GAME NOTES SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 2014

TODAY’S GAME: (17-12-2) vs. (18-12-2) YANKEES ROSTER 1:05 P.M. – STEINBRENNER FIELD – TAMPA, FL – TV/RADIO: YES/WFAN 2 ...... INF RHP IVAN NOVA (2-1, 3.66) vs. RHP TOM KOEHLER (1-1, 1.50) 11 Brett Gardner ...... OF 12 Alfonso Soriano...... OF YANKEE DOODLES: Today the New York Yankees will play their final spring training game, a 1:05 p.m. contest vs. the 14 Brian Roberts...... INF

Miami Marlins at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa… are scheduled for 33 total spring games, including 32 against 17 Brendan Ryan...... INF

Major League opposition (defeated Florida State, 8-3, in their first game of the spring on 2/25)… are slated for 17 18 ...... RHP

games, including 16 vs. Major League teams… will play six night games, including five at home (3/4 vs. Baltimore, 3/7 19 ...... RHP

vs. Detroit, 3/21 vs. Pittsburgh, 3/25 vs. Philadelphia and 3/28 vs. Miami) and one on the road (3/20 at Boston)… marks 22 Jacoby Ellsbury...... OF the Yankees’ 19th consecutive season at Steinbrenner Field (1996-2014), formerly Legends Field, and the 112th season 25 ...... INF in franchise history. 26 Eduardo Nunez...... INF 27 Shawn Kelley...... RHP Most Seasons as a Yankees Player 28 ...... YESTERDAY’S NEWS: The Yankees shut out the Marlins, 3-0, at Steinbrenner Field… Player Seasons the Yankees did not record a until the eighth when 3B Kelly Johnson 29 Francisco Cervelli...... C DEREK JETER. . . . 19 (1995-2013) 30 David Robertson...... RHP (1-for-3) led off the inning with a double, followed by an RBI single by 2B Brian Mariano Rivera. . . . . 19 (1995-2013) 31 ...... OF Roberts (1-for-3)…RHP Hiroki Kuroda started and tossed 3.0 scoreless Yogi Berra...... 18 (1946-63) 33 Kelly Johnson...... INF (3H, 4K)…RHP Masahiro Tanaka pitched the remainder of the game, striking out Mickey Mantle...... 18 (1951-68) Frank Crosetti...... 17 (1932-48) 34 Brian McCann...... C 10 batters in 6.0IP (3H) to earn the win. Bill Dickey ...... 17 (1928-43, ’46) 35 Michael Pineda...... RHP Lou Gehrig...... 17 (1923-39) 36 Carlos Beltran...... OF SPRING IN THEIR STEP: C Francisco Cervelli is hitting .405 (15-for-37) this spring Jorge Posada ...... 17 (1995-2011) 40 Matt Daley*...... RHP with 1 double, 1 , 7RBI and a team-leading 4HR…OF Carlos Beltran is ...... 16 (1950, ’53-67) 41 David Phelps...... RHP Bernie Williams . . . . .16 (1991-2006) .275 (14-for-51) with 3 doubles, 2HR and a team-high-tying 9RBI… INF Yangervis 43 Adam Warren ...... RHP Solarte has hit .429 (18-for-42) with 2HR and 9RBI, leading the club in hits and tied MLB All-Time Hits List 45 Andrew Bailey...... RHP for the lead in RBI… RHP Masahiro Tanaka leads all Yankees with 26K (in 1. Pete Rose...... 4,256 47 Ivan Nova...... RHP 2. Ty Cobb...... 4,191 21.0IP)… RHP Michael Pineda has allowed just 2ER in 15.0IP, going 2-1 with 16K. 48 Matt Thornton ...... LHP 3. Hank Aaron ...... 3,771 50 Mick Kelleher. . . . . 1B 4. Stan Musial...... 3,630 MADE IN : The Yankees came to camp with four Japan-born players in 5. Tris Speaker...... 3,514 52 CC Sabathia...... LHP camp: OF Ichiro Suzuki, RHP Hiroki Kuroda, RHP Masahiro Tanaka and non- 6. Honus Wagner...... 3,430 54 Kevin Long...... HITTING 56 Tony Pena...... BENCH roster invitee RHP Yoshinori Tateyama… the Yankees have had six Japan-born 7. Carl Yastrzemski...... 3,419 players in their history: (1997-99), (2003-09), 8. Paul Molitor...... 3,319 58 Larry Rothschild. . . . PITCHING (2007-08), Hiroki Kuroda (2012-13), Ryota Igarashi (2012) and Ichiro Suzuki (2012- 9. DEREK JETER ...... 3,316 59 Rob Thomson. . . . . 3B COACH 10. Eddie Collins...... 3,313 60 Gary Tuck...... BULLPEN 13)… with Tanaka and Kuroda, the Yankees will have two Japan-born pitchers in their starting rotation, becoming the first team to do so since the Los Angeles Most Hits in Franchise History 64 Cesar Cabral...... LHP 1. DEREK JETER...... 3,316 67 Vidal Nuno...... LHP Dodgers had starters and in 2004. 2. Lou Gehrig...... 2,721 68 ...... RHP 3. Babe Ruth...... 2,518 73 Antoan Richardson*...... OF DOUBLE TAKE: ’s new instant replay rules will be in effect in 4. Mickey Mantle...... 2,415 80 Jose Gil* ...... C six Yankees games this spring (3/6 at Philadelphia, 3/8 at Houston, 3/12 vs. Detroit, 5. Bernie Williams...... 2,336 89 Yangervis Solarte*...... INF 3/13 at Philadelphia, 3/22 at Minnesota and 3/29 vs. Miami). 90 Shane Greene...... RHP 93 Dean Anna...... INF #WINNING: The Yankees secured their 21st consecutive winning season in 2013 (since 1993), the second-longest such streak 95 Adonis Garcia*...... OF among Major League teams all time, trailing only the Yankees’ of 39 straight wining seasons from 1926-64‑credit: Elias. 98 Zelous Wheeler*...... INF *Non-roster invitees THE SKIPPER: In 2014, Manager Joe Girardi enters his seventh season (2008-present) at the helm of the

