In a great many ways, Cruz is a baseball anomaly. He, too, has predecessors, though, including one whose legacy is stamped quite literally on Cruz's identity: former Yankees and Reds outfielder Paul O ...

As Opening Day nears, the YES Network trio of Paul O’Neill, David Cone and Michael Kay fielded some Yankees questions from The Post’s Steve Serby.

For six seasons in a row, Tyler O’Neill has homered on Opening Day. The extending of his MLB record helped his team to a 12-2 win against the Toronto Blue Jays.

O’Neill’s opening day home run streak began with St. Louis in 2020 and continued for four seasons, matching a mark held by Todd Hundley (1994-97), Gary Carter (1977-80) and Yogi Berra (1955-58).

Todd Hurley, who is serving as Mr. Pat or the “king figure” of the 2025 St. Paul St. Patrick’s Day parade, wears green shoes in downtown St. Paul on Wednesday, March 12, 2025.

O'Neill broke the record with last year's home run. Todd Hundley, Gary Carter and Yogi Berra are tied for second on the all-time list with four straight Opening Day home runs each. Hundley was the ...

O’Neill’s first Opening Day home run came in 2020 against the Pittsburgh Pirates, when he crushed a slider from Joe Musgrove. He repeated the feat in 2021 against the Cincinnati Reds, and then ...