GAME NOTES THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2015

TODAY’S GAME: (0-1-1) at (1-1) YANKEES ROSTER 1:05 P.M. – MCKECHNIE FIELD – BRADENTON, FL – TV/RADIO: 11 OF RHP ESMIL ROGERS (2-0, 5.72 in 2014 w/ TOR and NYY) vs. FRANCISCO LIRIANO (7-10, 3.38 in 2014) 12 INF Probable relievers for NYY: RHP Chase Whitley, RHP , RHP Cesar Vargas, LHP Fred Lewis, LHP . 13 INF 14 Stephen Drew INF YANKEE DOODLES: The New York Yankees will play the third exhibition game of their spring schedule today against 17 Brendan Ryan INF the Pittsburgh Pirates at McKechnie Field in Bradenton, Fla.… will play 34 total spring games, all against Major League 18 INF opposition… are slated for 17 home games… will play seven night games, including five at home (3/6 vs. Pittsburgh, 19 Masahiro Tanaka RHP 3/12 vs. Atlanta, 3/17 vs. Toronto, 3/19 vs. Philadelphia and 3/24 vs. Detroit) and two on the road (3/13 at Boston and 22 OF 3/18 at Atlanta)… marks the Yankees’ 20th consecutive season at Steinbrenner Field (1996-2015), formerly Legends Field, 24 Chris Young OF and the 113th season in franchise history. 25 INF 26 LHP YESTERDAY’S NEWS: On Wednesday in Tampa, the Yankees suffered their first loss of the spring at the hands of the Phillies 27 Scott Baker* RHP in a 3-1 final...RHP started and took the loss, surrendering 1ER on 2 H in 2.0IP...CF Mason Williams (1-for-2) 28 doubled and scored the Yankees’ only run of the game in the sixth inning...C Gary Sanchez picked up the RBI with a sacrifice 29 David Carpenter RHP fly...DH Alex Rodriguez (1-for-2) singled and walked in his first game of the spring. 30 Nathan Eovaldi RHP 31 Jared Burton* RHP HOPE WEEK 2015: The Yankees are proud to announce the return of HOPE Week (Helping Others Persevere & Excel) in 2015 for 33 Garrett Jones INF the seventh consecutive season… the initiative is rooted in the belief that acts of good will provide hope and encouragement 34 Brian McCann C to more than just the recipient of the gesture… the Yankees will kick off their announcement of HOPE Week with a pregame 35 RHP ceremony on 3/6 at GMS Field prior to the Yankees’ 7:05 p.m. game vs. Pittsburgh… the Yankees will honor Palma Ceia Little League 36 Carlos Beltran OF Challenger , which is a baseball program designed for the needs of children that live with physical or mental disabilities. 39 Chase Whitley RHP 40 Andrew Bailey* RHP IN CONTROL: Yankees finished the season with the second-highest -to-walk ratio in modern Major 41 Justin Wilson LHP League history (since 1900), according to the Elias Sports Bureau… had a 3.44 K/BB ratio (1,370K, 398BB), trailing only the 43 Adam Warren RHP 2014 Nationals’ 3.66 K/BB ratio (1,288K, 352BB). 45 Kyle Davies* RHP • RHP Michael Pineda produced an 8.43 K/BB ratio, the highest-ever mark for a Yankees (min. 75.0IP)… the previous 47 Ivan Nova RHP Yankee record of 6.92 was set by in 2001 (80.2IP, 12BB, 83K)… also issued only 0.83 walks per 9.0IP, the lowest 48 LHP mark ever for a Yankees pitcher (min 75.0IP)… set the previous Yankees record of 0.85 in 2003 (213.0IP, 20BB). 52 CC Sabathia LHP 53 Esmil Rogers RHP

#WINNING: The Yankees secured their 22nd consecutive winning season last year (1993-2014)… according to the Elias 54 3B Sports Bureau, it marks the second-longest such streak among Major League teams all time, trailing only the Yankees’ run 55 Austin Romine C of 39 straight winning seasons from 1926-64… the team also secured its 23rd consecutive winning season at home (went 56 Tony Pena 1B COACH

