SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES NEW YORK YANKEES (18-7) at PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (10-12-3) YANKEES ROSTER 11 Brett Gardner . OF RHP Masahiro Tanaka (2-0, 0 .00) vs . RHP Vince Velasquez (1-0, 1 .00) 12 Chase Headley . INF Probable relievers for NYY: RHP Giovanny Gallegos, RHP Matt Marsh and RHP Ernesto Frieri 14 Starlin Castro . INF 17 Matt Holliday . DH Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at Philadelphia • 1:05 p.m. ET 18 Didi Gregorius . INF Game #27 • Road Game #14 • TV: MLBN • Radio: None 19 Masahiro Tanaka . RHP 22 Jacoby Ellsbury . OF 24 Gary Sánchez . C AT A GLANCE: The New York Yankees will play the 27th exhibition game of their spring schedule today vs . the Philadelphia 26 Tyler Austin . INF/OF Phillies in Clearwater, Fla .… will be the fifth of seven spring training matchups between the two teams in 2017… will 27 Austin Romine . C play 35 total spring games, all but one against MLB opposition (10-4 win vs . Team Canada on 3/8)… are slated for 17 home 28 Joe Girardi . MANAGER games… will play six night games, including five at home (left to play: 3/28 vs . Detroit) and one on the road (3/31 at Atlanta 29 Tyler Clippard^ . RHP at SunTrust Park)… each of the Yankees’ home night games will start at 6:35 p .m …. marks the Yankees’ 22nd consecutive 30 Rubén Tejada* . INF season at Steinbrenner Field (1996-2017), formerly Legends Field . 31 Aaron Hicks . OF The Yankees’ 18 spring wins match their highest total since 2010 (18-12-3 in 2012)…their highest win total over the 33 Greg Bird . INF past 56 springs (since 1962) is 24, set in 2009 (24-10-1) . 34 Donovan Solano* . INF 35 Michael Pineda . RHP YESTERDAY’S NEWS: On Tuesday, the Yankees fell to the Red Sox, 4-2, in Tampa…RHP Bryan Mitchell started and did not 36 Ji-Man Choi* . INF record a decision, allowing 2ER in 4 .1IP (7H, 0BB, 7K, 1HR)…RHP Luis Cessa entered the game in relief and recorded the loss, 38 Rob Refsnyder . INF/OF allowing 1ER in 2 .0IP (2H, 2BB)…LHP Aroldis Chapman had 2K in 1 .0IP and has not allowed a hit or run in six outings this 39 Tommy Layne . LHP spring (6 .0IP, 2BB, 8K)…both Yankees runs came on a two-run HR by DH Matt Holliday (1-for-3) in the sixth . 40 Luis Severino . RHP 41 Pete Kozma* . INF LEADERS OF THE PACK: At 18-7 ( .720), the Yankees have the best spring record in all of Major League Baseball . 43 Adam Warren . .. RHP Yankees pitchers lead the Majors in ERA (3 .56) and WHIP (1 .16)…their .215 opponents’ BA is lowest in the Majors, 45 Chasen Shreve . LHP with no other team below .240…are fourth in the Majors with 215K in 222 .2IP . 47 Jon Niese . .. LHP Yankees batters are second in the Major Leagues with 36HR (Milwaukee-38)…lead the Grapefruit League with 48 Chris Carter . INF 145R (tied for fifth in MLB) and a .813 OPS (seventh in MLB)…are second in the Grapefruit League with a .277 BA 50 Ernesto Frieri* . RHP (Milwaukee- .304)… have scored at least 5R in 16 of their 25 games… 1B Greg Bird is tied for the lead in the Majors 52 CC Sabathia . LHP with 11 extra-base hits (6 doubles, 1 triple, 4HR) and is tied with C Gary Sánchez for tenth in the Majors in home runs . 53 Joe Espada^ . THIRD BASE 54 Aroldis Chapman . LHP GLOBAL ENTRY: Six Yankees players participated in the 2017 World Baseball Classic…RHP Tyler Clippard (USA) and INF 55 Bryan Mitchell . RHP Didi Gregorius (The Netherlands) advanced to the semifinals, though Gregorius did not play due to a right shoulder 56 Tony Peña . FIRST BASE injury…Team USA plays Japan tonight at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles (9 p .m . ET), with the winner facing Puerto 57 Chad Green . .RHP Rico in the WBC Final on Wednesday (9 p .m . ET)…RHP Giovanny Gallegos (Mexico), LHP Tommy Layne (Italy) and INF 58 Larry Rothschild . PITCHING Donovan Solano (Colombia) were eliminated in the first round of pool play and have returned to the Yankees, while 59 Rob Thomson . BENCH RHP Dellin Betances (Dominican Republic) was eliminated in the second round . 60 Mike Harkey . BULLPEN Additionally, first base coach Tony Peñamanaged the Dominican Republic squad, and third base coach Joe Espada 61 Ben Heller . RHP is serving as third base coach for Puerto Rico . 62 Alan Cockrell . HITTING 63 Wilkin Castillo* . C RAILRIDERS TO RECEIVE RINGS: The 2016 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders team that won both the International League 63 Marcus Thames . ASST . HITTING Governor’s Cup and the Gildan Triple-A National Championship Game will be presented with their National Championship 65 Jonathan Holder . RHP rings in an on-field ceremony prior to Friday’s 1:05 p .m . game vs . Philadelphia at Steinbrenner Field . 