Spring Training Game Notes Tuesday, March 18, 2014
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SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 2014 TODAY’S GAME: NEW YORK YANKEES (10-9-2) vs. BOSTON RED SOX (8-10-1) YANKEES ROSTER 1:05 P.M. – GEORGE M. STEINBRENNER FIELD – TAMPA, FL – TV/RADIO: YES/ESPN/WFAN 2 Derek Jeter ...................INF RHP MICHAEL PINEDA (1-0, 0.00) vs. LHP FELIX DOUBRONT (0-0, 0.00) 11 Brett Gardner ................OF In relief for NYY: RHP David Robertson, RHP Shawn Kelley and RHP Matt Daley. 12 Alfonso Soriano ..............OF 14 Brian Roberts. .INF YANKEE DOODLES: Today the New York Yankees will play a 1:05 p.m. game vs. the Boston Red Sox at George M. Steinbrenner 17 Brendan Ryan ................INF Field in Tampa… are scheduled for 33 total spring games, including 32 against Major League opposition (defeated Florida State, 18 Hiroki Kuroda ...............RHP 8-3, in their first game of the spring on 2/25)… are slated for 17 home games, including 16 vs. Major League teams… will play 19 Masahiro Tanaka ............RHP six night games, including five at home (3/4 vs. Baltimore, 3/7 vs. Detroit, 3/21 vs. Pittsburgh, 3/25 vs. Philadelphia and 3/28 vs. 22 Jacoby Ellsbury ...............OF Miami) and one on the road (3/20 at Boston)… marks the Yankees’ 19th consecutive season at Steinbrenner Field (1996-2014), 24 Scott Sizemore* ..............INF formerly Legends Field, and the 112th season in franchise history. 25 Mark Teixeira .................INF Most Seasons as a Yankees Player 26 Eduardo Nunez ...............INF YESTERDAY’S NEWS: The Yankees vs. Pittsburgh Pirates game at McKechnie Field Player Seasons DEREK JETER ....... 19 (1995-2013) 27 Shawn Kelley ................RHP in Bradenton was cancelled due to rain. Mariano Rivera .........19 (1995-2013) 28 Joe Girardi ........... MANAGER Yogi Berra. 18 (1946-63) 29 Francisco Cervelli. C SPRING IN THEIR STEP: C Francisco Cervelli is hitting .480 (12-for-25) this spring Mickey Mantle ...........18 (1951-68) 30 David Robertson ............RHP with 6RBI and a team-leading 3HR… INF Yangervis Solarte has batted .517 (15-for- Frank Crosetti ............17 (1932-48) 31 Ichiro Suzuki .................OF Bill Dickey ...........17 (1928-43, ’46) 29) with 2HR and 8RBI, leading the club in hits and RBI… RHP Ivan Nova leads all 33 Kelly Johnson ................INF Yankees pitchers with 16K (in 13.1IP). Lou Gehrig ...............17 (1923-39) Jorge Posada ..........17 (1995-2011) 34 Brian McCann ................. C Whitey Ford ..........16 (1950, ’53-67) 35 Michael Pineda ..............RHP MADE IN JAPAN: The Yankees have four Japan-born players in camp: OF Ichiro Bernie Williams ........16 (1991-2006) 36 Carlos Beltran ................OF Suzuki, RHP Hiroki Kuroda, RHP Masahiro Tanaka and non-roster invitee RHP MLB All-Time Hits List 38 Preston Claiborne ...........RHP Yoshinori Tateyama… the Yankees have had six Japan-born players in their history: 1. Pete Rose. .4,256 40 Matt Daley* .................RHP Hideki Irabu (1997-99), Hideki Matsui (2003-09), Kei Igawa (2007-08), Hiroki Kuroda 2. Ty Cobb ..................... 4,191 41 David Phelps ................RHP (2012-13), Ryota Igarashi (2012) and Ichiro Suzuki (2012-13)… with Tanaka and Kuroda, 3. Hank Aaron .................3,771 43 Adam Warren ...............RHP 4. Stan Musial ..................3,630 the Yankees will have two Japan-born pitchers in their starting rotation, becoming 45 Andrew Bailey ...............RHP the first team to do so since the Los Angeles Dodgers had starters Hideo Nomo and 5. Tris Speaker .................3,514 6. Honus Wagner ..............3,430 47 Ivan Nova ...................RHP Kazuhisa Ishii in 2004. 7. Carl Yastrzemski ............. 3,419 48 Matt Thornton ..............LHP 8. Paul Molitor. 3,319 50 Mick Kelleher ......... 1B COACH DOUBLE TAKE: Major League Baseball’s new instant replay rules will be in effect in six 9. DEREK JETER .............3,316 52 CC Sabathia .................LHP Yankees games this spring (3/6 at Philadelphia, 3/8 at Houston, 3/12 vs. Detroit, 3/13 10. Eddie Collins ................3,313 53 Austin Romine ................ C at Philadelphia, 3/22 at Minnesota and 3/29 vs. Miami). Most Hits in Franchise History 54 Kevin Long ..............HITTING 1. DEREK JETER .............3,316 55 David Herndon* .............RHP 2. Lou Gehrig .................2,721 #WINNING: The Yankees secured their 21st consecutive winning season in 2013 56 Tony Pena ................BENCH (since 1993), the second-longest such streak among Major League teams all time, 3. Babe Ruth ..................2,518 4. Mickey Mantle .............. 2,415 57 Chris Leroux* ................RHP trailing only the Yankees’ run of 39 straight wining seasons from 1926-64-credit: Elias. 5. Bernie Williams .............2,336 58 Larry Rothschild .......PITCHING 59 Rob Thomson ........ 