43-38 at home in 2014) extending its run since 1992… according to Elias, it is the third-longest such streak in Major League 58 PITCHING history, trailing only the Yankees’ 47-year home winning streak from 1918-64 and the Pirates’ 24-year streak from 1892-1915. 59 BENCH 60 BULLPEN THE SKIPPER: In 2015, Manager Joe Girardi enters his eighth season (2008-present) at the helm of the Yankees… owns 60 Nick Noonan* INF a 648-486 (.571) record in seven years with the club, which is the Majors’ best mark over the stretch… is sixth in Yankees history in managerial wins, trailing only Joe McCarthy (1,460), (1,173), Casey Stengel (1,149), Miller Huggins 61 Jeff Pentland HITTING 61 RHP (1,067) and Ralph Houk (944)… has led the Yankees to three AL East Division titles (2009, ‘11-12) along with a 62 Alan Cockrell ASST. HITTING championship in 2009… was named to the post on 10/30/07, becoming the 32nd manager in franchise history… owns a 726-570 (.560) managerial record in his career, trailing only (771), Frank Chance (753), Al Lopez (742) and 62 Cole Figueroa* INF Joe McCarthy (734) for the most wins by any manager in his first eight years at the helm (credit: Elias). 63 Jose Pirela INF 64 Chasen Shreve LHP TERRIFIC TRIO: The Yankees announced that they will retire the uniform numbers and dedicate Monument Park plaques 65 Bryan Mitchell RHP 66 John Ryan Murphy C for (No. 46), (No. 20) and (No. 51) during the 2015 season… Williams will be 67 Eddy Rodriguez* C celebrated on Sunday, 5/24, before the Yankees’ 8:05 p.m. game vs. Texas… Posada will take his place in Monument Park on 68 Dellin Betances RHP Saturday, 8/22, prior to the Yankees’ contest against the … Pettitte will be honored a day later on Sunday, 70 Wilking Rodriguez* RHP 8/23, with a pregame ceremony… former player and coach will also be recognized with a plaque, to be dedicated during Old-Timers’ Day festivities on Saturday, 6/20. 71 Jose Ramirez RHP • In 2014, the Yankees dedicated Monument Park plaques to Nelson Mandela (4/16-rescheduled from a 4/15 rainout), Tino 72 Danny Burawa RHP 73 Jose De Paula LHP Martinez (6/21), Rich “Goose” Gossage (6/22-Old Timer’s Day), Paul O’Neill (8/9) and Joe Torre (8/23)… additionally, Torre had his No. 6 uniform retired. 74 * OF 75 Domingo German RHP 20/20 : This year marks the 20th season the Yankees have held spring training at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, 76 RHP

Fla.… the complex originally opened prior to the 1996 season as Legends Field… was renamed during a pregame ceremony on 77 Ramon Flores OF

3/27/08 as George M. Steinbrenner Field in honor of principal owner George Steinbrenner III… since it’s inception, GMS Field has 78 Gary Sanchez C

also served as home for the Single-A Tampa Yankees of the … prior to relocating to Tampa in 1994 (the team 79 Tyler Austin OF played at Red McEwen Field at the U. of South Florida from 1994-95), the Yankees trained in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 80 Mason Williams OF 81 Vicente Campos* RHP HOW’S THE WEATHER UP THERE: The Yankees’ spring training roster features 11 players who are 6’4” or taller, all but one 82 * RHP

who are pitchers… the tallest are 6’8” RHP Dellin Betances and 6’8” RHP Chris Martin followed by OF , LHP 83 Francisco Arcia* C

Andrew Miller, RHP Michael Pineda and LHP CC Sabathia, all of whom stand at 6’7”… RHP Tyler Webb is 6’6”…INF 84 Trent Garrison* C

Garrett Jones is 6’5”… at 6’4” are RHPs Scott Baker, Vicente Campos and Ivan Nova. 85 Juan Graterol* C 86 Kyle Higashioka* C FOR STARTERS: RHP Esmil Rogers (2-0, 5.72 ERA in 2014) will make his first spring start for the Yankees today vs. Pittsburgh 87 * LHP at McKechnie Field…was claimed off waivers from Toronto on 7/31/14 and went 2-0 with a 4.68 ERA (25.0 IP, 13 ER) in 19 88 Diego Moreno* RHP appearances (1 start) with the Yankees)…retired 12-of-17 (70.6%) first batters faced with the Yankees…allowed just four 89 James Pazos* LHP of 13 (30.8%) inherited runners to score…earned first win of the season in his Yankees debut on 8/3 at Boston, tossing 3.0 90 Nick Rumbelow* RHP scoreless innings (1BB, 3K)…made lone start of the season on 8/8 vs. Cleveland, allowing 1ER in 5.0IP for the win. 91 Luis Severino* RHP • On Friday at Philadelphia, RHP Bryan Mitchell (0-1, 2.45 ERA in 2014) will make his first spring start for the Yankees…was 92 Tyler Webb* LHP drafted in the 16th round by the Yankees in the 2009 First-Year Player Draft…made his Major League debut in 8/10 loss vs. 93 * OF Cleveland, tossing 2.0 scoreless innings (1BB, 2K)...made three appearances (one start) over four stints with the Yankees in 94 Kyle Roller* INF 2014 (4/20, 7/13, 8/8-10 and 8/15-9/28)...opponents batted .256 (10-for-39, 0 HR). 95 Greg Bird* INF • On Friday vs. Pittsburgh, LHP Chris Capuano (3-4, 4.35 ERA combined in 2014) will make his first spring start for the 96 * INF Yankees…was acquired from Colorado on 7/24/14 and went 2-3 with a 4.25 ERA (65.2IP, 67H, 31ER, 7HR, 19BB, 55K, 3HP) 97 Jonathan Galvez* INF in 12 starts for the Yankees…made his Yankees debut—and first start of the season—in 7/26 loss to Toronto, earning a 98 * INF no-decision (6.0IP, 5H, 2ER, 4BB, 4K)…had at least 7K in three consecutive starts from 8/6-19, the longest such streak of his 99 Aaron Judge* OF career (8K on 8/6 vs. Detroit, 7K on 8/11 at Baltimore and 8K on 8/19 vs. Houston)…also made 28 relief appearances for *Non-roster invitees Boston, going 1-1 with a 4.55 ERA (31.2IP, 16ER)… during the offseason was a part of MLB’s All-Star tour of Japan.

