Yanks gear up for first trip to Fenway Apr 11, 2008
Girardi is expecting a much more charged atmosphere than the two clubs had when they met at Legends Field in Tampa, Fla. for a Grapefruit League matchup last month, though that exhibition had just as much jazz in the stands as a meaningless game possibly could. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
PREP TRACK ROUNDUP: Broncs, Tigers win Hughes titles Apr 9, 2008
At Kalispell, Libby's Seth Wright had the most impressive showing, winning a pair of events at the Class A Invitational at Legends Field. Wright won the triple jump and the high jump as area Class A teams joined with AA power Flathead, Kalispell Glacier and Class C Charlo for a nonscoring meet. (Missoulian, MT)
Felicia Villas sold to North Grady Apartments Apr 8, 2008
The property includes a central courtyard and a laundry facility, and is located near Raymond James Stadium and George M. Steinbrenner Field, formerly known as Legends Field. Rents in the Tampa Central submarket, which includes Felicia Villas, are running at 87 cents per square foot, slightly below the market average of 90 cents per square foot, according to December numbers from Real Data. (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)
Yanks, Rays renew developing rivalry Apr 4, 2008
The drama dates back to March 8, when the Rays' Johnson ran over Cervelli, a Minor League catching prospect, in the ninth inning of a game at the facility then labeled Legends Field. Yankees manager Joe Girardi was incensed, calling the play unnecessary and explaining that catchers should not be hit in exhibition games that are largely used to prepare players for the regular season. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
Can’t help but feel for Patterson Apr 3, 2008
You re going to learn that he took his first jog onto Legends Field back in February with a mere cursory chance to pitch his way into the New York Yankees bullpen. You re going to look at the stats he piled up during spring training: 7. (Scranton Times, PA)
A-Rod earns more than Marlins roster Apr 2, 2008
New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez smiles in the dugout after hitting a first-inning, two-run home-run against the Toronto Blue Jays' in a spring baseball game at Legends Field in Tampa, Fla. in this March 11, 2008 file photo. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Pettitte, feeling good, expects support Apr 1, 2008
Pettitte received some of the loudest ovations of any Yankees player prior and during his starts at the ballpark formerly known as Legends Field. "I expect them to cheer for him," Jeter said. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
Saga of Yanks' No. 21 begins with respect Apr 1, 2008
Ensberg was the first player to wear the number since O'Neill, finding the uniform waiting in his Legends Field locker. "I think a lot of people come in and think you request a number," Ensberg said. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
Rolen may be sidelined six weeks Mar 28, 2008
Derek Jeter homered but the Yankees lost, 5-2, to the Pittsburgh Pirates at Tampa following ceremonies in which Legends Field was renamed for owner George M. Steinbrenner. Prior faces hitters. (Boston Globe)
Jeter homers, but New York Yankees lose to Pirates 5-2 in first game at Steinbrenner Field Mar 28, 2008
The Yankees spring training home, formerly Legends Field, was renamed in honor of the owner in a pregame ceremony. The Tampa City Council and the Hillsborough County Commission recently approved resolutions calling for the name change. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Pettitte will start in minors Mar 28, 2008
LEGENDS FIELD RENAMED: George Steinbrenner is in the owner's box and on the field now. The New York Yankees' spring training home in Tampa, Fla. (News & Observer -- Sports)
IT'S NOW STEINBRENNER FIELD Mar 28, 2008
Legends Field renamed George M. Steinbrenner Field ... Plans to change the name of Legends Field came after both the Tampa City Council and Hillsborough County Commission approved resolutions calling for the honor. (New York Post)
Boss' house: Steinbrenner honored by Yankees Mar 28, 2008
Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, center, stands with daughters, Jessica Steinbrenner, left, and Jennifer Steinbrenner Swindal following a pregame ceremony renaming Legends Field ... Plans to change the name of Legends Field came after both the Tampa City Council and Hillsborough County Commission approved resolutions calling for the honor. (ESPN -- Baseball)
Legends Field renamed to honor Boss Mar 28, 2008
-- Say goodbye to Legends Field ... Legends Field got a few extra seconds of life as a few extra tugs were required, the group yanking on two dangling white ropes that skimmed the surface of the warning track ... The facility formerly known as Legends Field has been the Spring Training home of the Yankees since 1996, and has the same field dimensions as Yankee Stadium in New York. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
