Tripling Trent Grisham, Yankees topple Giants in easy Opening Day victory
SAN FRANCISCO — With Netflix turning Oracle Park into the set of a big-budget, Hollywood-style production on Opening Day, members of the New York Yankees walked between two yellow, New York City taxis during pregame introductions. Meanwhile, the San Francisco Giants, hopped through a San Francisco cable car as they took the field on Wednesday. The vehicular props proved fitting, as the Giants’ evening quickly went off the rails when their ace, Logan Webb, surrendered five runs in the second inning.
The frame saw the Yankees make multiple stops on the bases and set the tone for what became a 7-0 win and their fifth consecutive victory on Opening Day. The biggest hit of the inning came from Trent Grisham, who drove a first-pitch changeup deep to right-center field for a 105. 7-mph, two-run triple.
Grisham, rather slow for a center fielder, only had one triple last season and just two since 2023, but that didn’t stop him from chugging into third. Neither did a collision with Matt Chapman. Grisham slid head-first into the knee of the Giants’ third baseman as he made his way to the bag – he also got hit by the incoming throw – and had to be checked on by trainers.
Ultimately, he laughed off the aches and remained in the game. Despite going 1 for 5 with a strikeout,Grisham’s two-run triple made for a nice Opening Day for the 29-year-old, who accepted the one-year, $22. 025 qualifying offer from the Yankees over the offseason.
The Yankees extended that offer after Grisham set career-highs with 34 home runs, 74 RBI, an . 811 OPS and a 129 wRC+ in 2025. However, the decision received some criticism from segments of a fanbase that didn’t love the Yankees’ run-it-back winter and wondered if Grisham’s success was sustainable.