesday, then begin the season Wednesday in San Francisco.

The New York Yankees made their biggest roster decision of the spring thus far, keeping Randal Grichuk as the fourth outfielder.

Outfielder Randal Grichuk has made the Yankees Opening Day roster, reports Yankees beat writer Greg Joyce of the New York Post. Joyce also states the Yankees have sent utility player Oswaldo Cabrera to Triple-A.

The Yankees are making some important roster decisions as Opening Day nears. Randal Grichuk is making the cut.

The highlight of Yankees infielder Braden Shewmake’s spring training came in the eighth inning of Saturday’s 6-4 loss to the Phillies. Batting in the eighth inning with the Yankees down a run, the left-handed hitter skied a hanging slider from Phillies reliever Seth Johnson over the right-field wall for a game-tying homer.