SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2015 TODAY’S GAME: NEW YORK YANKEES (0-0-1) vs. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (0-0-1) YANKEES ROSTER 1:05 P.M. – GEORGE M. STEINBRENNER FIELD – TAMPA, FL – TV/RADIO: YES 11 Brett Gardner OF RHP NATHAN EOVALDI (6-14, 4.37 in 2014 w/ MIA) vs. RHP KEVIN SLOWEY (1-1, 5.30 in 2014 w/ MIA) 12 Chase Headley INF Probable relievers for NYY: LHP Andrew Miller, RHP Kyle Davies, RHP Danny Burawa, RHP Wilking Rodriguez, LHP James Pazos and 13 Alex Rodriguez INF LHP Tyler Webb. 14 Stephen Drew INF 17 Brendan Ryan INF YANKEE DOODLES: The New York Yankees will play the second exhibition game of their spring schedule today against 18 Didi Gregorius INF the Philadelphia Phillies at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla.… will play 34 total spring games, all against 19 Masahiro Tanaka RHP Major League opposition… are slated for 17 home games… will play seven night games, including five at home (3/6 vs. 22 Jacoby Ellsbury OF Pittsburgh, 3/12 vs. Atlanta, 3/17 vs. Toronto, 3/19 vs. Philadelphia and 3/24 vs. Detroit) and two on the road (3/13 at 24 Chris Young OF Boston and 3/18 at Atlanta)… marks the Yankees’ 20th consecutive season at Steinbrenner Field (1996-2015), formerly 25 Mark Teixeira INF Legends Field, and the 113th season in franchise history. 26 Chris Capuano LHP 27 Scott Baker* RHP YESTERDAY’S NEWS: On Tuesday at Clearwater, the Yankees and Phillies played to a 5-5 tie in the respective spring opener for 28 Joe Girardi MANAGER both teams…Yankees batters tallied 13 hits…RHP Adam Warren started and allowed just 1H in 2.0 scoreless IP…LF Slade 29 David Carpenter RHP Heathcott (2-for-2, 1 double) and 1B Greg Bird (2-for-3, 1 double) each had multi-hit games…RF Aaron Judge (1-for-2) hit a 30 Nathan Eovaldi RHP two-out, three-run HR in the top of the ninth to tie the game, 5-5. 31 Jared Burton* RHP 33 Garrett Jones INF HOPE WEEK 2015: The Yankees are proud to announce the return of HOPE Week (Helping Others Persevere & Excel) in 2015 for 34 Brian McCann C the seventh consecutive season… the initiative is rooted in the belief that acts of good will provide hope and encouragement 35 Michael Pineda RHP to more than just the recipient of the gesture… the Yankees will kick off their announcement of HOPE Week with a pregame 36 Carlos Beltran OF ceremony on 3/6 at GMS Field prior to the Yankees’ 7:05 p.m. game vs. Pittsburgh… the Yankees will honor Palma Ceia Little League 39 Chase Whitley RHP Challenger Baseball, which is a baseball program designed for the needs of children that live with physical or mental disabilities. 40 Andrew Bailey* RHP 41 Justin Wilson LHP IN CONTROL: Yankees pitchers finished the season with the second-highest strikeout-to-walk ratio in modern Major 43 Adam Warren RHP League history (since 1900), according to the Elias Sports Bureau… had a 3.44 K/BB ratio (1,370K, 398BB), trailing only the 45 Kyle Davies* RHP 2014 Nationals’ 3.66 K/BB ratio (1,288K, 352BB). 47 Ivan Nova RHP • RHP Michael Pineda produced an 8.43 K/BB ratio, the highest-ever mark for a Yankees pitcher (min. 75.0IP)… the previous 48 Andrew Miller LHP Yankee record of 6.92 was set by Mariano Rivera in 2001 (80.2IP, 12BB, 83K)… also issued only 0.83 walks per 9.0IP, the lowest 52 CC Sabathia LHP mark ever for a Yankees pitcher (min 75.0IP)… David Wells set the previous Yankees record of 0.85 in 2003 (213.0IP, 20BB). 53 Esmil Rogers RHP 54 Joe Espada 3B COACH #WINNING: The Yankees secured their 22nd consecutive winning season last year (1993-2014)… according to the Elias 55 Austin Romine C Sports Bureau, it marks the second-longest such streak among Major League teams all time, trailing only the Yankees’ run 56 Tony Pena 1B COACH of 39 straight winning seasons from 1926-64… the team also secured its 23rd consecutive winning season at home (went 58 Larry Rothschild PITCHING 43-38 at home in 2014) extending its run since 1992… according to Elias, it is the third-longest such streak in Major League history, trailing only the Yankees’ 47-year home winning streak from 1918-64 and the Pirates’ 24-year streak from 1892-1915. 