r CC Sabathia. Each is expected to throw two innings or about 35 pitches.''I understand there's going to be a lot of attention on the results, the numbers of how I do out there,'' Tanaka said through an interpreter. ''But for me, I'm not looking at it at all. I just wanted to go out there and pitch my style. I just want to see how the batters react.''Tanaka signed a $155 million, seven-year contract in January. He was 24-0 with a 1.27 ERA last year while leading the Rakuten Golden Eagles to their first Japan Series title.NOTES: Closer David Robertson threw 22 pitches in his second batting practice session. ... Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson arrived at camp, where he is a spring training instructor.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Masahiro Tanaka is scheduled to make his New York Yankees debut Saturday.Advertisement Yankees manager Joe Girardi made the announcement Tuesday after New York beat Florida State University 8-3.Tanaka signed a $155 million, seven-year contract in January. He was 24-0 with a 1.27 ERA last year while leading the Rakuten Golden Eagles to the Japan Series title.Tanaka and Hiroki Kuorda will follow starter CC Sabathia in Saturday's game against Philadelphia at Steinbrenner Field.Girardi said with off days,Nike Air Max 2011 AU, it gets kind of tricky lining up the rotation and that having all three pitch the same day is how pitching coach Larry Rothschild set things up.All three are expected to throw two innings or 35 pitches.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Masahiro Tanaka knows that first appearance in a spring training game for the New York Yankees will be scrutinized.Advertisement Tanaka and Hiroki Kuroda will follow starter CC Sabathia in Saturday's game against Philadelphia at Steinbrenner Field. All three are expected to throw two innings or 35 pitches.''Obviously,Nike Air Max 2013 Black White, I understand that some of the people are just going to look at the numbers of the game that I'm pitching in, but I'm not really too focused and worried about that,'' Tanaka said Wednesday through an interpreter.Tanaka signed a $155 million, seven-year contract in January. He was 24-0 with a 1.27 ERA last year while leading the Rakuten Golden Eagles to their first Japan Series title.''I feel that I'm getting into the rhythm, used to things,'' Tanaka said.
TAMPA,Air Max 2014 Womens US, Fla. (AP) - Masahiro Tanaka pitched two shutout innings in his spring training debut, allowing two hits and striking out three as New York Yankees blanked the Philadelphia Phillies 4-0 on Saturday.Advertisement The Japanese star entered in the fifth inning, following CC Sabathia and Hiroki Kuroda. Some fans stood when Tanaka took the mound.Both Sabathia and Kuroda threw two shutout innings.Tanaka signed a $155 million, seven-year contract in January. He was 24-0 with a 1.27 ERA last year while leading the Rakuten Golden Eagles to their first Japan Series title.Tanaka features a sharp split-fingered fastball. He struck out All-Star Domonic Brown in the sixth.''I felt that I was a little nervous,'' Tanaka said through an interpreter. Tanaka said he was ''relieved'' that he got ''to be able to throw against the batters over here.''Tanaka gave up a line single to Darin Ruf, the first batter he faced, while Ronny Cedeno flared a single in the sixth.STARTING TIMEYankees: Sabathia gave up two hits and struck out one. After the worst of his 13 major league seasons, when the left-hander went 14-13 and set a career high for ERA (4.78), Sabathia reported at 275 pounds,Air Max 90 Womens CA, 40 below his high in 2010.Kuroda allowed a bunt single and struck out two.Phillies: David Buchanan struck out three in two scoreless innings. The right-hander pitched last season for Double-A Reading and Triple-A Lehigh Valley.JETER METERDerek Jeter went 0 for 2 with a walk in his second game and is hitless in four at_bats overall. The shortstop turned a nifty double play in the third, fielding Ben Revere's grounder up the middle, tagging out baserunner Cesar Hernandez and then throwing to first to complete the play.Jeter announced last month that will be retiring after the 2014 season.TRAINER'S ROOMThe Yankees had hoped that Alfonso Soriano, coming back from flulike