SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 2014 TODAY’S GAME: NEW YORK YANKEES (15-10-2) vs. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (8-15-3) YANKEES ROSTER 7:05 P.M. – GEORGE M. STEINBRENNER FIELD – TAMPA, FL – TV/RADIO: YES/MLBN/WFAN 2 Derek Jeter ...................INF RHP ADAM WARREN (1-1, 2.08) vs. RHP JEFF MANSHIP (1-0, 2.25) 11 Brett Gardner ................OF 12 Alfonso Soriano ..............OF YANKEE DOODLES: Tonight the New York Yankees will play a 7:05 p.m. game vs. the Philadelphia Phillies at George M. 14 Brian Roberts. .INF Steinbrenner Field in Tampa… are scheduled for 33 total spring games, including 32 against Major League opposition 17 Brendan Ryan ................INF (defeated Florida State, 8-3, in their first game of the spring on 2/25)… are slated for 17 home games, including 16 18 Hiroki Kuroda ...............RHP vs. Major League teams… will play six night games, including five at home (3/4 vs. Baltimore, 3/7 vs. Detroit, 3/21 vs. 19 Masahiro Tanaka ............RHP Pittsburgh, 3/25 vs. Philadelphia and 3/28 vs. Miami) and one on the road (3/20 at Boston)… marks the Yankees’ 19th 22 Jacoby Ellsbury ...............OF consecutive season at Steinbrenner Field (1996-2014), formerly Legends Field, and the 112th season in franchise history. 24 Scott Sizemore* ..............INF 25 Mark Teixeira .................INF SUNDAY’S NEWS: The Yankees had their seven-game winning streak snapped, Most Seasons as a Yankees Player 26 Eduardo Nunez ...............INF falling to the Blue Jay, 3-1, at Steinbrenner Field on Sunday… RHP Michael Pineda Player Seasons 27 Shawn Kelley ................RHP started and took the loss, allowing 2ER in 6.0IP (3R, 0BB, 2K)… CF Ichiro Suzuki (1- DEREK JETER ....... 19 (1995-2013) 28 Joe Girardi ........... MANAGER for-3) doubled and scored the Yankees’ only run of the game in the sixth inning… LF Mariano Rivera .........19 (1995-2013) 29 Francisco Cervelli. C Brett Gardner (2-for-3) and RF Carlos Beltran (2-for-3) were the only Yankees to Yogi Berra. 18 (1946-63) Mickey Mantle ...........18 (1951-68) 30 David Robertson ............RHP record multi-hit games… Yankees relievers (Leroux, Cabral, Betances, Burawa and Frank Crosetti ............17 (1932-48) 31 Ichiro Suzuki .................OF Miller) combined to toss 3.0 scoreless innings (2H, 2BB, 1K). Bill Dickey ...........17 (1928-43, ’46) 33 Kelly Johnson ................INF Lou Gehrig ...............17 (1923-39) 34 Brian McCann ................. C SPRING IN THEIR STEP: C Francisco Cervelli is hitting .455 (15-for-33) this spring Jorge Posada ..........17 (1995-2011) 35 Michael Pineda ..............RHP with 1 double, 1 triple, 7RBI and a team-leading 4HR… INF Yangervis Solarte has Whitey Ford ..........16 (1950, ’53-67) 36 Carlos Beltran ................OF Bernie Williams ........16 (1991-2006) batted .457 (16-for-35) with 2HR and 8RBI, leading the club in RBI and tied with 38 Preston Claiborne ...........RHP Cervelli for the lead in hits… RHP Ivan Nova leads all Yankees pitchers with 21K (in MLB All-Time Hits List 40 Matt Daley* .................RHP 1. Pete Rose. .4,256 19.2IP)…RHP Michael Pineda has allowed just 2ER in 15.0IP, going 2-1 with 16K. 41 David Phelps ................RHP 2. Ty Cobb ..................... 4,191 3. Hank Aaron .................3,771 43 Adam Warren ...............RHP MADE IN JAPAN: The Yankees have four Japan-born players in camp: OF Ichiro 4. Stan Musial ..................3,630 45 Andrew Bailey ...............RHP Suzuki, RHP Hiroki Kuroda, RHP Masahiro Tanaka and non-roster invitee RHP 5. Tris Speaker .................3,514 47 Ivan Nova ...................RHP Yoshinori Tateyama… the Yankees have had six Japan-born players in their 6. Honus Wagner ..............3,430 48 Matt Thornton ..............LHP history: Hideki Irabu (1997-99), Hideki Matsui (2003-09), Kei Igawa (2007-08), Hiroki 7. Carl Yastrzemski ............. 3,419 50 Mick Kelleher ......... 1B COACH 8. Paul Molitor. 3,319 Kuroda (2012-13), Ryota Igarashi (2012) and Ichiro Suzuki (2012-13)… with Tanaka 52 CC Sabathia .................LHP and Kuroda, the Yankees will have two Japan-born pitchers in their starting 9. DEREK JETER .............3,316 10. Eddie Collins ................3,313 53 Austin Romine ................ C rotation, becoming the first team to do so since the Los Angeles Dodgers had 54 Kevin Long ..............HITTING starters Hideo Nomo and Kazuhisa Ishii in 2004. Most Hits in Franchise History 1. DEREK JETER .............3,316 55 David Herndon* .............RHP 2. Lou Gehrig .................2,721 56 Tony Pena ................BENCH DOUBLE TAKE: Major League Baseball’s new instant replay rules will be in effect in 3. Babe Ruth ..................2,518 57 Chris Leroux* ................RHP six Yankees games this spring (3/6 at Philadelphia, 3/8 at Houston, 3/12 vs. Detroit, 4. Mickey Mantle .............. 