Yankees… owns a 564-408 (.580) record in six years with the club, the Majors’ best mark over the stretch and the sixth-

most managerial wins in Yankees history… has led the Yankees to three AL East Division titles (2009, ‘11-12) and a World OPENING DAY COUNTDOWN

Series championship in ‘09… is the 32nd manager in Yankees history… his .566 (642-492) career winning pct. (including (April 1 at Houston - 7:10 p.m.) 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 Earl Weaver tallied a 1,480-1,060 (.583) mark over a 17-year managerial career (1968-82 and ‘85-86). 3 DAYS

SUPPORTING CAST: The Yankees drew an AL-high 3,279,589 fans to in 2013, leading the AL in total UPCOMING GAME INFORMATION attendance for the 11th consecutive season… also led the AL with an average of 40,489 fans per home game… both 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 Yankees vs. Miami

Francisco (3,369,106/41,594)… the Yankees also led the AL in road attendance (2,690,604)… the Yankees’ combined draw Saturday, March 29 – 1:05 p.m. of 5,970,203 fans topped the AL for the 15th consecutive season. George M. Steinbrenner Field One Steinbrenner Dr., Tampa, FL 33614

FOR STARTERS: Today vs. Miami, RHP Ivan Nova will make his sixth start of spring training… last started on 3/19 at Clubhouse Hours: 10:00-11:00 a.m.

Atlanta, tossing 6.1 scoreless innings (2H, 0BB, 5K) to earn the win… in 2013, was 9-6 with a 3.10 ERA (139.1IP, 48ER) in

two stints with the Yankees (4/1-5/31 and 6/23-9/29)… was named AL “ 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 the third QUICK HITS highest for any current MLB pitcher with at least 50 career starts, trailing only Kris Medlen (.698, 30-13) and Lance Lynn Players on Camp Roster (35): (.673, 33-16). 16P / 3C / 8INF / 8OF Youngest: Cesar Cabral (DOB: 2/11/89)

FOR OPENERS: The Yankees will open the 112th season in franchise history on Tuesday at Houston… is the first game of a Oldest: Ichiro Suzuki (DOB: 10/22/73) three-game series and the first game of a six-game road trip that also includes three games at Toronto (4/4-6)… following this Longest Tenured: Derek Jeter road trip, return home for a 10-day, nine-game homestand vs. Baltimore (4/7-9), vs. Boston (4/10-13) and vs. Chicago-NL (4/15- (Service Time: 18 years, 43 days)

16)… will play 18 of their first 31 games at home.