67 J .R . Graham* . RHP 68 Dellin Betances . RHP 71 Billy McKinney* . OF HOPE WEEK 2017: The Yankees are proud to announce the return of HOPE Week (Helping Others Persevere & Excel) 72 Jason Gurka* . LHP in 2017 for the ninth consecutive season… the initiative, which will run in New York from Monday, May 22 - Friday, May 74 Ronald Torreyes . INF. 26, is rooted in the belief that acts of good will provide hope and encouragement to more than just the recipient of the 75 Clint Frazier* . OF gesture… this year marks the seventh consecutive year that the Yankees have kicked off HOPE Week-themed events by 77 Dustin Fowler* . OF recognizing a Tampa-area organization for making a difference in the Bay area…this year’s Tampa honoree, Blanket Tampa 82 Tyler Wade* . INF Bay, is an organization that provides to the homeless and working poor in the Tampa area . 85 Luis Cessa . RHP 86 Kyle Higashioka . C GEORGE M. STEINBRENNER FIELD ENHANCEMENTS: During this past offseason, George M . Steinbrenner Field underwent 90 Jordan Montgomery* . .. LHP significant ballpark enhancements, including a new entrance gate in right field by the Dale Mabry Highway overpass and 99 Aaron Judge . OF a two-level team store by the home plate entrance… bullpen clubs on the first and third base lines provide great social *Non-roster invitee / ^Current WBC participant gathering spaces for all fans to enjoy… fans will now be able to walk a complete loop around the entire stadium with newly installed concourses and seating in the outfield… more shaded areas have been added to the stadium… additional highlights include 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 built cabanas in the outfield… fans will also be able to enjoy a redesigned menu courtesy of Legends Hospitality . Fans attending home spring training Yankees games are strongly encouraged to arrive early and budget an appropriate amount of time for MLB-mandated metal detection screening via hand-held wanding… fans should also note the already established bag check policy prohibiting the admission of bags larger than 16” x 16” x 8” into Steinbrenner Field . Steinbrenner Field gates open to fans with valid tickets 2 hours prior to every game . For complete GMS Field information, fans should visit: http://yankees .mlb .com/nyy/spring_training/ballpark or call (813) 879-2244 during regular business hours . WHAT’S NEW AT YANKEE STADIUM: During this offseason, Yankee Stadium has undergone its first series of major design enhancements, which are intended to improve the guest experience for fans of all ages… enhancements include seven new social gathering spaces and additional dynamic food and beverage areas, available to all ticketholders… among the many highlights, the Sunrun Kids Clubhouse — shaped like a mini-baseball field with a soft artificial surface and Yankees-themed playground equipment — will be the Stadium’s first-ever children’s zone… Frank’s RedHot Terrace (LF) and the Toyota Terrace (RF) will be open-air social gathering spaces overlooking the bullpens, featuring specialty food and drink at drink rail locations which will have power/USB outlets . TURN STYLES: The Yankees have announced their special events and promotional schedule for the 2017 regular season… featured dates include Derek Jeter’s number retirement plaque dedication (Mother’s Day-5/14) and the 71st Annual Old-Timers’ Day (6/25)… limited-edition collectible player bobbleheads presented 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 pres . by Bank of America (6/11), Yankees Star Wars Night (8/25) and 1977 World 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) receive a Yankees camo baseball cap . FOR STARTERS: Today at Philadelphia, RHP Masahiro Tanaka (2-0, 0.00) will make his fifth spring start (13 .1IP, 3H, 0ER, 2BB, 19K)…started and earned his second win (4 .1IP, 0H, 2BB, 6K, 63pit ./42stk .) on 3/17 at Detroit, a combined no-hitter…fanned seven batters—including each of his first six—in 4 .0 perfect innings to earn the win on 3/11 vs . Detroit…started and tossed 2 .0 perfect innings (2K) on 2/28 at Boston…went 14-4 with a 3 .07 ERA (199 .2IP, 68ER) in 31 starts in 2016…was acquired by the Yankees via the posting system form the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles of Japan and signed to a seven-year contract on 1/22/14 .