Everything’s going right for Yankees, but hot start shows team’s World Series path

By the time the Yankees finished blasting the Miami Marlins 8-2 in their home opener Friday afternoon , two things felt true about the group many accused of running things back at the expense of pushing them forward. First, the 2026 Yankees are good enough to win the World Series. Second, it is way too soon to say so.

Because even if their season falls apart for one reason or another, few teams can win the way the Yankees did Friday -- let alone the way they have been winning all week, against strong opponents and struggling ones alike. Consider this: On Friday, sophomore righty Will Warren forced his Yankees to suffer through the worst start they’ve endured all season. The torture included all of two runs on four hits in 5.

2 innings that required just 77 pitches. He struck out six and did not walk a batter. Their starters’ ERA bloated to an unwieldy 0.

92 in seven games – four earned runs, 41 strikeouts. “They’re just dictating the at-bat, I feel like. They’re getting ahead.