Are 63-47-1 all time on Opening Day (35-15-1 at home, 28-32 on the road)… have lost four of their last five openers since 2009 (including an 8-2 loss vs. Boston in 2013) but have won six of their last 11 dating to 2003. Are opening their season on the road for the fourth time in the last six seasons (also 2009-10 and ‘12), and the 13th time in the last 19 years since 1996 (also 1996-2000, ‘02-

04, ‘06, ‘09-10 and ‘12)… of their last 12 season openers that have taken place on the road (since 1996), the Yankees have gone 4-8, losing each of their last three such games.

YANKEES vs. HOUSTON

OVERALL FACTS: On Opening Day the Yankees and Astros will play the first game of a three-game series in the Yankees’ only visit to Houston this season… played the season-ending series in Houston in 2013, with the Yankees sweeping all three games, including a 5-1, 14-inning game on 9/29 in the final game of the year for both

clubs… will be the first of six games between the teams in 2014… is the sixth all-time series between the clubs… IN SEASON SERIES: Have won all four prior season

series (5-1 in 2013; 3-0 in 2010 at the current Yankee Stadium; 3-0 at in 2008 at Minute Maid Park; and 2-1 at the original Yankee Stadium in 2003)… CURRENT TREND: Are

13-2 all time against the Astros… have won 12 of the last 13 games between these teams… AT MINUTE MAID PARK: Are undefeated in six all-time games at Houston, having swept both of their all-time series at Minute Maid Park (9/27-29/13 and 6/13-15/08) while outscoring the Astros by a combined 33-9.

UPCOMING PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS Date Opponent Probable Pitchers Time TV/Radio Sun., March 30 Off Day Mon., March 31 Team Workout at Minute Maid Park (4:00 p.m. CT) Tues., April 1 at Houston LHP CC Sabathia (14-13, 4.78 in 2013) vs. RHP Scott Feldman (12-12, 3.86 in 2013) 7:10 p.m. (ET) YES/MLBN/WFAN Wed., April 2 at Houston RHP Hiroki Kuroda (11-13, 3.31 in 2013) vs. RHP Jarred Cosart (1-1, 1.95 in 2013) 8:10 p.m. (ET) YES/WFAN Thurs., April 3 at Houston RHP Ivan Nova (9-6, 3.10 in 2013) vs. LHP Brett Oberholtzer (4-5, 2.76 in 2013) 8:10 p.m. (ET) YES/WFAN 2013 SEASON IN REVIEW CENSUS BUREAU: The Yankees used a franchise-record 56 players in 2013 (23-P, 4-C,18-INF, 10-OF and 1-DH), surpassing their previous high of 51 players in

both 2005 and ’08… their 33 position players were the most used by a Major League team since the 2004 Royals (also 33)… the Yankees used 45 players in 2012

(22-P, 3-C, 10-INF, 10-OF)… of the 56 players used in 2013, 28 made their first-ever appearance as a Yankee, with eight players making their MLB debuts (Adams, Almonte, Cabral, Claiborne, Joseph, Marshall, Murphy and Nuno).

SIDELINED: The Yankees used the disabled list 28 times in 2013 for 21 different players… placed a total of 15 players (in 17 stints) on the 60-day D.L.… the Yankees combined to miss a total of 1,287 games on the D.L. in 2013.

AFTERTHOUGHTS: The Yankees failed to make the postseason for just the second time in the last 19 seasons (also 2008)… their game vs. Tampa Bay on 9/26 at Yankee Stadium marked the club’s first home game played without being in the playoff picture since the team’s final home game in 1993 (10/3/93 vs Detroit).

THOSE BLANKETY-BLANKS: The Yankees’ 10 in 2013, were their most in a season since 2008 (11)… Ivan Nova started and won each of the Yankees’ final three shutouts (9/21 vs. San Francisco, 8/31 vs. Baltimore, 8/3 at San Diego). FINISH LINES: The Yankees starting pitching staff had seven complete games in 2013 (Nova-3, Sabathia-2, Kuroda-1 and Pettitte-1), marking the most for the club since having eight complete games during the 2005 season (R. Johnson-4, Mussina-2, Pavano-1, Small-1).

CLOSE CALLS: The Yankees had a Major League-best 30-16 (.652) record in one-run games after going 22-25 (.468) in such games in 2012… have had just two other seasons in franchise history in which they played as many or more one-run games with as high a winning percentage (1963/36-17/.679 and 1904/35-17/.673).

YARD WORK: The Yankees had 23 different players homer for the club in 2013, tied with San Diego for most in the Majors… marked the most different Yankees to homer in a single season in franchise history, surpassing 22 different players with a for the club in 1965 and 2000.