Legends Field renamed for a Tampa legend Mar 28, 2008
The Yankees agreed to the renaming of Legends Field on Feb. 14. "In the past he resisted it," son and general partner Hank Steinbrenner said, "and when we told him a month ago it was something the city wanted to do, and he got very emotional. ... He was emotional today, too.". (NJ.com -- Sports)
Pettitte back to work throwing Mar 27, 2008
Andy Pettitte threw 36 pitches plus seven warmup tosses off a mound at Legends Field in front of Yankees pitching coach Dave Eiland ... Sidelined with back spasms late last week, Pettitte threw 36 pitches plus seven warmup tosses off a mound at Legends Field in front of Yankees pitching coach Dave Eiland ... " Pettitte had been envisioned as the Yankees' No. 2 starter, but back spasms pushed him back after he felt tightness driving home from Legends Field on Thursday afternoon; the second... (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
Yankees react to Canseco Mar 27, 2008
Speaking to reporters on Tuesday at Legends Field, Rodriguez said, "I really have absolutely no reaction," to Canseco's claims regarding the steroids distributor. He also said that, "I don't know how to answer that," in response to a question regarding Canseco's claim that the All-Star third baseman pursued his wife, Jessica. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
Pettitte tries to focus on baseball, not Clemens Mar 26, 2008
"I'm just prepared that it might happen," Pettitte said before a workout at Legends Field. "There's nothing I can do. Until somebody tells me to go somewhere, I can't do anything.". (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)
Pettitte pushed back to third or fourth Mar 26, 2008
Pettitte has been sidelined since last week, when he felt tightness in his lower back while driving home from Legends Field. He threw 47 tosses on flat ground on Monday and was scheduled to receive treatment on Tuesday before throwing a side session on Wednesday. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
Look who's talking, too: The Yankees' other brother Mar 26, 2008
While Hank sports the close-cropped haircut and blue blazer reminiscent of his father, the youthful Hal has wavy hair and dresses casually -- this day in a polo shirt, chinos and a Corvette suede jacket (with a 1977 World Series ring on his finger) as he sits in his office, on the far third-base side of the fourth floor at Legends Field. With you and Hank involved, how are decisions made now. (NJ.com -- Sports)
Spring Training: Cubs pick up Wood; Twins keep Nathan Mar 25, 2008
AP photo - New York Yankees Shelley Duncan (17) is safe on a steal as Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Eric Bruntlett searches for the ball in the second inning of the Yankees 13-4 win in their spring baseball game at Legends Field in Tampa, Fla. Monday. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Phils prospect Donald relishes big day Mar 25, 2008
-- Cole Hamels had his "moment" in 2004, when he fanned Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez and Tony Clark at Legends Field in Tampa, Fla. Michael Bourn endured an embarrassing professional debut a year later at the same venue, when a lost ball in the sun instead found his face. (MLB.com -- Philadelphia Phillies)
Yankees re-name stadium to honor Steinbrenner Mar 25, 2008
Legends Field will be renamed George M. Steinbrenner Field during ceremonies before the ' exhibition game against Pittsburgh on Thursday. Steinbrenner bought the Yankees in 1973, and they've held spring training at Legends Field since 1996. (ESPN -- Baseball)
MLB Notebook: Minnesota keeps closer Nathan for $47 million Mar 25, 2008
Legends Field in Tampa, Fla. will be renamed George M. Steinbrenner Field during ceremonies before the New York Yankees' exhibition game against the Pirates Thursday. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Yanks to dedicate field Thursday Mar 25, 2008
Legends Field has been the home of the Yankees since the 1996 season ... -- The Yankees will depart town on Thursday by saying goodbye to Legends Field, as the club's Spring Training facility is set to be officially renamed in honor of principal owner George M. Steinbrenner ... " Tampa City Council member Charlie Miranda and Hillsborough County Commissioner Rose Ferlita will be on hand as guest speakers for the ceremony, which will feature a video presentation congratulating Mr. Steinbrenner, as... (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
Hughes, Yanks happy with latest effort Mar 25, 2008
