GAME NOTES

NEW YORK YANKEES (16-6) at HOUSTON ASTROS (9-10) YANKEES ROSTER 11 Brett Gardner...... OF RHP Adam Warren (0-0, 3 .38) vs . RHP Lance McCullers (1-1, 3 60). 12 Chase Headley...... INF Probable relievers for NYY: RHP Luis Severino, RHP Ben Heller and LHP Chasen Shreve 14 ...... INF 17 Matt Holliday...... DH Sunday, March 19, 2017 • The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches • West Palm Beach, Florida • 1:05 p.m. ET 18 Didi Gregorius^ ...... INF. Game #24 • Road Game #12 • TV: None • Radio: None 19 Masahiro Tanaka...... RHP 22 Jacoby Ellsbury...... OF 24 Gary Sánchez...... C AT A GLANCE: The will play the 24th exhibition game of their spring schedule today vs . the Houston 26 Tyler Austin...... INF/OF Astros in West Palm Beach, Fla .… will be the only spring training matchup between the two teams in 2017… will play 27 Austin Romine...... C

35 total spring games, all but one against MLB opposition (10-4 win vs . Team Canada on 3/8)… are slated for 17 home 28 Joe Girardi...... MANAGER games… will play six night games, including five at home (left to play: 3/21 vs . Boston and 3/28 vs . Detroit) and one on the 29 Tyler Clippard^...... RHP road (3/31 at Atlanta at SunTrust Park)… each of the Yankees’ home night games will start at 6:35 p .m .… marks the Yankees’ 30 Rubén Tejada*...... INF 22nd consecutive season at Steinbrenner Field (1996-2017), formerly Legends Field . 31 Aaron Hicks ...... OF 33 Greg Bird...... INF YESTERDAY’S NEWS: On Saturday, the Yankees fell to the Orioles, 5-4, in Tampa…LHP CC Sabathia started and did not 34 Donovan Solano*...... INF record a decision (4 .0IP, 3H, 3ER, 1BB, 5K, 1HR)…LHP tossed a perfect fifth inning (1 .0IP, 1K) and has 6K 35 Michael Pineda...... RHP in 5 .0IP over five scoreless appearances this spring (0H, 2BB)…RHP Ernesto Frieri recorded the loss his Yankees spring 36 Ji-Man Choi*...... INF debut (1 .0IP, 1H, 1ER, 3K, 1HR)…all three of his came on called third strikes…C Gary Sánchez (1-for-3) hit a 38 Rob Refsnyder...... INF/OF two-run double in the third inning…LF Billy McKinney (1-for-1) hit his third of the spring with a solo shot in 39 Tommy Layne ...... LHP the eighth…CF Jacoby Ellsbury (1-for-3) also drove in a run and scored a run . 40 Luis Severino...... RHP 41 Pete Kozma*...... INF LEADERS OF THE PACK: At 16-6 ( .727), the Yankees have the best spring record in all of . 43 Adam Warren...... RHP Yankees have allowed just 148H and 66BB in 195 .2IP for a 1 .09 WHIP, which is the best in the Majors this 45 Chasen Shreve...... LHP

spring… their .204 opponents’ BA and 3 .54 ERA also lead the Majors . 47 Jon Niese...... LHP Yankees batters are second in the Major League with 34HR…their .489 slugging percentage is third throughout 48 Chris Carter...... INF

baseball and they are tied for fifth with 128R… have scored at least 5R in 14 of their 22 games so far…also rank fifth in 50 Ernesto Frieri*...... RHP