GOLDEN GLOVES: The Yankees posted a .988 fielding percentage to set a new franchise record (fractionally better than their .988 mark in 2010)… made just 69 errors, the third-lowest total in the Majors in 2013 and tying the franchise record for fewest in a season (also 2010). 2014 TRANSACTIONS Jan. 10 Signed LHP Matt Thornton to a two-year contract; designated OF Vernon Wells for assignment. Jan. 11 3B placed on the Restricted List by Major League Baseball. Jan. 14 Signed INF Brian Roberts to a one-year contract. Jan. 15 Unconditionally released OF Vernon Wells. Jan. 16 Signed C Francisco Cervelli to a one-year contract, avoiding arbitration. Jan. 17 Signed OF Brett Gardner, RHP Shawn Kelley, RHP Ivan Nova and RHP David Robertson to one-year contracts, avoiding arbitration. Jan. 22 Acquired RHP Masahiro Tanaka via the from the Tohoku Golden Eagles of Japan and signed him to a seven-year contract extending through the 2020 season with an opt-out following the 2017 season; designated LHP David Huff for assignment. Jan. 24 Traded LHP David Huff to the in exchange for cash considerations. Jan. 29 Signed RHPs Bruce Billings, Robert Coello, Brian Gordon and Chris Leroux, INFs Russ Canzler, Scott Sizemore, Yangervis Solarte and Zelous Wheeler and OF Antoan Richardson to minor league contracts with invitations to Major League spring training; invited RHPs Danny Burawa, Matt Daley, David Herndon, Jim Miller, Mark Montgomery, Yoshinori Tateyama and Chase Whitley, LHPs Fred Lewis and Francisco Rondon, Cs Francisco Arcia, Jose Gil and Pete O’Brien, INFs Corban Joseph and Jose Pirela and OFs Tyler Austin, Adonis Garcia and Mason Williams to spring training. Feb. 24 Signed OF Brett Gardner to a four-year contract beginning in 2015 and extending through the 2018 season, with a club option for 2019. Mar. 9 Optioned RHP Jose Ramirez to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and reassigned LHP Francisco Rondon to minor league camp. Mar. 12 Optioned LHP Nik Turley and OF Slade Heathcott to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and optioned C Gary Sanchez to Double-A Trenton. Mar. 13 Optioned RHP Bryan Mitchell to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and optioned RHP Jose Campos to Single-A Tampa. Mar. 16 Optioned LHP Manny Banuelos to Single-A Tampa. Mar. 18 Optioned OF Ramon Flores to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre; reassigned C Francisco Arcia, OF Tyler Austin, RHP Bruce Billings, RHP Robert Coello, RHP Brian Gordon, INF Corban Joseph, RHP Mark Montgomery, C Pete O’Brien, INF Jose Pirela, OF Mason Williams and RHP Chase Whitley to minor league camp. Mar. 25 Optioned C John Ryan Murphy and C Austin Romine to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Mar. 26 Optioned RHP Preston Claiborne and OF to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre; reassigned INF Russ Canzler, RHP David Herndon, RHP Jim Miller, INF Scott Sizemore and RHP Yoshinori Tateyama to minor league camp. Mar. 27 Reassigned RHP Danny Burawa, RHP Chris Leroux and LHP Fred Lewis to minor league camp. 2014 spring training schedule Italics: Please note that statistics from the NYY vs. FSU game and any minor league games are not counted in official Grapefruit League stats. / * = sellout Date/Opp. Score WP LP SV Att. Starter DEC IP H R ER BB K HR Pit./Stk. Tue., Feb. 25 vs. FSU 8-3 Nuno Miller None 7,708 Nuno W 2.0 3 0 0 0 