SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES SUNDAY, MARCH 16, 2014 TODAY’S GAMES: NEW YORK YANKEES (8-9-2) vs. MIAMI MARLINS (11-4-2) YANKEES ROSTER 1:05 P.M. – ROD CAREW STADIUM – PANAMA CITY, PANAMA – TV/RADIO: NONE 2 Derek Jeter ...................INF LHP CC SABATHIA (0-1, 5.40) vs. RHP NATHAN EOVALDI (0-0, 0.00) 11 Brett Gardner ................OF In relief for NYY: RHP David Robertson, RHP Preston Claiborne, RHP Bruce Billings, LHP Cesar Cabral and RHP Chris Leroux 12 Alfonso Soriano ..............OF ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 14 Brian Roberts. .INF NEW YORK YANKEES (8-9-2) vs. ATLANTA BRAVES (7-11-3) 17 Brendan Ryan ................INF 1:05 P.M. – GEORGE M. STEINBRENNER FIELD – TAMPA, FL – TV/RADIO: YES/WFAN 18 Hiroki Kuroda ...............RHP RHP MASAHIRO TANAKA (0-0, 1.80) vs. RHP JULIO TEHERAN (0-0, 0.00) 19 Masahiro Tanaka ............RHP In relief for NYY: LHP Matt Thornton, RHP Dellin Betances, RHP Shawn Kelley and LHP Fred Lewis 22 Jacoby Ellsbury ...............OF 24 Scott Sizemore* ..............INF YANKEE DOODLES: Today the New York Yankees will play a split squad with a 1:05 p.m. game vs. the Miami Marlins at Rod Carew 25 Mark Teixeira .................INF 26 Eduardo Nunez ...............INF Stadium in Panama City, Panama and a 1:05 p.m. game vs. the Atlanta Braves at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa… are scheduled for 34 total spring games, including 33 against Major League opposition (defeated Florida State, 8-3, in their first 27 Shawn Kelley ................RHP 28 Joe Girardi ........... MANAGER game of the spring on 2/25)… are slated for 17 home games, including 16 vs. Major League teams… will play six night games, including five 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 29 Francisco Cervelli. C 30 David Robertson ............RHP on the road (3/20 at Boston)… marks the Yankees’ 19th consecutive season at Steinbrenner Field (1996-2014), formerly Legends Field, and the 112th season in franchise history. 31 Ichiro Suzuki .................OF 33 Kelly Johnson ................INF YESTERDAY’S NEWS: On Saturday at Baltimore, the Yankees fell to the Orioles, Most Seasons as a Yankees Player 34 Brian McCann ................. C Player Seasons 35 Michael Pineda ..............RHP 2-1… LHP Vidal Nuno started and held the Orioles to just 1H in 4.0 scoreless innings (1BB, 3K)…1B Francisco Arica (1-for-2) hit a solo HR—his first of the spring—in the DEREK JETER ....... 19 (1995-2013) 36 Carlos Beltran ................OF Mariano Rivera .........19 (1995-2013) 38 Preston Claiborne ...........RHP sixth inning to account for the Yankees’ only run.… 2B Brian Roberts (2-for-3) and LF Yogi Berra. 18 (1946-63) 40 Matt Daley* .................RHP Ramon Flores (2-for-3) each recorded multi-hit games. Mickey Mantle ...........18 (1951-68) • On Saturday vs. Miami in Panama, the Yankees were no-hit by the Marlins, losing, 5-0… Frank Crosetti ............17 (1932-48) 41 David Phelps ................RHP RHP Adam Warren started and allowed 1ER in 4.1IP (2H, 0BB, 6K)…CF Brett Gardner Bill Dickey ...........17 (1928-43, ’46) 43 Adam Warren ...............RHP and 3B Yangervis Solarte each walked and were the only Yankees to reach base. Lou Gehrig ...............17 (1923-39) 45 Andrew Bailey ...............RHP Jorge Posada ..........17 (1995-2011) 47 Ivan Nova ...................RHP Whitey Ford ..........16 (1950, ’53-67) 48 Matt Thornton ..............LHP CANAL STREET: This weekend, the Yankees and Miami Marlins are participating Bernie Williams ........16 (1991-2006) in the “Legend Series” with a two-game series at Panama City’s Rod Carew 50 Mick Kelleher ......... 1B COACH MLB All-Time Hits List 52 CC Sabathia .................LHP Stadium… the series is honoring the legacy of recently-retired all-time saves leader 1. Pete Rose. .4,256 53 Austin Romine ................ C Mariano Rivera… the series marks the return of Major League Baseball to Panama 2. Ty Cobb ..................... 4,191 54 Kevin Long ..............HITTING for the first time since 1947… the “Legend Series” includes charitable events away 3. Hank Aaron .................3,771 from the field, including a gala featuring representation of both teams on Friday 4. Stan Musial ..................3,630 55 David Herndon* .............RHP 5. Tris Speaker .................3,514 56 Tony Pena ................BENCH to benefit the Mariano Rivera Foundation… proceeds from the dinner went to 6. Honus Wagner ..............3,430 Children’s Hospital in Panama City, the largest pediatric hospital in the country. 57 Chris Leroux* ................RHP 7. Carl Yastrzemski ............. 3,419 58 Larry Rothschild .......PITCHING 8. Paul Molitor. 3,319 9. DEREK JETER .............3,316 59 Rob Thomson ........ 