GAME NOTES

NEW YORK YANKEES (0-0) vs. (0-0) YANKEES ROSTER 11 Brett Gardner...... OF RHP Bryan Mitchell (1-2, 3 .24 in 2016) vs . RHP Alec Asher (2-1, 2 .28 in 2016) 12 Chase Headley...... INF Probable relievers for NYY: RHP , LHP Tommy Layne, RHP Luis Cessa and LHP Jordan Montgomery 14 ...... INF 17 Matt Holliday...... DH Friday, February 24, 2017 • George M. Steinbrenner Field • Tampa, • 1:05 p.m. ET 18 Didi Gregorius...... INF Game #1 Home Game #1 TV: YES/MLBN Radio: None 19 Masahiro Tanaka...... RHP • • • 22 Jacoby Ellsbury...... OF 24 Gary Sánchez...... C YANKEE DOODLES: The will play the first exhibition game of their spring schedule today against 26 Tyler Austin...... INF/OF the Philadelphia Phillies at George M . Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla .… will be the first of six spring games between 27 ...... C the two teams in 2017, also Sat . at Clearwater, 3/10 at Clearwater, 3/15 at GMS Field, 3/22 at Clearwater and 3/24 at GMS 28 Joe Girardi...... MANAGER

Field… will play 35 total spring games, all but one against Major League opposition (will play Team Canada on 3/8)… are 29 Tyler Clippard ...... RHP slated for 17 home games… will play six night games, including five at home (3/1 vs . Atlanta, 3/2 vs . Baltimore, 3/15 vs . 30 Rubén Tejada*...... INF

Philadelphia, 3/21 vs . Boston and 3/28 vs . Detroit) and one on the road (3/31 at Atlanta at SunTrust Park)… each of the 31 Aaron Hicks ...... OF

Yankees’ home night games will start at 6:35 p .m …. marks the Yankees’ 22nd consecutive season at Steinbrenner Field 33 Greg Bird...... INF (1996-2017), formerly Legends Field, and the 115th season in franchise history . 34 Donovan Solano*...... INF 35 Michael Pineda...... RHP

WINNING WAYS: The Yankees secured their 24th consecutive winning season last year (1993-2016)… according to the 36 Ji-Man Choi*...... INF Elias Sports Bureau, it marks the second-longest such streak among Major League teams all time, trailing only the Yankees’ 38 Rob Refsnyder...... INF/OF

of 39 straight winning seasons from 1926-64… the team also secured its 25th consecutive winning season at home 39 Tommy Layne ...... LHP

(went 48-33 at home in 2016), extending its run since 1992… according to Elias, it is the second-longest such streak in 40 Luis Severino...... RHP Major League history, trailing only the Yankees’ 47-year home winning streak from 1918-64 . 41 Pete Kozma*...... INF 43 Adam Warren...... RHP

THE SKIPPER: In 2017, Manager Joe Girardi enters his 10th season (2008-present) at the helm of the Yankees… owns a 45 Chasen Shreve...... LHP

819-639 ( .562) record in nine years with the club, which is the Majors’ best mark over the stretch… according to Elias, is the 47 Jon Niese...... LHP

only current manager to guide his team to winning records in each of the last nine seasons (2008-16)… is sixth in Yankees 48 Chris Carter...... INF history in managerial wins, trailing only Joe McCarthy (1,460), Joe Torre (1,173), Casey Stengel (1,149), Miller Huggins 52 CC Sabathia ...... LHP

