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GAME NOTES TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 2014

TODAY’S GAME: (15-10-2) vs. (8-15-3) YANKEES ROSTER 7:05 P.M. – GEORGE M. STEINBRENNER FIELD – TAMPA, FL – TV/RADIO: YES/MLBN/WFAN 2 Derek Jeter...... INF RHP ADAM WARREN (1-1, 2.08) vs. RHP JEFF MANSHIP (1-0, 2.25) 11 Brett Gardner ...... OF 12 ...... OF YANKEE DOODLES: Tonight the New York Yankees will play a 7:05 p.m. game vs. the Philadelphia Phillies at George M. 14 Brian Roberts...... INF Steinbrenner Field in Tampa… are scheduled for 33 total spring games, including 32 against Major League opposition 17 Brendan Ryan...... INF (defeated Florida State, 8-3, in their first game of the spring on 2/25)… are slated for 17 home games, including 16 18 ...... RHP vs. Major League teams… will play six night games, including five at home (3/4 vs. Baltimore, 3/7 vs. Detroit, 3/21 vs. 19 ...... RHP Pittsburgh, 3/25 vs. Philadelphia and 3/28 vs. Miami) and one on the road (3/20 at Boston)… marks the Yankees’ 19th 22 Jacoby Ellsbury...... OF consecutive season at Steinbrenner Field (1996-2014), formerly Legends Field, and the 112th season in franchise history. 24 Scott Sizemore*...... INF 25 Mark Teixeira...... INF SUNDAY’S NEWS: The Yankees had their seven-game winning streak snapped, Most Seasons as a Yankees Player 26 Eduardo Nunez...... INF falling to the Blue Jay, 3-1, at Steinbrenner Field on Sunday… RHP Michael Pineda Player Seasons 27 Shawn Kelley...... RHP started and took the loss, allowing 2ER in 6.0IP (3R, 0BB, 2K)… CF (1- DEREK JETER. . . . 19 (1995-2013) 28 Joe Girardi...... MANAGER for-3) doubled and scored the Yankees’ only of the game in the sixth … LF Mariano Rivera. . . . . 19 (1995-2013) 29 Francisco Cervelli...... C Brett Gardner (2-for-3) and RF Carlos Beltran (2-for-3) were the only Yankees to Yogi Berra...... 18 (1946-63) Mickey Mantle...... 18 (1951-68) 30 David Robertson...... RHP record multi- games… Yankees relievers (Leroux, Cabral, Betances, Burawa and Frank Crosetti...... 17 (1932-48) 31 Ichiro Suzuki...... OF Miller) combined to toss 3.0 scoreless (2H, 2BB, 1K). Bill Dickey ...... 17 (1928-43, ’46) 33 Kelly Johnson...... INF Lou Gehrig...... 17 (1923-39) 34 Brian McCann...... C SPRING IN THEIR STEP: C Francisco Cervelli is hitting .455 (15-for-33) this spring ...... 17 (1995-2011) 35 Michael Pineda...... RHP with 1 double, 1 triple, 7RBI and a team-leading 4HR… INF Yangervis Solarte has ...... 16 (1950, ’53-67) 36 Carlos Beltran...... OF Bernie Williams . . . . .16 (1991-2006) batted .457 (16-for-35) with 2HR and 8RBI, leading the club in RBI and tied with 38 Preston Claiborne...... RHP Cervelli for the lead in hits… RHP Ivan Nova leads all Yankees with 21K (in MLB All-Time Hits List 40 *...... RHP

