UPDATE / March 12, 2020 : MLB, following suit with all other major league sports, has decided to suspend Spring Training and delay the start of the 2020 season for at least two weeks in response to the Coronavirus (COVID19).
MLB has announced that further Spring Training games have been cancelled and that Opening Day will be delayed by at least 2 weeks. pic.twitter.com/twmHWOsM2p
— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) March 12, 2020
Below is original Spring schedule, which throughout the 21 games actually played, the Yankees finished with an 11-8-2 mark — which would be meaningful on some level only if you were George Steinbrenner or Joe Girardi.
George wanted to win every game and Joe always thought winning consistently in Spring Training helped set the tone for when suddenly the games mattered in the real standings. Who can dispute either of that?
Here’s the Here was the full television and radio broadcast schedule for the 2020 New York Yankees Spring Training games. The final two games were to be played at Olympic Stadium in Montreal against the Blue Jays.
The Yankees final Spring Training game was a 6-3 victory over the defending world champion Washington Nationals, sparked by a 3-run eight inning rally. Johnny Loaisiga looked strong over three innings, allowing only one hit — a mistake pitch that CF Victor Robles took deep. Tyler Wade homered for New York. Video highlights here.
| DATE | TIME | MATCHUP | TELEVISION | RADIO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, Feb. 22 | 1:05pm | Blue Jays @ Yankees | YES | WFAN |
| Sunday, Feb. 23 | 1:05pm | Yankees @ Rays | FOX Sports, SUN | WFAN |
| Monday, Feb. 24 | 6:35pm | Pirates @ Yankees | None | None |
| Tuesday, Feb. 25 | 1:07pm | Yankees @ Blue Jays | None | None |
| Wednesday, Feb. 26 | 1:05pm | Nationals @ Yankees | YES | None |
| Thursday, Feb. 27 | 1:05pm | Rays @ Yankees | YES | None |
| Friday, Feb. 28 | 1:05pm | Yankees @ Braves | None | WIFN |
| Saturday, Feb. 29 | 1:05pm | Yankees @ Red Sox (ss) | NESNplus | None |
| Sunday, March 1 | 1:05pm | Yankees @ Tigers | None | WFAN |
| Tuesday, March 3 | 1:05pm | Red Sox @ Yankees | YES, NESN | None |
| Wednesday, March 4 | 6:35pm | Phillies @ Yankees | None | None |
| Thursday, March 5 | 1:05pm | Yankees @ Tigers | FOX Detroit, MLB | None |
| Friday, March 6 | 6:35pm | Orioles @ Yankees | None | None |
| Saturday, March 7 | 1:05pm | Yankees @ Pirates | YES | WFAN |
| Sunday, March 8 | 1:05pm | Yankees @ Orioles (ss) | MASH | None |
| Sunday, March 8 | 1:05pm | Braves @ Yankees (ss) | None | None |
| Monday, March 9 | 1:05pm | Yankees @ Phillies | NBC Phil, MLB | None |
| Tuesday, March 10 | 1:05pm | Blue Jays @ Yankees | YES | None |
| Wednesday, March 11 | 1:05pm | Yankees @ Marlins | FOX Fla, MLB | None |
| Thursday, March 12 | 1:05pm | Yankees @ Nationals | MASN | None |
| Friday, March 13 | 6:35pm | Tigers @ Yankees | YES | WFAN |
| Saturday, March 14 | 1:05pm | Phillies @ Yankees | None | WFAN |
| Sunday, March 15 | 1:05pm | Twins @ Yankees (ss) | YES | WFAN |
| Sunday, March 15 | 1:07pm | Yankees @ Blue Jays (ss) | None | None |
| Tuesday, March 17 | 1:05pm | Yankees @ Tigers | FOX Det, MLB | None |
| Wednesday, March 18 | 6:35pm | Pirates @ Yankees | None | None |
| Thursday, March 19 | 1:05pm | Yankees @ Phillies | FOX Phil | None |
| Friday, March 20 | 1:05pm | Marlins @ Yankees | YES | None |
| Saturday, March 21 | 1:05pm | Yankees @ Twins | FOX North | WFAN |
| Sunday, March 22 | 1:05pm | Tigers @ Yankees | YES | WFAN |
| Monday, March 23 | 7:00pm | Yankees @ Blue Jays | None | None |
| Tuesday, March 24 | 7:00pm | Yankees @ Blue Jays | MLB | WFAN |
“It really gets into your system. All baseball players have this internal clock around February when it starts to kick in and the juices start to flow. I think underestimated how much I was going to miss it.”
— Pinstripe hero and YES booth svengali David Cone.
