Hiroki Kuroda takes the mound to square off against Stolmey Pimentel at McKechnie Field.
The regular season is only a couple of weeks away. For any players who want to impress their respective ballclubs, now would be a good time to start. Here are today's lineups.
On the bench, the Yankees have John Ryan Murphy, Corban Joseph, Zelous Wheeler, Dean Anna, Jose Pirela, Ramon Flores, Jake Cave, Yeral Sanchez (Props to Andrew for finding the name of this one), Francisco Arcia, Jose Gil, Pete O'Brien, Casey Stevenson, and Mason Williams. The bullpen will consist of Chase Whitley, David Herndon, Mark Montgomery, Brian Gordon, Yoshinori Tateyama, Fred Lewis, Robert Coello, Branden Pinder, James Pazos, and Manny Barreda
As our ancestors used to say, Let's Go Yankees.
UPDATE:
The tarp is going on the field and today's game will not start on time. Stay tuned for more updates. #PiratesSTpic.twitter.com/253xLGuQmS
— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) March 17, 2014UPDATE:
Yankees-Pirates game has mercifully been cancelled due to rain.
— Sweeny Murti (@YankeesWFAN) March 17, 2014UPDATE:
Kuroda is slated to pitch today, despite the rainout. He's headed back to Tampa to throw 75 pitches indoors.
— Anthony McCarron (@AnthonyMcCarron) March 17, 2014