SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2016 TODAY’S GAME: NEW YORK YANKEES (0-0) vs. DETROIT TIGERS (0-1) YANKEES ROSTER 1:05 P.M. – GEORGE M. STEINBRENNER FIELD – TAMPA, FL – TV/RADIO: YES Network 11 Brett Gardner . OF RHP LUIS SEVERINO (5-3, 2.89 in 2015) vs. RHP MIKE PELFREY (6-11, 4.26 in 2015 w/ MIN) 12 Chase Headley . 3B Probable relievers for NYY: RHP Nick Rumbelow, RHP Tyler Cloyd, RHP Mark Montgomery and LHP Tyler Olson . 13 Alex Rodriguez . DH 14 Starlin Castro . INF YANKEE DOODLES: The New York Yankees will play the first exhibition game of their spring schedule today against 17 Carlos Corporan* . C the Detroit Tigers at George M . Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla… will be the first of four spring games between the two 18 Didi Gregorius . SS teams in 2016, also Fri . at Lakeland, 3/28 at GMS Field and 3/31 (ss) at Lakeland… will play 33 total spring games, all against 19 Masahiro Tanaka . RHP Major League opposition… are slated for 16 home games… will play eight night games, including five at home (3/16 vs . Toronto, 3/18 vs . Baltimore, 3/22 vs . New York-NL, 3/24 vs . Tampa Bay and 3/28 vs . Detroit) and three on the road (3/15 22 Jacoby Ellsbury . OF. 24 Chris Parmelee* . .1B at Boston, 3/23 at Washington and 4/1 at Miami at Marlins Park)… each of the Yankees’ home night games will start at 25 Mark Teixeira . 1B 6:35 p .m …. marks the Yankees’ 21st consecutive season at Steinbrenner Field (1996-2016), formerly Legends Field, and the 114th season in franchise history . 26 Donovan Solano* . INF 27 Pete Kozma* . INF HOPE WEEK 2016: The Yankees are proud to announce the return of HOPE Week (Helping Others Persevere & Excel) 28 Joe Girardi . MANAGER 29 Dustin Ackley . INF/OF in 2016 for the eighth consecutive season… the initiative is rooted in the belief that acts of good will provide hope and 30 Nathan Eovaldi . RHP encouragement to more than just the recipient of the gesture… the Yankees will kick off their announcement of HOPE 31 Aaron Hicks . .OF Week with a pregame ceremony on 3/18 at GMS Field prior to their 6:35 p .m . game vs . Baltimore… this year marks the fourth consecutive year that the Yankees have kicked off HOPE Week-themed events by recognizing a Tampa-area group 33 Greg Bird . 1B for making a difference in the Bay area . 34 Brian McCann . C 35 Michael Pineda . RHP 36 Carlos Beltran . OF WINNING WAYS: The Yankees secured their 23rd consecutive winning season last year (1993-2015)… according to the Elias Sports Bureau, it marks the second-longest such streak among Major League teams all time, trailing only the Yankees’ run of 39 straight 39 Kirby Yates . RHP winning seasons from 1926-64… the team also secured its 24th consecutive winning season at home (went 45-36 at home in 40 Luis Severino . RHP 2015) extending its run since 1992… according to Elias, it is tied for the second-longest such streak in Major League history, 41 Anthony Swarzak* . RHP trailing only the Yankees’ 47-year home winning streak from 1918-64… the Pirates also had a 24-year streak from 1892-1915 . 43 Austin Romine . C 45 Chasen Shreve . LHP THE SKIPPER: In 2016, Manager Joe Girardi enters his ninth season (2008-present) at the helm of the Yankees… owns 47 Ivan Nova . RHP a 735-561 ( .567) record in eight years with the club, which is the Majors’ best mark over the stretch… according to Elias, 48 Andrew Miller . LHP is the only current manager to guide his team to winning records in each of the last eight seasons (2008-15)… is sixth 50 Nick Rumbelow . RHP in Yankees history in managerial wins, trailing only Joe McCarthy (1,460), Joe Torre (1,173), Casey Stengel (1,149), Miller 52 CC Sabathia . LHP Huggins (1,067) and Ralph Houk (944)… the Yankees have reached the postseason in five of his eight seasons as manager 53 Joe Espada . THIRD BASE (2009-12, ‘15), including three AL East Division titles (2009, ‘11-12) and a World Series championship in 2009… was named 54 Aroldis Chapman . LHP to the post on 10/30/07, becoming the 32nd manager in franchise history… in 2015, guided the Yankees to an 87-75 ( .537) 55 Bryan Mitchell . RHP finish and an AL Wild Card Game berth… was at the helm for the Yankees’ 10,000th franchise win on 10/1/15 vs . Boston . 56 Tony Pena . FIRST BASE 57 Branden Pinder . RHP 21 AND COUNTING: This year marks the 21st season the Yankees have held spring training at George M . Steinbrenner 58 Larry Rothschild . PITCHING Field in Tampa, Fla .