2,415 58 Larry Rothschild .......PITCHING 3/13 at Philadelphia, 3/22 at Minnesota and 3/29 vs. Miami). 5. Bernie Williams .............2,336 59 Rob Thomson ........ 3B COACH 60 Gary Tuck ..............BULLPEN #WINNING: The Yankees secured their 21st consecutive winning season in 2013 (since 1993), the second-longest such streak 61 Jim Miller* ..................RHP among Major League teams all time, trailing only the Yankees’ run of 39 straight wining seasons from 1926-64-credit: Elias. 63 Yoshinori Tateyama*. RHP 64 Cesar Cabral .................LHP THE SKIPPER: In 2014, Manager Joe Girardi enters his seventh season (2008-present) at the helm of the 65 Zoilo Almonte. .OF Yankees… owns a 564-408 (.580) record in six years with the club, the Majors’ best mark over the stretch and the sixth- 66 John Ryan Murphy ............ C most managerial wins in Yankees history… has led the Yankees to three AL East Division titles (2009, ‘11-12) and a World 67 Vidal Nuno ..................LHP Series championship in ‘09… is the 32nd manager in Yankees history… his .566 (642-492) career winning pct. (including 68 Dellin Betances ..............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 70 Russ Canzler* ................INF Earl Weaver tallied a 1,480-1,060 (.583) mark over a 17-year managerial career (1968-82 and ‘85-86). 73 Antoan Richardson*. .OF 80 Jose Gil* ...................... C SUPPORTING CAST: The Yankees drew an AL-high 3,279,589 fans to Yankee Stadium in 2013, leading the AL in total 88 Danny Burawa* .............RHP attendance for the 11th consecutive season… also led the AL with an average of 40,489 fans per home game… both 89 Yangervis Solarte*. .INF 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 90 Shane Greene ...............RHP 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 CANAL STREET: From 3/15-16, the Yankees and Miami Marlins participated in the “Legend Series” with a two-game 98 Zelous Wheeler* ..............INF series at Panama City’s Rod Carew Stadium, splitting the series in front of nearly 50,000 over two games… the series *Non-roster invitees honored the legacy of recently-retired all-time saves leader Mariano Rivera, who threw out the ceremonial first pitch to RHP David Robertson prior to the game on 3/15… the series marked the return of Major League Baseball to Panama for OPENING DAY COUNTDOWN the first time since 1947… the “Legend Series” included charitable events away from the field, including a gala featuring representation of both teams on Friday to benefit the Mariano Rivera Foundation… proceeds from the dinner went to (April 1 at Houston - 7:10 p.m.) Children’s Hospital in Panama City, the largest pediatric hospital in the country. 7 DAYS FOR STARTERS: Tonight vs. Philadelphia, RHP Adam Warren will make his fourth start of the spring… last started on 3/15 vs. the Miami Marlins in Panama as part of the Legend Series, recording the loss after allowing 2H and 1ER in UPCOMING GAME INFORMATION 4.1IP (0BB, 6K)… made his first career Opening Day roster and combined to go 3-2 with a 3.39 ERA (77.0IP, 29ER) in two Yankees vs. Philadelphia stints with the Yankees (4/1-6/14 and 6/18-9/29)… made two starts, going 1-0 with a 2.25 ERA (8.0IP, 2ER)… in 32 relief Tuesday, March 25 – 7:05 p.m. appearances, was 2-2 with a 3.52 ERA (69.0IP, 27ER). George M. Steinbrenner Field • On Wednesday at Toronto, RHP Chris Leroux will make his ninth appearance—and first start—of the spring… has One Steinbrenner Drive, Tampa, FL 33614 not allowed a run in his eight relief appearances this spring, striking out nine batters while holding opponents to Yankees at Toronto just 4H in 10.2IP (0BB)… the native of Ontario, Canada, was signed by the Yankees as a minor league free agent on Wednesday, March 26 – 1:05 p.m. 1/27/14 with a non-roster invite to spring training… mmade his first career Opening Day roster and began the 2013 Florida Auto Exchange Stadium season with the Pittsburgh Pirates, allowing 3ER in 4.0IP over two relief appearances before being designated for 373 Douglas Avenue, Dunedin, FL 34698 assignment… elected free agency on 4/17 and signed with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in the Central League of Bus Leaves: 9:30 a.m. Nippon Professional Baseball on 4/23, going 0-2 with a 9.00 ERA (22.0IP, 22ER) in five starts. Clubhouse Hours: 8:30-9:30 a.m. QUICK HITS PLAYERS ON CAMP ROSTER (47): Pitchers: 23 Catchers: 5 Infielders: 11 Outfielders: 8 YOUNGEST PLAYER IN CAMP: C John Ryan Murphy (DOB: 5/13/91) / OLDEST PLAYER IN CAMP: OF Ichiro Suzuki (DOB: 10/22/73) MOST TENURED PLAYER IN CAMP: SS Derek Jeter (Service time: 18 years, 43 days) UPCOMING PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS Date Opponent Probable Pitchers Time TV/Radio Wed., March 26 at Toronto RHP Chris Leroux (0-0, 0.00) vs.