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Report: Marwin Gonzalez Makes Yankees Opening Day Roster

Gonzalez produced on both sides of the ball in Grapefruit League play this spring, earning his way onto New York's bench.

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TAMPA — After a stellar spring in pinstripes, it sounds like veteran utility man Marwin Gonzalez will be heading to the Bronx with the Yankees for the beginning of the regular season. 

Gonzalez told ESPN's Marly Rivera on Tuesday morning that he made New York's Opening Day roster. 

The team has yet to make it official, but with only one more game remaining on their Grapefruit League schedule, an announcement is imminent.

A non-roster invitee at Yankees camp this spring, Gonzalez has shown he can still get the job done on both sides of the ball. The 33-year-old slashed .350/.381/.850 over seven games with three homers and nine RBI. On defense, he made appearances at five different spots on the diamond (left field and all four infield positions).

Gonzalez struggled mightily in 2021, playing in his 10th big-league season. Spending time with the Red Sox and Astros, the switch-hitter hit just .199 (55-for-276) in 91 games, statistically the worst season of his MLB career.

Bringing Gonzalez in on a minor league deal has worked out thus far for New York, though. After squashing beef over Gonzalez's involvement with Houston's sign-stealing scandal in 2017, manager Aaron Boone and Gonzalez's new teammates have had nothing but positive things to say about the veteran. 

"Seeing him right now and seeing what we're seeing physically from him, it makes you think that last year was just a blip," Boone said at Yankees camp recently. "That last year was a bad year. That said, we're in March, trying to keep that in perspective, but he's definitely come in here and we couldn't have expected much more."

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Max Goodman covers the New York Yankees for Sports Illustrated and FanNation. Goodman has been on the Yankees beat for three seasons. He is also the publisher of Sports Illustrated and FanNation's Jets site, Jets Country. Before starting Inside The Pinstripes, Goodman attended Northwestern University and the Medill School of Journalism. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Broadcast Journalism and Master’s Degree in Sports Media, graduating in 2019. At school, Goodman was an anchor and reporter with NNN SportsNight and played on the club baseball team. While at Northwestern, Goodman interned with MLB.com as an associate reporter covering the Miami Marlins. He also interned with ESPN, working as an associate reporter on Mike Greenberg's Get Up. Goodman is from New York City. He grew up in Hell's Kitchen. Follow Goodman on Twitter @MaxTGoodman. You can connect with him via email by reaching out at maxgoodmansports@gmail.com.

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