Hughes held the Phillies to three runs and three hits in five innings under the lights at Legends Field on Monday, making his sixth appearance and fifth start of the spring. There was only one pitch he would have liked to have back, a fat fastball that Pedro Feliz hit over the wall for a two-run homer. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
Flu fear causes Damon to flee Mar 25, 2008
Damon was slated to start in left field last night against the Phillies at Legends Field ... Legends Field will be officially renamed Steinbrenner Field on Thursday, in honor of owner George Steinbrenner. (NJ.com -- Sports)
Igawa, Mussina strong in minor league game Mar 24, 2008
Thirty eight minor league position players, one major league catcher and seven different pitchers one of them a borderline Hall of Famer played a marathon intrasquad game at Legends Field on Sunday. In the 13th inning, the final pitch of the day resulted in a two-out RBI single that tied the game at 5. (The Citizen's Voice, PA)
Yankees' Pettitte still bothered by back spasms Mar 24, 2008
Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte talks to reporters outside the clubhouse after he determined that he was still suffering from back spasms and would not throw as planned at Legends Field on Sunday. Kathy Willens / AP. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Mussina gets work in vs. farm kids Mar 24, 2008
-- Mike Mussina spent his Easter Sunday morning on the mound at an empty Legends Field, throwing 83 pitches during a Minor League intrasquad game with the Double-A Trenton Thunder defense behind him. The scoreboard operator was absent, as was the public-address announcer. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
Day after, Pettitte's back pain lingers Mar 24, 2008
The 35-year-old left-hander believed those were more serious than the ones that tightened up on his drive home from Legends Field on Saturday. Though he still feels tightness when he goes through a dry pitching motion, Pettitte does not see any problems with making his first start of the season, which would come on April 2 against the Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
Back spasms have Pettitte on hold Mar 24, 2008
--Andy Pettitte came to Legends Field yesterday morning hoping to play catch, but his balky back wouldn't let him ... Pettitte started feeling back spasms while driving home from the Yankees' workout at Legends Field on Thursday ... The position players who weren't going on the trip to Bradenton (as in, all the regulars except Robinson Cano, Melky Cabrera and Hideki Matsui) were excused from workouts yesterday and did not show up at Legends Field. (NJ.com -- Sports)
Rivera's value beyond saves Mar 24, 2008
"He's a great speaker, and he just has a way of getting his point across," Joba Chamberlain said the other day, at his locker next to Rivera's in the Legends Field home clubhouse. "It's powerful, forward and to the point. And you get completely engrossed in what he's saying.". (NJ.com -- Sports)
Jays hold out McGowan in Yanks game Mar 23, 2008
-- The Yankees weren't able to get a free look at Blue Jays starter Dustin McGowan, whose scheduled day to pitch fell on Saturday, when Toronto took on New York in an afternoon tilt at Legends Field. McGowan is penciled in as Toronto's third starter, which lines him up as the probable pitcher for the Blue Jays' April 3 pairing with the Yankees in New York for the third game of the regular season. (MLB.com -- Toronto Blue Jays)
Wells trying to latch on in Jays bullpen Mar 23, 2008
Before the showers came pouring down and the tarp was hurried out to cover the diamond at Legends Field, Wells did manage to complete five confrontations with New York batters. The 25-year-old right-hander recorded four outs, walked one and had Yankees catcher Jorge Posada at the plate with a 2-1 count in the second inning when the game was stopped. (MLB.com -- Toronto Blue Jays)
Pettitte scratched due to back spasms Mar 23, 2008
The 35-year-old felt tightness while driving home from Legends Field on Thursday and received treatment for about five hours on Friday ... Pettitte's final Grapefruit League appearance is tentatively scheduled to come on Thursday against the Pirates at Legends Field. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
Injured coming and going at Rays camp Mar 23, 2008
-- With a plethora of injuries plaguing the Rays, it was all hands on deck for Friday night's game against the Yankees at Legends Field. The Rays' travel squad included nearly every healthy position player except catcher Dioner Navarro, who accompanied Opening Day starter James Shields in Friday afternoon's Minor League game in St. Petersburg. (MLB.com -- Tampa Bay Devil Rays)
Pettitte misses start with back spasms Mar 23, 2008
Pettitte started having back spasms on his drive home from Legends Field on Thursday. They were bad enough Friday that the team sent him home from the workout. (NJ.com -- Sports)
Litsch, left fielders lift Jays over Tigers Mar 22, 2008