1. ...... 4,256 19.2IP)…RHP Michael Pineda has allowed just 2ER in 15.0IP, going 2-1 with 16K. 41 David Phelps...... RHP 2. Ty Cobb...... 4,191 3. Hank Aaron ...... 3,771 43 Adam Warren ...... RHP MADE IN JAPAN: The Yankees have four Japan-born players in camp: OF Ichiro 4. Stan Musial...... 3,630 45 Andrew Bailey...... RHP Suzuki, RHP Hiroki Kuroda, RHP Masahiro Tanaka and non-roster invitee RHP 5. Tris Speaker...... 3,514 47 Ivan Nova...... RHP Yoshinori Tateyama… the Yankees have had six Japan-born players in their 6. Honus Wagner...... 3,430 48 Matt Thornton ...... LHP history: (1997-99), (2003-09), (2007-08), Hiroki 7. Carl Yastrzemski...... 3,419 50 Mick Kelleher. . . . . 1B COACH 8. Paul Molitor...... 3,319 Kuroda (2012-13), Ryota Igarashi (2012) and Ichiro Suzuki (2012-13)… with Tanaka 52 CC Sabathia...... LHP and Kuroda, the Yankees will have two Japan-born pitchers in their starting 9. DEREK JETER ...... 3,316 10. Eddie Collins...... 3,313 53 Austin Romine...... C rotation, becoming the first team to do so since the had 54 Kevin Long...... HITTING starters Hideo Nomo and Kazuhisa Ishii in 2004. Most Hits in Franchise History 1. DEREK JETER...... 3,316 55 David Herndon*...... RHP 2. Lou Gehrig...... 2,721 56 Tony Pena...... BENCH DOUBLE TAKE: ’s new instant replay rules will be in effect in 3. Babe Ruth...... 2,518 57 Chris Leroux*...... RHP six Yankees games this spring (3/6 at Philadelphia, 3/8 at Houston, 3/12 vs. Detroit, 4. Mickey Mantle...... 2,415 58 Larry Rothschild. . . . PITCHING 3/13 at Philadelphia, 3/22 at Minnesota and 3/29 vs. Miami). 5. Bernie Williams...... 2,336 59 Rob Thomson. . . . . 3B COACH 60 Gary Tuck...... BULLPEN #WINNING: The Yankees secured their 21st consecutive winning season in 2013 (since 1993), the second-longest such streak 61 Jim Miller*...... RHP among Major League teams all time, trailing only the Yankees’ run of 39 straight wining seasons from 1926-64‑credit: Elias. 63 Yoshinori Tateyama*. . . . . RHP 64 Cesar Cabral...... LHP THE SKIPPER: In 2014, Manager Joe Girardi enters his seventh season (2008-present) at the helm of the 65 Zoilo Almonte...... OF

Yankees… owns a 564-408 (.580) record in six years with the club, the Majors’ best mark over the stretch and the sixth- 66 John Ryan Murphy...... C most managerial wins in Yankees history… has led the Yankees to three AL East Division titles (2009, ‘11-12) and a World 67 Vidal Nuno...... LHP

Series championship in ‘09… is the 32nd manager in Yankees history… his .566 (642-492) career winning pct. (including 68 Dellin Betances...... RHP 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 70 Russ Canzler* ...... INF Earl Weaver tallied a 1,480-1,060 (.583) mark over a 17-year managerial career (1968-82 and ‘85-86). 73 Antoan Richardson*...... OF 80 Jose Gil* ...... C SUPPORTING CAST: The Yankees drew an AL-high 3,279,589 fans to Yankee Stadium in 2013, leading the AL in total 88 Danny Burawa* ...... RHP attendance for the 11th consecutive season… also led the AL with an average of 40,489 fans per home game… both 89 Yangervis Solarte*...... INF 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 90 Shane Greene...... RHP

Francisco (3,369,106/41,594)… the Yankees also led the AL in road attendance (2,690,604)… the Yankees’ combined draw 92 Fred Lewis* ...... LHP of 5,970,203 fans topped the AL for the 15th consecutive season. 93 Dean Anna...... INF 95 Adonis Garcia*...... OF CANAL STREET: From 3/15-16, the Yankees and participated in the “Legend Series” with a two-game 98 Zelous Wheeler*...... INF series at Panama City’s Rod Carew Stadium, splitting the series in front of nearly 50,000 over two games… the series *Non-roster invitees honored the legacy of recently-retired all-time saves leader Mariano Rivera, who threw out the ceremonial first pitch to

