Yankees' Amed Rosario becomes unlikely hero in win over Athletics after getting rare start
Yankees manager Aaron Boone gave Amed Rosario the rare start over Ryan McMahon at third base, and it paid off in a big way in Tuesday's win over the Athletics.
The Yankees continue to roll to start the 2026 season, with different players putting their stamp on each game and Tuesday night wasn't any different. Going up against the Athletics, Yankees manager Aaron Boone decided to start Amed Rosario (his second this season) at third base instead of Ryan McMahon . Despite the A's having right-hander Aaron Civale on the mound, the Yankees skipper chose Rosario instead of the left-handed McMahon because of Civale's reverse splits.
And that proved to be the right move. Rosario got the Yankees' scoring started with a solo shot in the second to put them up 1-0. But once the offense stalled, Rosario came to the rescue again in the eighth inning.
Going up against former Yankees reliever Mark Leiter Jr. , Rosario launched a three-run blast to give the Yankees the lead and the eventual win, 5-3. The 30-year-old launched the 0-1 splitter 414 feet (107.
3 mph off the bat) into the second deck in left field. Rosario knew he got all of it and turned to his dugout to hype his team up. "A lot of emotions there," Rosario said through an interpreter of the go-ahead homer.