With frigid weather freezing New York for the past week, the Yankees‘ social media accounts shared a picture featuring palm trees, a cotton candy sunset and George M. Steinbrenner Field on Wednesday.
An announcement accompanied the posts: the Bombers’ pitchers and catcher will report to their Tampa, Florida, spring training home on Feb. 11. Aaron Boone will hold his first media availability of the spring at 1 p.m. that day before the Yankees’ pitchers and catchers participate in their first official workout on Feb. 12.
Yankees position players must report to camp by Feb. 16. The club’s first full-squad workout will take place on Feb. 17.
Exhibition play will begin on Feb. 21, as the Yankees will host the Rays, who are going to call Steinbrenner Field their home during the regular season after Hurricane Milton destroyed Tropicana Field last October. The Yankees’ first spring training road game will take place the following day at the Blue Jays’ spring training site in Dunedin.
Other notable dates include the second annual Spring Breakout Game, which will take place at the Orioles’ complex in Sarasota on March 15, and the Yankees’ final game of spring training, which will take place at the Mets’ facility in Port St. Lucie on March 24.
The Yankees will start the regular season in the Bronx on March 27 when the Brewers visit Yankee Stadium for Opening Day.