OPS ( .826) and tenth in BA ( .277)… 1B Greg Bird and C Gary Sánchez are tied for sixth in the Majors this spring with 52 CC Sabathia ...... LHP 4HR each (only five others have 5HR or more) . 53 Joe Espada^...... THIRD BASE 54 Aroldis Chapman...... LHP GLOBAL ENTRY: Six Yankees players participated in the 2017 World Baseball Classic…RHP Tyler Clippard (USA) and INF 55 Bryan Mitchell...... RHP Didi Gregorius (The Netherlands) advanced to the semifinals…RHP Giovanny Gallegos (Mexico), LHP Tommy Layne 56 Tony Peña^...... FIRST BASE (Italy) and INF Donovan Solano (Colombia) were eliminated in the first round of pool play and have returned to the 57 ...... RHP Yankees and RHP Dellin Betances was eliminated in the second round…yesterday, in front of a crowd of 43,002 USA 58 Larry Rothschild...... PITCHING (2-1) defeated the Dominican Republic (1-2) 6-3 to advance to the semifinal round at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles… 59 Rob Thomson ...... BENCH Clippard threw 1 .1IP (2H, 1ER, 1K) and Betances pitched 1 .0 scoreless inning (2K) . 60 Mike Harkey...... BULLPEN Additionally, first base coach Tony Peña managed the Dominican Republic squad, and third base coach Joe Espada 61 Ben Heller...... RHP is serving as third base coach for Puerto Rico . 62 Alan Cockrell...... HITTING 63 Wilkin Castillo*...... C HOPE WEEK 2017: The Yankees are proud to announce the return of HOPE Week (Helping Others Persevere & Excel) 63 Marcus Thames. . . . . ASST . HITTING 65 Jonathan Holder...... RHP in 2017 for the ninth consecutive season… the initiative, which will run in New York from Monday, May 22 - Friday, May 67 J .R . Graham*...... RHP 26, is rooted in the belief that acts of good will provide hope and encouragement to more than just the recipient of the 68 Dellin Betances^...... RHP gesture… this year marks the seventh consecutive year that the Yankees have kicked off HOPE Week-themed events by 71 Billy McKinney*...... OF recognizing a Tampa-area organization for making a difference in the Bay area . 72 Jason Gurka*...... LHP This year’s Tampa honoree, Blanket Tampa Bay, is an organization that provides to the homeless and working poor in the 74 Ronald Torreyes ...... INF. Tampa area…in the spring and summer, the organization distributes rain gear, including ponchos, umbrellas, socks and 75 *...... OF hygiene products, and in the fall and winter, they also give out blankets, hats and gloves…the organization was founded 77 Dustin Fowler* ...... OF in 2014 by Beth Ross, who, with her husband, Ray, have collected donations for more than 1,000 individuals in need . 81 *...... INF 82 Tyler Wade* ...... INF GEORGE M. STEINBRENNER FIELD ENHANCEMENTS: During this past offseason, George M . Steinbrenner Field underwent 85 Luis Cessa...... RHP significant ballpark enhancements, including a new entrance gate in right field by the Dale Mabry Highway overpass and a 86 Kyle Higashioka ...... C two-level team store by the home plate entrance… bullpen clubs on the first and third base lines provide great social gathering 90 Jordan Montgomery*...... LHP spaces for all fans to enjoy… fans will now be able to walk a complete loop around the entire stadium with newly installed 99 Aaron Judge...... OF concourses and seating in the outfield… more shaded areas have been added to the stadium… additional highlights include *Non-roster invitee / ^Current WBC participant 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

built cabanas in the outfield… fans will also be able to enjoy a redesigned menu courtesy of Legends Hospitality . Fans attending home spring training Yankees games are strongly encouraged to arrive early and budget an appropriate amount of time for MLB-mandated metal

detection screening via hand-held wanding… fans should also note the already established bag check policy prohibiting the admission of bags larger than 16” x 16” x 8” into Steinbrenner Field . Steinbrenner Field gates open to fans with valid tickets 2 hours prior to every game . For complete GMS Field information, fans should visit: http://yankees .mlb .com/nyy/spring_training/ballpark or call (813) 879-2244 during regular business hours .

WHAT’S NEW AT YANKEE STADIUM: During this offseason, Yankee Stadium has undergone its first series of major design enhancements, which are intended

to improve the guest experience for fans of all ages… enhancements include seven new social gathering spaces and additional dynamic food and beverage

areas, available to all ticketholders… among the many highlights, the Sunrun Kids Clubhouse — shaped like a mini-baseball field with a soft artificial surface and

Yankees-themed playground equipment — will be the Stadium’s first-ever children’s zone… Frank’s RedHot Terrace (LF) and the Toyota Terrace (RF) will be open-air social gathering spaces overlooking the bullpens, featuring specialty food and drink at drink rail locations which will have power/USB outlets .

TURN STYLES: The Yankees have announced their special events and promotional schedule for the 2017 regular season… featured dates include Derek Jeter’s

number retirement plaque dedication (Mother’s Day-5/14) and the 71st Annual Old-Timers’ Day (6/25)… limited-edition collectible player bobbleheads presented

by AT&T feature Gary Sánchez (4/30), Reggie Jackson (6/9), Whitey Ford (7/9) and Aroldis Chapman (8/27)… other giveaways include Replica Bat Day pres . by Bank

of America (6/11), Yankees Star Wars Night (8/25) and 1977 World Championship Fan Ring Day, presented by Betteridge Jewelers (9/17)… Military Appreciation Day (7/29) will see the first 18,000 Guests in attendance (21 and older) receive a Yankees camo baseball cap .