3B COACH MADE IN JAPAN: The Yankees have four Japan-born players in camp: OF Ichiro 60 Gary Tuck ..............BULLPEN Suzuki, RHP Hiroki Kuroda, RHP Masahiro Tanaka and non-roster invitee RHP 10. Eddie Collins ................3,313 Most Hits in Franchise History 61 Jim Miller* ..................RHP Yoshinori Tateyama… the Yankees have had six Japan-born players in their history: 62 Robert Coello* ..............RHP Hideki Irabu (1997-99), Hideki Matsui (2003-09), Kei Igawa (2007-08), Hiroki Kuroda 1. DEREK JETER .............3,316 2. Lou Gehrig .................2,721 63 Yoshinori Tateyama*. RHP (2012-13), Ryota Igarashi (2012) and Ichiro Suzuki (2012-13)… with Tanaka and 3. Babe Ruth ..................2,518 64 Cesar Cabral .................LHP Kuroda, the Yankees will have two Japan-born pitchers in their starting rotation, 4. Mickey Mantle .............. 2,415 65 Zoilo Almonte ................OF becoming the first team to do so since the Los Angeles Dodgers had starters Hideo 5. Bernie Williams .............2,336 66 John Ryan Murphy ............ C Nomo and Kazuhisa Ishii in 2004. 67 Vidal Nuno ..................LHP 68 Dellin Betances ..............RHP DOUBLE TAKE: Major League Baseball’s new instant replay rules will be in effect in seven Yankees games this spring (3/6 at 70 Russ Canzler* ................INF Philadelphia, 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). 71 Brian Gordon* ...............RHP 72 Corban Joseph* ..............INF #WINNING: The Yankees secured their 21st consecutive winning season in 2013 (since 1993), the second-longest such streak 73 Antoan Richardson*. .OF among Major League teams all time, trailing only the Yankees’ run of 39 straight wining seasons from 1926-64-credit: Elias. 74 Bruce Billings* ...............RHP 75 Manny Banuelos ............LHP THE SKIPPER: In 2014, Manager Joe Girardi enters his seventh season (2008-present) at the helm of the 80 Jose Gil* ...................... C Yankees… owns a 564-408 (.580) record in six years with the club, the Majors’ best mark over the stretch and the sixth- 81 Ramon Flores ................OF most managerial wins in Yankees history… has led the Yankees to three AL East Division titles (2009, ‘11-12) and a World 83 Chase Whitley* ..............RHP Series championship in ‘09… is the 32nd manager in Yankees history… his .566 (642-492) career winning pct. (including 84 Mark Montgomery* .........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 86 Jose Pirela* ...................INF Earl Weaver tallied a 1,480-1,060 (.583) mark over a 17-year managerial career (1968-82 and ‘85-86). 87 Francisco Arcia* ............... C 88 Danny Burawa* .............RHP SUPPORTING CAST: The Yankees drew an AL-high 3,279,589 fans to Yankee Stadium in 2013, leading the AL in total 89 Yangervis Solarte* ............INF attendance for the 11th consecutive season… also led the AL with an average of 40,489 fans per home game… both 90 Shane Greene ...............RHP 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 91 Tyler Austin* .................OF 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 FOR STARTERS: Today vs. Miami in Panama, LHP CC Sabathia will make his third spring start…last started on 3/11 at Washington, 96 Pete O’Brien* .................. C allowing 3ER in 3.0IP (4H, 2BB, 3K)… in 32 starts in 2013, went 14-13 with a 4.78 ERA (211.0IP, 112ER)… opponents batted .272 (224- 97 Mason Williams* .............OF for-823, 28HR); LH .242 (47-for-194, 5HR); RH .281 (177-for-629, 23HR)… since his debut in 2001, has a 205-115 (.641) record with a 98 Zelous Wheeler*. .INF 3.60 ERA and 2,389K in 415 starts the most wins and K in the Majors over the span… has at least 11 wins in each of his first 13 Major *Non-roster invitees League seasons (2001-13), one of just four pitchers in the Modern Era (since 1900) to accomplish the feat, joining Don Sutton (first 17 seasons, 1966-82), Eddie Plank (first 16 seasons, 1901-16) and Tom Seaver (also first 13 seasons, 1967-79). OPENING DAY COUNTDOWN • Today vs. Atlanta, RHP Masahiro Tanaka will make his third spring appearance and second spring start… last started on 3/6 at Philadelphia, allowing 1ER in 3.0IP (2H,, 1K, 1HR)… was acquired by the Yankees via the posting system from the (April 1 at Houston - 7:10 p.m.) Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Japan and signed to a seven-year contract on 1/22/14… contract extends through the 16 DAYS 2020 season with an opt-out following the 2017 season… went 24-0 with one save and a 1.27 ERA (212.0IP, 30ER, 183K 8CG, 2SHO) in 28 games (27 starts) with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles… won the Pacific League MVP and the Sawamura Award as the best pitcher in Nippon Professional Baseball, setting all-time NPB records for wins and ERA…was the No.