GAME NOTES

NEW YORK YANKEES (19-7-1) vs. (10-14) YANKEES ROSTER 11 Brett Gardner...... OF LHP CC Sabathia (0-1, 9 .45) vs . RHP Jeremy Hellickson (0-2, 7 .50) 12 Chase Headley...... INF Probable relievers for NYY: RHP Dellin Betances, RHP Luis Severino and LHP Tommy Layne 14 Starlin Castro...... INF 17 Matt Holliday...... DH Friday, March 24, 2017 • GMS Field • Tampa, Florida • 1:05 p.m. ET 18 Didi Gregorius...... INF Game #29 • Home Game #14 • TV: YES • Radio: None 19 Masahiro Tanaka...... RHP 22 Jacoby Ellsbury...... OF 24 Gary Sánchez...... C AT A GLANCE: The will play the 29th exhibition game of their spring schedule today vs . the Philadelphia 26 Tyler Austin...... INF/OF Phillies in Tampa, Fla .… will be the sixth of seven spring training matchups between the two teams in 2017… will play 27 Austin Romine...... C

35 total spring games, all but one against MLB opposition (10-4 win on 3/8 vs . Team Canada)… are slated for 17 home 28 Joe Girardi...... MANAGER games… will play six night games, with two remaining: 3/28 vs . Detroit at GMS Field and 3/31 at Atlanta at SunTrust 29 Tyler Clippard ...... RHP

Park… marks the Yankees’ 22nd consecutive season at Steinbrenner Field (1996-2017), formerly Legends Field . 30 Rubén Tejada*...... INF The Yankees’ 19 spring wins are their highest total since 2009 (24-10-1)…have won at least 20 spring games just five 31 Aaron Hicks ...... OF times over the past 56 springs (since 1962) — also 2002 (20-14), 1997 (20-11), ‘93 (20-12) and ‘88 (22-10) . 33 Greg Bird...... INF 34 Donovan Solano*...... INF YESTERDAY’S NEWS: On Thursday in Port Charlotte, the Yankees settled for their first tie of the spring against the Rays, 35 Michael Pineda...... RHP 5-5…making his first start of the spring (fifth appearance),LHP Jordan Montgomery struck out eight batters in 4 .1IP 36 Ji-Man Choi*...... INF (3H, 2ER, 0BB)…3B Ronald Torreyes (2-for-3) hit his first HR of the spring, a solo shot in the seventh…CF Jacoby Ellsbury 38 Rob Refsnyder...... INF/OF (2-for-3, 1R, 1 double) and RF Aaron Judge (2-for-3, 1 double, 1RBI) also had multiple hits…CF Dustin Fowler (0-for-1, 39 Tommy Layne ...... LHP 1BB, 2SB) leads the team with 5SB . 40 Luis Severino...... RHP 41 Pete Kozma*...... INF LEADERS OF THE PACK: At 19-7-1 ( .731), the Yankees have the best spring record in all of . 43 Adam Warren...... RHP Yankees pitchers lead the Majors in ERA (3 .59) and WHIP (1 .15)…their .214 opponents’ BA is lowest in the Majors, 45 Chasen Shreve...... LHP with no other team below .240…are third in the Majors with 234K in 240 .2IP . 47 Jon Niese...... LHP Yankees batters Lead the Major Leagues with 40HR and the Grapefruit League with 157R (fourth in MLB)…their 48 Chris Carter...... INF .814 OPS is second in the Grapefruit League (tied for sixth in MLB)…are third in the Grapefruit League with a .275 50 Ernesto Frieri*...... RHP

