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Additional Team Information Yankee Stadium • One East 161st Street • Bronx, NY 10451 Phone: (718) 579-4460 • Email: [email protected] • Twitter: @yankeespr & @losyankeespr World Series Champions: 1923, ’27-28, ’32, ’36-39, ’41, ’43, ’47, ’49-53, ’56, ’58, ’61-62, ’77-78, ’96, ’98-2000, ’09 Yankees on the Disabled List in 2014 6 players have made a total of 6 appearances on the disabled list in 2014 In 2013, 21 players made a total of 28 appearances on the disabled list PLAYER INJURY DATES TYPE GMS LOST INF Brendan Ryan ...............Cervical spine nerve injury ........................4/1 (retro. to 3/22) - Present .............. 15-day ......................29 INF Mark Teixeira ................. Right hamstring strain ...................................................... 4/5-19 ................ 15-day ........................ 14 RHP David Robertson ............. Left groin strain ............................................ 4/8 (retro. to 4/7) - 4/21 ................ 15-day ........................ 13 C Francisco Cervelli .............Grade 2 right hamstring strain ....................4/15 (retro. to 4/14) - Present .............. 60-day ......................16 RHP Ivan Nova ..................Right elbow ulnar collateral ligament injury ......................4/20 - Present .............. 15-day ......................11 RHP Bruce Billings ...............Right forearm strain ..............................4/27 (retro. to 4/26) - Present .............. 15-day .......................6 italics=off D.L. #40 BRUCE BILLINGS—RHP Last Appearance: 4/25 vs. LAA (4.0IP) #29 FRANCISCO CERVELLI—C Current/Season-High Hitting Streak: 0G/2G • Was placed on the 15-day disabled list on 4/27 (retroactive to 4/26) with a right • Was placed on the 60-day disabled list on 4/15 (retroactive to 4/14) with a forearm strain. Grade 2 right hamstring strain…suffered the injury while running to first base • Made his Yankees debut—and first Major League appearance since 8/25/11 at in the fourth inning of 4/13 win vs. Boston…underwent an MRI at NewYork- Yankee Stadium (w/ Oakland)—in 4/25 loss vs. Los Angeles-AL, allowing 4H and Presbyterian Hospital that night, which revealed a Grade 2 right hamstring strain. 4ER in 4.0IP (1BB, 7K, 2HR)…became the just the second Yankee in franchise • In 2013, hit .269 (14-for-52) with 3 doubles, 3HR and 8RBI in 17 games with the history to strike out at least seven batters in relief in his first game with the Yankees… was placed on the 15-day disabled list on 4/27 with a fractured right team, joining Bill Hogg on 4/25/1905 vs. Washington (7K in 6.0IP)… was signed to a Major League contract and selected to the Yankees’ 25-man roster on 4/24. hand (transferred to the 60-day D.L. on 5/1)… missed 140 team games. • In four starts with the RailRiders, was 3-1 with a 2.74 ERA (23.0IP, 7ER) and 18K. Career Bests: 4H (1x); 1HR (8x); 5RBI (1x); 3R (3x); 2SB (1x); 6G hitting streak (2x) • Spent 2013 with Triple-A Sacramento, going 13-8 with a 4.31 ERA (148.1IP, 71ER) 2014 Multi-Hit Games: 1; 2-hit (1), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) and 135K in 28G (26GS)…led A’s minor leaguers in wins and ranked fourth in K. Inherited Runners/Scored: 1/1 First Batter Out/Faced: 0/1 #17 BRENDAN RYAN—INF Current/Season-High Hitting Streak: 1G/0G • Was placed on the 15-day disabled list on 4/1 (retroactive to 3/22) with a cervical #47 IVAN NOVA—RHP Last Appearance: 4/19 at TB (4.0IP) spine nerve injury. • Was placed on the 15-day disabled list on 4/20 with a right elbow ulnar • In 2013, hit .220 (13-for-59) with 7R, 2 doubles, 1HR and 1RBI in 17 games collateral ligament injury…was removed from his start on 4/19 at Tampa Bay (17 starts at SS) with the Yankees after being acquired from Seattle on 9/10 with right elbow soreness, allowing eight runs in 4.0 innings (8H, 4HR, 1BB, 4K). in exchange for a player to be named later (the Yankees ultimately sent cash • Prior to his start on 4/19, had allowed 1HR or fewer in 26 consecutive starts considerations to Seattle to complete the transaction)…in 87 games with the dating back to the 2012 season, which had been the second-longest active Mariners (79 starts at SS), batted .192 (50-for-260) with 23R, 10 doubles, 3HR streak in the AL and the seventh-longest active streak in the Majors at the and 21RBI. time…allowed multiple home runs in a game for the first time since 8/21/12 • Saw his first Major League action in 2007 with St. Louis, hitting .289 (52-for- at Chicago-AL (2HR). 