The Yankees are playing a pair of split squad games this afternoon and guess what? There’s video broadcast available for both games. What’s better than one Yankees game? Two Yankees games! Even if they’ll be played at the same exact time.
Half the Yankees are at home in Tampa to play the Tigers and the other half traveled 40 minutes or so up the road to play the Blue Jays in Dunedin. Lots of players were called up from minor league camp today to help fill out the rosters, as you can imagine.
Reason to watch today’s home game: Big Mike! Michael Pineda is making his second start of the spring this afternoon and he’s always fun to watch. He’s probably scheduled for three innings or 45 pitches, something along those lines. Dellin Betances and Andrew Miller are both scheduled to pitch in that game as well. Here’s the starting lineup:
- SS Didi Gregorius
- 3B Chase Headley
- 2B Stephen Drew
- 1B Mark Teixeira
- DH Garrett Jones
- C Austin Romine
- RF Tyler Austin
- LF Jake Cave
- CF Mason Williams
RHP Michael Pineda
Available Position Players: C Gary Sanchez, 1B Greg Bird, 2B Rob Refsnyder, SS Nick Noonan, 3B Jonathan Galvez, LF Ramon Flores, CF Slade Heathcott, and RF Aaron Judge will be the second string off the bench. C John Ryan Murphy, C/1B Alvaro Noriega, IF Dan Fiorito, and OF Danny Oh are also on the bench.
Available Pitchers: RHP Dellin Betances, LHP Andrew Miller, RHP Nick Rumbelow, LHP James Pazos, and RHP Jared Burton are all scheduled to pitch. LHP Fred Lewis, LHP Matt Tracy, and RHP Jaron Long are the extra arms.
Reason to watch today’s road game: Esmil Rogers is making his second spring start and he’s supposedly looked very good in camp — meaning he’s actually locating consistently — so let’s see if that continues this afternoon. Also, Alex Rodriguez is playing third base for the third time this spring. This will be his third game in the last four days and first road game of the spring overall. Here’s the starting nine:
- CF Jacoby Ellsbury
- LF Brett Gardner
- RF Carlos Beltran
- 3B Alex Rodriguez
- DH Chris Young
- 2B Jose Pirela
- C Eddy Rodriguez
- 1B Kyle Roller
- 2B Cole Figueroa
RHP Esmil Rogers
Available Position Players: C Trent Garrison, 1B Francisco Arcia, 2B Ali Castillo, SS Cito Culver, 3B Eric Jagielo, LF Ben Gamel, CF Michael O’Neill, and RF Taylor Dugas are coming off the bench to replace the regulars. C Kyle Higashioka, C Tyson Blaser, IF Tyler Wade, and OF Mark Payton are the extra players on the bench.
Available Pitchers: RHP Chris Martin, RHP Danny Burawa, LHP Tyler Webb, RHP Cesar Vargas, and RHP Diego Moreno are all scheduled to pitch after Rogers. RHP Taylor Garrison, RHP Caleb Cotham, and RHP Zach Nuding are the extra arms.
The weather is nice for both games: a little cloudy but no threat of rain and temperatures in the mid-80s. Both games are scheduled to start a little after 1pm ET and both games are available on MLB.tv. There are no blackouts in the New York area. The home game against the Tigers will also be broadcast on YES. Enjoy the games, everyone.
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