In what Yankee fans hope is not a sign of things to come, Robinson Cano will dig in to the batters box and face Yankee pitching as an opposing player. Today at 1:05 pm, the Bombers will be taking on the 2013 WBC Dominican Republic team down in Tampa.
Hiroki Kuroda will get the start for New York, while familiar face and Yankee minor leaguer Vidal Nuno will start for the Dominicans. Here are the lineups for both teams.
Dominican Republic (1-0)
Jose Reyes DH
Erick Aybar SS
Robinson Cano 2B
Edwin Encarnacion 1B
Hanley Ramirez 3B
Nelson Cruz RF
Carlos Santana C
Ricardo Nanita LF
Alejandro De Aza CF
LHP Vidal Nuno
New York Yankees (3-8)
Eduardo Nunz SS
Jayson Nix 2B
Travis Hafner DH
Kevin Youkilis 3B
Juan Rivera RF
Francisco Cervelli C
Matt Diaz LF
Melky Mesa CF
Luke Murton 1B
RHP Hiroki Kuroda
Following Kuroda will be Clay Rapada, Brett Marshall, Cody Eppley and Tom Kahnle.
Game Time: 1:05 pm
TV: YES Network
Lineups and expected pitchers via Bryan Hoch