SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES

NEW YORK YANKEES (6-1) vs. (3-3) YANKEES ROSTER 11 Brett Gardner...... OF RHP Adam Warren (0-0, 0 .00 ERA) vs . RHP Tyler Wilson (1-0, 0 .00) 12 Chase Headley...... INF Probable relievers for NYY: LHP , RHP Tyler Clippard, LHP Tommy Layne, LHP Dietrich Enns 14 ...... INF 17 Matt Holliday...... DH Thursday, March 2, 2017 • GMS Field• Tampa, Florida • 6:35 p.m. ET 18 Didi Gregorius...... INF 19 Masahiro Tanaka...... RHP Game #8 • Home Game #5 • TV: YES/MLBN • Radio: None 22 Jacoby Ellsbury...... OF 24 Gary Sánchez...... C YANKEE DOODLES: The will play the eighth exhibition game of their spring schedule tonight against the 26 Tyler Austin...... INF/OF

Baltimore Orioles at George M . Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla .… will be the second of two spring games between the teams 27 Austin Romine...... C in 2017 (also a 4-1 Yankees win on 2/27 at Sarasota)… will play 35 total spring games, all but one against MLB opposition (will 28 Joe Girardi...... MANAGER play Team Canada on 3/8)… are slated for 17 home games… will play six night games, including five at home (3/1 vs . Atlanta, 29 Tyler Clippard ...... RHP tonight vs . Baltimore, 3/15 vs . Philadelphia, 3/21 vs . Boston and 3/28 vs . Detroit) and one on the road (3/31 at Atlanta at 30 Rubén Tejada*...... INF

SunTrust Park)… each of the Yankees’ home night games will start at 6:35 p .m .… marks the Yankees’ 22nd consecutive season 31 Aaron Hicks ...... OF at Steinbrenner Field (1996-2017), formerly Legends Field, and the 115th season in franchise history . 33 Greg Bird...... INF 34 Donovan Solano*...... INF

YESTERDAY’S NEWS: On Wednesday, the Yankees defeated Atlanta, 8-7, at GMS Field in Tampa… seven different Yankees 35 Michael Pineda...... RHP

batters had an RBI as the club got out to an 8-0 lead after six innings and tallied 14 total hits… CF Jacoby Ellsbury (2-for-2, 1HP) 36 Ji-Man Choi*...... INF

reached base safely in all three plate appearances, including a solo HR in the top of the first and a double in the third… 2B Starlin 38 Rob Refsnyder...... INF/OF

Castro (2-for-3) had an RBI-single in the third… RHP Brian Mitchell started and tossed 3 .0 scoreless IP (0H, 1BB, 2K, 36pit ./20str .), 39 Tommy Layne ...... LHP

earning the win… has tossed 5 .0 scoreless and hitless IP over his two spring starts, having allowed just 1BB… RHP Dellin Betances 40 Luis Severino...... RHP pitched in his first spring game for the Yankees, tossing 1 .0 scoreless IP (1BB, 1K) . 41 Pete Kozma*...... INF 43 Adam Warren...... RHP EARLY RISERS: At 6-1 ( .857), the Yankees have the best record in the Grapefruit League and the second-best spring record in 45 Chasen Shreve...... LHP all of Major League , trailing only the 5-0 . 47 Jon Niese...... LHP Yankees have allowed just 43H and 18BB in 62 .1IP for a 0 .98 WHIP, the lowest among all MLB teams this 48 Chris Carter...... INF 52 CC Sabathia ...... LHP spring… their .189 combined batting average against is second in MLB and their 3 .47 ERA ranks fifth… RHP Brian Mitchell (2GS, 5 .0IP, 0H, 1BB, 3K) is the only in MLB this spring to toss at least 5 .0 hitless innings . 53 Joe Espada...... THIRD BASE 54 Aroldis Chapman...... LHP Yankees batters lead MLB with 12HR and 47R this spring… have a .548 SLG (second in MLB), 295 batting average (fourth in MLB) and a .902 OPS (fourth in MLB) . 55 Bryan Mitchell...... RHP 56 Tony Peña...... FIRST BASE LET THEM EAT CAKE: The following Yankees will celebrate their birthdays this week: today, 3/2, RHP James Kapriellian turns 57 Chad Green ...... RHP 58 Larry Rothschild...... PITCHING 23 and INF Miguel Andújar turns 22… on 3/6, assistant hitting coach Marcus Thames turns 40 . 59 Rob Thomson ...... BENCH 60 Mike Harkey...... BULLPEN WINNING WAYS: The Yankees secured their 24th consecutive winning season last year (1993-2016)… according to the Elias Sports Bureau, it marks the second-longest such streak among Major League teams all time, trailing only the Yankees’ 61 Ben Heller...... RHP 62 Alan Cockrell...... HITTING run of 39 straight winning seasons from 1926-64… the team also secured its 25th consecutive winning season at home 62 Nick Rumbelow*...... RHP (went 48-33 at home in 2016), extending its run since 1992… according to Elias, it is the second-longest such streak in Major League history, trailing only the Yankees’ 47-year home winning streak from 1918-64 . 63 Wilkin Castillo*...... C 63 Marcus Thames. . . . . ASST . HITTING 64 Johnny Barbato...... RHP

