Masahiro Tanaka will make his long awaited major league debut tonight, as the Yankees face off against the Blue Jays; a full house is expected at Rogers Centre for their home opener. Derek Jeter gets the night off, mostly because of the artificial turf and the fact that the Yankees don’t have an off day for almost two weeks. Dustin McGowan will get the start for the Jays.
*Check out a full preview of tonight’s game here.
First pitch: 7:30 pm ET – Rogers Centre – Toronto
TV: YES Network, MLB Network
Radio: WFAN 660/101.9fm. WADO 1280
New York Yankees (1-2)
Jacoby Ellsbury CF
Brett Gardner LF
Carlos Beltran DH
Brian McCann C
Mark Teixeira 1B
Kelly Johnson 3B
Ichiro Suzuki RF
Yangervis Solarte 2B
Dean Anna SS *Major League Debut*
RHP Masahiro Tanaka – *Major League Debut*
Toronto Blue Jays (2-2)
Melky Cabrera LF
Colby Rasmus CF
Jose Bautista RF
Edwin Encarnacion 1B
Adam Lind DH
Dioner Navarro C
Brett Lawrie 3B
Ryan Goins 2B
Jonathan Diaz SS
RHP Dustin McGowan (0-0, 2.45 ERA as a reliever in ’14)