Up next for the Blue Jays: Toronto travels across Tampa Bay on Saturday to take on New York in a 1:15 p.m. ET tilt at Legends Field. The Blue Jays will send right-handed bullpen candidate Randy Wells to the mound as their starter, opting to start Dustin McGowan 00004000 in a Minor League game rather than against the Yankees. (MLB.com -- Toronto Blue Jays)
Yankees add Ensberg to 40-man roster Mar 22, 2008
He may not have to wait that long. The Yankees gave Ensberg a vote of confidence on Friday, adding him to their 40-man roster after a 2-1 victory over the Rays at Legends Field. The move came just hours before Ensberg could have declared free agency through an out in his Minor League contract. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
Vying for relief job, Rasner impresses Yanks Mar 22, 2008
Showcasing a sharper curveball, Rasner struck out four and walked one in a 68-pitch outing, starting the night game at Legends Field after Opening Day starter Chien-Ming Wang had worked against the Blue Jays' Class A lineup in a Minor League contest earlier in the day. "It was a lot better for me," Rasner said. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
Joba pens latest chapter Mar 22, 2008
Darrell Rasner gets the start against Tampa Bay tonight at Legends Field, as Chien-Ming Wang will pitch in a minor-league game this afternoon. Wang's second start of the regular season will be against the Rays, and the Yankees don't want them to get a look at him so close to that game. (NJ.com -- Sports)
Jays can't keep pace with Yanks Mar 21, 2008
Up next for the Yankees: They return home under the lights on Friday, meeting the Rays for a 7:15 p.m. ET start at Legends Field. Bidding for a spot in New York's bullpen, Darrell Rasner will make the start, taking the mound after Chien-Ming Wang was scheduled to pitch a Minor League game earlier in the day. (MLB.com -- Toronto Blue Jays)
More > Mar 20, 2008
Yankees manager Joe Girardi, general manager Brian Cashman and pitching coach Dave Eiland delivered the news to Chamberlain at Legends Field on Wednesday afternoon, before the club traveled to Bradenton, Fla. for an exhibition game against the Pirates. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
Hughes 'close' despite recent struggles Mar 20, 2008
The Official Site of The New York Yankees: News: Hughes 'close' despite struggles. 03/19/2008 11:10 PM ET Hughes 'close' despite struggles Righty fine-tuning pitches in final weeks of Spring Training By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
SO LONG, DODGERTOWN: End of a piece of baseball history Mar 19, 2008
In other words, it will probably be a lot like Legends Field in Tampa, the Yankees' spring home. Lasorda wonders if fans will still be able to walk with players from station to station, snapping pictures as they go. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Yanks' visit 'means the world' to VT Mar 19, 2008
One day after the Yankees and Red Sox filled the rafters at Legends Field, 11,000 strong, to celebrate baseball's most heated rivalry, the Yankees' gestures of goodwill on Tuesday were enough to permanently sway at least one native New Englander. "I look at the Yankees differently after today, and I always will," said Virginia Tech head coach Pete Hughes. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
Including yesterday's outing, Colon wildly intriguing to Red Sox Mar 18, 2008
Before the start of yesterday's exhibition encounter with the Yankees at Legends Field, he was queried about his starter for the day, the intriguing Bartolo Colon, who was scheduled to pitch three innings. Francona asked for - but acknowledged he probably wouldn't get - some perspective on the former Cy Young winner. (Boston Globe)
Erin go quickly ... into off day Mar 18, 2008
It s Bartolo Colon at Legends Field. Andre the Giant s stunt double did not make it out of the first inning against Darth Steinbrenner s Imperial stormtroopers. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Mixed results as Pettitte returns to hill Mar 18, 2008
Andy Pettitte allowed three runs in 3 1/3 innings on Monday against the Red Sox. -- Andy Pettitte's pitch sailed up and in past David Ortiz's armpit, stumbling the big Boston slugger and drawing boos from visiting members of Red Sox Nation -- most of whom had traded Fenway crimson for St. Patrick's Day green. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
60 years later, Dodgertown nears end Mar 17, 2008
He was accustomed to the New York Yankees' well-guarded complex at Legends Field. "This is so different. The fans love it, you get a chance to mingle with the players. The intimacy of it is very unique," he said. (AZCentral -- Sports)
Wedge pleased with players' leadership Mar 17, 2008