THE SKIPPER: In 2017, Manager Joe Girardi enters his 10th season (2008-present) at the helm of the Yankees… owns a 65 Jonathan Holder...... RHP

819-639 ( .562) record in nine years with the club, which is the Majors’ best mark over the stretch… according to Elias, is the 66 Mason Williams...... OF only current manager to guide his team to winning records in each of the last nine seasons (2008-16)… is sixth in Yankees 67 J .R . Graham*...... RHP history in managerial wins, trailing only Joe McCarthy (1,460), Joe Torre (1,173), Casey Stengel (1,149), Miller Huggins 68 Dellin Betances...... RHP (1,067) and Ralph Houk (944)… the Yankees have reached the postseason in five of his nine seasons as manager (2009-12, 70 James Reeves*...... LHP ‘15), including three AL East Division titles (2009, ‘11-12) and a World Series championship in 2009… was named to the post 71 Billy McKinney*...... OF on 10/30/07, becoming the 32nd manager in franchise history… in 2016, guided the Yankees to an 84-78 ( .519) record . 72 Jason Gurka*...... LHP 73 Joe Mantiply*...... LHP GEORGE M. STEINBRENNER FIELD ENHANCEMENTS: During this past offseason, George M . Steinbrenner Field underwent 74 Ronald Torreyes ...... INF. significant ballpark enhancements, including a new entrance gate in right field by the Dale Mabry Highway overpass and a 75 Clint Frazier*...... OF two-level team store by the home plate entrance… bullpen clubs on the first and third base lines provide great social gathering 76 Domingo Germán...... RHP spaces for all fans to enjoy… fans will now be able to walk a complete loop around the entire stadium with newly installed 77 Dustin Fowler* ...... OF concourses and seating in the outfield… more shaded areas have been added to the stadium… additional highlights include 78 Kellin Deglan*...... C 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 79 Francisco Diaz*...... C built cabanas in the outfield… fans will also be able to enjoy a redesigned menu courtesy of Legends Hospitality . 80 Jorge Saez*...... C Fans attending home spring training Yankees games are strongly encouraged to arrive early and budget an appropriate 81 *...... INF amount of time for MLB-mandated metal detection screening via hand-held wanding… fans should also note the already 82 Tyler Wade* ...... INF established bag check policy prohibiting the admission of bags larger than 16” x 16” x 8” into Steinbrenner Field . 83 Chance Adams* ...... RHP Steinbrenner Field gates will open to fans with valid tickets 2 hours prior to every game . 84 Daniel Camarena*...... LHP For complete Steinbrenner Field information, fans should visit: http://yankees .mlb .com/nyy/spring_training/ballpark 85 Luis Cessa...... RHP or call (813) 879-2244 during regular business hours . 86 Kyle Higashioka ...... C 87 J .P . Feyereisen* ...... RHP WHAT’S NEW AT YANKEE STADIUM: During this offseason, Yankee Stadium has undergone its first series of major design 88 James Kaprielian*...... RHP enhancements, which are intended to improve the guest experience for fans of all ages… enhancements include seven 89 Brady Lail*...... RHP new social gathering spaces and additional dynamic food and beverage areas, available to all ticketholders… among the 90 Jordan Montgomery*...... LHP many highlights, the Sunrun Kids Clubhouse — shaped like a mini-baseball field with a soft artificial surface and Yankees- 91 Dietrich Enns...... LHP themed playground equipment — will be the Stadium’s first-ever children’s zone… Frank’s RedHot Terrace (LF) and the 92 Giovanny Gallegos...... RHP Toyota Terrace (RF) will be open-air social gathering spaces overlooking the bullpens, featuring specialty food and drink at 93 Jorge Mateo...... INF drink rail locations which will have power/USB outlets . 94 Miguel Andújar...... INF 95 Yefry Ramírez...... RHP