… the complex originally opened prior to the 1996 season as Legends Field… during a pregame 59 Rob Thomson . BENCH ceremony on 3/27/08, was renamed as George M . Steinbrenner Field in honor of principal owner George Steinbrenner 60 Mike Harkey . BULLPEN III… since its inception, GMS Field has also served as home for the Single-A Tampa Yankees of the Florida State 61 Vinnie Pestano* . RHP League… prior to relocating to Tampa in 1994 (the team played at Red McEwen Field at the University of South Florida 62 Alan Cockrell . HITTING from 1994-95), the Yankees trained in Ft . Lauderdale, Fla . 62 Mark Montgomery* . RHP 63 Kyle Haynes* . RHP HOW’S THE WEATHER UP THERE?: The Yankees’ spring training roster features 14 players who are 6’4” or taller, all but 63 Marcus Thames . ASST . HITTING three of whom are pitchers… the tallest is 6’8” RHP Dellin Betances, followed by OF Aaron Judge, LHP Andrew Miller 64 Rob Refsnyder . INF and RHP Michael Pineda, all of whom stand at 6’7”… LHP CC Sabathia and LHP Tyler Webb are 6’6”… listed at 6’5” is RHP 65 Jacob Lindgren . LHP Ivan Nova… OFOF Lane Adams, INF Greg Bird, LHP Aroldis Chapman, RHP James Kaprielian, RHP Branden Pinder, LHP 66 Mason Williams . OF Chasen Shreve and RHP Anthony Swarzak are all 6’4” . 67 James Pazos . LHP 68 Dellin Betances . RHP TURN STYLES: The Yankees have announced their promotional schedule for the 2016 regular season… featured dates 70 Eddy Rodriguez* . C include Old-Timers’ Day presented by Ernst & Young (6/12), a 20th anniversary celebration of the 1996 World Series 71 Slade Heathcott . OF championship team (8/13) and the Mariano Rivera Monument Park plaque dedication ceremony (8/14)… limited-edition 72 Gary Sanchez . C collectible player bobbleheads presented by AT&T feature Mickey Mantle (June 24), Didi Gregorius (8/7), Dellin Betances 73 Nick Goody . RHP (9/10) and Roger Maris (10/1)… other giveaways include Alex Rodriguez Replica Bat Day presented by Bank of America 74 Ronald Torreyes . INF (5/14) and Yankees Peanuts Bobblehead Night, presented by MetLife, (Franklin bobblehead on 9/8)… Military Appreciation 75 Tyler Olson . LHP Day (7/23), will see the first 18,000 Guests in attendance (21 and older) receiving a Yankees camo baseball cap . 76 Domingo German* . RHP 77 Diego Moreno* . RHP PEN STATION: Yankees relievers set a new single-season Major League record with 596 combined strikeouts 78 Jonathan Diaz* . INF (previously Colorado, 589K in 2012) . 79 Cesar Puello* . OF Collectively posted a 10 .11K/9 .0IP ratio (530 .2IP, 596K),the second-highest bullpen strikeout ratio in MLB history (2014 80 Vicente Campos . RHP Yankees, 10 .25K/9 .0IP, 501 .1IP, 571K)… held opponents to a .232 BA, fourth-lowest in MLB (KC- .214, HOU- .220, TOR- .231) . 81 Tyler Cloyd* . RHP RHP Dellin Betances (131K) and LHP Andrew Miller (100K) ranked first and third among all MLB relievers in strikeouts 82 Ben Gamel . .OF (Chapman-116)… per Elias, were the sixth bullpen duo all-time—and first such Yankees duo—with 100K each, and first since 83 Johnny Barbato . RHP the 2004 Angels (Francisco Rodriguez-123K/Scot Shields-109)… per Elias, became the first duo to finish Nos . 1-2 in a league 84 Richard Bleier* . LHP in reliever Ks since the 2009 A’s (Michael Wuertz-102K & Andrew Bailey-91K)… Elias also notes that they are the first bullpen 85 Luis Cessa . RHP teammates to each finish a season with at least 100K and individual ERAs below 3 .00 (Betances-1 .50, Miller-2 .04) . 86 Kyle Higashioka* . C Betances had a 2 .4 WAR, third-best among MLB relievers in 2015 (Cody Allen-2 .6, Aroldis Chapman-2 .4)… has the top-two 87 Brady Lail* . RHP reliever strikeout seasons in club history (also 135K in 2014), is the fourth pitcher in MLB history with multiple 130-strikeout 88 Tyler Webb* . LHP seasons and the third to do it in consecutive years: Boston’s Dick Radatz (3x, 1962-64), Cincinnati’s Rob Dibble (1989-90) and 89 Francisco Diaz* . C Chicago-AL/Pittsburgh’s Goose Gossage (1975, ‘77) . 90 James Kaprielian* . RHP Acquired LHP Aroldis Chapman from the Reds in the offseason… in 2015, he went 4-4 with 33 saves (in 36 chances) and 91 Santiago Nessy* . C a 1 .63 ERA (66 .1IP, 12ER, 116K) in 65 relief appearances…was named to his fourth straight NL All-Star team… has averaged 92 Sebastian Valle* . C 15 .40 K/9 .0IP in his career (319 .0IP, 546K), the best ratio in the Major Leagues since at least 1900 (min . 300 .0IP) . 93 Jorge Mateo* . INF 94 Tyler Wade* . INF FOR STARTERS: RHP Luis Severino (5-3, 2 .89 ERA in 2015) will make his first spring start for the Yankees today 95 Dustin Fowler* .