FOR STARTERS: Today at Houston, RHP Adam Warren (0-0, 3 .38 ERA) will make his fourth spring appearance and third start for the Yankees…has allowed just seven baserunners in 8 .0IP (5H, 3ER, 2BB, 5K, 3HR) this spring…last pitched in relief on 3/7 vs . Tampa Bay and permitted 2ER in 3 .0IP (4H, 1BB), with the runs coming on back-to-back solo HRs in the fifth (Adames, Dickerson)…combined to go 7-4 with a 4 .68 ERA (65 .1IP, 34ER) in 58 games (one start) with the Cubs and

Yankees in 2016… 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 originally drafted by the Yankees in the fourth round of the 2009 First-Year Player Draft . On Monday at Washington, RHP Michael Pineda (2-0, 1 .80 ERA) will make his fourth spring start…started and retired all 15BF while striking out eight over 5 .0 perfect innings on 3/15 vs . Philadelphia…allowed 2ER in 3 .0IP (3H, 1K, 42pit ./29stk .) on 3/9 at Atlanta…on 3/4 at Detroit, tossed 2 .0 scoreless frames (1H, 5K), retiring his final 5BF via …went 6-12 with a 4 .82 ERA (175 .2IP, 94ER) in 32 starts in 2016…recorded a career-high 207K, sixth-most in the AL and the second 200K season by a Yankee since 2006 (Sabathia-230K in 2011)…was acquired by the Yankees along with RHP Vicente Campos from the in exchange for C/DH Jesús Montero and RHP Héctor Noesí on 1/23/12 .

UPCOMING PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS COUNTDOWN Date Opponent Probable Pitchers Time (ET) TV/Radio TO OPENING DAY Mon ,. Mar . 20 at Washington RHP Michael Pineda (2-0, 1 .80) vs . RHP Vance Worley (0-1, 5 .00) 1:05 p .m . MLBN/None (4/2 at Tampa Bay - 1:10 p .m ). Tues ., Mar . 21 vs . Boston TBD vs . LHP Chris Sale (1-0, 3 .60) 6:35 p .m . None/None Wed ., Mar . 22 at Philadelphia TBD vs . TBD 1:05 p .m . MLBN/None 14 days QUICK HITS UPCOMING GAME INFORMATION PLAYERS ON CAMP ROSTER (46): Pitchers: 20 : 4 Infielders: 14 Outfielders: 7 DH: 1 YOUNGEST PLAYER IN CAMP: INF Gleyber Torres, age 20 (DOB: 12/13/96) Yankees at Washington Nationals OLDEST PLAYER IN CAMP: DH Matt Holliday, age 37 (DOB: 1/15/80) Mon ., Mar . 20 - 1:05 p .m . MOST TENURED PLAYER IN CAMP: LHP CC Sabathia (Service time: 16 years) Ballpark of the Palm Beaches 5444 Haverhill Rd, West Palm Beach, FL 33407 ABOUT THE SKIPPER Bus Times: 10:00 and 10:15 a .m . In 2017, Manager Joe Girardi is the 32nd manager in franchise history and enters his 10th season

(2008-present) at the helm of the Yankees… owns a 819-639 ( .562) record in nine years with the club, which Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox is the Majors’ best mark over the stretch… according to Elias, is the only current manager to guide his team Tues ., Mar . 21 - 6:35 p .m . to winning records in each of the last nine seasons (2008-16)… is sixth in Yankees history in managerial wins, George M . Steinbrenner Field trailing only Joe McCarthy (1,460), Joe Torre (1,173), Casey Stengel (1,149), Miller Huggins (1,067) and Ralph 1 Steinbrenner Drive, Tampa, FL 33614