UPCOMING PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS COUNTDOWN Date Opponent Probable Pitchers Time TV/Radio TO Fri., Mar. 6 at Philadelphia (ss) RHP Bryan Mitchell vs. LHP Cole Hamels 1:05 p.m. (April 6 vs Toronto - 1:05 p.m.) Fri., Mar. 6 vs Pittsburgh (ss) LHP Chris Capuano vs. LHP Jeff Locke 7:05 p.m. Sat., Mar 7 @ Houston TBA vs. LHP Dallas Keuchel 1:05 p.m. WFAN 32 DAYS QUICK HITS PLAYERS ON CAMP ROSTER (68): Pitchers: 34 : 9 Infielders: 15 Outfielders: 10 UPCOMING GAME INFORMATION YOUNGEST PLAYER IN CAMP: RHP Luis Severino, age 21 (DOB: 02/20/94) Yankees (ss) at OLDEST PLAYER IN CAMP: INF Alex Rodriguez, age 39 (DOB: 07/27/75) Fri., Mar. 6 – 1:05 p.m. MOST TENURED PLAYER IN CAMP: INF Alex Rodriguez (Service time: 20 years, 11 days) Bright House Field 601 N. Old Coachman Road, Clearwater, 2014 SEASON IN REVIEW FL 33765 ROLL CALL: The Yankees used a franchise-record 58 players in 2014 (32-P, 4-C, 12-INF, 10-OF), surpassing the Clubhouse:TBA

previous high set just a year earlier in 2013 (56)… 33 players made their debut with the Yankees, including Bus departs: 9:45 a.m. nine who made their Major League debuts. SURPASSING SANDMAN: All-Star RHP Dellin Betances had 135K in 2014 (in 90.0IP), surpassing Mariano Yankees (ss) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates Fri., Mar. 6 – 7:05 p.m. Rivera (130K in 107.2IP in 1996) for the most single-season by a reliever in franchise history… marks the most Ks by a Major League reliever since the Cubs’ Carlos Marmol had 138K in 77.2IP in 2010. George M. Steinbrenner Field One Steinbrenner Drive, Tampa, FL 33614 TEN O’CLOCK LIGHTNING: The Yankees totaled nine “walk-off” wins in 2014, surpassing their 2013 total Clubhouse: TBA

(seven) and marking their most since 2009 (15)… all occurred in the club’s final 49 home games (since 6/20)

and eight took place after the All-Star Break… Elias notes that it’s the most post-All-Star “walk-offs” by the Yankees at Yankees since 1988 (8). Sat., Mar. 7 - 1:05 p.m. CLOSE GETS THEM THE CIGAR: In 2014, the Yankees had an AL-best 50-37 (.575) record in games decided by Osceola County Stadium two-or-fewer runs, trailing only St. Louis’ 48-34 (.585) mark in all of baseball… over the last two seasons, are a 631 Heritage Park Way Major League-best 100-67 (.599) in such games over that span. Kissimmee, FL 34744 YOUTH MOVEMENT: The Yankees started a rookie pitcher in 61 games in 2014, the highest total in the Clubhouse: TBA

Majors… went 37-24 in those games, including 23-9 on the road… Yankees rookies went a combined 23-18 with a 3.78 ERA (352.0IP, 148ER) as starters. THE BRONX BOMBERS: According to research from the Elias Sports Bureau, the Yankees have 15,006 home

runs in franchise history since their inception in 1903… OF Brett Gardner hit milestone HR 15,000 with a fifth-inning solo-HR against Toronto on 9/21. SURVEY SAYS: The Yankees’ 82.1% success rate on replay challenges was tops in the Majors in 2014 (28 challenges: 23 overturned, three confirmed, two stand).