TURN STYLES: The Yankees have announced their special events and promotional schedule for the 2017 regular season… featured 96 Ronald Herrera...... RHP dates include Derek Jeter’s number retirement plaque dedication (Mother’s Day-5/14) and the 71st Annual Old-Timers’ Day 97 Evan Rutckyj*...... LHP

(6/25)… limited-edition collectible player bobbleheads presented by AT&T feature Gary Sánchez (4/30), Reggie Jackson (6/9), 98 Justus Sheffield*...... LHP

Whitey Ford (7/9) and Aroldis Chapman (8/27)… other giveaways include Replica Bat Day pres . by Bank of America (6/11), 99 Aaron Judge...... OF

Yankees Star Wars Night (8/25) and 1977 World Championship Fan Ring Day, presented by Betteridge Jewelers (9/17)… Military *Non-roster invitee Appreciation Day (7/29) will see the first 18,000 Guests in attendance (21 and older) receive a Yankees camo baseball cap .

FOR STARTERS: Tonight vs . Baltimore, RHP Adam Warren will make his second spring start for the Yankees… tossed 2 .0 perfect IP (2K) in his first start and appearance

on 2/25 at Philadelphia… combined to go 7-4 with a 4 .68 ERA (65 .1IP, 34ER) in 58 games (one start) with the Cubs and Yankees . . opponents batted 244. (59-for-242); LH

.179 (15-for-84), RH .278 (44-for-158)… went 4-2 with a 3 .26 ERA (30 .1IP, 11ER) in 29 relief appearances after rejoining the Yankees… was acquired by the Yankees with SS

Gleyber Torres, OF Billy McKinney and OF Rashad Crawford from the Cubs in exchange for LHP Aroldis Chapman on 7/25/16… was 3-2 with a 5 .91 ERA (35 .0IP, 23ER) in

29 games (one start) over two stints with the Cubs (4/4-6/21 and 7/6-23)… was originally drafted by the Yankees in the fourth round of the 2009 First-Year Player Draft .

On Friday at Toronto, RHP Luis Severino will make his second spring start (and second against the Blue Jays)… made his first spring start on 2/26 vs . Toronto, tossing

2 0. scoreless IP (0H, 1BB, 1K) and earning the win… made seven starts before being placed on the 15-day D .L . from 5/14-30 with a right tricep strain… allowed a

.211 (126-for-571, 25HR) opponent’s average; LH .223 (60-for-269, 13HR), RH .219 (66-for-302, 12HR… at 22 years old, 48 days old, in his season debut on 4/8

at Detroit, he was the second-youngest AL pitcher to start a game in 2016, older than only Minnesota’s José Berrios (21 years, 336 days)… was signed by the Yankees as non-drafted free agent on 12/26/11 .

