TORONTO — Maybe the entirety of the 162-game season for the 2022 Yankees qualifies as the “soft” part of their schedule.
Up until a week or so ago, a theory had been floated — a not especially well-thought-out one — that the Yankees had fattened up in the early part of the year on the endless feast of tomato cans in the American League, of which there is no shortage.
But as the calendar ticks past mid-June, it should be clear that the opponent isn’t particularly relevant.