RHP David Robertson prior to the game on 3/15… the series marked the return of Major League Baseball to Panama for COUNTDOWN the first time since 1947… the “Legend Series” included charitable events away from the field, including a gala featuring

representation of both teams on Friday to benefit the Mariano Rivera Foundation… proceeds from the dinner went to (April 1 at Houston - 7:10 p.m.) Children’s Hospital in Panama City, the largest pediatric hospital in the country. 7 DAYS

FOR STARTERS: Tonight vs. Philadelphia, RHP Adam Warren will make his fourth start of the spring… last started on 3/15 vs. the Miami Marlins in Panama as part of the Legend Series, recording the loss after allowing 2H and 1ER in UPCOMING GAME INFORMATION

4.1IP (0BB, 6K)… made his first career Opening Day roster and combined to go 3-2 with a 3.39 ERA (77.0IP, 29ER) in two Yankees vs. Philadelphia stints with the Yankees (4/1-6/14 and 6/18-9/29)… made two starts, going 1-0 with a 2.25 ERA (8.0IP, 2ER)… in 32 relief Tuesday, March 25 – 7:05 p.m. appearances, was 2-2 with a 3.52 ERA (69.0IP, 27ER). George M. Steinbrenner Field

• On Wednesday at Toronto, RHP Chris Leroux will make his ninth appearance—and first start—of the spring… has One Steinbrenner Drive, Tampa, FL 33614 not allowed a run in his eight relief appearances this spring, striking out nine batters while holding opponents to Yankees at Toronto

just 4H in 10.2IP (0BB)… the native of Ontario, Canada, was signed by the Yankees as a minor league free agent on Wednesday, March 26 – 1:05 p.m.

1/27/14 with a non-roster invite to spring training… mmade his first career Opening Day roster and began the 2013 Florida Auto Exchange Stadium season with the , allowing 3ER in 4.0IP over two relief appearances before being designated for 373 Douglas Avenue, Dunedin, FL 34698

assignment… elected free agency on 4/17 and signed with the in the of Bus Leaves: 9:30 a.m. Nippon on 4/23, going 0-2 with a 9.00 ERA (22.0IP, 22ER) in five starts. Clubhouse Hours: 8:30-9:30 a.m. QUICK HITS PLAYERS ON CAMP ROSTER (47): Pitchers: 23 Catchers: 5 Infielders: 11 Outfielders: 8 YOUNGEST PLAYER IN CAMP: C John Ryan Murphy (DOB: 5/13/91) / OLDEST PLAYER IN CAMP: OF Ichiro Suzuki (DOB: 10/22/73) MOST TENURED PLAYER IN CAMP: SS Derek Jeter (Service time: 18 years, 43 days)

UPCOMING PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS Date Opponent Probable Pitchers Time TV/Radio Wed., March 26 at Toronto RHP Chris Leroux (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP R.A. Dickey (0-0, 2.45) 1:05 p.m. None Thurs., March 27 at Pittsburgh LHP CC Sabathia (2-1, 1.59) vs. RHP Stolmy Pimentel (1-0, 3.86) 1:05 p.m. YES Fri., March 28 vs. Miami RHP Hiroki Kuroda (1-0, 6.48) vs. RHP Jacob Turner (2-1, 2.79) 7:05 p.m. None Sat., March 29 vs. Miami TBA vs. RHP Tom Koehler (1-1, 1.50) 1:05 p.m. 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 shutouts 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 home run 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 Rakuten 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 Wheel- er 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. 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

Day/Date Opponent Site Time TV/RADIO Tues., Mar. 25 PHILADELPHIA GMS Field 7:05 p.m. YES/MLBN/WFAN Wed., Mar. 26 at Toronto Dunedin 1:05 p.m. Thurs., Mar. 27 at Pittsburgh Bradenton 1:05 p.m. YES Fri., Mar. 28 MIAMI GMS Field 7:05 p.m. 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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