BA… have scored at least 5R in 18 of their 27 games… 1B Greg Bird leads the Majors with 14 extra-base hits (7 52 CC Sabathia ...... LHP doubles, 1 triple, 6HR) and is tied for second in the Majors in home runs . 53 Joe Espada...... THIRD BASE RHP Masahiro Tanaka has thrown 18 .2 scoreless innings (6H, 3BB, 22K) this spring, the most by any Major League 54 Aroldis Chapman...... LHP pitcher who has not allowed a run . 55 Bryan Mitchell...... RHP 56 Tony Peña...... FIRST BASE HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU: INF Starlin Castro (born 3/24/90) turns 27 years old today . 57 Chad Green ...... RHP INF/OF Rob Refsnyder (born 3/26/91) turns 26 years old on Sunday . 58 Larry Rothschild...... PITCHING 59 Rob Thomson ...... BENCH GLOBAL ENTRY: Six Yankees players participated in the 2017 World Baseball Classic…RHP Tyler Clippard and Team 60 Mike Harkey...... BULLPEN USA won the 2017 WBC Championship with an 8-0 win over Puerto Rico at Dodger Stadium…INF Didi Gregorius (The 61 Ben Heller...... RHP Netherlands) advanced to the semifinals… RHP Dellin Betances (Dominican Republic) was eliminated in the second 62 Alan Cockrell...... HITTING round while RHP Giovanny Gallegos (Mexico), LHP Tommy Layne (Italy) and INF Donovan Solano (Colombia) were 63 Wilkin Castillo*...... C eliminated in the first round…first base coach Tony Peñamanaged the Dominican Republic squad, and third base 63 Marcus Thames. . . . . ASST . HITTING coach Joe Espada served as third base coach for Puerto Rico . 65 Jonathan Holder...... RHP 67 J .R . Graham*...... RHP RAILRIDERS TO RECEIVE RINGS: The 2016 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders team that won both the International League 68 Dellin Betances...... RHP Governor’s Cup and the Gildan Triple-A National Championship Game will be presented with their National Championship 71 Billy McKinney*...... OF rings in an on-field ceremony prior to Friday’s 1:05 p .m . game vs . Philadelphia at Steinbrenner Field . 72 Jason Gurka*...... LHP 74 Ronald Torreyes ...... INF. HOPE WEEK 2017: The Yankees are proud to announce the return of HOPE Week (Helping Others Persevere & Excel) 75 Clint Frazier*...... OF 77 Dustin Fowler* ...... OF in 2017 for the ninth consecutive season… the initiative, which will run in New York from Monday, May 22 - Friday, May 82 Tyler Wade* ...... INF 26, is rooted in the belief that acts of good will provide hope and encouragement to more than just the recipient of the 85 Luis Cessa...... RHP gesture… this year marks the seventh consecutive year that the Yankees have kicked off HOPE Week-themed events by 86 Kyle Higashioka ...... C recognizing a Tampa-area organization for making a difference in the Bay area…this year’s Tampa honoree, Blanket Tampa 90 Jordan Montgomery*...... LHP Bay, is an organization that provides to the homeless and working poor in the Tampa area . 99 Aaron Judge...... OF *Non-roster invitee GEORGE M. STEINBRENNER FIELD ENHANCEMENTS: During this past offseason, George M . Steinbrenner Field underwent significant ballpark enhancements, including a new entrance gate in right field by the Dale Mabry Highway overpass and a two-level team store by the home plate

entrance… bullpen clubs on the first and third base lines provide great social gathering spaces for all fans to enjoy… fans will now be able to walk a complete loop around

the entire stadium with newly installed concourses and seating in the outfield… more shaded areas have been added to the stadium… additional highlights include 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 built cabanas in the outfield… fans will also be able to enjoy a redesigned menu courtesy of Legends Hospitality . 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 vs . Philadelphia, LHP CC Sabathia (0-1, 9 .45 ERA) will make his fourth spring start…did not record a decision (4 .0IP, 3H, 3ER, 1BB, 5K, 1HR, 65pit ./41stk .) on 3/18 vs . Baltimore…took the loss (0 .2IP, 6H, 6R/4ER, 1BB, 1K) on 3/12 vs . Atlanta…tossed 2 .0 scoreless innings (2H, 1BB, 2K) in his first start of the spring on 3/7 vs . Tampa Bay…went 9-12 with a 3 .91 ERA (179 .2IP, 172H, 83R/78ER, 65BB, 152K) in 30 starts in 2016…was his lowest ERA since 2012 (3 .38)…signed as a free agent on 12/16/08 to a seven-year contract, extending through the 2015 season…agreed to a one-year extension for the 2016 season (with an additional vesting club option for 2017) on 10/31/11 . On Saturday vs . Toronto, RHP Michael Pineda (3-0, 3 86. ERA) will make his fourth spring start (11 .2IP, 5H, 5ER, 2BB, 15K)…started and earned the win on 3/20 at Washington, allowing 3ER in 1 .2IP (1H, 2BB, 1K, 46pit ./27stk .)…started and retired all 15BF while striking out eight over 5 .0 perfect innings on 3/15 vs . Philadelphia…allowed 2ER in 3 .0IP (3H, 1K, 42pit ./29stk .) on 3/9 at Atlanta…on 3/4 at Detroit, tossed 2 .0 scoreless frames (1H, 5K), retiring his final 5BF via strikeout…went 6-12 with a 4 .82 ERA (175 .2IP, 94ER) in 32 starts in 2016 .