(1,067) and Ralph Houk (944)… the Yankees have reached the postseason in five of his nine seasons as manager (2009-12, 53 Joe Espada...... THIRD BASE 54 ...... LHP ‘15), including three AL East Division titles (2009, ‘11-12) and a World Series championship in 2009… was named to the post 55 Bryan Mitchell...... RHP on 10/30/07, becoming the 32nd manager in franchise history… in 2016, guided the Yankees to an 84-78 ( .519) record . 56 Tony Peña...... FIRST BASE 57 Chad Green ...... RHP 22 AND COUNTING: This year marks the 22nd season the Yankees have held spring training at George M . Steinbrenner Field 58 ...... PITCHING in Tampa, Fla .… the complex originally opened prior to the 1996 season as Legends Field… during a pregame ceremony on 59 Rob Thomson ...... BENCH 3/27/08, was renamed as George M . Steinbrenner Field in honor of the club’s late principal owner… since its inception, GMS 60 Mike Harkey...... BULLPEN Field has also served as home for the Single-A Tampa Yankees of the … prior to relocating to Tampa in 61 Ben Heller...... RHP 1994 (the team played at Red McEwen Field at the U . of South Florida from 1994-95), the Yankees trained in Ft . Lauderdale, Fla . 62 Alan Cockrell...... HITTING 62 Nick Rumbelow*...... RHP GEORGE M. STEINBRENNER FIELD ENHANCEMENTS: During this past offseason, George M . Steinbrenner Field underwent 63 Wilkin Castillo*...... C significant ballpark enhancements, including a new entrance gate in right field by the Dale Mabry Highway overpass and a 63 Marcus Thames. . . . . ASST . HITTING two-level team store by the home plate entrance… bullpen clubs on the first and third base lines provide great social gathering 64 Johnny Barbato...... RHP spaces for all fans to enjoy… fans will now be able to walk a complete loop around the entire stadium with newly installed 65 ...... RHP concourses and seating in the outfield… more shaded areas have been added to the stadium… additional highlights include 66 Mason Williams...... OF 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 67 J .R . Graham*...... RHP built cabanas in the outfield… fans will also be able to enjoy a redesigned menu courtesy of Legends Hospitality . 68 Dellin Betances...... RHP Fans attending home spring training Yankees games are strongly encouraged to arrive early and budget an appropriate 70 James Reeves*...... LHP

amount of time for MLB-mandated metal detection screening via hand-held wanding… fans should also note the already 71 Billy McKinney*...... OF established bag check policy prohibiting the admission of bags larger than 16” x 16” x 8” into Steinbrenner Field . 72 Jason Gurka*...... LHP Steinbrenner Field gates will open to fans with valid tickets 2 hours prior to every game . 73 Joe Mantiply*...... LHP For complete Steinbrenner Field information, fans should visit: http://yankees .mlb .com/nyy/spring_training/ballpark 74 Ronald Torreyes ...... INF. or call (813) 879-2244 during regular business hours . 75 Clint Frazier*...... OF 76 Domingo Germán...... RHP WHAT’S NEW AT : During this offseason, Yankee Stadium has undergone its first series of major design 77 * ...... OF

enhancements, which are intended to improve the guest experience for fans of all ages… enhancements include seven 78 Kellin Deglan*...... C

new social gathering spaces and additional dynamic food and beverage areas, available to all ticketholders… among the 79 Francisco Diaz*...... C many highlights, the Sunrun Kids Clubhouse — shaped like a mini- field with a soft artificial surface and Yankees- 80 Jorge Saez*...... C

