Today was a scheduled off-day for the Yankees. Rather than go through a workout, the players took part in a team bonding activity at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Joe Girardi brought in Steve Shenbaum, who led the team through all sorts of improvised games and whatnot to build trust and comradery. Sounds fun. There are no photos from camp today, but here are the day’s notes:
- Luis Severino is scheduled to throw two innings and 30 pitches in tomorrow’s Grapefruit League opener. Alex Rodriguez is not scheduled to play but he will be in Thursday’s lineup. Tomorrow’s game will be on television and streamed online. Hooray for that. [Meredith Marakovits, Chad Jennings]
- Nathan Eovaldi (groin) will throw his bullpen session Thursday, not tomorrow as scheduled. No setback or anything, they’re just lining him up for his first spring outing. Brett Gardner (wrist) will take batting practice for the first time tomorrow. [Marakovits, Jennings]
- Severino, Ivan Nova, and Bryan Mitchell will start the next three days. Non-roster lefty Richard Bleier is scheduled to start Saturday, assuming he gets over his flu-like symptoms soon. Can’t say I expected Bleier to get a start this spring. [Jennings]
- And finally, A-Rod referred to the team’s clubhouse leaders as the “Board of Trustees.” That is pretty awesome. Someone fire up Photoshop. [David Lennon]
Here is this evening’s open thread. Every local hockey and basketball team is playing tonight except the Rangers. There’s also a ton of college hoops on the schedule too. Tournament’s starting pretty soon, you know. Talk about that or anything else here. Just don’t be a jerk.
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