Chase Headley was the only regular with a hit, though the Yankees didn’t send many big names to Fort Myers. Brett Gardner and Aaron Hicks each drew a walks. Hicks also threw a runner out at third. Kinda weird to see a Yankees outfielder who can throw, isn’t it? Ronald Torreyes had two hits and Cesar Puello whacked a home run off the bench. Here is the box score, here are the video highlights, and here is the latest news from Tampa:
- Jacoby Ellsbury’s wrist is still sore, unsurprisingly. He got hit “in a bad spot” and it will take a few days for the inflammation to go away. Joe Girardi said it’s unlikely Ellsbury plays before Thursday given the upcoming schedule (off-day and some road trips). [Mark Feinsand, David Lennon]
- Early in camp, Carlos Beltran sat down with Luis Severino to give him some guidance about dealing with the pressure of being a highly touted young player at the MLB level. Pretty awesome. Remember, Beltran requested to be locker neighbors with Aaron Judge so he could mentor him this spring. [Kevin Kernan]
- Girardi acknowledged Gary Sanchez may be pressing a bit this spring as he attempts to win the backup catcher’s job. “The first time you have an opportunity to make a club, I am sure there is a lot of excitement in that young man. We really believe he is going to be a really good player,” said the skipper. [George King, Fred Kerber]
- The Yankees have an off-day tomorrow and it’s a complete off-day. No workouts or anything. They return to action with a night game against the Mets on Tuesday. Severino is scheduled to start. Right now there is no broadcast scheduled. We’ll see if YES or SNY pick it up. [Ryan Hatch]
This is tonight’s open thread. MLB Network is showing the Royals and Cubs live right now, then they’ll show games on tape delay all throughout the night. The Knicks and Devils are both playing later, and of course you have all the March Madness action. Talk about those games or anything else right here. Don’t be a jerk.
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