UPCOMING PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS COUNTDOWN Date Opponent Probable Pitchers Time (ET) TV/Radio TO OPENING DAY Sat ., Mar . 25 vs . Toronto RHP Michael Pineda (3-0, 3 .86) vs . RHP Mat Latos (0-2, 6 .94) 1:05 p .m . YES/WFAN (4/2 at Tampa Bay - 1:10 p .m ). Sun ., Mar . 26 vs . Tampa Bay TBD vs . RHP Matt Andriese (0-0, 2 .84) 1:05 p .m . None/None Mon ,. Mar . 27 Off Day 9 days QUICK HITS UPCOMING GAME INFORMATION PLAYERS ON CAMP ROSTER (45): Pitchers: 20 : 4 Infielders: 13 Outfielders: 7 DH: 1 YOUNGEST PLAYER IN CAMP: OF Dustin Fowler, age 22 (DOB: 12/29/94) Yankees vs. OLDEST PLAYER IN CAMP: DH Matt Holliday, age 37 (DOB: 1/15/80) Sat ., Mar . 25 - 1:05 p .m . MOST TENURED PLAYER IN CAMP: LHP CC Sabathia (Service time: 16 years) George M . Steinbrenner Field 1 Steinbrenner Drive, Tampa, FL 33614 ABOUT THE SKIPPER Clubhouse Hours: TBD In 2017, Manager Joe Girardi is the 32nd manager in franchise history and 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 Yankees vs. Tampa Bay Rays is the Majors’ best mark over the stretch… according to Elias, is the only current manager to guide his team Sun ., Mar . 26 - 1:05 p .m . to winning records in each of the last nine seasons (2008-16)… is sixth in Yankees history in managerial wins, George M . Steinbrenner Field trailing only Joe McCarthy (1,460), Joe Torre (1,173), Casey Stengel (1,149), Miller Huggins (1,067) and Ralph 1 Steinbrenner Drive, Tampa, FL 33614

Houk (944)… the Yankees have reached the postseason in five of his nine seasons as manager (2009-12, ‘15), Clubhouse Hours: TBD including three AL East Division titles (2009, ‘11-12) and a World Series championship in 2009 . 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 . 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 . 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 Kellin Deglan, 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 Justus Sheffield, 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 . Mar. 16 Signed RHP Ernesto Frieri to a minor league contract with an invitation to Major League spring training . Mar. 17 Optioned INF Jorge Mateo to Single-A Tampa and reassigned him to minor league camp . Mar. 21 Reassigned INF Gleyber Torres 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 2 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 at 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 at 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 Thurs., Mar. 16 at TOR 11-5 Kaprielian (1-0) Leone (0-2) None 5,480 Cessa ND 1 .2 6 4 4 1 2 0 51/31 Fri., Mar. 17 at DET 3-0 Tanaka (2-0) Fulmer (0-1) Montgomery (1) 9,704 Tanaka W 4 .1 0 0 0 2 6 0 63/42 Sat., Mar. 18 vs. BAL 4-5 Wilson (2-0) Frieri (0-1) None 10,393 Sabathia ND 4 .0 3 3 3 1 5 1 65/41 Sun., Mar. 19 at HOU 6-4 Gallegos (1-0) Gustave (0-1) Gurka (2) 7,721 Warren ND 3 .2 4 1 1 1 1 0 65/38 Mon., Mar. 20 at WSH 9-3 Pineda (3-0) Worley (0-2) None 7,675 Pineda W 1 .2 1 3 3 2 1 0 46/27 Tue., Mar. 21 vs. BOS 2-4 Sale (2-0) Cessa (0-1) Scott (1) 10,872 Mitchell ND 4 .1 7 2 2 0 7 1 62/44 Wed., Mar. 22 at PHI 7-3 Tanaka (3-0) Velasquez (1-1) None 7,652 Tanaka W 5 .1 3 0 0 1 3 0 83/55 Thurs., Mar. 23 at TB 5-5 ------5,104 Montgomery ND 4 .1 3 2 2 0 8 0 69/49

DAY/DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME TV/RADIO 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 .