Spring Training Game Notes Saturday, March 1, 2014
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SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 2014 TODAY’S GAME: NEW YORK YANKEES (1-2) vs. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (1-2) YANKEES ROSTER 1:05 P.M. – GEORGE M. STEINBRENNER FIELD – TAMPA, FL – TV/RADIO: YES/MLBN 2 Derek Jeter INF LHP CC SABATHIA (14-13, 4.78 in 2013) vs. RHP DAVID BUCHANAN (10-13, 4.40 in 2013 w/AAA & AA) 11 Brett Gardner OF In relief for NYY: RHPs Hiroki Kuroda, Masahiro Tanaka, Jose Ramirez, Dellin Betances & Matt Daley. 12 Alfonso Soriano OF 14 Brian Roberts INF YANKEE DOODLES: Today the New York Yankees will play the Philadelphia Phillies at GMS Field in Tampa at 1:05 p.m… are 17 Brendan Ryan INF scheduled for 34 total spring games, including 33 against Major League opposition (defeated Florida State, 8-3, in their first 18 Hiroki Kuroda RHP game of the spring on 2/25)… are slated for 17 home games, including 16 vs. Major League teams… will play six night games, 19 Masahiro Tanaka RHP including five at home (3/4 vs. Baltimore, 3/7 vs. Detroit, 3/21 vs. Pittsburgh, 3/25 vs. Philadelphia and 3/28 vs. Miami) and one 22 Jacoby Ellsbury OF on the road (3/20 at Boston)… marks the Yankees’ 19th consecutive season at Steinbrenner Field (1996-2014), formerly Legends 24 Scott Sizemore* INF Field, and the 112th season in franchise history. 25 Mark Teixeira INF 26 Eduardo Nunez INF YESTERDAY’S NEWS: On Friday, the Yankees defeated Detroit, 7-4, in Lakeland, Fla… RHP Adam Warren started and 27 Shawn Kelley RHP earned the win, tossing 2.0 scoreless IP (2H, 2BB, 1K) in his first start of the spring… Yankees batters scored all of their 28 Joe Girardi MANAGER runs via the HR… C Brian McCann (1-for-2) hit a solo-HR in the second off Max Scherzer and DH Gary Sanchez (1-for-3) 29 Francisco Cervelli C hit a solo-HR in the third… in a five-run seventh inning, LF Jose Pirela (1-for-2) hit a 2R-HR and 2B Yangervis Solarte 30 David Robertson RHP (2-for-2) hit a 3R-HR… RHPs Shawn Kelley (2H, 1K), Mark Montgomery (perfect), Danny Burawa (1BB), Chase Whitley 31 Ichiro Suzuki OF (1H, 1BB, 1K) and LHP Fred Lewis (1H, 2K) each tossed 1.0 scoreless IP… RHP Preston Claiborne tossed a scoreless ninth to earn the save (1.0IP, 2H, 2K). 33 Kelly Johnson INF 34 Brian McCann C Most Seasons as a Yankees Player CURTAIN CALL: On 2/12, Yankees captain SS Derek Jeter announced that he 35 Michael Pineda RHP Player Seasons would retire following the 2014 season… first addressed the decision during media 36 Carlos Beltran OF DEREK JETER ....... 19 (1995-2013) availability on 2/19 in the Yankees Pavilion on the day Yankees position players Mariano Rivera .........19 (1995-2013) 38 Preston Claiborne RHP reported… this year will be his 20th season as a Yankee, which will break a tie with Yogi Berra. 18 (1946-63) 40 Matt Daley* RHP Mariano Rivera (19 seasons), to become the longest tenured player in franchise Mickey Mantle ...........18 (1951-68) 41 David Phelps RHP history… leads all active Major Leaguers with a franchise-record 3,316 career hits… is Frank Crosetti ............17 (1932-48) 43 Adam Warren RHP a 13-time All-Star (1998-2002, ‘04, ‘06-12), five-time Gold Glove winner (2004-06, ‘09- Bill Dickey ...........17 (1928-43, ’46) 45 Andrew Bailey RHP Lou Gehrig ...............17 (1923-39) 10), five-time Silver Slugger winner (2006-09, ‘12)… was named the 1996 AL Rookie 47 Ivan Nova RHP of the Year, and MVP of the 2000 All-Star Game and 2000 World Series, becoming Jorge Posada ..........17 (1995-2011) Whitey Ford ..........16 (1950, ’53-67) 48 Matt Thornton LHP the only player to win both awards in the same season… of the 2,602 career regular Bernie Williams ........16 (1991-2006) 50 Mick Kelleher 1B COACH season games he has played in, there has been just one in which the Yankees had 52 CC Sabathia LHP already been mathematically eliminated from postseason contention (9/26/08). MLB All-time Hits List 1. Pete Rose. .4,256 53 Austin Romine C 2. Ty Cobb ..................... 4,191 54 Kevin Long HITTING CANAL STREET: The Yankees and Miami Marlins will participate in the “Legend 3. Hank Aaron .................3,771 55 David Herndon* RHP Series” with a two-game series at Panama City’s Rod Carew Stadium on 3/15- 4. Stan Musial ..................3,630 56 Tony Pena BENCH 16… the series will honor the legacy of newly retired all-time saves leader Mariano 5. Tris Speaker .................3,514 57 Chris Leroux* RHP 6. Honus Wagner ..............3,430 Rivera… the series will mark the return of Major League Baseball to Panama for the 7. Carl Yastrzemski ............. 