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Jay Bruce playing 1B and batting 8th for the Yankees on Opening Day

by Matt Flipi | Thu, Apr 1st 10:49am EDT

Jay Bruce will start at 1B and bat 8th for the Yankees on Thursday when they face the Blue Jays. (New York Yankees on Twitter)

Fantasy Impact:

Bruce will be starting in place of the injured Luke Voit, who went down with a knee injury late in spring training. Bruce struggled throughout the spring, slashing just .206/.289/.441 with 2 HRs. He'll face lefty Hyun Jin Ryu on Opening Day.

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