themed playground equipment — will be the Stadium’s first-ever children’s zone… Frank’s RedHot Terrace (LF) and the 81 *...... INF Toyota Terrace (RF) will be open-air social gathering spaces overlooking the bullpens, featuring specialty food and drink at 82 Tyler Wade* ...... INF drink rail locations which will have power/USB outlets . 83 Chance Adams* ...... RHP 84 Daniel Camarena*...... LHP TURN STYLES: The Yankees have announced their special events and promotional schedule for the 2017 regular 85 Luis Cessa...... RHP 86 Kyle Higashioka ...... C season… featured dates include the ’s number retirement and Monument Park plaque dedication (Mother’s 87 J .P . Feyereisen* ...... RHP Day-5/14) and the 71st Annual Old-Timers’ Day (6/25)… limited-edition collectible player bobbleheads presented 88 *...... RHP 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 presented by Bank of America (6/11), Yankees Star Wars Night (8/25) and 1997 World 89 Brady Lail*...... RHP 90 Jordan Montgomery*...... LHP 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) receiving a Yankees camo baseball cap . 91 Dietrich Enns...... LHP 92 ...... RHP 93 ...... INF HEAT ADVISORY: Yankees set a franchise record in 2016 with 1,393K, surpassing the previous mark of 1,370K, 94 Miguel Andújar...... INF which was set 2014 and matched in 2015… ranked third in the AL and seventh in the Majors . 95 Yefry Ramírez...... RHP Led the AL and set a club record with an 8 .78 K/9 .0IP ratio (1,393K/1,428 .1IP)… was the fifth-best mark in AL history 96 ...... RHP and the ninth-highest in Major League history . 97 Evan Rutckyj*...... LHP Their club-record 23 .1% rate (1,393K/6,023BF) was second in the AL (Cleveland-23 .2%), the sixth-highest 98 Justus Sheffield*...... LHP rate in AL history and the 11th-highest rate in Major League history . 99 ...... OF Their 3 .14 K/BB ratio (1,393K/444BB) led the AL in 2016 and ranked fourth in the Majors (Los Angeles-NL-3 .25, New *Non-roster invitee

York-NL-3 .18, Washington-3 .15)… was the fourth-best mark in AL history (AL record: 2014 Yankees-3 .44) . Led the Majors with an average velocity of 93 .7 mph (FanGraphs) . Set a franchise record with 59 games with double-digit (third-most in AL) .

FOR STARTERS: RHP Bryan Mitchell (1-2, 3 .24 ERA in 2016) will make his first spring start for the Yankees today vs . Philadelphia… missed the first 137 team

games in 2016 on the 60-day D .L . while recovering from surgery on his left foot… held opponents to a .277 (26-for-94) average; LH .270 (10-for-37), RH .281 (16-

for-57)… tossed 7 .0 scoreless in his final start on 9/28 against Boston (2H, 5BB, 2K, 94 Pit ./54 Stk .) at the Stadium… was originally drafted by the Yankees in the 16th round of the 2009 First-Year Player Draft .

• On Saturday vs . Philadelphia, RHP Adam Warren (7-4, 5 12. ERA in 2016) will make his first spring start for the Yankees… combined to go 7-4 with a 4 68. ERA

(65 .1IP, 34ER) in 58 games (one start) with the Cubs and Yankees… went 4-2 with a 3 .26 ERA (30 .1IP, 11ER) in 29 relief appearances after rejoining the Yankees .

