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SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES NEW YORK YANKEES (14-5) at TORONTO BLUE JAYS (5-11) YANKEES ROSTER 11 Brett Gardner . OF RHP Luis Cessa (0-0, 3 .00) vs . RHP Aaron Sanchez (0-0, 10 .80) 12 Chase Headley . INF Probable relievers for NYY: RHP Bryan Mitchell, RHP James Kaprielian 14 Starlin Castro . INF 17 Matt Holliday . DH Thursday, March 16, 2017 • Florida Auto Exchange Stadium • Dunedin, Florida • 1:05 p.m. ET 18 Didi Gregorius^ . INF. Game #21 • Road Game #10 • TV: None • Radio: None 19 Masahiro Tanaka . RHP 22 Jacoby Ellsbury . OF 24 Gary Sánchez . C AT A GLANCE: The New York Yankees will play the 21st exhibition game of their spring schedule today vs . the Toronto Blue 26 Tyler Austin . INF/OF Jays in Dunedin, Fla .… will be the third of five spring games between the two teams in 2017… will play 35 total spring 27 Austin Romine . C games, all but one against MLB opposition (10-4 win vs . Team Canada on 3/8)… are slated for 17 home games… will play six 28 Joe Girardi . MANAGER night games, including five at home (left to play: 3/21 vs . Boston and 3/28 vs . Detroit) and one on the road (3/31 at Atlanta 29 Tyler Clippard^ . RHP at SunTrust Park)… each of the Yankees’ home night games will start at 6:35 p .m …. marks the Yankees’ 22nd consecutive 30 Rubén Tejada* . INF season at Steinbrenner Field (1996-2017), formerly Legends Field . 31 Aaron Hicks . OF 33 Greg Bird . INF YESTERDAY’S NEWS: On Wednesday, the Yankees defeated the Phillies, 3-1, in Tampa…three pitchers combined on a 34 Donovan Solano* . INF one-hitter, as Freddy Galvis’ single in the seventh broke up the no-hit bid…RHP Michael Pineda started and retired all 35 Michael Pineda . RHP 15BF while striking out eight over 5 .0 perfect innings…LHP Aroldis Chapman (1 .0IP, 1BB, 2K) tossed a scoreless frame 36 Ji-Man Choi* . INF and RHP Chad Green (3 .0IP, 1H, 1ER, 3K) earned a save…1B Greg Bird (2-for-3) hit a solo HR in the second inning, and 38 Rob Refsnyder . INF/OF over his last two games, has hit for the cycle…C Gary Sanchez (2-for-2, 1RBI, 1BB) has hit safely in 8-of-9 games, with 39 Tommy Layne . LHP RBI in three straight…each of SS Gleyber Torres’ (1-for-1, 1R, 1 double) last six hits are XBH (3 doubles, 1 triple, 2HR) . 40 Luis Severino . RHP 41 Pete Kozma* . INF LEADERS OF THE PACK: At 14-5 ( .737), the Yankees have the best spring record in all of Major League Baseball . 43 Adam Warren . .. RHP 45 Chasen Shreve . LHP Yankees pitchers have allowed just 134H and 59BB in 168 .2IP for a 1 .14 WHIP, which is second-best in the Majors and the best in the Grapefruit League this spring… their .212 opponents’ BA also lead the Majors…rank third in the Majors 47 Jon Niese . .. LHP (and first among AL staffs) with a 3 .58 ERA (168 .2IP, 67ER) . 48 Chris Carter . INF 52 CC Sabathia . LHP Yankees batters lead the Major League with 29HR…their .495 slugging percentage is second throughout baseball and they are seventh with 110R… have scored at least 5R in 13 of their 19 games so far…also rank fifth in OPS ( .833) 53 Joe Espada^ . THIRD BASE and ninth in BA ( .280)… 1B Greg Bird and C Gary Sánchez are tied for sixth in the Majors this spring with 4HR each 54 Aroldis Chapman . LHP (five others are tied for the lead with 5HR each) . 55 Bryan Mitchell . RHP 56 Tony Peña^ . FIRST BASE GLOBAL ENTRY: Six Yankees players participated in the 2017 World Baseball Classic…RHP Dellin Betances (Dominican 57 Chad Green . .RHP Republic), RHP Tyler Clippard (USA) and INF Didi Gregorius (The Netherlands) advanced to the second round…RHP 58 Larry Rothschild . PITCHING Giovanny Gallegos (Mexico), LHP Tommy Layne (Italy) and INF Donovan Solano (Colombia) were eliminated in the 59 Rob Thomson . BENCH first round of pool play and have returned to the Yankees…yesterday, the United States (1-0) defeated Venezuela (0-1) 60 Mike Harkey . BULLPEN 4-2 for their first win of the second round at Petco Park in San Diego . 61 Ben Heller . RHP Additionally, first base coach Tony Peña is managing the Dominican Republic squad, and third base coach Joe 62 Alan Cockrell . HITTING Espada is serving as third base coach for Puerto Rico . 63 Wilkin Castillo* . C 63 Marcus Thames . ASST . HITTING HOPE WEEK 2017: The Yankees are proud to announce the return of HOPE Week (Helping Others Persevere & Excel) 65 Jonathan Holder . RHP 66 Mason Williams . OF in 2017 for the ninth consecutive season… the initiative, which will run in New York from Monday, May 22 - Friday, May 67 J .R . Graham* . RHP 26, is rooted in the belief that acts of good will provide hope and encouragement to more than just the recipient of the 68 Dellin Betances^ . RHP gesture… this year marks the seventh consecutive year that the Yankees have kicked off HOPE Week-themed events by 71 Billy McKinney* . OF recognizing a Tampa-area organization for making a difference in the Bay area . 