On Friday night, Yankees ace Gerrit Cole was on the mound, but not on TV. Oh, the vagaries of the Yankees’ broadcast partners. Thankfully, that was the last time we will be robbed of a chance to watch the team tune up for the regular season, as the remaining spring training games will be televised.
First pitch was slightly overshadowed by the announcement shortly before the game that the Yankees were optioning Deivi García to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, ostensibly signaling that Domingo Germán had won the fifth starter job. This, of course, does not spell the end of García’s chances in the majors this season.