Spring Training Game Notes Tuesday, February 25, 2014
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SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2014 TODAY’S GAME: NEW YORK YANKEES (0-0) vs. FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (6-0) YANKEES ROSTER 1:05 P.M. – GMS FIELD – TAMPA, FL – TV/RADIO: None LHP VIDAL NUNO (1-2, 2.25 ERA in 2013) vs. RHP MIKE COMPTON (1-0, 0.00 ERA in 2014) 2 Derek Jeter INF 11 Brett Gardner OF Nuno will be followed by RHP Brian Gordon, RHP Shane Greene, RHP Bryan Mitchell and LHP Francisco Rondon. 12 Alfonso Soriano OF 14 Brian Roberts INF YANKEE DOODLES: The New York Yankees will play the first exhibition game of their spring schedule today vs. Florida 17 Brendan Ryan INF State University at GMS Field in Tampa, Florida… will play 34 total spring games, including 33 against Major League 18 Hiroki Kuroda RHP opposition… are slated for 17 home games, including 16 vs. Major League teams… will play six night games, including five 19 Masahiro Tanaka RHP 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 on the road 22 Jacoby Ellsbury OF (3/20 at Boston)… marks the Yankees’ 19th consecutive season at Steinbrenner Field (1996-2014), formerly Legends Field, 24 Scott Sizemore* INF and the 112th season in franchise history. 25 Mark Teixeira INF CURTAIN CALL: On 2/12, Yankees captain SS Derek Jeter announced that he 26 Eduardo Nunez INF Most Seasons as a Yankees Player 27 Shawn Kelley RHP would retire following the 2014 season… first addressed the decision during media availability on 2/19 in the Yankees Pavilion on the day Yankees position players Player Seasons 28 Joe Girardi MANAGER DEREK JETER ....... 19 (1995-2013) 29 Francisco Cervelli C reported… this year will be his 20th season as a Yankee, which will break a tie with Mariano Rivera (19 seasons), to become the longest tenured player in franchise Mariano Rivera .........19 (1995-2013) 30 David Robertson RHP Yogi Berra. 18 (1946-63) 31 Ichiro Suzuki OF history… leads all active Major Leaguers with a franchise-record 3,316 career hits… is Mickey Mantle ...........18 (1951-68) a 13-time All-Star (1998-2002, ‘04, ‘06-12), five-time Gold Glove winner (2004-06, ‘09- Frank Crosetti ............17 (1932-48) 33 Kelly Johnson INF 10), five-time Silver Slugger winner (2006-09, ‘12)… was named the 1996 AL Rookie Bill Dickey ...........17 (1928-43, ’46) 34 Brian McCann C of the Year, and MVP of the 2000 All-Star Game and 2000 World Series, becoming Lou Gehrig ...............17 (1923-39) 35 Michael Pineda RHP the only player to win both awards in the same season… of the 2,602 career regular Jorge Posada ..........17 (1995-2011) 36 Carlos Beltran OF season games he has played in, there has been just one in which the Yankees had Whitey Ford ..........16 (1950, ’53-67) 38 Preston Claiborne RHP already been mathematically eliminated from postseason contention (9/26/08). Bernie Williams ........16 (1991-2006) 40 Matt Daley* RHP MLB All-time Hits List 41 David Phelps RHP CANAL STREET: The Yankees and Miami Marlins will participate in the “Legend 1. Pete Rose. .4,256 43 Adam Warren RHP Series” with a two-game series at Panama City’s Rod Carew Stadium on 3/15- 2. Ty Cobb ..................... 4,191 45 Andrew Bailey RHP 3. Hank Aaron .................3,771 16… the series will honor the legacy of newly retired all-time saves leader Mariano 4. Stan Musial ..................3,630 47 Ivan Nova RHP Rivera… the series will mark the return of Major League Baseball to Panama for the 5. Tris Speaker .................3,514 48 Matt Thornton LHP first time since 1947… the “Legend Series” will include charitable events away from 6. Honus Wagner ..............3,430 50 Mick Kelleher 1B COACH the field, including a gala featuring representation of both teams on 3/14 to benefit 7. Carl Yastrzemski ............. 3,419 52 CC Sabathia LHP 8. Paul Molitor. 3,319 the Mariano Rivera Foundation… proceeds from the dinner will go to Children’s 9. DEREK JETER .............3,316 53 Austin Romine C Hospital in Panama City, the largest pediatric hospital in the country. 10. Eddie Collins ................3,313 54 Kevin Long HITTING • The Yankees trained in Panama in Feb. 1946, including a game against an all-star 55 David Herndon* RHP team from the Panamanian professional league before approximately 10,000 fans Most Hits in Franchise History 1. DEREK JETER .............3,316 56 Tony Pena BENCH on 3/21/46… in the spring of 1947, the Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers played 2. Lou Gehrig .................2,721 57 Chris Leroux* RHP several exhibition games in Panama during a trip that also included stops in Cuba, 3. Babe Ruth ..................2,518 58 Larry Rothschild PITCHING Puerto Rico and Venezuela. 