The Yankees have wrapped up their 2026 spring training slate in Florida, as they prepare to begin the new season on Wednesday. However on their way out to San Francisco for Opening Day, they\u2019ve made a little pit stop at the Cubs\u2019 spring complex.<\/p>\n
Today and tomorrow, the Yankees are in Arizona to wrap up their preseason play with a pair of games against the Cubs. Although it\u2019s not unusual that team leave their normal environment in the finale days before the regular season starts, this is the first time that I can remember the Yankees playing exhibition games in Arizona. The Yankees actually trained in Phoenix in 1951<\/a> in a one-year swap of spring sites with the New York Giants, but aside from that, such spring visits have been rare.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n As you might expect from the final days before they have to start playing for real, the Yankees\u2019 lineup resembles one that we could see in a regular season game. Opposing a lefty pitcher, Paul Goldschmidt and Amed Rosario are both in the lineup, but other than that, it\u2019s basically the first choice player at every other position.<\/p>\n They\u2019ll be backing up Carlos Lagrange on the mound. Lagrange probably won\u2019t be in a MLB lineup in the next couple weeks, but this is a nice reward for him after he\u2019s been very impressive this spring. He won the James P. Dawson Award<\/a> as the best Yankees rookie in camp.<\/p>\n Said lefty that the Yankees\u2019 lineup will face is Shota Imanaga. After a very impressive rookie campaign in 2024, Imanaga took a step back last season, and has been so-so in spring training so far. Like the Yankees, the Cubs\u2019 lineup is pretty strong, including new addition Alex Bregman.<\/p>\n We won\u2019t get much in the way of video from this game, as it\u2019s a radio-only day, but thankfully, that\u2019s something we won\u2019t have to deal with when the regular season starts.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n How to watch<\/p>\n Location: Sloan Park \u2014 Mesa, AZ<\/p>\n First pitch: 3:05 pm ET<\/p>\n TV broadcast: N\/A<\/p>\n Radio broadcast: WFAN 101.9 FM\/660 AM or WSCR 104.3 FM\/670 AM (Cubs)<\/p>\n Online stream: none (audio available via MLB.tv)<\/p>\n For updates, follow us on\u00a0BlueSky<\/a>,\u00a0Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0Instagram<\/a>, and like us on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n