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Josh Donaldson lifts New York Yankees to Opening Day walk-off win over Boston Red Sox
By Andrew Olson
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Josh Donaldson is off to a good start in New York. In his first game with the Yankees, Donaldson drove in the game-winning run for a 6-5 Opening Day walk-off victory over the Boston Red Sox.
Opening Day walkoff. 🙌@BringerOfRain20 is making fast friends in New York.#WarEagle | #AUNextLevelpic.twitter.com/EGFH7aQDuk
— Auburn Baseball (@AuburnBaseball) April 8, 2022
Donaldson finished 2-for-6 with an RBI in the season opener.
A former Auburn standout, Donaldson made his MLB debut in 2010 with the Oakland Athletics. After a year back at AAA, he returned to Oakland’s major league club in 2012 and has stayed in the big leagues since. Donaldson is a 3-time All-Star (2014-16) and was the AL MVP with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2015. Donaldson has also made stops with Cleveland, Atlanta and Minnesota before landing with the Bronx Bombers this offseason.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
