Yankees break franchise record set by 1908 New York Highlanders
The Yanks started the season in a special way.
Yankees break franchise record set by 1908 New York Highlanders originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The New York Yankees ' pitchers sure were ready for the 2026 MLB regular season to start.
They pitched a shutout in game one against the San Francisco Giants . Then they doubled down in game two with another zero for the entire ballgame. In game three, they went two frames more, making it 20 consecutive scoreless innings to begin the season before allowing a run.
The previous franchise record was set in 1908, when the Yankees were still known as the Highlanders. That was an 18-inning streak, according to NY Yankees Stats . This is how the streak of 20 innings worked this year: Max Fried 6.
1 IP Jake Bird 0. 2 IP Brett Headrick 1. 0 IP Camilo Doval 1.