UPCOMING PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS COUNTDOWN TO Date Opponent Probable Pitchers Time TV/Radio (April 2 at Tampa - 1:10 p .m .) Sat ., Feb . 25 at Philadelphia RHP Adam Warren vs . LHP 1:05 p .m . WFAN Sun ., Feb . 26 vs . Toronto RHP Luis Severino vs . RHP Brett Oberholtzer 1:05 p .m . YES/WFAN 37 days QUICK HITS UPCOMING GAME INFORMATION PLAYERS ON CAMP ROSTER (67): Pitchers: 35 : 7 Infielders: 16 Outfielders: 8 DH: 1 YOUNGEST PLAYER IN CAMP: INF Gleyber Torres, age 20 (DOB: 12/13/96) Yankees at Philadelphia Phillies OLDEST PLAYER IN CAMP: DH Matt Holliday, age 37 (DOB: 1/15/80) Sat ., Feb . 25 – 1:05 p .m . MOST TENURED PLAYER IN CAMP: LHP CC Sabathia (Service time: 16 years) Spectrum Field 601 Old Coachman Road 2016 SEASON IN REVIEW Clearwater, FL 33765 ROLL CALL: The Yankees used 53 players in 2016 (P-29, C-3, INF-12, OF-8, DH-1), their fourth-highest total in Clubhouse at GMS Field: 9:30-10:30 a .m . franchise history, trailing 2014 (58), 2015 (56) and 2013 (56)…used 17 players with rookie status…24 players Bus departs: 11:00 a .m . made their Yankees debuts in 2016, including 10 who made their Major League debuts: Austin, Barbato, Bleier, Yankees vs. Cessa, Gamel, Green, Heller, Holder, Judge, Mullee . . 11 players spent the entire season on the Yankees’ active Sun ., Feb . 26 – 1:05 p .m . roster: Betances, Castro, Ellsbury, Gardner, Gregorius, Headley, McCann, Pineda, Romine, Tanaka and Torreyes . George M . Steinbrenner Field YOUTH MOVEMENT: At 29 years, 99 days, the average age of the Yankees Opening Day active roster in One Steinbrenner Drive, Tampa, FL 33614 2016 was its youngest since 1992 (average age: 29 years, 52 days)…marked the first time since 1996 that the GMS Clubhouse Hours: TBD 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 . WALK-OFF FAME: The Yankees had six “walk-off” wins in 2016: 4/23 vs . Tampa Bay (Gardner solo HR); 6/22 vs . Colorado (Castro solo HR); 6/29 vs . Texas (Gregorius two-run HR); 6/30 vs . Texas (Headley scored on passed ball); 9/8 vs . Tampa Bay (Austin solo HR); and 9/28 vs . Boston (Teixeira grand slam) . SURVEY SAYS… : The Yankees’ 65 .5% success rate on replay challenges was the third-highest in the Majors in 2016 (29 challenges: 19 overturned, 4 confirmed, 6 stand)…had led Major League clubs in replay challenge success rate in each of the first two seasons of the feature, winning 73 .3% of challenges in 2015 (22-for-30) and 82 .1% of challenges in 2014 (23-for-28) .

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 Justus Sheffield, 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 .

2017 SPRING TRAINING SCHEDULE DAY/DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME TV/RADIO Fri., Feb. 24 vs. Philadelphia GMS Field 1:05 p.m. YES Sat ., Feb . 25 at Philadelphia Clearwater 1:05 p .m . WFAN Sun., Feb. 26 vs. Toronto GMS Field 1:05 p.m. YES/WFAN Mon ,. Feb . 27 at Baltimore Sarasota 1:05 p .m . Tue., Feb. 28 vs. Detroit GMS Field 1:05 p.m. at Boston Fort Myers 1:05 p .m . Wed., Mar. 1 vs. Atlanta GMS Field 6:35 p.m. YES/WFAN Thurs., Mar. 2 vs. Baltimore GMS Field 6:35 p.m. YES Fri ., Mar . 3 at Toronto Dunedin 1:05 p .m . Sat ., Mar . 4 at Detroit Lakeland 1:05 p .m . WFAN Sun., Mar. 5 vs. Pittsburgh GMS Field 1:05 p.m. YES/WFAN Mon ,. Mar . 6 at Pittsburgh Bradenton 1:05 p .m . Tue., Mar. 7 vs. Tampa Bay GMS Field 1:05 p.m. YES Wed., Mar. 8 vs. Team Canada GMS Field 1:05 p.m. Thurs ., Mar . 9 at Atlanta Lake Buena Vista 1:05 p .m . Fri ., Mar . 10 at Philadelphia Clearwater 1:05 p .m . Sat., Mar. 11 vs. Detroit GMS Field 1:05 p.m. YES/WFAN Sun., Mar. 12 vs. Atlanta GMS Field 1:05 p.m. WFAN Mon ,. Mar . 13 Off Day Tue ., Mar . 14 at Tampa Bay Port Charlotte 1:05 p .m . Wed., Mar. 15 vs. Philadelphia GMS Field 6:35 p.m. YES/WFAN Thurs ., Mar . 16 at Toronto Dunedin 1:05 p .m . Fri ., Mar . 17 at Detroit Lakeland 1:05 p .m . Sat., Mar. 18 vs. Toronto GMS Field 1:05 p.m. WFAN 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 . 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

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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

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