This topic came up on Sunday morning before the Indians' game against the Yankees at Legends Field, within the framework of a discussion about college basketball coaches and their pregame pep talks. Wedge doesn't see much use for such talks in baseball, though he does always give an address to rile the troops at the outset of spring camp. (MLB.com -- Cleveland Indians)
Sabathia deflects questions on future Mar 17, 2008
-- C.C. Sabathia stepped to the mound at Legends Field for the final time as a member of the Indians on Sunday. With the Tribe moving its Spring Training operations to Arizona next year, the spring home of the Yankees is one of many ballparks the club can soon put in its past. (MLB.com -- Cleveland Indians)
Players prep for 'buzz' of Yanks- Red Sox Mar 17, 2008
The Yankees and the Red Sox will meet on Monday at Legends Field in Tampa, more than 1,150 miles south of the Bronx and a world away in terms of the intensity level. Yet it is still Boston and New York head-to-head, and that always deserves attention. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
Duncan, Cabrera plan to appeal Mar 17, 2008
Both players said they had reached decisions before Sunday's game against the Indians at Legends Field. "To give Bob Watson and Major League Baseball a chance to hear the story from my eyes is pretty important to me," Duncan said. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
Leyritz visits former Yankees teammates Mar 17, 2008
-- Facing DUI manslaughter charges, former Yankees catcher Jim Leyritz visited his former teammates on Sunday at Legends Field. Leyritz declined to comment to reporters, but he stopped in the tunnel beneath the ballpark to embrace Andy Pettitte and Shelley Duncan. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
Steinbrenner jabs Rays Mar 16, 2008
The Yankees and Rays face each other again Saturday afternoon at Legends Field in a split-squad game. The dispute between the teams started last Saturday, when Rays infielder Elliott Johnson slammed into Yankees catching prospect Francisco Cervelli at home plate. (ESPN -- Baseball)
Tension doesn't boil over in rematch Mar 16, 2008
Rodriguez had already showered and left Legends Field when Yankees catching prospect Francisco Cervelli was upended last Saturday, a jarring hit by Rays infielder Elliot Johnson that fractured the catcher's right wrist and prompted Girardi's ire toward what he felt was an unnecessary play ... Though there were a smattering of boos from fans in attendance at Legends Field, Duncan's afternoon proved ultimately uneventful ... In a pregame scrum with reporters at Legends Field, Maddon said that the... (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
Kennedy looks to shake early jitters for Yanks Mar 16, 2008
Though Kennedy escaped the first frame with no runs scoring, he surrendered a pair of solo homers in the second inning and eventually accepted the loss in a 7-2 Tampa Bay victory at Legends Field. "I've had this as long as I can remember," said Kennedy, who gave up shots to Eric Hinske and Chris Richard. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
Rays-Yanks feud over ... for a day Mar 16, 2008
One play personified that sentiment Saturday afternoon at Legends Field, where the two teams met for the third time this spring. With Alex Rodriguez on first base and one out in the bottom of the fourth, Jorge Posada doubled to right field. (MLB.com -- Tampa Bay Devil Rays)
Crawford a late scratch vs. Yanks Mar 16, 2008
-- Carl Crawford was a late scratch for Saturday's game against the Yankees at Legends Field. Crawford "just came up a little tight today," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. (MLB.com -- Tampa Bay Devil Rays)
Yankees release Billy Crystal on 60th birthday Mar 15, 2008
The fans at Legends Field gave Crystal a standing ovation, and he raised his hand to acknowledge them. Rodriguez signaled Maholm, who tossed the ball toward the dugout for a souvenir. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Rising in the East: Toronto, Tampa Bay have rays of hope Mar 15, 2008
Just 23 miles away, the usual sellout crowd 10,449 packed Legends Field in Tampa to watch the New York Yankees play. The gap between the Rays and the Yankees in every measurable way is, and has been, more like those attendance figures than the distance significant. (USA Today -- Sports)
Crystal lives out baseball dream Mar 15, 2008
He received a standing ovation from the 10,000 fans - including fellow funnyman Robin Williams - at Legends Field, Tampa. Intensely good. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Battling Yankees, Rays draw fines, suspensions Mar 15, 2008
Duncan will stay at Legends Field for the game against Tampa Bay. PETTITTE THROWS ON SIDE: Yankees left-hander Andy Pettitte threw 42 pitches during a bullpen session Friday, two days after he was scratched from his scheduled start due to minor muscle irritation on the outside of his throwing elbow. (News & Observer -- Sports)