72 Jason Gurka* . LHP This year’s Tampa honoree, Blanket Tampa Bay, is an organization that provides to the homeless and working poor in the 74 Ronald Torreyes . INF. Tampa area…in the spring and summer, the organization distributes rain gear, including ponchos, umbrellas, socks and 75 Clint Frazier* . OF hygiene products, and in the fall and winter, they also give out blankets, hats and gloves…the organization was founded 77 Dustin Fowler* . OF in 2014 by Beth Ross, who, with her husband, Ray, have collected donations for more than 1,000 individuals in need . 81 Gleyber Torres* . INF 82 Tyler Wade* . INF GEORGE M. STEINBRENNER FIELD ENHANCEMENTS: During this past offseason, George M . Steinbrenner Field underwent 85 Luis Cessa . RHP significant ballpark enhancements, including a new entrance gate in right field by the Dale Mabry Highway overpass and a 86 Kyle Higashioka . C two-level team store by the home plate entrance… bullpen clubs on the first and third base lines provide great social gathering 88 James Kaprielian* . RHP spaces for all fans to enjoy… fans will now be able to walk a complete loop around the entire stadium with newly installed 90 Jordan Montgomery* . .. LHP concourses and seating in the outfield… more shaded areas have been added to the stadium… additional highlights include 93 Jorge Mateo . .. INF a redesigned right field pavilion, loge boxes on the first and third base lines, a group party area on the left field deck and newly 99 Aaron Judge . OF built cabanas in the outfield… fans will also be able to enjoy a redesigned menu courtesy of Legends Hospitality . *Non-roster invitee / ^Current WBC participant Fans attending home spring training Yankees games are strongly encouraged to arrive early and budget an appropriate amount of time for MLB-mandated metal detection screening via hand-held wanding… fans should also note the already established bag check policy prohibiting the admission of bags larger than 16” x 16” x 8” into Steinbrenner Field . Steinbrenner Field gates open to fans with valid tickets 2 hours prior to every game . For complete GMS Field information, fans should visit: http://yankees .mlb .com/nyy/spring_training/ballpark or call (813) 879-2244 during regular business hours . WHAT’S NEW AT YANKEE STADIUM: During this offseason, Yankee Stadium has undergone its first series of major design enhancements, which are intended to improve the guest experience for fans of all ages… enhancements include seven new social gathering spaces and additional dynamic food and beverage areas, available to all ticketholders… among the many highlights, the Sunrun Kids Clubhouse — shaped like a mini-baseball field with a soft artificial surface and Yankees-themed playground equipment — will be the Stadium’s first-ever children’s zone… Frank’s RedHot Terrace (LF) and the Toyota Terrace (RF) will be open-air social gathering spaces overlooking the bullpens, featuring specialty food and drink at drink rail locations which will have power/USB outlets . TURN STYLES: The Yankees have announced their special events and promotional schedule for the 2017 regular season… featured dates include Derek Jeter’s number retirement plaque dedication (Mother’s Day-5/14) and the 71st Annual Old-Timers’ Day (6/25)… limited-edition collectible player bobbleheads presented by AT&T feature Gary Sánchez (4/30), Reggie Jackson (6/9), Whitey Ford (7/9) and Aroldis Chapman (8/27)… other giveaways include Replica Bat Day pres . by Bank of America (6/11), Yankees Star Wars Night (8/25) and 1977 World Championship Fan Ring Day, presented by Betteridge Jewelers (9/17)… Military Appreciation Day (7/29) will see the first 18,000 Guests in attendance (21 and older) receive a Yankees camo baseball cap . FOR STARTERS: Today at Toronto, RHP Luis Cessa (0-0, 3 .00 ERA) will make his second spring start…was scratched from his scheduled start on 3/10 (illness)… last pitched on 3/5 vs . Pittsburgh, earning the save (2 .0IP, 2H, 1R/0ER, 2K)…started and allowed 2ER in 2 .0 IP (2H, 1BB, 1K, 1WP, 40pit ./24str .) on 2/28 at Boston… tossed 2 .0 scoreless innings (2K) on 2/24 vs . Philadelphia…was 2-4 with a 4 .01ERA (51 .2IP, 47H, 23ER, 8BB, 35K, 11HR) in 9GS with the Yankees, going 5-4 in those games…is the fourth Mexican-born pitcher to start a game in Yankees history, following Esteban Loaiza (6GS), Alfredo Aceves (5GS) and Alfonzo Pulido (3GS)… was acquired by the Yankees from Detroit with RHP Chad Green in exchange for LHP Justin Wilson on 12/9/15 .