GAME NOTES

NEW YORK YANKEES (14-5) at (5-11) YANKEES ROSTER 11 ...... OF RHP (0-0, 3 .00) vs . RHP (0-0, 10 .80) 12 Chase Headley...... INF Probable relievers for NYY: RHP Bryan Mitchell, RHP James Kaprielian 14 ...... INF 17 Matt Holliday...... DH Thursday, March 16, 2017 • Florida Auto Exchange Stadium • Dunedin, Florida • 1:05 p.m. ET 18 ^ ...... INF. Game #21 • Road Game #10 • TV: None • Radio: None 19 ...... RHP 22 Jacoby Ellsbury...... OF 24 Gary Sánchez...... C AT A GLANCE: The 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 ...... 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 ^...... 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 ...... OF 33 Greg Bird...... INF YESTERDAY’S NEWS: On Wednesday, the Yankees defeated the Phillies, 3-1, in Tampa…three combined on a 34 *...... 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 (1 .0IP, 1BB, 2K) tossed a scoreless frame 36 Ji-Man Choi*...... INF and RHP (3 .0IP, 1H, 1ER, 3K) earned a …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 ’ (1-for-1, 1R, 1 double) last six hits are XBH (3 doubles, 1 triple, 2HR) . 40 ...... 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 . 43 ...... RHP Yankees pitchers have allowed just 134H and 59BB in 168 .2IP for a 1 .14 WHIP, which is second-best in the Majors and 45 Chasen Shreve...... LHP

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 Yankees batters lead the Major League with 29HR…their .495 slugging percentage is second throughout baseball 52 CC Sabathia ...... LHP

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 …RHP (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 ...... BENCH first round of pool play and have returned to the Yankees…yesterday, the United States (1-0) defeated Venezuela (0-1) 60 ...... BULLPEN 4-2 for their first win of the second round at Petco Park in San Diego . 61 ...... 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 . . . . . 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 *...... 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 * ...... 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 ...... 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 *...... 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 ...... 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), (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 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 on 12/9/15 . On Friday at Detroit, RHP Masahiro Tanaka (1-0, 0 .00 ERA) will make his fourth spring start…made his third start of the spring, striking out seven batters— including each of his first six—in 4 .0 perfect innings to earn the win (45 pit ./33 strk .) on 3/11 vs . DET…started and tossed 3 .0 scoreless innings (3H, 0BB, 4K) on 3/5 vs . Pittsburgh…started and tossed 2 .0 scoreless IP and did not allow any baserunners to reach safely (2K) on 2/28 at Boston…had a career-high 199 .2 IP in 2016…made 13 appearances with 7 .0 or more IP in 2016…allowed a .236 (179-for-759, 22HR) opponent’s average; LH .237 (88-for-372, 11HR); RH .235 (91- for-387, 11HR)…the Yankees went 23-8 in his 31 starts…owns a 39-16 ( .709) career winning pct ., second all time in the Modern Era (since 1900, min: 50 dec .), trailing only former Yankee (109-43, .717 from 1937-47)…was acquired by the Yankees via the posting system form the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles of Japan and signed to a seven-year contract on 1/22/14 . UPCOMING PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS COUNTDOWN Date Opponent Probable Pitchers Time (ET) TV/Radio TO Fri ., Mar . 17 at Detroit RHP Masahiro Tanaka (1-0, 0 .00) vs . RHP Michael Fulmer (0-0, 3 .38) 1:05 p .m . MLBN/None (4/2 at Tampa Bay - 1:10 p .m ). Sat ., Mar . 18 vs . Baltimore LHP CC Sabathia (0-1, 13 .50) vs . TBD 1:05 p .m . None/WFAN Sun ., Mar . 19 at Houston TBD vs . TBD 1:05 p .m . None/None 17 days QUICK HITS UPCOMING GAME INFORMATION PLAYERS ON CAMP ROSTER (48): Pitchers: 20 : 4 Infielders: 15 Outfielders: 8 DH: 1 YOUNGEST PLAYER IN CAMP: INF Gleyber Torres, age 20 (DOB: 12/13/96) Yankees at OLDEST PLAYER IN CAMP: DH Matt Holliday, age 37 (DOB: 1/15/80) Fri ., Mar . 17 – 1:05 p .m . MOST TENURED PLAYER IN CAMP: LHP CC Sabathia (Service time: 16 years) Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium ABOUT THE SKIPPER 2301 Lakeland Hills Blvd ., Lakeland, FL 33805 Bus Time: 9:30 a .m . In 2017, Manager Joe Girardi enters his 10th season (2008-present) at the helm of the Yankees… owns a 819-