180) with 30R, 9 doubles, 4HR and 12RBI in 67 games…made his Major League 2014 Statistics (4GS): 2-2, 8.27 ERA (20.2IP, 19ER), 6BB, 12K, 6HR debut on 6/2/07 at Houston, going 0-for-1 after entering the game as a seventh-inning defensive replacement at SS…collected his first Major League hit on 6/16/07 at Oakland (third-inning single off Lenny DiNardo). Career Bests: 4H (3x); 1HR (19x); 5RBI; 3R (4x); 2SB (4x); 11G hitting streak (2x) 2014 Multi-Hit Games: N/A Yankees Transactions in 2014 Jan. 10 Signed LHP Matt Thornton to a two-year contract; designated OF Vernon Wells for assignment. Jan. 11 3B Alex Rodriguez placed on the Restricted List by Major League Baseball. Jan. 14 Signed INF Brian Roberts to a one-year contract. Jan. 15 Unconditionally released OF Vernon Wells. Jan. 16 Signed C Francisco Cervelli to a one-year contract, avoiding arbitration. Jan. 17 Signed OF Brett Gardner, RHP Shawn Kelley, RHP Ivan Nova and RHP David Robertson to one-year contracts, avoiding arbitration. Jan. 22 Acquired RHP Masahiro Tanaka via the posting system from the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Japan and signed him to a seven-year contract extend- ing through the 2020 season with an opt-out following the 2017 season; designated LHP David Huff for assignment. Jan. 24 Traded LHP David Huff to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for cash considerations. Jan. 29 Signed RHPs Bruce Billings, Robert Coello, Brian Gordon and Chris Leroux, INFs Russ Canzler, Scott Sizemore, Yangervis Solarte and Zelous Wheeler and OF Antoan Richardson to minor league contracts with invitations to Major League spring training; invited RHPs Danny Burawa, Matt Daley, David Herndon, Jim Miller, Mark Montgomery, Yoshinori Tateyama and Chase Whitley, LHPs Fred Lewis and Francisco Rondon, Cs Francisco Arcia, Jose Gil and Pete O’Brien, INFs Corban Joseph and Jose Pirela and OFs Tyler Austin, Adonis Garcia and Mason Williams to spring training. Feb. 24 Signed OF Brett Gardner to a four-year contract beginning in 2015 and extending through the 2018 season, with a club option for 2019. Mar. 9 Optioned RHP Jose Ramirez to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and reassigned LHP Francisco Rondon to minor league camp. Mar. 12 Optioned LHP Nik Turley and OF Slade Heathcott to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and optioned C Gary Sanchez to Double-A Trenton. Mar. 13 Optioned RHP Bryan Mitchell to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and optioned RHP Jose Campos to Single-A Tampa. Mar. 16 Optioned LHP Manny Banuelos to Single-A Tampa. Mar. 18 Optioned OF Ramon Flores to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre; reassigned C Francisco Arcia, OF Tyler Austin, RHP Bruce Billings, RHP Robert Coello, RHP Brian Gordon, INF Corban Joseph, RHP Mark Montgomery, C Pete O’Brien, INF Jose Pirela, OF Mason Williams and RHP Chase Whitley to minor league camp. Mar. 25 Optioned C John Ryan Murphy and C Austin Romine to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Mar. 26 Optioned RHP Preston Claiborne and OF Zoilo Almonte to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre; reassigned INF Russ Canzler, RHP David Herndon, RHP Jim Miller, INF Scott Sizemore and RHP Yoshinori Tateyama to minor league camp. Mar. 27 Reassigned RHP Danny Burawa, RHP Chris Leroux and LHP Fred Lewis to minor league camp. Mar. 28: Optioned LHP Cesar Cabral and RHP Shane Greene to Triple-A Scranton/WB; reassigned INF Zelous Wheeler, OF Antoan Richardson, OF Adonis Garcia, RHP Matt Daley and C Jose Gil to minor league camp. Mar. 29: Optioned INF Eduardo Nunez to Triple-A Scranton/WB. Apr. 1: Signed INF Yangervis Solarte to a Major League contract and selected him to the Major League roster; designated INF Eduardo Nunez for assignment; placed INF Brendan Ryan on the 15-day disabled list (retro. to 3/22) with a cervical spine nerve injury. Apr. 5: Placed 1B Mark Teixeira on the 15-day disabled list with a right hamstring strain; recalled C Austin Romine from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Apr. 7: Acquired LHP Miguel Sulbaran from the Minnesota Twins in exchange for INF Eduardo Nunez. Apr. 8: Placed RHP David Robertson on the 15-day disabled list (retro. to 4/7) with a left groin strain; recalled LHP Cesar Cabral from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre; optioned C Austin Romine to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre following the game. Apr. 9: Recalled RHP Shane Greene from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Apr. 13: Optioned RHP Shane Greene to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (following the game). Apr. 15: Recalled C John Ryan Murphy from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre; signed INF Scott Sizemore to a Major League contract and selected him to the 25-man roster from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre; placed C Francisco Cervelli on the 60-day disabled list with a right hamstring strain. Apr. 16: Recalled RHP Shane Greene from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre for split doubleheader only, pursuant to MLB “26th Man” Rule (was returned to Scranton/WB following the doubleheader).