The crack of the bat. The pop of the glove. Ben Rortvedt having to miss time with an injury. That means it's Yankees Spring Training once again!
Now that everyone's reported and Nestor Cortes is officially out of the World Baseball Classic, that means it's time for the team to transition into game action, which starts officially on Sat., Feb. 25 on the road in a split squad battle with the Phillies.
That particular revolution will not be televised, but the fun starts the very next day ... exclusively on the YES App, thanks to a conflict with the Brooklyn Nets.
Feb. 26's battle with the Atlanta Braves (while the other half of the Yankees' squad is on the road at Blue Jays camp) will be the first preseason game you can stream. But fret not! The YES crew (which is, uh, still incomplete following Cameron Maybin's departure and Carlos Beltran bolting) will be carrying 13 contests this spring, 12 of which will be on the YES Network proper.
Keep in mind, too, that games not covered by the YES Network might be available on MLBTV thanks to the road team's broadcast -- like Saturday's spring opener against the Phillies, which is carried locally by NBC Sports Philadelphia.
2023 Yankees Spring Training Broadcast Schedule
YES Network's televised games include battles with the Red Sox, Cardinals, Rays and Jays. Televised games are noted below on our Spring Training schedule calendar; the first to air on YES Network and not the app exclusively will be Mon., Feb. 27 against Detroit in primetime (6:30 PM).
Though live competition couldn't feel any further away right now as the boys stretch, toss and run agility drills in the outfield, several positions will be up for grabs when the games begin. Oswald Peraza has to show he's earned the starting shortstop gig. Rafael Ortega, Oswaldo Cabrera and, yes, Aaron Judge are all coming for Aaron Hicks' left field spot. The fifth starter? It's probably Domingo Germán's to lose, but Clarke Schmidt is a dark horse candidate for the fourth straight year.
The action begins on Saturday, but you can watch it beginning the very next afternoon.
2023 Yankees Spring Training Schedule
Sat., Feb. 25, 2023 | Yankees at Phillies (Split Squad) | 1:05 PM EST |
Sun., Feb. 26, 2023 | Yankees vs Braves (Split on TV)/Yankees at Blue Jays (Split) | 1:05 PM EST/1:07 PM EST |
Mon., Feb. 27, 2023 | Yankees vs Tigers (on TV) | 6:35 PM EST |
Tues., Feb. 28, 2023 | Yankees at Rays (at Disney World!) | 1:05 PM EST |
Weds., March 1, 2023 | Yankees vs Nationals (on TV) | 1:05 PM EST |
Thurs., March 2, 2023 | Yankees at Pirates (Split Squad) | 1:05 PM EST |
Fri, March 3, 2023 | Yankees vs Tigers (Split Squad) | 6:35 PM EST |
Sat., March 4, 2023 | Yankees vs Rays (on TV) | 1:05 PM EST |
Sun., March 5, 2023 | Yankees at Braves | 1:05 PM EST |
Mon., March 6, 2023 | Yankees vs Pirates (on TV) | 6:35 PM EST |
Weds., March 8, 2023 | Yankees vs Cardinals (on TV) | 1:05 PM EST |
Thurs., March 9, 2023 | Yankees vs Red Sox (on TV) | 1:05 PM EST |
Fri., March 10, 2023 | Yankees at Tigers | 1:05 PM EST |
Sat., March 11, 2023 | Yankees vs Phillies (Split on TV)/Yankees at Pirates (Split) | Both Games 1:05 PM EST |
Sun., March 12, 2023 | Yankees at Red Sox (Split Squad) | 1:05 PM EST |
Mon., March 13, 2023 | Yankees at Twins | 1:05 PM EST |
Tues., March 14, 2023 | Yankees vs Blue Jays | 6:35 PM EST |
Weds., March 15, 2023 | Yankees vs Phillies (on TV) | 1:05 PM EST |
Thurs., March 16, 2023 | Yankees vs Pirates | 6:35 EST |
Fri., March 17, 2023 | Yankees at Tigers | 1:05 PM EST |
Sat., March 18, 2023 | Yankees at Blue Jays | 1:07 PM EST |
Sun., March 19, 2023 | Yankees vs Orioles (Split Squad) | 1:05 PM EST |
Tues., March 21, 2023 | Yankees vs Tigers (on TV) | 1:05 PM EST |
Weds., March 22, 2023 | Yankees at Nationals | 1:05 PM EST |
Thurs., March 23, 2023 | Yankees at Cardinals | 1:05 PM EST |
Fri., March 24, 2023 | Yankees vs Twins (Split on TV)/Yankees at Orioles (Split) | 1:05 PM EST/6:05 PM EST |
Sat., March 25, 2023 | Yankees at Phillies | 1:05 PM EST |
Sun., March 26, 2023 | Yankees vs Blue Jays (on TV) | 1:05 PM EST |
Mon., March 27, 2023 | Yankees vs Rays (on TV) | 1:05 PM EST |
Tues., March 28, 2023 | Yankees at Nationals (at Nationals Park in DC) | 12:05 PM EST |