639 ( 562). record in nine years with the club, which is the Majors’ best mark over the stretch… according to Elias, is the only current manager to guide his team to winning records in each of the last nine seasons (2008- Yankees vs.

16)… is sixth in Yankees history in managerial wins, trailing only Joe McCarthy (1,460), Joe Torre (1,173), Casey Sat ., Mar . 18 - 1:05 p .m .

Stengel (1,149), Miller Huggins (1,067) and Ralph Houk (944)… the Yankees have reached the postseason in five George M . Steinbrenner Field of his nine seasons as manager (2009-12, ‘15), including three AL East Division titles (2009, ‘11-12) and a World One Steinbrenner Drive, Tampa, FL 33614

Series championship in 2009… was named to the post on 10/30/07, becoming the 32nd manager in franchise Clubhouse Hours: TBD

history… in 2016, guided the Yankees to an 84-78 ( .519) record . 2016 SEASON IN REVIEW ROLL CALL: The Yankees used 53 players in 2016 (P-29, C-3, INF-12, OF-8, DH-1), their fourth-highest total in franchise history, trailing 2014 (58), 2015 (56) and 2013 (56)…used 17 players with rookie status…24 players made their Yankees debuts in 2016, including 10 who made their Major League debuts: Austin, Barbato, Bleier, Cessa, Gamel, Green, Heller, Holder, Judge, Mullee…11 players spent the entire season on the Yankees’ active roster: Betances, Castro, Ellsbury, Gardner, Gregorius, Headley, McCann, Pineda, Romine, Tanaka and Torreyes . YOUTH MOVEMENT: At 29 years, 99 days, the average age of the Yankees Opening Day active roster in 2016 was its youngest since 1992 (average age: 29 years, 52 days)…marked the first time since 1996 that the Yankees’ average age on Opening Day was under 30 years old . WE WERE ON A BREAK: The Yankees posted a winning record (40-34) after the All-Star break for the 24th consecutive season (1993-2016)…is the second- longest such streak in Major League history, after their own 32-year streak from 1933-64 . WALK-OFF FAME: The Yankees had six “walk-off” wins in 2016: 4/23 vs . Tampa Bay (Gardner solo HR); 6/22 vs . Colorado (Castro solo HR); 6/29 vs . Texas (Gregorius two-run HR); 6/30 vs . Texas (Headley scored on passed ball); 9/8 vs . Tampa Bay (Austin solo HR); and 9/28 vs . Boston (Teixeira ) . 2017 TRANSACTIONS Jan. 13 Agreed to terms with SS Didi Gregorius, OF Aaron Hicks, LHP Tommy Layne, RHP Michael Pineda, C Austin Romine and RHP Adam Warren on one-year, non-guaranteed contracts, thus avoiding arbitration . Jan. 31 Signed 11 players to minor league contracts with an invitation to Major League Spring Training: C Wilkin Castillo, INF Ji-Man Choi, C , C Francisco Diaz, LHP Jason Gurka, INF Pete Kozma, LHP Joe Mantiply, RHP Nick Rumbelow, LHP Evan Rutckyj, INF Donovan So- lano and INF Rubén Tejada…also