3B COACH THE SKIPPER: In 2014, Manager Joe Girardi enters his seventh season (2008-present) at the helm of the 60 Gary Tuck ..............BULLPEN Yankees… owns a 564-408 (.580) record in six years with the club, the Majors’ best mark over the stretch and the sixth- 61 Jim Miller* ..................RHP most managerial wins in Yankees history… has led the Yankees to three AL East Division titles (2009, ‘11-12) and a World 62 Robert Coello* ..............RHP Series championship in ‘09… is the 32nd manager in Yankees history… his .566 (642-492) career winning pct. (including 63 Yoshinori Tateyama*. RHP a 78-84 mark in 2006 with Florida) is the highest by any skipper with at least 1,000 games managed since Hall of Famer 64 Cesar Cabral .................LHP Earl Weaver tallied a 1,480-1,060 (.583) mark over a 17-year managerial career (1968-82 and ‘85-86). 65 Zoilo Almonte ................OF 66 John Ryan Murphy ............ C SUPPORTING CAST: The Yankees drew an AL-high 3,279,589 fans to Yankee Stadium in 2013, leading the AL in total 67 Vidal Nuno ..................LHP attendance for the 11th consecutive season… also led the AL with an average of 40,489 fans per home game… both 68 Dellin Betances ..............RHP marks were fourth in the Majors, behind only Los Angeles-NL (3,743,527/46,216), St. Louis (3,369,769/41,602) and San 70 Russ Canzler* ................INF Francisco (3,369,106/41,594)… the Yankees also led the AL in road attendance (2,690,604)… the Yankees’ combined draw 71 Brian Gordon* ...............RHP of 5,970,203 fans topped the AL for the 15th consecutive season. 72 Corban Joseph* ..............INF 73 Antoan Richardson*. .OF CANAL STREET: From 3/15-16, the Yankees and Miami Marlins participated in the “Legend Series” with a two-game series 74 Bruce Billings* ...............RHP at Panama City’s Rod Carew Stadium, splitting the series in front of nearly 50,000 over two games… the series honored 80 Jose Gil* ...................... C the legacy of recently-retired all-time saves leader Mariano Rivera, who threw out the ceremonial first pitch to RHP David 81 Ramon Flores ................OF Robertson prior to the game on 3/15… the series marked the return of Major League Baseball to Panama for the first time 83 Chase Whitley* ..............RHP since 1947… the “Legend Series” included charitable events away from the field, including a gala featuring representation 84 Mark Montgomery* .........RHP of both teams on Friday to benefit the Mariano Rivera Foundation… proceeds from the dinner went to Children’s Hospital 86 Jose Pirela* ...................INF in Panama City, the largest pediatric hospital in the country. 87 Francisco Arcia* ............... C • The Yankees trained in Panama in Feb. 1946, including a game against an all-star team from the Panamanian professional 88 Danny Burawa* .............RHP league before approximately 10,000 fans on 3/21/46… in the spring of 1947, the Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers played 89 Yangervis Solarte* ............INF several exhibition games in Panama during a trip that also included stops in Cuba, Puerto Rico and Venezuela. 90 Shane Greene ...............RHP 91 Tyler Austin* .................OF FOR STARTERS: Today vs. Boston, RHP Michael Pineda will make his third appearance—and second start—of the 92 Fred Lewis* .................LHP spring… last started on 3/13 vs. Baltimore, tossing 2.2 scoreless innings (3H, 1BB, 5K)… began 2013 on the 60-day 93 Dean Anna ...................INF disabled list recovering from right shoulder surgery performed on 5/1/12… in five combined rehab starts with Single-A 95 Adonis Garcia* ...............OF Tampa, Double-A Trenton and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, went 2-0 with a 2.82 ERA (22.1IP, 7ER)… was optioned 96 Pete O’Brien* .................. C to Scranton/WB on 7/7 after coming off the D.L. and went 1-1 with a 3.86 ERA (23.1IP, 10ER) in six total starts with 97 Mason Williams* .............OF the RailRiders… was acquired by the Yankees from the Seattle Mariners along with RHP Jose Campos on 1/23/12 in 98 Zelous Wheeler*. .INF exchange for C/DH Jesus Montero and RHP Hector Noesi. *Non-roster invitees • On Wednesday at Atlanta, RHP Ivan Nova will make his fifth start of spring training… last started on 3/13 at Philadelphia, allowing 3ER in 5.0IP (9H, 0BB, 6K) while recording the loss… in 2013, was 9-6 with a 3.10 ERA (139.1IP, OPENING DAY COUNTDOWN 48ER) in two stints with the Yankees (4/1-5/31 and 6/23-9/29)… was named AL “Pitcher of the Month” for August after going 4-0 in six starts with a 2.08 ERA (43.1IP, 10ER)… Nova’s career winning percentage as a starter (.673, 37-18) is (April 1 at Houston - 7:10 p.m.) the third highest for any current MLB pitcher with at least 50 career starts, trailing only Kris Medlen (.698, 30-13) and 14 DAYS Lance Lynn (.673, 33-16). QUICK HITS UPCOMING GAME INFORMATION PLAYERS ON CAMP ROSTER (59): Pitchers: 28 Catchers: 7 Infielders: 13 Outfielders: 11 YOUNGEST PLAYER IN CAMP: OF Ramon Flores (DOB: 3/26/92) Yankees vs.