3,419 58 Larry Rothschild PITCHING first time since 1947… the “Legend Series” will include charitable events away from 8. Paul Molitor. 3,319 59 Rob Thomson 3B COACH the field, including a gala featuring representation of both teams on 3/14 to benefit 9. DEREK JETER .............3,316 60 Gary Tuck BULLPEN the Mariano Rivera Foundation… proceeds from the dinner will go to Children’s 10. Eddie Collins ................3,313 61 Jim Miller* RHP Hospital in Panama City, the largest pediatric hospital in the country. Most Hits in Franchise History • The Yankees trained in Panama in Feb. 1946, including a game against an 62 Robert Coello* RHP 1. DEREK JETER .............3,316 63 Yoshinori Tateyama* RHP Panamanian all-star team before approximately 10,000 fans on 3/21/46… in the 2. Lou Gehrig .................2,721 64 Cesar Cabral LHP spring of 1947, the Yankees and Dodgers played several exhibition games in 3. Babe Ruth ..................2,518 Panama during a trip that also included stops in Cuba, Puerto Rico and Venezuela. 4. Mickey Mantle .............. 2,415 65 Zoilo Almonte OF 5. Bernie Williams .............2,336 66 John Ryan Murphy C MADE IN JAPAN: The Yankees have four Japan-born players in camp: OF Ichiro 67 Vidal Nuno LHP 68 Dellin Betances RHP Suzuki, RHP Hiroki Kuroda, RHP Masahiro Tanaka and non-roster invitee RHP Yoshinori Tateyama… the Yankees have had six Japan-born players in their history: Hideki Irabu (1997-99), Hideki Matsui (2003-09), Kei Igawa (2007-08), Hiroki 70 Russ Canzler* INF Kuroda (2012-13), Ryota Igarashi (2012) and Ichiro Suzuki (2012-13)…with Tanaka and Kuroda, the Yankees will have two 71 Brian Gordon* RHP Japan-born pitchers in their starting rotation, becoming the first team to do so since the Los Angeles Dodgers had starters 72 Corban Joseph* INF Hideo Nomo and Kazuhisa Ishii in 2004. 73 Antoan Richardson* OF 74 Bruce Billings* RHP FOR STARTERS: Starting today vs. Philadelphia, LHP CC Sabathia will make his first spring start… in 32 starts in 2013, 75 Manny Banuelos LHP went 14-13 with a 4.78 ERA (211.0IP, 112ER)… opponents batted .272 (224-for-823, 28HR); LH .242 (47-for-194, 5HR); RH 76 Jose Ramirez RHP .281 (177-for-629, 23HR)… since his debut in 2001, has a 205-115 (.641) record with a 3.60 ERA and 2,389K in 415 starts, 77 Francisco Rondon* LHP marking the most wins and K in the Majors over the stretch… is second in starts, IP (2,775.1) and CG (37), and tied for 78 Slade Heathcott OF second in shutouts (12) over the span… has recorded at least 11 wins in each of his first 13 Major League seasons (2001-13), 79 Nik Turley LHP one of just four pitchers in the Modern Era (since 1900) to accomplish the feat, joining Don Sutton (first 17 seasons, 1966-82), 80 Jose Gil* C Eddie Plank (first 16 seasons, 1901-16) and Tom Seaver (also first 13 seasons, 1967-79). 81 Ramon Flores OF • Pitching in relief today vs. Philadelphia, RHP Hiroki Kuroda will make his first spring appearance… in 2013, went 11-13 82 Gary Sanchez C with a 3.31 ERA (201.1IP, 74ER) in 32 starts for the Yankees… was 7-3 with a 2.35 ERA (88.0IP, 23ER) in 14 starts at Yankee 83 Chase Whitley* RHP Stadium and 4-10 with a 4.05 ERA (113.1IP, 51ER) in 18 road starts… his nine scoreless starts were the most among all 84 Mark Montgomery* RHP American League hurlers … went undefeated in July, going 3-0 in five starts with a 0.55 ERA (33.0IP, 25H, 2ER, 6BB, 24K), 85 Bryan Mitchell RHP marking the lowest single-month ERA (min: 5GS) by any Yankees pitcher since at least 1916. 86 Jose Pirela* INF • Pitching in relief today vs. Philadelphia, RHP Masahiro Tanaka will make his first spring appearance… was acquired by 87 Francisco Arcia* C the Yankees via the posting system from the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Japan and signed to a seven-year contract 88 Danny Burawa* RHP on January 22, 2014… contract extends through the 2020 season with an opt-out following the 2017 season… went 24-0 89 Yangervis Solarte* INF with one save and a 1.27 ERA (212.0IP, 30ER, 183K 8CG, 2SHO) in 28 games (27 starts) with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden 90 Shane Greene RHP Eagles… won the Pacific League MVP and the Sawamura Award as the best pitcher in Nippon Professional Baseball, setting all-time NPB records for wins and ERA… in 175 games (172 starts) over seven seasons (2007-13) with Rakuten, went 99-35 91 Tyler Austin* OF 92 Fred Lewis* LHP with a 2.30 ERA (1,315.0IP, 336ER) with 53 complete games and 18 shutouts… also won the Sawamura Award in 2011… was the No.