2015 TRANSACTIONS Jan. 1 Traded LHP to the for RHP David Carpenter and LHP Chasen Shreve. Jan. 5 Signed OF Slade Heathcott to a minor league contract with an invitation to Major League spring training. Jan. 13 Acquired RHP Chris Martin from the in exchange for cash considerations. Jan. 14 Signed RHP Ivan Nova to a one-year contract, avoiding arbitration. Jan. 15 Signed INF Stephen Drew to a one-year contract; designated OF Eury Perez for assignment. Jan. 16 Signed RHPs David Carpenter, Nathan Eovaldi and Ivan Nova to one-year contracts, avoiding arbitration. Feb. 5 Signed RHP Scott Baker, INFs Cole Figueroa, Jonathan Galvez and Nick Noonan, Cs Juan Graterol and Eddy Rodriguez to minor league con- tracts with invitations to spring training; invited RHPs Andrew Bailey, Vicente Campos, Nick Goody, Diego Moreno, Wilking Rodriguez, Nick Rumbelow and Luis Severino, LHPs Jacob Lindgren, James Pazos and Tyler Webb, OFs Jake Cave, Slade Heathcott and Aaron Judge, INFs Greg Bird, Cito Culver, Rob Refsnyder and Kyle Roller, and Cs Francisco Arcia, Trent Garrison and Kyle Higashioka to spring training. Feb. 9 Signed RHP Kyle Davies to a minor league contract with an invitation to Major League spring training. Feb. 16 Signed RHP Jared Burton to a minor league contract with an invitation to Major League spring training.

2015 SPRING TRAINING SCHEDULE Date/Opp. Score WP LP SV Att. Starter DEC IP H R ER BB K HR Pit./Stk. Tue., Mar. 3 5-5 None None None 7,007 Warren ND 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -/- Wed., Mar. 4 3-1 Slowey Eovaldi De Fratus 9,673 Eovaldi L 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 31/20 DAY/DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME TV/RADIO Thurs., Mar. 5 at Pittsburgh Bradenton 1:05 p.m. Fri., Mar. 6 at Philadelphia (ss) Clearwater 1:05 p.m. PITTSBURGH (ss) GMS Field 7:05 p.m. Sat., Mar. 7 at Houston Kissimmee 1:05 p.m. WFAN Sun., Mar. 8 WASHINGTON GMS Field 1:05 p.m. YES/WFAN Mon., Mar. 9 TAMPA BAY GMS Field 1:05 p.m. YES Tue., Mar. 10 at Baltimore Sarasota 1:05 p.m. Wed., Mar. 11 BOSTON GMS Field 1:05 p.m. YES Thurs., Mar. 12 ATLANTA GMS Field 7:05 p.m. YES Fri., Mar. 13 at Boston Fort Myers 7:05 p.m. Sat., Mar. 14 DETROIT (ss) GMS Field 1:05 p.m. YES/WFAN at Toronto (ss) Dunedin 1:07 p.m. Sun., Mar. 15 PHILADELPHIA GMS Field 1:05 p.m. WFAN Mon., Mar. 16 Off Day Tues., Mar. 17 TORONTO GMS Field 7:05 p.m. YES Wed., Mar. 18 at Atlanta Disney World 6:05 p.m. Thurs., Mar. 19 PHILADELPHIA GMS Field 7:05 p.m. YES/ESPN/WFAN Fri., Mar. 20 at Detroit Lakeland 1:05 p.m. Sat., Mar. 21 HOUSTON GMS Field 1:05 p.m. Sun., Mar. 22 at New York (NL) Fort Lauderdale 1:10 p.m. YES/WFAN Mon., Mar. 23 at Washington Viera 1:05 p.m. Tue., Mar. 24 DETROIT GMS Field 7:05 p.m. YES/WFAN Wed., Mar. 25 NEW YORK (NL) GMS Field 1:05 p.m. YES Thurs., Mar. 26 at Tampa Bay Port Charlotte 1:05 p.m. Fri., Mar. 27 at Philadelphia Clearwater 1:05 p.m. Sat., Mar. 28 BALTIMORE GMS Field 1:05 p.m. YES/WFAN Sun., Mar. 29 at Houston Kissimmee 1:05 p.m. Mon., Mar. 30 Off Day Tues., Mar. 31 at Minnesota Fort Myers 1:05 p.m. Wed., Apr. 1 TAMPA BAY GMS Field 1:05 p.m. YES Thurs., Apr. 2 at Detroit (ss) Lakeland 1:05 p.m. YES PITTSBURGH (ss) GMS Field 1:05 p.m. ESPN Fri., Apr. 3 WASHINGTON GMS Field 1:05 p.m. YES Sat., Apr. 4 at Park (D.C.) 1:05 p.m. WFAN Sun., Apr. 5 Off Day Highlighted=Home Games / ss=Split Squad / *=Sellout / All Times Eastern and Subject to Change

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