3 0 26/17 Wed., Feb. 26 at PIT 5-6 Welker Whitley Wilk 6,870 Nova ND 1.1 2 2 2 2 1 0 37/22 Thurs., Feb. 27 vs. PIT 2-8 Coello Yang None 7,763 Phelps ND 2.0 2 1 1 0 4 1 30/20 Fri., Feb. 28 at DET 7-4 Warren Scherzer Claiborne 7,684 Warren W 2.0 2 0 0 2 1 0 27/17 Sat., Mar. 1 vs. PHI 4-0 Sabathia ND 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 24/16 Kuroda Gonzalez None 10,934* Kuroda W 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17/11 Tanaka ND 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 32/22 Sun., Mar. 2 at TOR 8-2 Mitchell Redmond None 5,533 Nuno ND 2.0 2 1 1 0 3 1 34/25 Mon., Mar. 3 vs. WAS 4-2 Nova Detwiler Miller 8,044 Nova W 3.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 36/31 Tues., Mar. 4 vs. BAL 2-3 Brach Whitley Huntzinger 8,724 Phelps ND 2.2 5 1 1 1 2 0 49/29 Wed., Mar. 5 at TB 4-5 Bedard Coello Odorizzi 6,469 Warren ND 2.1 4 1 1 0 2 1 44/25 Thurs., Mar. 6 at PHI 4-3 Burawa Aumont Montgomery 6,935 Tanaka ND 3.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 41/25 Fri., Mar. 7 vs. DET 3-2 Miller Marte None 10,820* Kuroda ND 2.2 1 0 0 1 5 0 52/30 Sat., Mar. 8 at HOU 9-6 Whitley Cisnero Leroux 5,001 Nova ND 4.0 8 3 3 0 5 0 54/38 Sun., Mar. 9 vs. TB 3-3 None None None 11,017* Phelps ND 5.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 59/38 Mon., Mar. 10 Off Day Tues., Mar. 11 at WAS 2-3 Zimmermann Sabathia Delcarmen 7,372* Sabathia L 3.0 4 3 3 2 3 0 62/37 Wed., Mar. 12 vs. DET 7-7 None None None 10,759* Kuroda ND 3.2 10 6 6 0 1 0 60/38 Thurs., Mar. 13 vs. BAL (SS) 6-0 Pineda Norris None 9,317 Pineda W 2.2 3 0 0 1 5 0 48/27 Thurs., Mar. 13 at PHI (SS) 2-6 Hernandez Nova None 9,003* Nova L 5.0 9 3 3 0 6 0 75/56 Fri., Mar. 14 vs. MIN 3-7 Thielbar Banuelos None 9,309 Phelps L 4.0 5 2 2 1 4 1 75/47 Sat., Mar. 15 at BAL (SS) 1-2 Yoon Montgomery Meek 8,602* Nuno ND 4.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 58/37 Sat., Mar. 15 vs. MIA (Pan.-SS) 0-5 Hand Warren None 26,686 Warren L 4.1 2 1 1 0 6 0 53/39 Sun., Mar. 16 vs. ATL 7-4 Thornton Severino None 10,527* Tanaka ND 4.1 3 1 1 2 6 0 74/44 Sun., Mar. 16 vs. MIA (Pan.-SS) 7-0 Sabathia Eovaldi None 22,022 Sabathia W 5.0 0 0 0 0 5 0 64/45 Mon., Mar. 17 at PIT Cancelled due to rain Tues., Mar. 18 vs. BOS 8-1 Pineda Doubront None 11,032* Pineda W 4.1 4 0 0 0 5 0 60/45 Wed., Mar. 19 at ATL 7-0 Nova Hale None 10,413* Nova W 6.1 2 0 0 0 5 0 65/48 Thurs., Mar. 20 at BOS 3-2 Phelps Buchholz Daley 9,750* Phelps W 6.0 4 2 2 2 3 0 86/56 Fri., Mar. 21 vs. PIT 4-0 Sabathia Volquez None 10,890* Sabathia W 7.0 4 0 0 1 7 0 89/55 Sat., Mar. 22 at MIN 5-4 Tanaka Correia Tateyama 9,298* Tanaka W 5.2 5 3 3 1 6 0 87/58 Sun., Mar. 23 vs. TOR 1-3 Buehrle Pineda Loup 10,953* Pineda L 6.0 6 3 2 0 2 0 80/57 Mon., Mar. 24 Off Day Tues., Mar. 25 vs. PHI 0-6 Manship Phelps None 10,894* Warren ND 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 24/11 Wed., Mar. 26 at TOR 6-10 Cecil Claiborne None 5,541 Leroux ND 3.0 5 2 2 0 0 1 36/25 Thurs., Mar. 27 at PIT 4-2 Sabathia Pimentel Cabral 8,134* Sabathia W 4.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 42/31 Fri., Mar. 28 vs. MIA 3-0 Tanaka Marmol None 10,581* Kuroda ND 3.0 3 0 0 0 4 0 46/29 Day/Date Opponent Site Time TV/RADIO Sat., Mar. 29 MIAMI GMS Field 1:05 p.m. YES/WFAN Highlighted=Home Games / SS=Split Squad / All Times Eastern and Subject to Change

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