Spring Training Game 1 Lineup: 2/23/13

Baseball is back! The Yankees are in Lake Buena Vista to take on the Braves in their spring debut today at 1:05. Francisco Cervelli gets the first crack behind the plate in what should be a very tight catcher battle throughout the spring. Juan Rivera is back in Pinstripes starting at DH and Matt Diaz, another contender for the right handed bat off the bench, starts in left. David Phelps takes the ball for the Yankees.

Eduardo Nunez SS Robinson Cano 2B Mark Teixeira 1B Juan Rivera DH Matt Diaz LF Francisco Cervelli C Melky Mesa CF Zoilo Almonte RF Corban Joseph 3B

RHP David Phelps

Game can be listened live: http://atmlb.com/13yPXRv

Notes via Chad Jennings:

• Today’s second string: C Austin Romine, 1B Luke Murton, 2B Jose Pirela, SS Gil Velazquez, 3B Dan Johnson, LF Ramon Flores, CF Slade Heathcott, RF Tyler Austin, DH J.R. Murphy.

• Today’s pitchers (order listed on the sheet often, but not always, indicates the order in which they’ll enter a game): Brett Marshall, Nik Turley, Mike O’Brien, Kelvin Perez, Branden Pinder, Chase Whitley, Ryan Pope, Preston Claiborne, Josh Spence, Juan Cedeno, Francisco Rondon.