invited to Major League Spring Training: RHP Chance Adams, LHP Daniel Camarena, RHP J.P. Feyereisen, OF Dustin Fowler, OF Clint Frazier, RHP James Kaprielian, RHP Brady Lail, LHP Jordan Montgomery, C Jorge Saez, LHP , INF Gleyber Torres and INF Tyler Wade. Feb. 13 Invited RHP J.R. Graham and LHP James Reeves to Major League spring training . Feb. 16 Signed 1B Chris Carter to a one-year contract…designated LHP Richard Bleier for assignment . Feb. 17 Signed RHP Dellin Betances to a one-year contract . Feb. 19 Invited OF Billy McKinney to Major League spring training . Feb. 20 Signed LHP Jon Niese to a minor league contract with an invitation to Major League spring training . Feb. 21 Traded LHP Richard Bleier to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations . Mar. 12 Reassigned LHP Daniel Camarena, C Kellin Deglan, C Francisco Diaz, RHP J.P. Feyereisen, RHP Brady Lail, LHP Joe Mantiply, LHP James Reeves, RHP Nick Rumbelow, LHP Evan Rutckyj, C Jorge Saez and LHP Justus Sheffield to minor league camp . Mar. 13 Optioned RHP Domingo Germán, RHP Ronald Herrera and RHP Yefry Ramírez to Double-A Trenton and reassigned them to minor league camp . Mar. 15 Optioned RHP Johnny Barbato, LHP Dietrich Enns and RHP Giovanny Gallegos to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and reassigned them to minor league camp…optioned INF Miguel Andújar to Double-A Trenton and reassigned him to minor league camp…reassigned RHP Chance Adams to minor league camp . 2017 SPRING TRAINING SCHEDULE Date/Opp. Score WP LP SV Att. Starter DEC IP H R ER BB K HR Pit./Stk. Fri., Feb. 24 vs. PHI 9-4 Mitchell (1-0) Asher (0-1) None 8,845 Mitchell W 2 .0 0 0 0 0 1 0 27/17 Sat., Feb. 25 at PHI 5-6 Neris (1-0) Mantiply (0-1) None 7,142 Warren ND 2 .0 0 0 0 0 2 0 26/17 Sun., Feb. 26 vs. TOR 7-2 Severino (1-0) Oberholtzer (0-1) None 8,598 Severino W 2 .0 0 0 0 1 1 0 35/20 Mon., Feb. 27 at BAL 4-1 Mantiply (1-1) Drake (0-1) Haynes 6,969 Green ND 2 .0 1 0 0 1 0 0 23/14 Tue., Feb. 28 vs. DET (ss) 9-5 Layne (1-0) VerHagen (0-1) None 6,935 Tanaka ND 2 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25/16 at BOS (ss) 5-4 Sheffield (1-0) Maddox (0-1) Ramírez (1) 9,849 Cessa ND 2 .0 3 2 2 1 1 0 40/24 Wed., Mar. 1 vs. ATL 8-7 Mitchell (2-0) Garcia (0-1) Camarena (1) 7,244 Mitchell W 3 .0 0 0 0 1 2 0 36/20 Thurs., Mar. 2 vs. BAL 8-1 Chapman (1-0) Gunkel (0-1) None 7,159 Warren ND 3 .0 1 1 1 1 3 1 42/26 Fri., Mar. 3 vs. TOR 2-3 Grube (1-0) Mantiply (1-2) None 5,143 Severino ND 2 .1 4 2 2 1 4 1 46/30 Sat., Mar. 4 vs. DET 11-1 Pineda (1-0) Sanchez (0-1) None 9,349 Pineda W 2 .0 1 0 0 0 5 0 25/19 Sun., Mar. 5 vs. PIT 3-2 Adams (1-0) Bastardo (0-1) Cessa (1) 9,604 Tanaka ND 3 .0 3 0 0 0 4 0 37/26 Mon., Mar. 6 at PIT 1-13 Nova (1-0) Mitchell (2-1) None 7,017 Mitchell L 2 .1 6 4 4 0 2 1 48/32 Tue., Mar. 7 vs. TB 7-6 (10) Lail (1-0) Walters (0-1) None 9,356 Sabathia ND 2 .0 2 0 0 1 2 0 35/24 Wed., Mar. 8 vs. CAN 10-4 Graham (1-0) Dawson (0-1) None 6,291 Severino ND 2.0 4 2 2 1 4 1 51/37 Thurs., Mar. 9 at ATL 8-7 Shreve (1-0) Boyer (1-1) Gurka (1) 7,412 Pineda ND 3 .0 3 2 2 0 1 0 42/29 Fri., Mar. 10 at PHI 5-0 Green (1-0) Buchholz (0-1) None 8,494 Green W 2 .0 2 0 0 3 2 0 43/21 Sat., Mar. 11 vs. DET 7-1 Tanaka (1-0) Norris (0-1) None 9,834 Tanaka W 4 .0 0 0 0 0 7 0 45/33 Sun., Mar. 12 vs. ATL 2-10 Garcia (1-0) Sabathia (0-1) None 9,576 Sabathia L 0 .2 6 6 4 1 1 0 33/20 Mon., Mar. 13 (Off Day) Tues., Mar. 14 at TB 6-10 Tolleson (1-0) Barbato (0-1) None 5,027 Severino ND 3 .0 2 1 1 1 4 1 57/39 Wed., Mar. 15 vs. PHI 3-1 Pineda (2-0) Buchholz (0-2) Green (1) 10,506 Pineda W 5 .0 0 0 0 0 8 0 53/37 DAY/DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME TV/RADIO Thurs ., Mar . 16 at Toronto Dunedin 1:05 p .m . Fri ., Mar . 17 at Detroit Lakeland 1:05 p .m . MLBN Sat., Mar. 18 vs. Baltimore GMS Field 1:05 p.m. WFAN Sun ., Mar . 19 at Houston West Palm Beach 1:05 p .m . Mon ,. Mar . 20 at Washington West Palm Beach 1:05 p .m . Tue., Mar. 21 vs. Boston GMS Field 6:35 p.m. Wed ., Mar . 22 at Philadelphia Clearwater 1:05 p .m . MLBN Thurs ., Mar . 23 at Tampa Bay Port Charlotte 1:05 p .m . ESPN Fri., Mar. 24 vs. Philadelphia GMS Field 1:05 p.m. YES Sat., Mar. 25 vs. Toronto GMS Field 1:05 p.m. YES/WFAN Sun., Mar. 26 vs. Tampa Bay GMS Field 1:05 p.m. Mon ,. Mar . 27 Off Day Tue., Mar. 28 vs. Detroit GMS Field 6:35 p.m. Wed ., Mar . 29 at Toronto Dunedin 1:05 p .m . Thurs ., Mar . 30 at Philadelphia Clearwater 1:05 p .m . Fri ., Mar . 31 at Atlanta SunTrust Park 7:35 p .m . YES Bold=Home Games / ss=Split Squad / All Times Eastern and Subject to Change

MEDIA AND CREDENTIAL INFORMATION

Credentials on game days can be picked up at the Press Gate, located to the right of the ticket windows near the lobby entrance to GMS Field… on non-

game days, credentials should be picked up in Media Relations office in the rear of the press box on the third floor… media guides are also distributed from

the press box office… with questions, please call (813) 673-3053 or e-mail credentials@yankees .com… credentials are required of all media planning to

attend games at GMS Field… BBWAA cards and already-issued 2017 Yankees or MLB full-season credentials are always accepted… those needing to apply

for a daily credential must submit their request online at https://credentials.mlb.com with at least 24 hours notice… the online application is the only

acceptable method for requesting credentials to games at GMS Field… applications must be completed by a Sports Assignment Editor .