UPCOMING PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS COUNTDOWN Date Opponent Probable Pitchers Time TV/Radio TO OPENING DAY Fri ,. Mar . 3 at Toronto RHP Luis Severino (1-0, 0 .00) vs . LHP Francisco Liriano (8-13, 4 .69 in 2016) 1:05 p .m . MLBN/None (4/2 at Tampa - 1:10 p .m ). Sat ., Mar . 4 at Detroit RHP Michael Pineda (6-12, 4 82. in 2016) vs . RHP Jordan Zimmermann (0-0, 4 .50) 1:05 p .m . None/WFAN Sun ., Mar . 5 vs . Pittsburgh RHP Masahiro Tanaka (0-0, 0 .00) vs . RHP Jameson Taillon (0-0, 9 .00) 1:05 p .m . YES/WFAN 31 days QUICK HITS UPCOMING GAME INFORMATION PLAYERS ON CAMP ROSTER (67): Pitchers: 35 Catchers: 7 Infielders: 16 Outfielders: 8 DH: 1 YOUNGEST PLAYER IN CAMP: INF Gleyber Torres, age 20 (DOB: 12/13/96) Yankees at Toronto Blue Jays OLDEST PLAYER IN CAMP: DH Matt Holliday, age 37 (DOB: 1/15/80) Fri ., Mar . 3 – 1:05 p .m . MOST TENURED PLAYER IN CAMP: LHP CC Sabathia (Service time: 16 years) Florida Auto Exchange Stadium 373 Douglas Avenue, Dunedin, FL 34698 2016 SEASON IN REVIEW Clubhouse Hours: 9:15-10:15 a .m . ROLL CALL: The Yankees used 53 players in 2016 (P-29, C-3, INF-12, OF-8, DH-1), their fourth-highest total in Bus Time: 9:30 a .m . 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 Yankees at Detroit Tigers roster: Betances, Castro, Ellsbury, Gardner, Gregorius, Headley, McCann, Pineda, Romine, Tanaka and Torreyes . Sat ., Mar . 4 – 1:05 p .m . Joker Marchand Stadium 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 2301 Lakeland Hills Blvd, Lakeland, FL 33805 Yankees’ average age on Opening Day was under 30 years old . Bus Time: 9:30 a .m . 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 grand slam) . SURVEY SAYS… : The Yankees’ 65 .5% success rate on replay challenges was the third-highest in the Majors in 2016 (29 challenges: 19 overturned, 4 confirmed, 6 stand)…had led Major League clubs in replay challenge success rate in each of the first two seasons of the feature, winning 73 .3% of challenges in 2015 (22-for-30) and 82 .1% of challenges in 2014 (23-for-28) .

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 .

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) Y . 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

DAY/DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME TV/RADIO Thurs., Mar. 2 vs. Baltimore GMS Field 6:35 p.m. YES Fri ., Mar . 3 at Toronto Dunedin 1:05 p .m . Sat ., Mar . 4 at Detroit Lakeland 1:05 p .m . WFAN Sun., Mar. 5 vs. Pittsburgh GMS Field 1:05 p.m. YES/WFAN Mon ,. Mar . 6 at Pittsburgh Bradenton 1:05 p .m . Tue., Mar. 7 vs. Tampa Bay GMS Field 1:05 p.m. YES Wed., Mar. 8 vs. Team Canada GMS Field 1:05 p.m. Thurs ., Mar . 9 at Atlanta Lake Buena Vista 1:05 p .m . Fri ., Mar . 10 at Philadelphia Clearwater 1:05 p .m . Sat., Mar. 11 vs. Detroit GMS Field 1:05 p.m. YES/WFAN Sun., Mar. 12 vs. Atlanta GMS Field 1:05 p.m. WFAN Mon ,. Mar . 13 Off Day Tue ., Mar . 14 at Tampa Bay Port Charlotte 1:05 p .m . Wed., Mar. 15 vs. Philadelphia GMS Field 6:35 p.m. YES/WFAN Thurs ., Mar . 16 at Toronto Dunedin 1:05 p .m . Fri ., Mar . 17 at Detroit Lakeland 1:05 p .m . Sat., Mar. 18 vs. Toronto 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 . 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

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