4. Mickey Mantle .............. 2,415 59 Rob Thomson 3B COACH • Media should visit http://credentials.mlb.com to apply for “Legend Series” 5. Bernie Williams .............2,336 60 Gary Tuck BULLPEN credentials… applications must be completed by a Sports Editor or Sports 61 Jim Miller* RHP Director and received by Major League Baseball no later than Friday, 2/28… with questions, please call (212) 931- 7621 or e-mail [email protected]. 62 Robert Coello* RHP 63 Yoshinori Tateyama* RHP GLOBAL WARMING: There are eight different countries (along with Puerto Rico) represented on the current Yankees 64 Cesar Cabral LHP roster: Canada, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Japan, Mexico, Panama, United States and Venezuela. 65 Zoilo Almonte OF 66 John Ryan Murphy C 67 Vidal Nuno LHP #WINNING: The Yankees secured their 21st consecutive winning season last year (1993-2013)… according to the Elias Sports Bureau, it marks the second-longest such streak among Major League teams all time, trailing only the Yankees’ run 68 Dellin Betances RHP of 39 straight winning seasons from 1926-64. 70 Russ Canzler* INF 71 Brian Gordon* RHP THE SKIPPER: In 2014, Manager Joe Girardi enters his seventh season (2008-present) at the helm of the 72 Corban Joseph* INF Yankees… owns a 564-408 (.580) record in six years with the club, which is the Majors’ best mark over the stretch… is 73 Antoan Richardson* OF sixth in Yankees history in managerial wins, trailing only Joe McCarthy-1,460, Joe Torre-1,173, Casey Stengel-1,149, 74 Bruce Billings* RHP Miller Huggins-1,067 and Ralph Houk-944… has led the Yankees to three AL East Division titles (2009, ‘11-12) along 75 Manny Banuelos LHP with a World Series championship in 2009… was named to the post on 10/30/07, becoming the 32nd manager 76 Jose Ramirez RHP in franchise history… his .566 (642-492) career winning pct. (including a 78-84 mark in 2006 with Florida) is the 77 Francisco Rondon* LHP highest by any skipper with at least 1,000 games managed since Hall of Famer Earl Weaver tallied a 1,480-1,060 78 Slade Heathcott OF (.583) mark over a 17-year managerial career (1968-82 and ‘85-86). 79 Nik Turley LHP 80 Jose Gil* C DOUBLE TAKE: MLB’s new instant replay rules will be in effect in seven Yankees games this spring (3/6 at Philadelphia, 81 Ramon Flores OF 3/8 at Houston, 3/12 vs. Detroit, 3/13 at Philadelphia, 3/17 at Pittsburgh, 3/22 at Minnesota and 3/29 vs. Miami). 82 Gary Sanchez C 83 Chase Whitley* RHP SOMETHING YOU JUST CAN’T TEACH: The Yankees spring training roster features 11 players who are 6’4” or taller, all 84 Mark Montgomery* RHP of whom are pitchers… the tallest is 6’8” RHP Dellin Betances, followed by 6‘7” LHP CC Sabathia and 6’7” RHP Michael 85 Bryan Mitchell RHP Pineda… at 6’6” are LHPs Chris Leroux and Matt Thornton… at 6’5” are RHPs Robert Coello and David Herndon… at 86 Jose Pirela* INF 6’4’ are RHPs Jose Campos, Shane Greene, Ivan Nova and LHP Nik Turley. 87 Francisco Arcia* C 88 Danny Burawa* RHP FOR STARTERS: LHP Vidal Nuno (2-1, 2.25 ERA in 2013) will make his first spring start for the Yankees today vs. FSU at 89 Yangervis Solarte* INF GMS Field… made his Major League debut in 2013… went 1-2 with a 2.25 ERA (20.0IP, 16H, 5ER, 2HR, 6BB, 9K, 1HP) in five 90 Shane Greene RHP games (three starts) over two stints with the Yankees (4/27-5/14 and 5/18-31)… opponents batted .213 (16-for-75, 2HR); LH .188 (3-for-16, 1HR), RH .220 (13-for-59, 1HR)… while with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, was placed on the 7-day D.L. 91 Tyler Austin* OF 92 Fred Lewis* LHP on 6/8 with a strained left groin (suffered on 6/7), missing the remainder of the season… received the 2013 James P. Dawson Award, given annually to the most outstanding Yankees rookie in spring training, after going 1-1 with one save and 93 Dean Anna INF a 0.61 ERA (14.IP, 1ER) in seven appearances (two starts), striking out 13 batters with just 10H and 4BB. 94 Jose Campos RHP • On Wednesday at Pittsburgh, RHP Ivan Nova will start…in 2013, went 9-6 with a 3.10 ERA (139.1IP, 48ER) in two 95 Adonis Garcia* OF stints with the Yankees (4/1-5/31 and 6/23-9/29)…was named AL “Pitcher of the Month” for August on 9/4 after 96 Pete O’Brien* C 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) 97 Mason Williams* OF is the third highest for any current MLB pitcher with at least 50 career starts, trailing only Kris Medlen (.698, 30-13) 98 Zealous Wheeler* INF and Lance Lynn (.673, 33-16).