59 Rob Thomson BENCH 60 Gary Tuck BULLPEN 60 Nick Noonan* INF THE SKIPPER: In 2015, Manager Joe Girardi enters his eighth season (2008-present) at the helm of the Yankees… owns 61 Jeff Pentland HITTING a 648-486 (.571) record in seven years with the club, which is the Majors’ best mark over the stretch… is sixth in Yankees history in managerial wins, trailing only Joe McCarthy (1,460), Joe Torre (1,173), Casey Stengel (1,149), Miller Huggins 61 Chris Martin RHP 62 Alan Cockrell ASST. HITTING (1,067) and Ralph Houk (944)… has led the Yankees to three AL East Division titles (2009, ‘11-12) along with a World Series 62 Cole Figueroa* INF championship in 2009… was named to the post on 10/30/07, becoming the 32nd manager in franchise history… owns a 726-570 (.560) managerial record in his career, trailing only Sparky Anderson (771), Frank Chance (753), Al Lopez (742) and 63 Jose Pirela INF Joe McCarthy (734) for the most wins by any manager in his first eight years at the helm (credit: Elias). 64 Chasen Shreve LHP 65 Bryan Mitchell RHP TERRIFIC TRIO: The Yankees announced that they will retire the uniform numbers and dedicate Monument Park plaques 66 John Ryan Murphy C 67 Eddy Rodriguez* C for Andy Pettitte (No. 46), Jorge Posada (No. 20) and Bernie Williams (No. 51) during the 2015 season… Williams will be 68 Dellin Betances RHP celebrated on Sunday, 5/24, before the Yankees’ 8:05 p.m. game vs. Texas… Posada will take his place in Monument Park on Saturday, 8/22, prior to the Yankees’ contest against the Cleveland Indians… Pettitte will be honored a day later on Sunday, 70 Wilking Rodriguez* RHP 8/23, with a pregame ceremony… former player and coach Willie Randolph will also be recognized with a plaque, to be 71 Jose Ramirez RHP dedicated during Old-Timers’ Day festivities on Saturday, 6/20. 72 Danny Burawa RHP • In 2014, the Yankees dedicated Monument Park plaques to Nelson Mandela (4/16-rescheduled from a 4/15 rainout), Tino 73 Jose De Paula LHP Martinez (6/21), Rich “Goose” Gossage (6/22-Old Timer’s Day), Paul O’Neill (8/9) and Joe Torre (8/23)… additionally, Torre 74 Slade Heathcott* OF had his No. 6 uniform retired. 75 Domingo German RHP 76 Branden Pinder RHP 20/20 : This year marks the 20th season the Yankees have held spring training at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, 77 Ramon Flores OF Fla.… the complex originally opened prior to the 1996 season as Legends Field… was renamed during a pregame ceremony on 78 Gary Sanchez C 3/27/08 as George M. Steinbrenner Field in honor of principal owner George Steinbrenner III… since it’s inception, GMS Field has 79 Tyler Austin OF also served as home for the Single-A Tampa Yankees of the Florida State League… prior to relocating to Tampa in 1994 (the team 80 Mason Williams OF played at Red McEwen Field at the U. of South Florida from 1994-95), the Yankees trained in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 81 Vicente Campos* RHP 82 Nick Goody* RHP HOW’S THE WEATHER UP THERE: The Yankees’ spring training roster features 11 players who are 6’4” or taller, all but one 83 Francisco Arcia* C who are pitchers… the tallest are 6’8” RHP Dellin Betances and 6’8” RHP Chris Martin followed by OF Aaron Judge, LHP 84 Trent Garrison* C Andrew Miller, RHP Michael Pineda and LHP CC Sabathia, all of whom stand at 6’7”… RHP Tyler Webb is 6’6”…INF 85 Juan Graterol* C Garrett Jones is 6’5”… at 6’4” are RHPs Scott Baker, Vicente Campos and Ivan Nova. 86 Kyle Higashioka* C 87 Jacob Lindgren* LHP BROTHERLY LOVE: The Yankees will face the Phillies today for the second time this spring, with four games left scheduled 88 Diego Moreno* RHP between the two teams in 2015… will play a three-game series during the regular season at Yankee Stadium from 6/22-24. 89 James Pazos* LHP 90 Nick Rumbelow* RHP FOR STARTERS: RHP Nathan Eovaldi (6-14, 4.37 ERA in 2014) will make his first spring start for the Yankees today vs. 91 Luis Severino* RHP Philadelphia… was acquired by the Yankees from Miami with RHP Domingo German and INF Garrett Jones on 12/19/14, in 92 Tyler Webb* LHP exchange for RHP David Phelps and INF Martin Prado… went 6-14 with a 4.37 ERA (199.2IP, 223H, 97ER, 14HR, 43BB, 142K, 7HP) 93 Jake Cave* OF in 33 starts with the Marlins… established career highs in games started, innings pitched and strikeouts in 2014… recorded 94 Kyle Roller* INF a quality start in 20 of his 33 starts… saw his walks per 9.0IP decrease for the third consecutive season (5.19 in 2011, 3.54 in 95 Greg Bird* INF 2012, 3.39 in 2013 and 1.94 in 2014)… had a run support average of 2.70, the lowest such mark in the Majors among pitchers 96 Cito Culver* INF with at least 20 starts… struck out a career-high 10 batters on 5/5 vs.