The Yankees kicked off their 2024 spring training schedule with a big win on the road at the Tigers’ complex in Florida. The Tigers’ complex game was not televised, so we missed out on a lot of the action. However, the Yankees’ offense didn’t wait for the cameras to roll to get going. They came out strong and won the game with a score of 22-10.
Leading off the game, Anthony Volpe singled up the middle and went on to steal second. This was a great start for the Yankees, and the team quickly loaded the bases in the first inning. However, they came up empty in the end. The offense struck in the second inning when Trent Grisham hit a three-run homer.
Luis Gil, who is still in the early stages of his return from Tommy John surgery, got the start on the mound for the Yankees. He had a solid performance, striking out three batters in two innings, and his velocity post-surgery seemed to be doing well. The Yankees continued to score runs throughout the game, with Luis Torrens hitting a solo homer and highly-regarded outfield prospect Spencer Jones hitting a 470-foot homer.
The Yankees’ offense kept pouring on the runs, adding two more in the fifth, one of which came via a homer from Spencer Jones. The team continued to bring in the reserves, and the offense kept scoring. They added another four runs in the eighth, including one on a Spencer Jones single. In the ninth, Jones drove home two more runs on his third hit of the day. In total, they got contributions from all over the lineup.
The pitching was not as impressive, but the three that could most likely play a decent-sized part this year — Gil, Ramirez, and Beeter — all had their moments. On defense, they got a solid diving catch from Elijah Dunham.
The Yankees finished things off for a win. Tomorrow, the Yankees will have a split-squad action, including playing their first home game of the spring. In Tampa, the Yankees will welcome the Blue Jays, and the other half of the roster will head to Clearwater to play the Phillies. Both games will be televised, with the home game airing live on the YES Network.
