NEW YORK, NY - MAY 06: An overall photo before the game between the Texas Rangers and the New York Yankees on May 6, 2026 in New York, New York. (Photo by New York Yankees/Getty Images) | Getty ImagesIts Unofficial 1990s Throwback Night at Yankee Stadium on Friday, as the Atlanta Braves are in town to face the Yankees for a three-game set.These showdowns always bring to mind fondfor us anywaymemories of the 1996 and 1999 Fall Classics, when the Yankees came back from down 0-2 to win their first championship in 18 years and then when they polished off a similarly potent Braves team in a four-game sweep durig the final year of the 20th century (securing a repeat to follow the act of the legendary 1998 club). Of course, its been many years since those rumbles, and from 2001 onward, the Yankees and Braves have the same number of titles: one apiece, in 2009 and 2021 respectively.Tonight has a special sort of buzz about it, as erstwhile Braves ace Max Friedwho won the World Series clincher in Houston during that special 2021will face his old team for the first time. The personnel has changed a bit since Fried departed after 2024 (including now-retired skipper Brian Snitker), but Ronald Acua Jr., Ozzie Albies, Matt Olson, and plenty more are still around. Meanwhile, Atlanta will send out one of their Trade Deadline acquisitions, Tyler Mahle, who will make his Braves debut.Itll be a fun showdown whenever they get to play it. The weather in the Bronx is crummy at the moment and even though first pitch is still an hour away, the Yankees have announced that the game will not begin at 7:05pm ET as expected. Whenever the Yanks and MLB offer updates, well update our own article in turn. Stay dry and hang in there! The rain is supposed to subside, so we should get baseball tonight.Please be advised we do not intend to start tonights game on time. Information will be provided as it is received. New York Yankees (@Yankees) August 7, 2026UpdateTonights first pitch is scheduled for approximately 9:00 PM. New York Yankees (@Yankees) August 8, 2026Well, it took awhile, but we finally got an update. Well see you in a little over 45 minutes for first pitch from Fried at 9pm ET.