Houk (944)… the Yankees have reached the postseason in five of his nine seasons as manager (2009-12, ‘15), Clubhouse Hours: TBD including three AL East Division titles (2009, ‘11-12) and a World Series championship in 2009 . 2016 SEASON IN REVIEW ROLL CALL: The Yankees used 53 players in 2016 (P-29, C-3, INF-12, OF-8, DH-1), their fourth-highest total in 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 roster: Betances, Castro, Ellsbury, Gardner, Gregorius, Headley, McCann, Pineda, Romine, Tanaka and Torreyes . 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 Yankees’ average age on Opening Day was under 30 years old . 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 . 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 , 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 in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations . Mar. 12 Reassigned LHP Daniel Camarena, C Kellin Deglan, C Francisco Diaz, RHP J.P. Feyereisen, RHP Brady Lail, LHP Joe Mantiply, LHP James Reeves, RHP Nick Rumbelow, LHP Evan Rutckyj, C Jorge Saez and LHP Justus Sheffield to minor league camp . Mar. 13 Optioned RHP Domingo Germán, RHP Ronald Herrera and RHP Yefry Ramírez to Double-A Trenton and reassigned them to minor league camp . Mar. 15 Optioned RHP Johnny Barbato, LHP Dietrich Enns and RHP Giovanny Gallegos to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and reassigned them to minor league camp…optioned INF Miguel Andújar to Double-A Trenton and reassigned him to minor league camp…reassigned RHP Chance Adams to minor league camp . Mar. 16 Signed RHP Ernesto Frieri to a minor league contract with an invitation to Major League spring training . Mar. 17 Optioned INF Jorge Mateo to Single-A Tampa and reassigned him to minor league camp . 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 2 0 25/16 at BOS (ss) 5-4 Sheffield (1-0) Maddox (0-1) 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 Thurs., Mar. 2 vs. BAL 8-1 Chapman (1-0) Gunkel (0-1) None 7,159 Warren ND 3 .0 1 1 1 1 3 1 42/26 Fri., Mar. 3 vs. TOR 2-3 Grube (1-0) Mantiply (1-2) None 5,143 Severino ND 2 .1 4 2 2 1 4 1 46/30 Sat., Mar. 4 vs. DET 11-1 Pineda (1-0) Sanchez (0-1) None 9,349 Pineda W 2 .0 1 0 0 0 5 0 25/19 Sun., Mar. 5 vs. PIT 3-2 Adams (1-0) Bastardo (0-1) Cessa (1) 9,604 Tanaka ND 3 .0 3 0 0 0 4 0 37/26 Mon., Mar. 6 at PIT 1-13 Nova (1-0) Mitchell (2-1) None 7,017 Mitchell L 2 .1 6 4 4 0 2 1 48/32 Tue., Mar. 7 vs. TB 7-6 (10) Lail (1-0) Walters (0-1) None 9,356 Sabathia ND 2 .0 2 0 0 1 2 0 35/24 Wed., Mar. 8 vs. CAN 10-4 Graham (1-0) Dawson (0-1) None 6,291 Severino ND 2.0 4 2 2 1 4 1 51/37 Thurs., Mar. 9 at ATL 8-7 Shreve (1-0) Boyer (1-1) Gurka (1) 7,412 Pineda ND 3 .0 3 2 2 0 1 0 42/29 Fri., Mar. 10 at PHI 5-0 Green (1-0) Buchholz (0-1) None 8,494 Green W 2 .0 2 0 0 3 2 0 43/21 Sat., Mar. 11 vs. DET 7-1 Tanaka (1-0) Norris (0-1) None 9,834 Tanaka W 4 .0 0 0 0 0 7 0 45/33 Sun., Mar. 12 vs. ATL 2-10 Garcia (1-0) Sabathia (0-1) None 9,576 Sabathia L 0 .2 6 6 4 1 1 0 33/20 Mon., Mar. 13 (Off Day) Tues., Mar. 14 at TB 6-10 Tolleson (1-0) Barbato (0-1) None 5,027 Severino ND 3 .0 2 1 1 1 4 1 57/39 Wed., Mar. 15 vs. PHI 3-1 Pineda (2-0) Buchholz (0-2) Green (1) 10,506 Pineda W 5 .0 0 0 0 0 8 0 53/37 Thurs., Mar. 16 at TOR 11-5 Kaprielian (1-0) Leone (0-2) None 5,480 Cessa ND 1 .2 6 4 4 1 2 0 51/31 Fri., Mar. 17 at DET 3-0 Tanaka (2-0) Fulmer (0-1) Montgomery (1) 9,704 Tanaka W 4 .1 0 0 0 2 6 0 63/42 Sat., Mar. 18 vs. BAL 4-5 Wilson (2-0) Frieri (0-1) None 10,393 Sabathia ND 4 .0 3 3 3 1 5 1 65/41

DAY/DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME TV/RADIO 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 . MLBN 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 Bold=Home Games / ss=Split Squad / All Times Eastern and Subject to Change

MEDIA AND CREDENTIAL INFORMATION

Credentials on game days can be picked up at the Press Gate, located to the right of the ticket windows near the lobby entrance to GMS Field… on non-

game days, credentials should be picked up in Media Relations office in the rear of the press box on the third floor… media guides are also distributed from

the press box office… with questions, please call (813) 673-3053 or e-mail credentials@yankees .com… credentials are required of all media planning to

attend games at GMS Field… BBWAA cards and already-issued 2017 Yankees or MLB full-season credentials are always accepted… those needing to apply

for a daily credential must submit their request online at https://credentials.mlb.com with at least 24 hours notice… the online application is the only

acceptable method for requesting credentials to games at GMS Field… applications must be completed by a Sports Assignment Editor .