SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES NEW YORK YANKEES (18-6) vs. BOSTON RED SOX (11-12-2) YANKEES ROSTER RHP Bryan Mitchell (2-1, 3.77) vs. LHP Chris Sale (1-0, 3.60) 11 Brett Gardner . OF 12 Chase Headley . .INF Probable relievers for NYY: LHP Aroldis Chapman, RHP Luis Cessa and LHP Jon Niese 14 Starlin Castro . .INF 17 Matt Holliday . .DH Tuesday, March 21, 2017 • GMS Field • Tampa, Florida • 6:35 p.m. ET 18 Didi Gregorius . .INF Game #26 • Home Game #13 • TV: None • Radio: None 19 Masahiro Tanaka . .RHP 22 Jacoby Ellsbury . OF 24 Gary Sánchez . C AT A GLANCE: The New York Yankees will play the 26th exhibition game of their spring schedule tonight vs. the Boston 26 Tyler Austin . .INF/OF Red Sox in Tampa, Fla.… will be the second of two spring training matchups between the two teams in 2017… will play 27 Austin Romine . C 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 fi ve 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 Monday, the Yankees beat the Nationals, 9-3, at the Ballpark of the Palm Beaches…DH Matt Holliday 36 Ji-Man Choi* . .INF (1-for-3) connected on his third HR, a two-run shot in the fi fth…1B Greg Bird (2-for-3, 1R, 1 double) has six multi-hit games 38 Rob Refsnyder . INF/OF this spring…SS Gleyber Torres (1-for-1) hit a two-run double in the eighth…CF Brett Gardner (1-for-4, 2RBI) stole his fi rst 39 Tommy Layne . LHP base of the spring…RF Billy McKinney (2-for-2) added a pair of singles and is hitting .450 (9-for-20) this spring…RHP Michael 40 Luis Severino . .RHP Pineda started and earned the win, allowing 3ER in 1.2IP (1H, 2BB, 1K, 46pit./27stk.)…the Yankees bullpen tossed 7.1 scoreless 41 Pete Kozma* . .INF innings, including 3.1IP by RHP Chad Green (2H, 1BB, 2K, 47pit./27stk.)…RHP Jonathan Holder retired all 6BF in 2.0IP. 43 Adam Warren . .RHP 45 Chasen Shreve . .LHP LEADERS OF THE PACK: At 18-6 (.750), the Yankees have the best spring record in all of Major League Baseball. 47 Jon Niese . .LHP Yankees pitchers lead the Majors in ERA (3.54) and WHIP (1.13)…their .209 opponents’ BA is lowest in the Majors, 48 Chris Carter . .INF with no other team below .240…are tied for fi fth in the Majors with 203K in 213.2IP. 50 Ernesto Frieri* . .RHP Yankees batters are second in the Major Leagues with 35HR (Milwaukee-37)…lead the Grapefruit League 52 CC Sabathia . LHP with 143R (fi fth in MLB) and a .827 OPS (fourth in MLB)…are second in the Grapefruit League with a .283 BA 53 Joe Espada^ . THIRD BASE (Pittsburgh-.298)… have scored at least 5R in 16 of their 24 games… 1B Greg Bird leads the Majors with 11 extra- 54 Aroldis Chapman . LHP base hits (6 doubles, 1 triple, 4HR) and is tied with C Gary Sánchez are tied for ninth in the Majors in home runs. 55 Bryan Mitchell . .RHP 56 Tony Peña . .FIRST BASE GLOBAL ENTRY: Six Yankees players participated in the 2017 World Baseball Classic…RHP Tyler Clippard (USA) and INF 57 Chad Green. .RHP Didi Gregorius (The Netherlands) advanced to the semifi nals, though Gregorius did not play due to a right shoulder 58 Larry Rothschild . PITCHING injury…Team USA plays Japan tonight at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles (9 p.m. ET), with the winner facing Puerto 59 Rob Thomson . BENCH Rico in the WBC Final on Wednesday (9 p.m. ET)…RHP Giovanny Gallegos (Mexico), LHP Tommy Layne (Italy) and INF 60 Mike Harkey . .BULLPEN Donovan Solano (Colombia) were eliminated in the fi rst round of pool play and have returned to the Yankees, while 61 Ben Heller . .RHP RHP Dellin Betances (Dominican Republic) was eliminated in the second round. 62 Alan Cockrell . .HITTING Additionally, fi rst base coach Tony Peña managed the Dominican Republic squad, and third base coach Joe Espada 63 Wilkin Castillo* . C is serving as third base coach for Puerto Rico. 63 Marcus Thames . .ASST. HITTING 65 Jonathan Holder . .RHP RAILRIDERS TO RECEIVE RINGS: The 2016 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders team that won both the International League 67 J.R. Graham* . .RHP Governor’s Cup and the Gildan Triple-A National Championship Game will be presented with their National Championship 68 Dellin Betances . .RHP rings in an on-fi eld ceremony prior to Friday’s 1:05 p.m. game vs. Philadelphia at Steinbrenner Field. 71 Billy McKinney* . OF 72 Jason Gurka* . LHP 74 Ronald Torreyes. .INF HOPE WEEK 2017: The Yankees are proud to announce the return of HOPE Week (Helping Others Persevere & Excel) 75 Clint Frazier* . OF in 2017 for the ninth consecutive season… the initiative, which will run in New York from Monday, May 22 - Friday, May 77 Dustin Fowler*. OF 26, is rooted in the belief that acts of good will provide hope and encouragement to more than just the recipient of the 81 Gleyber Torres* . .INF gesture… this year marks the seventh consecutive year that the Yankees have kicked off HOPE Week-themed events by 82 Tyler Wade* . .INF recognizing a Tampa-area organization for making a diff erence in the Bay area…this year’s Tampa honoree, Blanket Tampa 85 Luis Cessa . .RHP Bay, is an organization that provides to the homeless and working poor in the Tampa area. 86 Kyle Higashioka. C 90 Jordan Montgomery* . .LHP GEORGE M. STEINBRENNER FIELD ENHANCEMENTS: During this past off season, George M. Steinbrenner Field underwent 99 Aaron Judge . OF signifi cant ballpark enhancements, including a new entrance gate in right fi eld by the Dale Mabry Highway overpass and a *Non-roster invitee / ^Current WBC participant two-level team store by the home plate entrance… bullpen clubs on the fi rst and third base lines provide great social 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 outfi eld… more shaded areas have been added to the stadium… additional highlights include a redesigned right fi eld pavilion, loge boxes on the fi rst and third base lines, a group party area on the left fi eld deck and newly built cabanas in the outfi eld… 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 off season, Yankee Stadium has undergone its fi rst 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 fi eld with a soft artifi cial surface and Yankees-themed playground equipment — will be the Stadium’s fi rst-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 fi rst 18,000 Guests in attendance (21 and older) receive a Yankees camo baseball cap. FOR STARTERS: Tonight vs. Boston, RHP Bryan Mitchell (2-1, 3.77) will make his sixth spring appearance and fourth start (5G/3GS, 14.1IP, 11H, 6ER, 3BB, 12K)… last pitched in a relief appearance on 3/16 at Toronto, permitting 1ER in 3.0IP with a spring-high 5K (2H, 1BB)…was scoreless in his fi rst two starts of the spring on 2/24 vs.