Spring opener: Yankees vs. USF
Derek Jeter bats in the first inning of Friday's exhibition.
Here is the Yankees lineup for the first spring exhibition, today against the University of South Florida Bulls at Steinbrenner Field. First pitch is scheduled for 1:05 p.m. ET, and the Yankees regulars are expected to get an at-bat or two.
USF BULLS
Alex Mendez LF, Chad Taylor CF, James Ramsay RF, Todd Brazeal DH, Daniel Rockhold 3B, Buddy Putnam 1B, Andrew Longley C, Kyle Teaf SS, Luis Llerena 2B
Pitching: Matt Reed LHP
YANKEES
Derek Jeter SS, Curtis Granderson CF, Mark Teixeira 1B, Alex Rodriguez 3B, Raul Ibanez DH, Nick Swisher RF, Brett Gardner LF, Eduardo Nunez 2B, Gustavo Molina C
Pitching: Adam Warren RHP
Also in line to pitch: Brett Marshall, Dan Burawa, Juan Cedeno, Graham Stoneburner, Ryan Pope and Kevin Whelan.
Adam Warren throws the spring's first pitch at Steinbrenner Field.
Bryan Hoch
11-0 Yanks final. Nice. No embarrassment here!
I’d be extremely surprised and shocked if there were. Already itching for the regular season to start.